Dracula: The Blood Count of Heaton Feelgood Theatre Productions By Simon Donohue, Manchester Content Curator Feelgood Theatre’s parading performances in Heaton Park have become a highlight of the summer season and this year there’s even more reason than ever to buy a ticket. Marking the independent…
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Gillian English punches holes in the plot of what is arguably one of Shakespeare’s most misogynist plays The Taming of the Shrew – and does it in the form of a fast-paced, quick-thinking hour-long comedy show. GILLIAN ENGLISH: 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT TAMING OF THE SHREW featured at the Greater…
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A festival that fa ces up to the complexities of mental and physical health and asks daring, difficult questions through an international arts programme – that’s SICK! Festival. It returns to a range of Greater Manchester venues from 18 September - 5 October 2019, with tickets for Week 1 (18-21…
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Central Station view from the Midland, 1964 The venue's vaulted arches and station clock have made Manchester Central an iconic city feature for more than 130 years and for one day only, they are inviting visitors to come inside and take a look around. There will be a chance to learn about the…
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Telling hidden stories of human connections within hardship was a key aspect of ‘Frozen Peas In An Old Tin Can’, a play written and directed by Joe Walsh and presented 27-28 July 2019 at The Kings Arms in Salford, part of The Greater Manchester Fringe. It was one of 'HAUNT’s pick of shows to see at…
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Just So Festival, 16/17/18 August 2019, Rode Hall Estate, Cheshire With less than 3 weeks to go until Just So Festival celebrates its 10th birthday, festival directors Rowan Hoban and Sarah Bird share their top ten unmissable things in the line-up. From foot-stomping music to the Tribal…
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Just as thousands of peaceful protestors came together in Manchester’s St Peter’s Fields on 16 August 1819, exactly 200 years on, the general public will have the opportunity to do the same – with From the Crowd announced as the central, mass-participation event for the Peterloo 2019 Anniversary…
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By Melanie Tebbutt, Professor in History at Manchester Metropolitan University and part of the Manchester Centre for Public History and Heritage and Head of Youth History in the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies Boxing at Collyhurst and Moston Lads’ Club, which celebrates over a hundred years of…
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Whether you are superstitious or not, Friday 13 July 2018 certainly was an unfortunate day for outdoor arts company Walk the Plank – as one of their new workshops in Salford’s Cobden Works was broken into. An extensive fire was caused by intruders who were sadly never caught, resulting in…
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Just as thousands of peaceful protestors came together in Manchester’s St Peter’s Fields on 16 August 1819, exactly 200 years on, the general public will have the opportunity to do the same – with From the Crowd announced as the central, mass-participation event for the Peterloo 2019 Anniversary…
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