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Manchester Leftist Action member speaks out against academic suspension
22nd April 2024
A student involved with action group Manchester Leftist Action has spoken out against his suspension by the University
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Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
Why is everybody obsessed with minimalism?
How to have a routine when you have so few contact hours
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Giving ‘Too Good To Go’ a go!
Cooking a week of TikTok recipes on a student budget
TikTok and Teatox: Why social media is sucking the joy out of food
Springleaf Podcast: James Acaster’s new audio adventure
My year abroad, the visa process, and getting lost in translation
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3D nails: Achieving new heights in beauty
Zendaya and the art of theme dressing
Celebrity style guide #6: Michael Schumacher
Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
17th April 2024
With the RHS Urban Show coming to Manchester, we've found some of the best houseplants to enhance your student accommodation
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Making Manchester #1: Anna Marsden
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Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall
6th June 2023
Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
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SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, programming and being a first-time filmmaker: “There has to be room in the film world for all tastes”
16th April 2024
In conversation with Jane Giles, co-director of SCALA!!!, we discuss how she came to make the film, her career in programming and how the London cinema had lasting impact on young audiences
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Review: La Clique
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Theatre
The Mancunion attended La Clique’s exclusive launch party to celebrate its Northern premiere – and we were absolutely blown away
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La Clique: Lj Marles on circus, family and Beyoncé
Theatre
The Mancunion sits down with high-heeled aerialist Lj Marles, ahead of the Northern premiere of La Clique
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La Clique – Media preview
Music
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Theatre
Ahead of La Clique’s Northern premiere at Depot Mayfield, The Mancunion attended an exclusive media preview to catch a glimpse of the acts
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La Clique swings into Depot Mayfield
Music
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Theatre
Underbelly is coming to Manchester for the very first time, with their acclaimed show La Clique taking up residency at Depot Mayfield
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Review: The Bloody Chamber
Theatre
Proteus’ circus-inspired stage adaptation of Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber ended its UK tour with a haunting stop at The Lowry
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Review: The Black Blues Brothers
Theatre
The Black Blues Brothers showed off their vast acrobatic skill in their not-so Blues show at The Lowry
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The Lowry goes blue for Black History Month
Theatre
The Black Blues Brothers, a carnivalesque tribute to The Blues Brothers, is poignantly ending its run at The Lowry in Black History Month
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AO Arena is holding a procession
Theatre
Cirque du Soleil returns to Manchester – bringing their classic show Corteo to AO Arena for the first time ever
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Cirque du Soleil: In conversation with Roger Hewett
Theatre
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Music
Jessica Hamilton interviews band leader Roger Hewett ahead of Cirque du Soleil: Corteo’s residency at AO Arena
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MANIFF 2022: Balloon Animal
Film
MANIFF 2022: A circus located in small-town America, a young woman looking beyond her families expectations, Balloon Animal is a coming of age story loaded with intrigue and depth
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MANIFF 2021: The Great Circus
Film
Lauryn Berry reviews The Great Circus documentary, which follows a circus company in its preparations for a new show
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Review: Gorgon Westley’s Railway Circus (MIFTA)
Theatre
Sam Whitehouse reviews UMDS’s Gorgon Westley’s Railway Circus, which was performed at the Peer Hat as part of the MIFTAs
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Preview: Party Like Gatsby
Theatre
Party Like Gatsby is an immersive party coming to Manchester’s O2 Ritz for one night only
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Review: Circus 1903
Theatre
Rosemary Russett reviews Circus 1903 at the Lowry
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Review: The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memoir
Theatre
Kayleigh Crawford reviews The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memorial
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Live: Warehouse Project – Circus
Music
While Dusky was disappointing, Joris Voorn saved the day
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Club: Yousef presents Circus @ Transmission
Music
Transmission felt a lot more fun and less serious than the Warehouse Project
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Review: Barnum
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The circus musical is a theatrical experience different from many mainstream musicals, writes Matthew Gormley
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Interview: Yousef
Music
We caught up with head of Circus Recordings and House legend, Yousef…
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