LGBT History Month saw the return of Queer Contact: Contact Theatre’s annual celebration of ‘queer’ culture that showcases some of Manchester’s finest theatre, cabaret, art, music, and spoken word. Robin Macdonald reports back on the highlights of the festival.
One Night There, a tale of a world ruled by men and a woman’s battle to retain her identity, explores the identity that women will hold onto in a world where they are forced to be faceless, subservient and silent whilst battling to escape servitude.
Tayo Aluko stars in a superb one-man show recounting the life and times of Paul Robeson: singer, actor, political activist and – in the eyes of the American authorities – communist troublemaker.
To mark the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day a trio of cultural groups from Manchester are embarking on a collaborative project which will celebrate a century of Modernist women. Centring on heroines hailing from the region, it will take the form of a creative publication alongside activities and events – and the organisers are […]
The Library Theatre Company bring to life the classic Christmas tale of the redemption of an avaricious miser in an entertaining and musical performance at the Lowry Centre. Given the current political climate, some of themes – greed, stinginess and compassion – are now more relevant than ever.
Schmuck off – a celebration of new and upcoming talent – is the latest production from Schmucks Theatre Company. Six plays are performed back-to-back at Taurus Bar on Canal Street, treating a diversity of subject-matter from lesbians who cannot decide on a suitable method of conceiving a child, to a mother-son relationship that has fractured […]
Local human rights charity RAPAR and writers group Commonword Press will be hosting an evening in celebration of American singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson on Wednesday 10 November.
