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Interview // Soweto Kinch On Returning To Theatre, Don’t Flop & A Panoramic View Of Jazz

Soweto Kinch's creative CV reads like a series of success stories in whichever field he explores. Since learning the saxophone and piano from an early age and going onto earn recognition from the MOBOs, Mercury... Read More...

Event News // Foodie Weekender ‘nom nom’ To Be First 53two Event Since Launching As New Arts Hub

Recently launched by acting coach and arts entrepreneur Simon Naylor, 53two has leapt into pole position as the biggest arts space in Manchester. To announce itself to the city, the venue has unveiled 'nom nom'... Read More...

Interview // Gein’s Family Giftshop On Dogs, Death And Nail Clippings

Deliciously deadpan sketch collective Gein's Family Giftshop have been rolling in accolades from all corners since finding themselves and each other in Salford. Their knack for absurdist tweaks to everyday scen... Read More...

Event News // Soweto Kinch And Bellatrix Give Hip Hop Feel To Next Pen:Chant Show

Following a packed Gullivers show in July, Manchester bi-monthly cabaret show Pen:Chant sees out the summer in style by welcoming a stellar cast to Gorilla. There's a hip hop feel to the line-up, with Bellat... Read More...

Event News // Love Eccles Festival To Include Roundabout Pop-Up Auditorium

This September's Love Eccles Festival will feature the pop-up Roundabout theatre space thanks to a partnership with Salford's Lowry venue. The 168-seater amphitheatre first arrived at the Lowry this time las... Read More...

Weekly Preview // Music, Slam Champs, Comedy, Film & Festivals // 11.07-17.07

We're deep into festival territory now, but you can still see your favourite musicians in concrete jungles as well as the fields, as Manchester's lure for summer events takes hold. In theatre, Greater Mancheste... Read More...

Weekly Preview // 04.07-10.07

The various summer sporting tournaments are hotting up and reaching the business end of their programmes, so this week is the final countdown, as Europe once sang. It's an appropriate song in other ways, of cou... Read More...