Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is the original plain Jane, the poor, orphaned girl who is dealt a bad hand. If life was toast, Jane’s slipped off the plate and landed butter side down. In screen adaptations, we...
Read MoreIt’s the final episode of Broadchuch tonight. If like Northern Soul you’ve been gripped by the last series of this superlative drama, that’s due in no small part to Julie Hesmondhalgh’s gripping portrayal...
Read MoreI’d enjoyed a cool and heady journey on my way to the taster event for The Lowry’s biennial Week 53 festival. On my train there were facially bejewelled girls going into town to celebrate their last day in seniors. No gauge of...
Read MoreThis year marks the 350th anniversary of John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, the story of the fall of Satan and the destruction of Paradise. With this in mind, Manchester’s Portico Library is staging an...
Read MoreThe Manchester Science Festival is like an experiment in itself, bringing together different elements and seeing how they react. On this year’s bill were oodles of experimental, informative and wildly imaginative events...
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