Michelle Swift, Author at Live Manchester

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First works announced for Home Manchester’s year long Push Festival
ByMichelle Swift

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.8.1″ custom_margin=”-100px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”-100px||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”-100px||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″] The first works have been announced for this year’s Push Festival at HOME Manchester which will be spread across 2021 to allow work to be seen live and digitally. The initial…

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Hope Mill Theatre’s Turn On Fest 2021 postponed
ByMichelle Swift

Following the recent announcement of a further national lockdown, Hope Mill Theatre have confirmed that Turn On Fest 2021 has been postponed. Rescheduled dates are to be announced in due course. [adrotate banner=”3″] In a statement from Hope Mill Theatre, the venue thanked everybody who had been working to make the event happen, including partners,…

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Jennifer Saunders to star in Sister Act The Musical at Manchester’s Palace Theatre
ByMichelle Swift

Jennifer Saunders will reprise her role as Mother Superior in the UK tour of Sister Act The Musical which comes to the Palace Theatre in September 2021. The previously announced Brenda Edwards and Clive Rowe will play Deloris Van Cartier and Eddie Souther. [adrotate banner=”3″] The return of Jennifer Saunders to the role has been…

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Manchester Opera House confirms new dates for Sleeping Beauty
ByMichelle Swift

Manchester Opera House has announced revised dates for the run of Sleeping Beauty at the venue, featuring Jason Manford. After the announcement that Manchester is in Tier 3, Manchester Opera House and Qdos Entertainment have confirmed that the opening of the production will be delayed. [adrotate banner=”3″] The show will now begin on Thursday 24…

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Manchester Opera House to reopen with Sleeping Beauty
ByMichelle Swift

Manchester Opera House will host a run of the pantomime Sleeping Beauty as it reopens for Christmas. And all tickets for the first performance will be gifted to NHS workers and their families. [adrotate banner=”3″] Sleeping Beauty will run at Manchester Opera House for three weeks and star Jason Manford and Jodie Prenger. Also joining…

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Contact Theatre appoint UK’s first chair under the age of 30 at major performing arts venue
ByMichelle Swift

Contact Theatre has appointed Junior Akinola as the Chair of their Board of Trustees. The former Contact alumni, writer and BBC Assistant Content Producer becomes the first chair under the age of 30 to lead the board of a major performing arts venue in the UK. He will work alongside the current Chair Steven Lindsay for…

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HOME Manchester’s November shows to be live streamed
ByMichelle Swift

HOME Manchester has announced that all of November’s theatre shows will be live streamed during lockdown. The culture venue will make tickets for the shows streaming from the Theatre 1 stage available on a pay-what-you-decide basis. [adrotate banner=”3″] Following news of the new lockdown, HOME Manchester put their plans in motion straight away to switch…

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Turn On Fest to return to Hope Mill Theatre
ByMichelle Swift

After a successful debut in 2020, Turn On Fest is returning to Hope Mill Theatre in 2021 with a programme filled with live and digital events. The festival aims to develop and celebrate LGBTQIA+ local artists in Manchester, running for two weeks in January 2021. [adrotate banner=”3″] The 2021 Turn On Fest is set to…

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Manchester Living

Manchester Museum selected to host a Weston Jerwood Creative Bursary Fellow
ByMichelle Swift

Manchester Museum has been selected as one of 50 arts organisations to host a Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries Fellow. The fellowship will be part of their programme to get more people from low socio-economic backgrounds into cultural careers. The role at Manchester Museum will be for an Early Career Creative Programme in the South Asia…

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Manchester Museum appoints design team for new South Asia Gallery
ByMichelle Swift

Manchester Museum has announced the appointment of Studio C102 and Mobile Studio Architects for their South Asia Gallery. The Gallery, due to open in August 2022, will be a permanent exhibition. [adrotate banner=”3″] The gallery will be the first and largest permanent gallery in the country dedicated to exploring the stories, experiences, cultures and contributions…

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