The world will be able to watch Greater Manchester’s talent via a new website which will be live streaming every night, uniting the city-region during the COVID-19 crisis. Created over the last few days by Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Culture team, and local and national partners: www.unitedwestream.co.uk
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These hilarious pictures show what iconic stars of yesteryear would have looked like – if their fame had peaked in the age of social media. Famous faces including Marilyn Monroe, Joan Collins and Kate Moss have been reimagined adorned with puppy-dog ears, comedy specs and love hearts. Even
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Swan Lake is a tough challenge. It’s probably the most well-known and iconic ballet, both in popular culture and among aficionados. A staple piece of repertoire for most ballet companies, how to approach it is always a dilemma. Some choose innovation – such as Matthew Bourne, whose iconoclast genius
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A brand new stage production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, adapted by Rona Munro, is currently spinning the classic on its head in Middleton Arena. Shelley herself narrates the show and takes charge of her creation once and for all as she talks the audience through the trials and tribulations
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Camp Bestival has introduced its three castle stage headliners for 2020. Step into the world of the silver screen with marvelous entertainment for all the family, including headline sets from music favourites Fatboy Slim, Liam Payne and Groove Armada, as well as a special guest set from indie rock
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Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s Ghost Stories is haunting The Lowry Theatre in Salford. Ghosts, ghouls and gasps – the show has it all! Ghost Stories has been revived after a hugely successful 2017 film of the same name which starred Martin Freeman and Andy Nyman himself. The
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E.M.A gives us the low down about the Defected tour landing on the island of the Gods and rocking the house at OMNIA. It’s Sunday morning in Bali and I’ve woken up just that little bit more excited to be on this beautiful island as today the Defected
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Ghost Stories is coming to The Lowry in Manchester for its third stage production after a hugely successful film. To celebrate, VIVA was invited on a fabulously spooky ghost tour around Salford Quays. After a few chills and not all of them from the ghosts, VIVA interviewed the
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Bluedot has released the first wave of artists for this year with Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy headlining the fifth instalment of the award-winning music, science and culture event at Cheshire’s iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory taking place 23–26 July 2020. One of the most influential and ground-breaking musicians of all time, Björk’s festival exclusive set will
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With a few dollars in his pocket from his Father, Mac Pedari left home in Dubai at the tender age of 14 and travelled to Miami to study business management, then landed a coveted job as A&R for Sony BMG. Dynamic and ambitious, Mac moved to Europe and
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