What's on in Manchester: all our events round-ups in one place
Handpicked Manchester nights out, events, family activities, gigs and more.
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