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Alun Richards grasps for animal metaphors to describe the saxophonist’s primal sound
Week 28: in which Sleuth is shown Manchester's oldest bee tattoo (sort of)
Joan Davies gives full marks to this inventive and challenging subversion of dance
Jonathan Payne goes to see the wrong band - and gets a welcome surprise
Manchester International Festival draws to a close in Tony Wilson Place this weekend
Clare Conlon enjoys powerful stuff from this emerging talent
Heavy metal gig, theatre performance, history lesson? Vicky Smith on a show trying to be...
Joan Davies looks forward to seeing more productions like Ostermeier’s compelling world premiere when The...
We're totally f*cked, but there’s potential for resistance, writes Alun Richards
Lucy Tomlinson thinks this immersive and emotionally-charged kids show should be one for the adults...
L’Oréal Blackett adores the singer-songwriter’s soul and synths
Lucy Tomlinson enters the war room for this slightly awkward sci-fi performance project
This is an gripping new work, when you can hear it all - Sarah-Clare Conlon
This is an astonishing piece with probably the mostly perfectly synchronous dancers I’ve ever seen...
Lucy Tomlinson on a cleverly staged but overloaded study of fatherhood
Vicky Smith wouldn’t mind Mary-Ellen’s subversive feast as her Last Supper
Matthew Frost is gripped by Raymond Yiu's song cycle exploring the famous author's little-heard musical...
If this is the end of the world, where's the peril? - David Blake
News & Comment
FilterMIF 2017 - Dark Matter: Colin Stetson, Reviewed
Alun Richards grasps for animal metaphors to describe the saxophonist’s primal sound
Sleuth - Get Neville, techno tears and MIF's most MIF thing ever
Week 28: in which Sleuth is shown Manchester's oldest bee tattoo (sort of)
MIF 2017 - 10,000 Gestures, Reviewed
Joan Davies gives full marks to this inventive and challenging subversion of dance
MIF 2017 - Portico Quartet, Reviewed
Jonathan Payne goes to see the wrong band - and gets a welcome surprise
First Street readies for Friedrich Engels' HOMEcoming party
Manchester International Festival draws to a close in Tony Wilson Place this weekend
MIF 2017 - Dark Matter: Kojey Radical, Reviewed
Clare Conlon enjoys powerful stuff from this emerging talent
MIF 2017 - Cotton Panic, Reviewed
Heavy metal gig, theatre performance, history lesson? Vicky Smith on a show trying to be...
MIF 2017 - Returning to Reims, Reviewed
Joan Davies looks forward to seeing more productions like Ostermeier’s compelling world premiere when The...
MIF 2017 - Interdependence: We need to talk about technology
We're totally f*cked, but there’s potential for resistance, writes Alun Richards
MIF 2017 - Welcoming Party, Reviewed
Lucy Tomlinson thinks this immersive and emotionally-charged kids show should be one for the adults...
MIF 2017 - Sampha, Reviewed
L’Oréal Blackett adores the singer-songwriter’s soul and synths
MIF 2017 - What if Women Ruled the World? Reviewed
Lucy Tomlinson enters the war room for this slightly awkward sci-fi performance project
MIF 2017 - Last and First Men, Reviewed
This is an gripping new work, when you can hear it all - Sarah-Clare Conlon
MIF 2017 - Available Light, Reviewed
This is an astonishing piece with probably the mostly perfectly synchronous dancers I’ve ever seen...
MIF 2017 - Fatherland, Reviewed
Lucy Tomlinson on a cleverly staged but overloaded study of fatherhood
MIF 2017 - Dinner Party at the End of the World, Reviewed
Vicky Smith wouldn’t mind Mary-Ellen’s subversive feast as her Last Supper
MIF 2017 - The World Was Once All Miracle, Reviewed
Matthew Frost is gripped by Raymond Yiu's song cycle exploring the famous author's little-heard musical...
MIF 2017 - Party Skills for the End of the World, Reviewed
If this is the end of the world, where's the peril? - David Blake