Your guide to the arts in Manchester: exhibitions, plays and musicals, and concerts and gigs. Plus, discover what’s on at galleries, museums and cinemas across the city.
There’s nothing quite like a show or pantomime to get you in the mood for the festive season and according to a latest study the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester is one of the best places to visit, not only fo...
A new artwork commissioned by Manchester’s newest venue Factory International featuring powerful beams of light will celebrate both the new year and new life across Greater Manchester. Known as First Breath, the extraor...
Many art galleries lay claim to quirky credentials, with exhibitions in subterranean vaults and tunnels, old toilet blocks and disused police stations. But one Manchester gallery, aptly named The Back Gallery, is bringi...
Mancs will soon be able watch the tales unfold within the Hundred Acre Wood as a musical performance of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh will be coming to the UK stage for the first time in 2023. Kicking off in London in March...
Theatre may have ground to a complete halt during the pandemic, with many fearing for the future of the industry, but our favourite shows are gradually returning to the stage – including Disney’s hit Lion Ki...
It’s been quite the year for FAC51 The Hacienda, as they round off their 40th anniversary year with a fully sold out Depot Mayfield gig followed by the BBC2 documentary “The Hacienda : The Club That Shook Britain&...
The people of Bristol may not be able to escape the paint-stained spectre that is Banksy, but sadly the renowned artist hasn’t fully left his mark on Manchester…yet. This autumn things are about to change as...
The UK Green Film Festival, the UK’s only national environmental film festival, is set to return for its tenth year this November at venues around the country, including Manchester’s HOME. The festival aims to uni...
You may be familiar with the likes of The Lowry, Contact and Palace Theatre as the hubs of drama-filled performances in the city, but what about a show on the canal? Well, Opal’s Comet, a canal-based visual theatr...
We’ve got a real treat for fans of iconic band Coldplay. You may have thought you’d heard all the medleys/remixes/reworks of the band’s biggest tunes in the last 25 years, but well, we’ve got som...