“Oh what a night, hypnotisin’ mesmerising me; it was everything I dreamed it’d be”. These classic lyrics are funnily enough a great way to sum up Jersey Boys.

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman bring comedy to the court in their play Trial By Laughter, now showing at The Lowry.

Forget curry mile, we want a slice of Indian elegance, so MM head to Dishoom on Bridge Street to sample their delights…

This January and February Moscow City Ballet are touring the UK with four ballets from their impressive repertoire. I was lucky enough to catch their performance of Romeo & Juliet at the Palace Theatre.

Somewhere within Felix van Groeningen’s ‘Beautiful Boy’ there is a masterpiece.

Apparently audience participation – shouting often-rude, always-hilarious lines in appropriate places in the shows – started for the movie version back in the 1970s in the US and made it to our shows a few years later.

Manchester is a city that’s second to none – but you can’t beat a good trip to the Land of Oz.

Hits Radio Live returned to Manchester Arena for the second time this year, bringing eight superstar acts along with them.

Motown hit Manchester on Tuesday as the Four Tops and the Temptations brought their catalogue of classic tunes to Manchester Arena.

With talks about gender equality, the housing situation and new performing acts, Off The Record provided a powerful connection to the world of music this month.

A triumph of comedy borne out of tragedy, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s Calendar Girls is the perfect remedy to the dark winter nights approaching.