Discover the hidden thrills of Manchester Central Library under the cover of darkness and be taken on a unique journey within – in the form of a new interactive theatre experience inspired by Nineteen Eighty Four , George Orwell’s darkly dystopian novel. 2084 is a thrilling new immersive theatre…
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Mark the arrival of Halloween with a weekend of terrifyingly good events across Manchester city centre. Featuring: a giant rooftop monster invasion, Trick or Treat trail, skeleton procession, and Room on the Broom storytelling. Plus, a creepy carnival, poisonous maze and all of your favourites from…
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It was an evening devoted to delving into the themes of darkness and getting to grips with Gothic mode, as ‘Writing Manchester Gothic: An Audience with Tania Hershman and Rosie Garland’ took place at Manchester Metropolitan University on Tuesday 15 October. This event was organised and presented by…
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Many Greater Manchester residents as well as visitors to the area may well have visited Heaton Park, after all the biggest municipal park in Europe—but what about the intriguing building which lies within it; the impressive Grade I listed Heaton Hall? This fascinating building, given its Grade I…
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Grimmfest - Manchester's International Festival of Fantastic Film – took place for its 11 th year on 3-6 October 2019 - bringing its biggest ever line-up of film premieres to the ODEON Manchester Great Northern. From fantastic feature films to super-scary shorts, there certainly was a selection on…
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‘Out of Time’ is the title of a hard-hitting play exploring the life of Brian Jones – the founder of iconic British rock band The Rolling Stones – who died aged just 27, in 1969. Whilst speculation on the circumstances of his death have circulated ever since, a North Manchester based playwright –…
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For the last fifty years, the Science and Industry Museum has told the stories of how Manchester’s innovators and entrepreneurs have changed the world. From its original foundation on Grosvenor Street to its re-opening on Liverpool Road in 1983, and its incorporation into the world-leading Science…
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If you want to explore more of Greater Manchester than just the city, then Sale is a great place to start. Bisected by the Bridgewater Canal and ringed to the north by the River Mersey, it’s a lovely place to spend the day strolling the parks, taking in some theatre then recouping your energy over a…
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Reliquiae – ‘fossil remains of animals or plants’. This realm of natural discovery and creative cartography is frequently of the focus of multi-instrumental artist Richard Skelton – who also operates a journal of the same name with Autumn Richardson, part of their joint publishing project Corbel…
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The poetry of Helen Darby pulses with imagery and pounces with its impact – a deft delivery of words exploring everything from gender identity and expression, to the turbulent landscapes of the North. Body and geography, and voices and memory – all are drawn together with energy and grit. Now she…
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