Ten minutes walk from Manchester city centre is Islington Mill Studios, a former cotton-spinning mill which has been rehabilitated as the ultimate bohemian art space, thanks to the not inconsiderable efforts of ex-Central St....
Read MoreGoing to school in Manchester I learnt about the Peterloo Massacre because the leaders of Manchester City Council, in those days at least, thought that we should know about a key event in the campaign for the vote which had...
Read MoreThe differences between North and South Manchester – both real and imagined – are presented to hilarious effect in Posh Tramps and Papooses – the new production from Manchester’s excellent MaD Theatre Company. When I...
Read MoreYou know those bank holiday weekends where you plan to do one thing and end up doing something else entirely? Well, that was my bank holiday Monday. My fiancé, my mother-in-law and I took my daughter on a day out to Cheshire in...
Read MoreIt is crucial to have a firm grip on the narrative. Persuasive, convincing dialogue is imperative. There must be complete and conscious control of all projected messages. Great care must be taken to ensure that imagery pushes...
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