London-based British/Icelandic trio Dream Wife come to Manchester’s Deaf Institute off the back of their self-titled debut album which was released in January via Lucky Number. Since forming in 2015 as a college art school project, the pop punk band Dream Wife have become one of the top up-and-coming bands in the UK, gathering sweeping…
Simon Beaufoy’s award-winning stage play The Full Monty will stop at Chester’s Storyhouse during its final ever UK and Ireland tour. The play will feature Gary Lucy, Andrew Dunn, Louis Emerick, Joe Gill, Kai Owen and James Redmond. The Full Monty won the UK Theatre Award for Best Touring Production and now embarks on its…
Jarvis Cocker has announced a series of intimate UK dates including a Manchester gig at the Deaf Institute. The brief and somewhat cryptic press release read: “NEWSFLASH Did you know that Jarvis Cocker is playing some concerts in caverns & tiny clubs around the UK later this month ? Following a succesful one-off show at…
A traditional sari shop on Manchester’s Curry Mile is set to host an intimate theatre production by Contact and Rasa Theatre, Handlooms written by Rani Moorthy and directed by Alan Lane. The play will explore the sari from a rarely-taken male perspective, with the immersive performance taking place inside working business Alankar House of Sarees,…
This weekend’s Country-to-Country Festival 2018. taking place at London’s O2 marks just the beginning of a week of country music taking the UK by storm as some of C2C’s best acts hit venues around the country including the Deaf Institute and Ruby Lounge in Manchester. The three Manchester gigs take place in the week after…
Manchester’s RNCM has collaborated with Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (Paris Conservatoire) to create a dual-language online exhibition commemorating the end of the Great War. Paris-Manchester 1918: Conservatoires in time of war uses research conducted both in Manchester and Paris to present an exhibition on the lives of the musicians…
James Bay has announced details of a UK headline tour including a Manchester gig at the Albert Hall in May 2018. The news comes as he reveals the details of his new album Electric Light. Electric Light will be released on Friday 18 May via Virgin EMI and is the follow-up to his internationally acclaimed,…
A new Live Art installation created by artists living with disabilities takes place on Thursday at Manchester Art Gallery. The new production Affirmations is presented by Proud and Loud Arts and has been developed in partnership with the University of Bolton and Arts Council England. The work offers a perspective on the impact of social…
Field Music are back on tour and celebrating the release of their latest album Open Here with a run of dates including a Manchester gig at Gorilla. They return following previous Manchester gigs including Band on the Wall. Open Here, the sixth album from brothers Peter and David Brewis, lands two years since the duo…
Manchester’s Palace Theatre will host a run of one of the greatest family musicals of all time as The Sound of Music comes to the city. Produced by Bill Kenwright, the show features Lucy O’Byrne, returning to the iconic role of Maria, and Neil McDermott as Captain Von Trapp. What is The Sound of Music…
