Entertainment

Film critic and Manchester alumnus Mark Kermode returned to HOME last night for a one-off evening of musical mischief and bass slapping with his old band The Railtown Bottlers.

Macbeth is playing at The Lowry, Salford this week as the National Theatre brings one of Shakespeare’s finest works back to life.

The Magic Gang and Manchester’s Albert Hall – could music fans ask for a better combination?

Jorja Smith will give Manchester a double dose of her infectious pop spirit when she comes to the city in just under two weeks’ time as part of her fourth UK tour.

Known for many classical musicians, members of the public attended a unique performance of music from countries including Germany and the Czechoslovakia.

Performers include Richard Herring, Russell Kane, and James Richardson, each hosting a live recording of their respective shows

No, Gorilla is not a primate, it is one of Manchester’s edgiest concert venues – and on Thursday night Catherine McGrath owned the place.

Matilda, who travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village, finally opened in Manchester this week as the Royal Shakespeare Company’s award-winning adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1988 book came to the Palace Theatre.

This is Shakespeare, but not as you know it.

Director Crystal Moselle’s previous project, documentary The Wolfpack, focussed on a group of reclusive brothers, locked away from the outside world in their Manhattan apartment.

The Return of the Soldier is compelling proof that, as the centennial anniversaries of the First World War draw to a close, there are still new stories and new perspectives of the Great War to be found.