Opera della Luna brings its unique ensemble of multi-talented singers and comedians to the Lowry Theatre next week as they celebrate their twentieth anniversary. Originally founded in 1994, Opera della Luna has decided to celebrate twenty years of singing and comedy by taking on a rather ambitious project called the Venetian Initiative – touring the UK…
Sunday 18 May 2014 Bridgewater Hall: The Halle. Sir Mark Elder conducts the Halle through music of the Americas, featuring performances of Bernstein’s Overture: Wonderful Town; Copland’s Rodeo: Dance Episodes; Ginastera’s Harp Concert; Berstein’s West Side Story: Symphonic Dances; and Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Marie Leenhardt features on Harp. Tickets from £10. Monday 19 May 2014 Royal…
The Last Days of Troy, written by Simon Armitage, whom most people will know for his award winning poetry, takes Homer’s classic poem, The Iliad and fuses it with Virgil’s Aeneid, to create a truly dramatic depiction of the story of the final days of the Trojan War. Making her first appearance for the Royal…
Snail Porridge, also the title for one of the works in this special showcase, is an exhibition of artwork, music and writing from prisons, secure hospitals, secure children’s homes and probationers in the North West. All of the exhibited pieces have been selected from entries into the Koestler Awards. This annual award scheme has been…
For a band which avoids overloading guitars, steering clear of reverb and maintaining a clean, concise melodic theme, with a strong minimalistic approach, Teleman can certainly fill a room with sound to delight fans. That is exactly what we experienced last night at Manchester’s Deaf Institute. Before a sold-out Deaf Institute crowd, Teleman performed numbers from…
Manchester’s Halle Orchestra has announced some of the highlights for the 2014-2015 season, during which the renowned Manchester orchestra will be joined by performers from around the world for performances at the Bridgewater Hall. Amongst the highlights are performances of six of Shostakovich’s concertos, which will feature the likes of violinists Viktoria Mullova and Henning…
Last night saw us take a trip to the Lowry theatre to watch the 25th Anniversary production of Fame – The Musical. Under the directorship and choreography of award-winning Gary Lloyd, a truly multi-talented cast put on a colourful and energetic stage performance to a packed theatre. With many theatre credits to his name including…
Last night we headed off to the RNCM to watch internationally acclaimed vocalist, David Serero’s One Man Musical – and what a show it was! Arriving on the Studio Theatre stage looking rather dapper, wearing a suit and a huge smile, the 32 year old French Baritone provided an hour and a half’s truly entertaining…
Two years ago, Studio Salford set up Write For The Stage (W4TS), an increasingly popular course for budding first-time stage writers from all walks of life to create their first stage play. During this time, award-winning playwright, Mike Heath, who also holds a PGCE teaching qualification and is the Studio Salford Co-ordinator, has seen the…
If you are not familiar with Kristyna Myles’ music – you need to be! We were fortunate enough to attend Kristyna’s album launch at the Deaf Institute and were left in absolutely no doubt as to her amazing talent. Three fantastic bands and artists supported the Kristyna Myles gig – Miss 600, Sam Gray and…
