Christopher Eccleston has recently been described as a ‘northern powerhouse’. Not in the political sense you understand, rather in the pure strength and range of his acting ability. Some actors would flounder on stage without a...
Read MoreIt’s a truth universally acknowledged that you don’t ski in May. May is for summer holidays and evokes the scent of sun cream, shorts and sandals. And so it seemed almost nonsensical to be ferreting through my ski gear in the...
Read MoreOn St George’s Day, a day which has been misappropriated and twisted beyond recognition by the far-right to further their cause, it seems apt that Damon Alban is performing in Liverpool with the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians...
Read MoreImagine that you’re so moved by a performance that you get up out of your seat, raise your arms in the air and dance around exuberantly. Members of the audience join you, dancing at the front of the auditorium as others...
Read MoreIt’s been more than a decade since I first visited The Lowry Hotel Spa. I remember the trip with fondness. I’d asked the therapist to truncate the hot stone treatment time (due to a deadline) and I started chuckling when she was...
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