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2025 03 11 Mif25 Announcement Thumbnail

Royal Ballet and Eric Cantona crown MIF25 programme

First festival under Creative Director Low Kee Hong invites audiences to ‘dream differently’

2025 02 18 Evan Hansen Review Thumbnail

‘An emotional rollercoaster in a VR headset’: Dear Evan Hansen, The Palace Theatre, reviewed

Hayden Naughton enjoys a musical for our modern age

2025 02 11 Stanley Chow Profile Image 1

Stanley Chow designs The Bruntwood Prize anniversary logo

Harley Young and Stanley Chow talk artistic inspirations and his most popular portraits

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‘Plenty of teeth’: The Shark is Broken, The Lowry Theatre, reviewed

David Adamson has a chunk taken out of him by this claustrophobic three (and a...

2024 11 11 Photo By Anthony Devlin Getty Images For Viacom International

A momentous night for Manchester: MTV EMAs celebrates 30 years

Harley Young reports on a night of world-leading music from global icons with MTV's globally-broadcasted...

2024 09 19 Bom Mcr 1B Wide 00068 Press

‘Tears-in-your-eyes funny’: The Book of Mormon, Palace Theatre Manchester, reviewed

This hilariously brutal musical makes Harley Young laugh until she cries

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'Fabulous high camp': My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?), HOME, reviewed

Gemma Downie is enchanted by this antidote of a stage show

2024 07 18 Sweet Dreams At Aviva Studios July 2024 Credit James Medcraft

‘Bizarre and thought-provoking’: Sweet Dreams, Factory International, reviewed

Harley Young joins the Real Good Chicken Company and discovers the dark truth about consumerism

2024 07 12 Gerardine Sacdalan As Juliet Centre And The Cast In Juliet Credit Matt Crockett

‘Fabulously fun and full of female empowerment’: & Juliet, Opera House Manchester, reviewed

Harley Young enjoys an evening of Shakespeare’s greatest love story with a modern day twist...

2024 07 10 Hellfest Final

‘UK festivals take note - this is how to do it’: HellFest 2024, reviewed

Harley Young spends a weekend at the best metal festival in Europe

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A chat with Melodic Records

Independent label talks to David Adamson ahead of celebrating its 25th birthday

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Confidential Safari #3: Fold, Fashion and Funky Spelling

David Adamson reports back on recent goingson from across the city and beyond

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A chat with Hoard producer and MMU lecturer Loran Dunn

David Adamson talks to Loran Dunn about getting into filmmaking and the release of her...

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'A joyous production': Frankie Goes to Bollywood, HOME, reviewed

Georgina Harrington Hague enjoys an evening of colour and catchy tunes

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An exclusive screening of new Channel 4 drama The Gathering

Harley Young joined acclaimed writer Helen Walsh and cast for a special showing ahead of...

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Confidential Safari #1: Paintings, Plants, Portraits and Parties

David Adamson reports back on last week's arty goingson

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Hotspur Press to host brick clad 36-storey tower

Jonathan Schofield contemplates ruins and how economics always wins

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The World of Hans Zimmer: A New Dimension, Manchester AO Arena, reviewed

We send our design and tech boffin, Martyn Pitchford to the AO Arena to pursue...