Relaunched Portico Prize for Literature

The Portico Prize for Literature is to return in a partnership between The Portico Library and The Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University....

Young Identity Poet Isiah Hull to join Re-Writing Longsight Residency

One of the region’s fastest rising poetry stars Isaiah Hull will be taking up residency in Longsight this spring/summer as part of a new...

Lancaster-based poet Benjamin Guilfoyle is lacing up his walking boots for an epic 125-mile...

Lancaster-based poet Benjamin Guilfoyle is lacing up his walking boots for an epic 125-mile hike from Lancaster to Brighouse for his first big poetry...

The long wait is over as Hilary Mantel announces when the final part of...

The long wait is over but we now know when the concluding part of Hilary Mantel's prizewinning, bestselling Thomas Cromwell trilogy will be published. Titled...

A new collection of Bob Dylan art is launching in Manchester this week,

A new collection of 12 limited edition graphics by Bob Dylan will be unveiled at a Manchester gallery today (Friday 17th May). The latest release...

One month to go – Romeo and Juliet free at the BP Big Screens...

People in Manchester can enjoy free culture on their doorstep as Romeo and Juliet is broadcast live at the The Oast House in Spinningfields as the first in...

Manchester Jazz festival seeking musicians for spectacular opening event

This year’s Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf) will be launched with Mancunity - a spectacular mass participation event - and organisers are encouraging the region’s...

From Big Brother to bankruptcy to a Hale solo show

A photographer who went from rags to riches and back again before gaining international recognition has his first solo show at a Hale gallery. Brought...

New Acting School Brings The Acting Revolution To Manchester

One of the Manchester region’s most exciting emergent directors, has announced the creation of a new acting school - The A Space. Jame=s Baker has...

Quays Culture Summery Festival will showcase world class talent over a four day period

The 2019 Quays Culture Summer Festival is set to be the best ever with genuinely world class performers that mean every day audiences will...