The latest research presented at Manchester Museum’s new exhibition shows that our closest relatives the Neanderthals were far from being the grunting savages in animal skins that are so often represented in cartoons and films. Using material from Manchester Museum’s archaeology collection an object in focus display from the Natural History Museum, Humans in Ancient…
Fresh from supporting 5 Seconds of Summer on their arena tour, singer/songwriter Jessarae is set to embark on his own headline tour. Originally from Los Angeles, Jessarae now calls London home. At just 20 years old, the talented songwriter and guitarist has already supported at massive sell out arena shows, as well as shared the…
Manchester Museum is set to receive support from the Heritage Lottery Fund is its ambitious plans for renovating the University of Manchester owned museum. The project, known as its Courtyard Project, will transform the museum with a major two-storey extension, a new main entrance and a much improved visitor facilities inspired by a new ethos…
Seth Lakeman has announced a brief run of UK tour dates for Autumn 2016 in support of his new album Ballads of the Broken Few. Seth has successfully steered English folk music into the mainstream with high-energy performances and a series of best-selling albums over the last 10 years. His previous albums include 2014’s Word…
Fantastic Negrito is set to support the legendary Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Audioslave and the Casino Royale theme fame, at his performance at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Cornell is considered one of the great rock voices of the past 25 years, so he knows a vocalist when he hears one. He asked Fantastic Negrito to open…
Jodie Prenger is set to star in Watermill Theatre’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s West End and Broadway hit musical Tell Me On A Sunday, charting the romantic adventures (and misadventures) of a young English girl in 1980’s New York. Brimming with optimism, she seeks success and love. But as she weaves…
Screened/MCR aims to ask how culture and context inform a film Screened/ MCR is a new film and discussion night in Manchester aiming to ask the questions: How do culture and the wider context inform a film? And how does a film inform the culture around it? This time specifically Screened/ MCR will be focusing…
Sir John Tomlinson has been announced as the new President of the Royal Northern College of Music, effective from January 2017. The critically-acclaimed bass has a strong connection to the RNCM after graduating from the Royal Manchester College of Music (RMCM) in 1970. Since then he has performed leading roles with companies throughout the world…
Pond front-man Nicholas Allbrook has announced a run of European dates to coincide with the release of his second solo album Pure Gardiya, which is due out on 27 May. The tour includes six UK performances, stopping at Manchester’s Deaf Institute on 8 June. Upcoming album Pure Gardiya explores the myths of Australian national identity….
Unlimited Theatre co-founders and Fringe First Award winners Jon Spooner and Chris Thorpe (Royal Exchange Theatre Associate Artist) present their first two-hander, a funny and moving look at the social, political and ethical implications of contemporary advances in resuscitation practice. Am I Dead Yet? opens in The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre on Wednesday 20 April,…
