‘it is art’s duty to remember’ Silent Protest II, Martin Lever, Saan1, Manchester
It would seem that everywhere you look, liberal democracy is under threat. From the horror of a...
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Author: Robert Hamilton
Swooning on a Sunday Afternoon
Sunday is normally a day of rest. For many it is a rest from the extravagances of the previous night (please take note all of the Northern Soul correspondents attending the first annual Xmas party). I, on the other hand,...
Read MoreWalking the plank with Peter Grimes
On a bleak and blustery autumnal evening, I set out from my home port of the Cornerhouse bar to venture westward to Salford to see the imagined Suffolk fishing village of Aldeburgh and the tragic tale of fisherman Peter Grimes....
Read MoreThe Society of the Spectacles
It’s been nearly two years since the idea of The Society of the Spectacles came to me. It was a dark, dank afternoon when I started to watch The War of the Worlds on Film4. Not the uninspired Spielberg/Cruise re-makee but the...
Read MorePoetry and Scones at The Midland
Among the plethora of festivals that Manchester now hosts and boasts, the Literature Festival is neither as loud as the International Festival nor as beery as the Food and Drink Festival. It does not possess the quiet cool of...
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