Discover the hidden secrets that have been kept within the grounds of Whitworth Park for over a hundred years, at this new exhibition being hosted by Manchester Museum. In a project that received £39,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Whitworth Park: Pleasure, Play & Politics, uncovered a host of archaeological treasures that give us a…
Well, you don’t get this very often – a free gig! Manchester Academy and Ticketline have teamed up to present a free gig as a way of saying thank you to loyal gig-goers in Manchester. It takes place on Monday 2nd June at Academy 3 where American duo Jill and Kate will headline with support…
Saturday 24 May saw the unveiling of Kevin Malone’s opera Mysterious 44, the debut performance from the Manchester Opera Project, the collaborative scheme developed by Emily Cobley to give composers an opportunity to see their work in development, providing space, time and talent to the development of new operas. Taking place in the wonderful Halle…
It might only be May and most of us have not even had our summer holiday yet, let alone thought about Christmas, but the planning for the theatre panto season is already well underway! With Priscilla Presley having already been announced as making her Manchester stage debut this December in Snow White and the Seven…
Cards on the table, I’m a Gabriella Cilmi fan. I’d wanted to see her live for a long time but circumstances continually conspired against me – even snow and ice got in on the act one time to prevent me from seeing her. So when this tour was announced I was on the verge of booking…
Tuesday 27 May 2014 Royal Northern College of Music : The Op31era Scenes performances continue in this free show as RNCM students of vocal studies and opera perform excerpts from a variety of operas. Further shows take place on Thursday 29 May, and 6 and 13 June. Free admission, but ticket required. Royal Northern College…
It’s twenty years since Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe (which has been rereleased this week), an album which arguably changed the way Mancunians walked and talked, changing the landscape for music lovers and inspiring young musicians. Now, founding member, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs is back with his latest group Phoneys & The Freaks, a…
Manchester Opera Project is set to showcase its first project – Mysterious 44. The Opera is based on a Mark Twain story and tells of the effect a mysterious stranger has on the lives of three boys in Eseldorf, a small village in medieval Austria, over a period of one week. Set in 1490 we…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music is set to perform its first musical theatre piece in 14 years with Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy, Company. The last musical theatre piece presented by the RNCM was also a Sondheim work – Into the Woods. The production is set to run from Wednesday 25th June until Friday 4th July…
For all budding physicists out there (or indeed anyone with an interest in science!), you might want to get yourself down to the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) between now and 28th September, for a chance to visit an exhibition that will transport you into the very heart of one of the biggest scientific…
