Star cast announced for Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party at The Lowry

Tristan Gemmill and Michelle Collins will star in Harold Pinter's comedy, re-imagined by The Everyman Theatre Company. The Everyman Theatre Company, brings together a star...

Grime sensation Novelist to come to Selfridges Exchange

Part of Selfridges’ nationwide Shakespeare reFASHIONED campaign - a celebration of the famous playwright on the 400th year anniversary of his death -comes Shakespeare...

Beat-Herder Festival 2019 Final Acts Announced – Sister Sledge, Red Snapper & more

Beat-Herder, the weirdest, wildest and most wonderful party in the UK festival calendar, announces its final names for 2019, running from 12th - 14th...

Room on the Broom flies into Salford this summer to end UK tour.

Tall Stories’ magical musical adaption of Room on the Broom ends its UK tour at The Lowry Tue 1 – Sun 27 August. Adapted by Tall Stories Theatre Company from...

Bluedot festival is postponed until next year-Headliners Bjork, Metronomy, Groove Armada confirmed to play...

This year's bluedot festival due to take place at Jodrell Bank has been postponed until next July. Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy were among the...

Discuss returns with a packed autumn programme.

In conjunction with Guardian Live, Discuss have curated a fantastic autumn season with a rich mix of topics for debate, discourse and discussion. It begins...

Disco fever at Black Dog Ballroom this Friday

Disco fever is set to hit Manchester city centre this summer as Lost In Music comes to Underdog at Black Dog Ballroom New Wakefield Street on Friday 28 July.  Defected,...

Escape to Freight Island brings festival-favourite family events to Manchester

Escape to Freight Island has unveiled a calendar of unmissable and acclaimed family events, including a showstopping, festival-rocking jungle act that’s never stepped foot...

More names added to Rochdale’s literature festival line-up

The 7 day festival in October 2017 will include humanitarian and author Terry Waite CBE, former Home Secretary and MP Alan Johnson, along with...

The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel coming to HOME next month

In 1910 the unknown Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel set sail for New York as part of Fred Karno's famous music hall troupe. On...