A new escape room experience is set to open in Manchester on Saturday 1 August, running until 23 December. The Trapped Up North experience, an interactive and immersive horror escape room, will be...
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Dance shows coming up
It seems like it's the season to dance, so with that in mind, we've decided to take a look at some of the dance shows taking place in Manchester over the next few weeks. A Showcase of Dance 9 - 11...
First details of Grimmfest 2015 revealed
Grimm Up North have revealed the first details of the 2015 Grimmfest, which is set to be the seventh edition of the UK festival dedicated to screening the best in Cult, Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy...
Royal Exchange’s Hamlet to be shown on Sky Arts
The critically acclaimed staging of Hamlet at the Royal Exchange Theatre, featuring BAFTA-nominated actress Maxine Peake is now set to be shown on Sky Arts on Monday 29 June at 8pm before it is...
Grimm Up North present Suburban Angst Season
Set to show Donnie Dark and Blue Velvet Ever feel misunderstood? Displaced in a strange suburban nightmare; a mess of unruly sexy nightclub singers, mid-life crisis parents, 6ft tall demonic bunny...
Roger Moore to appear at Manchester Opera House
Legendary actor Sir Roger Moore is to appear at Manchester Opera House as part of a series of 'Evening With' dates in the UK. The Bond star, who is celebrating 70 years in show business this year is...
Previewed: Kafka’s Monkey at Home
Olivier Award winner Kathryn Hunter (The Visit) is set to reprise her role playing a monkey, playing a man, in the highly acclaimed one-woman show, Kafka's Monkey. The show will run from Wednesday...
Previewed: Gods Are Fallen And All Safety Gone
Borrowing its title from John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, this highly celebrated work from one of the UK’s foremost contemporary theatre companies, Greyscale, explores a moment of realisation...
New Play Inspired By The Marx Brothers Comes to The Met
A new comedy play inspired by the legendary Marx Brothers embarks on a nationwide tour this autumn and is stopping off at The Met, Bury on Thursday 10 September. Just Some Theatre Company are the...
Contact Invites Neighbours to Discuss Redevelopment
Manchester's Contact, the contemporary arts organisation on Oxford Road, has announced plans to discuss its proposed redevelopment with its neighbours and to hear their ideas. Currently devising a...
Previewed: Love Me Tender at The Opera House
Written by Tony Award Winner Joe DiPietro, Love Me Tender is set to hit Manchester's Opera House on 5 June. A feel-good musical featuring Elvis Presley's greatest hits, Love Me Tender, is set in...
In Review: The Songbook of Judy Garland at The Palace Theatre
As the only Judy Garland production authorised by the Judy Garland Estate, The Songbook of Judy Garland has to deliver to an incredibly high standard. Under the creative direction of renowned...
MonologueSlam at Contact Theatre
Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda named on judging panel. Contact & TriForce Creative Network have announced the judging panel for the next MonologueSlam UK taking place on Tuesday 26th May....
In Review: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Opera House
A trip to the French Riviera is quite something. The glitz, the glamour, the fashion … the cash. And Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has all of these in abundance. And on top of this it's absolutely...
Previewed: The Lost Carnival at Burrs Country Park
Burrs Country Park is set to be home to a carnival over the bank holiday weekend as the mythical tale of a Lost Carnival, one which was world-renowned, mysteriously disappeared more than 100 years...