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Drama and diversity – a conversation with Cecilia Alfonso-Eaton

Drama and diversity – a conversation with Cecilia Alfonso-Eaton

An Interview with Cecilia Alfonso-Eaton, University of Manchester Drama Society’s new inclusion officer on her values and how she is striving to ensure inclusion within the University’s drama society.
Cabaret for Freedom: A Celebration of Windrush

Cabaret for Freedom: A Celebration of Windrush

Charley Gordon Boyle reviews the highlights of the Cabaret for Freedom event hosted by the Creative Writing Society in association with the Manchester Literary Festival
Young Identity: a platform for Manchester’s creatives

Young Identity: a platform for Manchester’s creatives

After sitting down with Toreh O’Garro and Roma Havers, two members of the Young Identity creative group, it became apparent how busy, how active, and how present the collective is in and around Manchester.  With showcases running throughout the year and performances commissioned and hosted regularly, the young creatives seem to always be immersed in […]
Meet Young Identity

Meet Young Identity

Ellie Martin talks to Young Identity and the work they do for the creative spirit in Manchester
Review: Cabaret for Freedom, a celebration of James Baldwin

Review: Cabaret for Freedom, a celebration of James Baldwin

Shaheena Patel reviews James Baldwin: A Cabaret for Freedom at St John’s Church as part of 2018’s Manchester Literature Festival
Review: Hatch Home

Review: Hatch Home

Poetry meets theatre in Hatch Home, part of HOME’s Push Festival

Review: One Mic Stand

Alle Bloom reviews the One Mic Stand slam poetry event from the 3rd of March

One Mic Stand

Roma Havers’ previews the University of Manchester’s closest Slam poetry night at the Contact Theatre, at 7pm on the 3rd March 2017

Poet of the Week: Liv Barnes

Liv Barnes is poet of the week beginning the 27th February

Poet of the Week: Alle Bloom

Alle Bloom is third poet of the week with her fantastic poem Flowerbeds

Introducing the University of Manchester’s UniSlam team 2017

Jake Piazza reviews The Creative Writing Society’s Slam on the 15th of November and introduces UniSlam and Manchester’s 2017 team