Lowry Theatre announces its Contemporary season for 2023-24

From innovative digital technology to ghost stories by candlelight, an interactive on-stage performance/game show to role-playing lichen love stories, The Lowry, Salford is proud...

Line-up revealed for 2024 Rochdale Borough Festival of Ideas

The line-up has been revealed for the new Rochdale Borough Festival of Ideas, which is being staged from Monday, 4 March 2024 to Saturday,...

Manchester Cathedral marks two very special occasions

On Thursday 14 September, after twelve years in the planning, the dedication and blessing of the new Stoller Organ took place with an Inaugural...

Can sea lions dance? Science research inspires new classical music

What if Benjamin Britten had taken inspiration from biomechanics and Antonio Vivaldi from artificial intelligence? Student composers are going some way towards finding out by using...

A generous gift from the Victoria Wood foundation has sealed the fundraising for Halle...

The Hallé’s fundraising for the new building at Hallé St Peter’s has been completed with a generous gift from the Victoria Wood Foundation. Work is...

Figurative artist to unveil new collection in Manchester this week

A Cheshire-based figurative artist will be making an appearance in Manchester this week to unveil her latest body of work, Eden. Art fans can meet Emma...

Manchester Horror Expert has put together The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson

The works of an influential ‘weird fiction’ author killed in action during the First World War have been republished in an anthology edited by...

Always Mysteries of the Tongue at Home Manchester

 Always Mysteries of the Tongue, a new exhibition from Manchester-based multidisciplinary artist Aliyah Hussain opens today at Home. This new series of ceramics, drawings, collages...

Tameside artists to be showcased in exciting new gallery space

A new gallery is set to open in Tameside which will display some of the best work from the local art community. The Market Gallery...

New short-form writing prize honours much-loved Manchester critic

An award for new and emerging short-form writers has been launched in memory of a popular Manchester-based writer and critic. The QuietManDave Prize will be...