Peppa Pig and her pals are back in new live stage show Peppa Pig’s Surprise that comes to the Palace Theatre, Manchester in October. It’s a lovely day and Peppa is playing outside with her friends. Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig have got a surprise for her and her younger brother George but no matter…
Roald Dahl’s tale coming to Manchester The hilarious stage adaption of the classic children’s tale George’s Marvellous Medicine is coming to Manchester’s Opera House from 15-19 November 2016. First published in 1981 George’s Marvellous Medicine is one of Dahl’s funniest and most exciting stories all about a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine…
Mercury nominee Michael Kiwanuka is currently in the midst of his first headlining tour of the UK and Ireland for more than four years and set to perform round the series of dates of with a show at Manchester’s O2 Ritz. The shows follow the release of the young British musician’s second album Love and…
After releasing their third full lengther United Crushers (out 4 March 2016), Polica are on a full UK and Ireland tour in support of the album. The band, which includes Channy Leaneagh, dual drummers, Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu and Chris Beirden on bass with producer Ryan Olson at the helm, collectively wrote the album…
Robot Orchestra to feature in Manchester Science Festival A recycled Robot Orchestra, made by children, is set to make its public premier at the Museum of Science and Industry as part of Manchester’s Science Festival. The performance will take place on Wednesday 26 October. Danielle George MBE, an engineering professor at The University of Manchester,…
Following their outstanding show at Gorilla earlier this year, which featured perhaps the best atmosphere (think South American party beats, with a ton of jazz thrown in) of any gig we’ve been to this year, Molotov Jukebox have announced that they will be returning to Manchester for a show at The Ruby Lounge in November 2016…
Want to explore the language, history and use of swearing in modern and historical society? Well this could be right up your alley. Waterside Arts Centre Sale will be hosting Swear School, an informative, foul-mouthed and fast-paced show exploring just that. Punk poet Thick Richard (aka Matthew Duffy) will be taking audiences through an A-Z…
The ever excellent Halle are performing a series of concerts at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in November, so we thought we would take a look at what’s on … Vaughan William’s Sixth Symphony Thursday 10 November, 7.30pm Mendelssohn – Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Bruch – Violin Concerto No.2 Janáček – Jealousy Vaughan Williams – Symphony…
Having recently shared the video for her latest single A Burning Hill, Mitski has now announced a run of UK tour dates, including a performance at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge. Directed by Bradley Gray, the video for A Burning Hill (from her acclaimed album Puberty 2) is a snapshot of Mitski. Speaking of the video, she…
Manchester Museum will be bringing the subject of extinction and human involvement in such events to the fore with their new exhibition Extinction Or Survival. The exhibition focuses on examples where humans are known to have influenced the survival of animal and plant species. With iconic species such as the dodo, along with lesser-known stories such…
