On 14 – 16 June, cricket fans will have the opportunity to get up close to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup action at Cathedral Gardens in Manchester. The official public activations of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will give fans the opportunity to enjoy an authentic Cricket World Cup experience…
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Dale Townshend holds a deep interest in all aspects of Gothic writing – and now has written a pioneering book providing a detailed historical account of the connections between Gothic architecture and Gothic and Romantic literature. Published by Oxford University Press and entitled Gothic Antiquity:…
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By Emily Oldfield SICK! Festival stands out – as not only provides a platform for the discussion of challenging subjects, but shapes new conversations and avenues of exploration around the themes of death, dying, health and treatment – in Greater Manchester and far beyond. Think that festivals are…
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It’s not easy being a sculpture. They start life with a bang but when the unveiling party’s over, they’re on their own. Day and night. Rain or shine. And what’s more, the British have an ambivalent relationship with public art. It’s impossible to know whether the people will like the sculpture and…
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“Vampires are remarkable mirrors of social and cultural change,” says Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and American Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, where she is also a founding member of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. Now this Manchester-based academic…
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By Emily Oldfield, all photography by Andrew Brooks Andrew Brooks is a photographer whose images strike awe into the viewer, documenting the ‘forgotten’ side of cityscapes – as well as the splendour of the natural world – in a way that opens eyes and minds, darkness and light. Based in Manchester…
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It’s 1953. A time of weird and wonderful goings on. This was the year that the animated version of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tell Tale Heart was released, the year Aldous Huxley experimented with the psychedelics that inspired his novel The Doors of Perception , and the year Mount Everest was scaled. It…
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40 years after the iconic band Joy Division released their ground-breaking debut LP Unknown Pleasures , a locally-created stage production titled ‘New Dawn Fades’ is going on the road, kicking off with September 2019 shows at The Dancehouse in Manchester – the city which brought the band together…
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With over 12,000 objects from at least 65 locations across Egypt and Sudan, Bolton Museum’s Egyptology Collection is one of the most significant in the country: opening up this fascinating ancient culture to a modern audience. Now a complete overhaul of the exhibition space has seen many more…
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Rochdale Town Hall is one of the country’s stand-out municipal buildings. Designed by William Henry Crossland and built between the years 1866 and 1871 in a glorious example of the Gothic Revival style, it boasts a landmark clock tower and acclaimed stained-glass windows. Having received a Grade I…
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