Royally mediocre: The Crown Jewels at the Lowry starring comedy kings and queens
Straight from the West End starring Al Murray and Mel Giedroyc, the Crown Jewels is stealing the Lowry’s stage until
Oldham actor Jaden Adams shines light on working-class trans lives in Transparency
In a solo theatre performance, transgender actor Jaden Adams takes centre stage to provide an intimate glimpse into the everyday
Manchester Shakespeare Company celebrates 400 years of the First Folio with musical adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Manchester Shakespeare Company is performing ‘Summer Dreaming the Musical’ – a modern adaptation of a Shakespeare classic. To celebrate
A David Eldridge original play ‘Beginning’ in Manchester
Award-winning playwright David Eldridge’s hit play ‘Beginning’ is coming to Manchester for the first time this February. National Theatre and
In the theatrical wilderness: the rise of audio-walking plays
“Breathe in. Smell the day. Smell the sky. Smell where the sky meets the paving stones. Smell day hitting concrete.
Every cloud… Benidorm’s Sheila Reid chats to MM about her latest theatre role
She’s best known for playing Madge: the cantankerous pensioner in the hit ITV comedy series Benidorm.
‘We have a responsibility for the leaders we elect today’: The Emperor star Kathryn Hunter speaks with MM
The gripping tale of the rise and fall of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie is brought to life in this stunningly simple stage adaptation of the novel by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński.
‘Do we need the family unit?’: Manchester director puts modern spin on Greek classic
The classic Greek play The Odyssey has been modernised to show a woman’s point of view of the ‘macho’ Greek world by a Manchester-based theatre-maker.
Mandarin play banned in China takes centre stage at Manchester Contact Theatre
A play – completely in Mandarin and banned in China – is set to hit the stage at Manchester’s Contact Theatre.
‘Wonderful’: Bolton nursery jumps from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in just four months
A Bolton preschool has turned itself around in record time, jumping from an Ofsted rating of ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Good’ in just four months.
‘While our lovers can talk, they cannot touch’: Disabled Manchester actors explore technology as barrier to love
Technology is seen by many as something that can break down all conceivable barriers.