Danny Wright has been on the music scene for some time now, but after the success of his previous bands ( DissolvedIn and We Are Lost Boys) he has started a new and exciting pop-rock project, under his name. After releasing an E.P called T.R.U.S.T (available on Spotify) and his
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One of Rochdale’s biggest success stories, Lisa Stansfield exploded into the The Lowry theatre with electrifying energy. Four years on from her album Seven in 2014, the three-time BRIT award winner is back with new album Deeper, released on April 6. Listening to the album and watching Stansfield in her element
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Hans Christian Anderson’s classic children’s tale Little Mermaid first published in 1837, has received a 1950s circus makeover at The Lowry until Saturday 14 April at 7pm. Metta Theatre known for combining circus, new writing and physical theatre with popular stories, take on Hans Christian Anderson’s classic children’s tale Little Mermaid,
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What would Del Boy say? It’s his Raquel cosying up with Aden Gillett from BBC 1’s The House of Elliot at the Lowry Theatre in Salford until Saturday 14 April. Tessa Peake-Jones, who played Derek Trotter’s missus Raquel in the classic comedy Only Fools and Horses and Mrs Sylvia Maguire
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Fresh from the sunny Solana resort in ITV’s Benidorm and before returning to the famous cobbles of Coronation Street later in the year, Nigel Havers is taking on a sixteen week tour of the UK & Ireland with the multi-award winning comedy Art, at the Lowry in Salford 26-31 March.
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Robin Graham makes people laugh for a living. Whether it’s a shy giggle or a hearty guffaw as long as you are happy then he’s done his job. Viva investigates the impact laughing can have on our bodies. Laughter is becoming big news in Manchester… The Laughter Club meets at
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Filled with northern wit, an enchanting circus and ideological extremes, Hard Times, written by Charles Dickens, is at The Lowry until Saturday 10 March. Debbie McAndrew (Coronation Street, Christmas Carol) has adapted the famous novel for the Northen Broadsides company and wants to make sure people don’t think the play will be ‘too grim
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Walking backstage at the Lowry this week is a fascinating experience. Every corridor, every corner of every room is packed with tutus, dresses, jackets and capes. Until Saturday 3 March, Birmingham Royal Ballet are performing The Sleeping Beauty, and they brought with them no less than 40 rails of costumes
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Greater Manchester Fringe is back for its seventh year 1-31 July – and there is just one month left to register to get in this year’s glossy brochure. Stand up, sketch shows, clowning, new plays, revivals, dance, visual arts, magic, bands, orchestras, club nights, choirs, children’s shows, poetry – you
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Could Carl North & The Lonely Hearts be the next band to bring a niche genre into the mainstream? Mumford and Sons did it with folk and so did The Shires for country, so it can happen and after the show they put on it’s definitely possible. Last night was
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