As Chorlton Arts Festival enters its second week there’s plenty to see, as the festival director Philip Hannaway tells Ian Pennington.
Sunday 1 April saw the launch of the very first Afflecks Fringe Festival. Hosted mainly by the purpose-built Three Minute Theatre, the extensive programme of events also covers Matt and Phreds, The Frog and Bucket and Nexus Art Café. Mule Culture section reviewers report back with their experiences.
This Sunday saw the launch of the very first Afflecks Fringe Festival. Hosted mainly by the purpose-built Three Minute Theatre, the extensive programme of events also covers Matt and Phreds, The Frog and Bucket and Nexus Art Café.
Howard Brenton’s stage adaptation of The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell’s classic novel regarded as a seminal piece of working-class literature, comes to the stage this week at the University of Salford.
Ivor Dembina has been doing stand-up of over 20 years. He has a reputation for using gentle Jewish comedy to tackle serious issues, such as his 2010 show This Is Not A Subject For Comedy which took on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Manchester Mule briefly caught up with Ivor ahead of two gigs he is performing this coming weekend as part of the Mancheser Comedy Festival.
Set against the backdrop of Manchester’s imposing Victoria Baths, The Greatest Sin of All is a moving representation of Nazi atrocities during the Second World War. Robin Macdonald reviews Schmucks Theatre Company’s latest production.
Manchester-based company Waters Edge Arts bring a darkly humorous and energetic new play to the Studio of the Royal Exchange Theatre.
