Manchester’s entertainment complex The Printworks is offering the city’s very first Hangover Haven for students. Freshers are invited to Vue Cinema on 24 September (11am – 6pm) for a day of feel-good films for FREE, with Mean Girls, The Hangover and The Greatest Showman – which were all hand-picked by students on social media. It’s…
Home Manchester is running a series of film and screen events until the end of November featuring hit movies, festivals and films from across the globe. So what’s on? Sun 23 September, 13:10 – Billy Liar Few films tell a heart-breaking story as hilariously as Billy Liar, the tale of a young clerk whose daydreams…
Home Manchester and Film4 have announced the programme for the third annual FilmFear season. Six days of horror, extreme cinema, cult favourites and special guests will take hold at Home Manchester, culminating in a Halloween screening of The Evil Dead. The event will open on Friday 26 October with acclaimed Scandi fantasy Border, co-written by…
Further casting details have been announced for the Cinderella which is coming to Manchester Opera House this Christmas. CBBC star Shannon Flynn has been confirmed to join the production of Cinderella in the title role. She will be joined by comedian Ben Nickless as Buttons and Hayley-Ria Christian as The Fairy Godmother. Already confirmed are…
For one night only, Manchester Opera House will be transformed into a circus courtesy of Montreal-based troupe Cirque Eloize’s production Cirkopolis. With CIRKOPOLIS, Cirque Éloize takes their breathtaking blend of circus arts, theatre, and dance to a highly-stylized metropolis setting, where eleven acrobats and multidisciplinary artists rebel against monotony, reinvent themselves and challenge the limits…
Cast details have been revealed for Motown The Musical which comes to Manchester Opera House in February 2019. The producers of the musical have confirmed that Edward Baruwa will play the leading role of ‘Berry Gordy’, Karis Anderson will play ‘Diana Ross’, Nathan Lewis will play ‘Smokey Robinson’ and Shak Gabbidon-Williams will play ‘Marvin Gaye’….
Wigan playwright David Chriscole’s debut theatre show launches tonight at The Kings Arms Theatre, giving a voice to veteran’s silent battles. The play, Citadel, runs at The Kings Arms from Tuesday 11 September until Saturday 15 September 2018 and is produced by Devilish Accord Productions. The one act play explores the day-to-day experiences of William,…
Home Manchester hosts a season of independent Indian cinema, Not Just Bollywood until the end of September. The season will have a special focus on the portrayal of caste in film, putting the topic at the forefront with films including Jai Bhim Comrade and the UK premiere of Kadvi Hawa, with other films including the controversial Tikli and…
Manchester’s Festival of Horror, Cult and Fantastic film, Grimmfest, has announced its line-up as it readies to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The festival, a staple on the Manchester calendar, is set to offer up decimation with the darkest, deadliest line-up of wild, blood-spilling movies. Grimmfest will feature premieres, cult-classics, guest appearances and so much more….
Jason Donovan has announced that he is making his first foray into theatre production with a brand new tour of the much-loved glittering hit musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert which comes to Manchester Opera House in November 2019. The actor and singer is beginning his life as a producer by joining forces with Mark…
