The Library Theatre Company and The Lowry have again teamed up to reproduce some of the finest independently crafted local theatre of last year.
Fright Night starts in Salford and The Eagle Inn this week, with a theatre experience certainly not for the faint at heart. Sarah Adie gets spooked.
Today is the final day for submissions to be in with a chance of performing at the Bad Language literature event scheduled to take place at Manchester Museum on 22 August.
Manchester-based group the Lip Service Theatre Company is planning what can only be assumed will be the first knitted autopsy to take place on a UK stage, with a little help from Chorlton’s Tea Hive. Sarah Adie discovers the lowdown on its latest play, crime thriller Inspector Norse.
Mule reviews an inventive interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by director Sean Holmes in association with Filter Theatre Company and Lyric Hammersmith.
The Unholy Mess independent production group staged Richard Cameron’s play Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down from 16 to 19 May at Studio Salford. James Leach reviews one of the performances.
Manchester’s Free For Arts Festival returns later this year for its fourth programme of events and already the deadline for submissions has almost arrived. Ian Pennington takes a quick peek at what to expect.
