Self-styled as ‘an idealist mixed with a goofball’ and ‘an intellectual with no common sense’, Dane Baptiste is a comic who has no intention of withholding his opinion.

Adapted by David Wood and directed by Nikolai Foster, a new production of The Witches transforms Roald Dahl’s 1983 novel into a fast-paced musical with the use of special effects, impressive athleticism and, of course, magic.

Manchester funny man Stephen Bailey is set to make his solo stand-up debut at the Lowry on Wednesday night.

I Am Thomas explores the true story of Thomas Aikenhead, a university student who from Edinburgh who in 1697 became the last person to be executed for blasphemy in Britain.

The lights drew down on tightly packed, cosy concert hall; all for but one solitary trickle which caught by the glinting steel bar stool which stood in isolation.

You’d expect stand-up comedian Nish Kumar to be nervous, but he thinks that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Most performers take decades to become masters of their craft, but the same cannot be said of forensic mind reader Colin Cloud.

Dracula’s arrival on English shores must be one of the most enduring scenes of Gothic horror ever written.

Comedian Jason Byrne talks to MM about house-hunting with Johnny Vegas, taking Jason Manford’s crown and Coronation Street ahead of his show at the Lowry tomorrow night.

The royal honour is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK, celebrating the outstanding work that millions of people do for their local communities.

Immortalising Salford’s most prolific artist on the one thing all of us use daily is the greatest honour to a man who refused to be recognised by awards.