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Why is everybody obsessed with minimalism?
11th April 2024
The minimalist way of life is everywhere - what can we learn when its meaning is so often repackaged as another consumer trend?
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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: Back to the Future The Musical
Theatre
Theatre Editor Jay Darcy, Ana Maria Ortiz and Alana Cook review the worldwide premiere of the musical adaptation of Back to the Future, starring Tony winner Roger Bart, at the Opera House in Manchester
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Review: Tribe – Still I Rise
Theatre
Ana Maria Ortiz reviews Tribe’s Still I Rise at the Lowry
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The Mancunion’s fave shows of the 2010s!
Theatre
The Mancunion’s Theatre section reveal their favourite shows of the decade
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Review: All I Want for Christmas is Attention
Theatre
Ana Maria Ortiz reviews Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme’s All I Want for Christmas is Attention at the Palace Theatre
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Review: Avenue Q
Theatre
Ana Maria Ortiz reviews Avenue Q at the Palace Theatre
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