The red velvet curtains opened like a tantalising Baz Lurman epic. As the huge neon words of ‘Manilow Manchester’ shined brightly, the crowd stood up with ‘Mani-glowsticks’ in hands and screamed their leading man onto the stage. Here he was, my music hero for forty years, the
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Truck Festival is growing year by year and is now known as the UK’s Largest ‘small’ Festival, The Godfather of Small Festivals; which i would completely agree with! Although it seems to operate under the radar among many festival goers, it manages to secure pretty big artists year
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Legally Blonde the Musical takes to the stage of the Palace Theatre last night for the last leg of their UK tour Legally Blonde is the hugely popular story of American sorority president Elle Woods, as she embarks on a mission to follow her ex boyfriend to Harvard Law
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We may not be native New Yorkers (we’re Mancs, that’s cooler) but if you fancy a slice of the Big Apple without the six-hour flight then it’s well worth a visit to Grill on New York Street. This sister-restaurant to the perpetually popular Grill on the Alley, offers a more
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Worrying about what to take along with you on your holidays this summer? Have no fear, VIVA has you covered! With the weather heating up in Manchester this month, (and with Love Island kicking off to a sizzling start) We can start to see our summer holidays inching closer! If
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Fashion designer and author of the high-fantasy series “The Land of Dragor” Julia Suzuki sat down with Izak Hannard to talk about her Couture clothing brand, her second novel, the recent Nick Knowles scandal and what men need to understand if they want to get involved with her. Since
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Sergio G. Sanchez’s Gothic Horror is an underappreciated masterpiece that gets better by the second. Release: 13th July 2018 UK | Horror/Thriller | Running Time: 1h 50min | Rating: 15 Like many other movies within the Gothic genre, The Secrets of Marrowbone (originally titled Marrowbone) focuses on four siblings
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The makers of the popular coffee and rum-based Liquor, Kahlúa, are hosting a brunch club at The Loft in Manchester. On offer at the brunch is a host of fantastic food and crazy cocktails; including the famous Espresso Martini- which you get to create in a cocktail masterclass during the
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The 4 man band Mallory Knox played at Rebellion in Manchester on 22/04/18 as part of their 2018 tour. With the recent departure of old vocalist Mikey Chapman, Sam Douglas has now stepped up as lead vocalist. They are an alternative rock band from England who has been around for
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I visited the award winning tapas restaurant El Gato Negro to try the new menu…it did not disappoint! It may not look like it from the outside, but the building is huge! When we arrived, we were greeted and taken to our table on the second floor, overlooking King Street below.
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