MULE’s Tim Hunt caught up with writer and activist Sarah Irving about her influences, politics and new book, Gaza: Beneath the Bombs
The magnetic Lemn Sissay takes his audience on a journey that twists, turns and tramps across issues of race, political correctness and identity. In this solo show, the poet’s first for two years, Sissay assumes different characters so seamlessly that, at times, it feel as though there is a full cast on stage.
If Emmeline Pankhurst were alive today, I wonder if she would be able to believe that her portrait was hanging in Manchester Art Gallery. It was to our very own city art gallery that Emmeline and her fellow suffragettes went, to smash the glass covering the artworks (amusingly, and sensibly, with little toffee hammers so as to […]
United Utilities CEO Philip Green has pledged to continue the company’s “strong focus on operational performance and cost efficiency” as the financial year comes to an end – a year in which 500 jobs have been ‘lost’ in the past few months. While analysts predict profits approaching £500 million, MULE repubishes this article from the […]
George Orwell’s 1948 masterpiece novel has been adapted for stage and screen countless times. Despite the now-past title date, his portrayal of a dystopian, near-future world has a timeless resonance. Yet, in the case of the Royal Exchange’s latest production, the play suffers from being too-well known. Here, its familiar motifs are over-indulged.
Alan Gilbert, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester, has announced that he will retire at the end of the current academic year. Former Students Union officers Robbie Gillett and Jennie O’Hara discuss his record.
