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Saffron Hibbert

Saffron Hibbert

Theatre Editor

What lies beneath: UMDS’ Divine Wave combines family melodrama with deep sea cult horror

What lies beneath: UMDS’ Divine Wave combines family melodrama with deep sea cult horror

Family, love, and cultlike faith unspool together in this new undersea drama, ‘Divine Wave’
UMMTS’ Rocky Horror was the perfect season ender

UMMTS’ Rocky Horror was the perfect season ender

UMMTS’ Rocky Horror makes for a brilliantly enjoyable show to close out semester one
What does the Students’ Union actually do?

What does the Students’ Union actually do?

To help students navigate the upcoming LeadMCR elections, the Mancunion we explain what the Students Union is and what it does
‘Don’t be greedy and don’t be gullible’: What’s it like doing sex work as a student?

‘Don’t be greedy and don’t be gullible’: What’s it like doing sex work as a student?

An exclusive interview with an ex student sex worker, who gave The Mancunion insight into the day-to-day reality of the work, and the effects it’d had on her life
SU Execs blast ReformUK’s ‘fascistic rhetoric’ during Refreshers Fair

SU Execs blast ReformUK’s ‘fascistic rhetoric’ during Refreshers Fair

Executive Officers condemn ReformUK and “attempts to introduce hate onto campuses”
UMDS’ Playback: Supernatural family drama makes for an introspective watch

UMDS’ Playback: Supernatural family drama makes for an introspective watch

Playback brings sibling conflict and a deeply haunted house to UMDS’ Autumn Fringe
A wasteland full of meaning: UMDS’ It Speaks in American Review

A wasteland full of meaning: UMDS’ It Speaks in American Review

Daniel Grady and Maisy Nichols’ It Speaks in American is a striking take on quintessential Americana
First protest since SU vote demanding end to partnership with Tel Aviv University

First protest since SU vote demanding end to partnership with Tel Aviv University

In the first protest since a student vote for the University to cut ties with Tel-Aviv University, campaigners took to campus to demand the cutting of ties
Review: Black Power Desk at The Lowry

Review: Black Power Desk at The Lowry

Black Power Desk is a vivid and hearfelt production celebrating the British Black Power movement of the 1970s
Spirit in the sky: the wave of Christian feeling sweeping across Manchester

Spirit in the sky: the wave of Christian feeling sweeping across Manchester

What’s the truth of Christianity’s ‘Quiet Revival’ in Manchester?
“Diverse, dynamic, and collaborative”: The UMDS of 2025-2026

“Diverse, dynamic, and collaborative”: The UMDS of 2025-2026

The Mancunion sits down with co-presidents Mili and Nitheeshan to talk everything UMDS
A dramatic guide to Manchester’s top five theatres

A dramatic guide to Manchester’s top five theatres

Want to know where to go for a good show? Check out The Mancunion’s top five theatres in Manchester
Pavel Kushnir in Concert: UMDS has produced something extraordinary

Pavel Kushnir in Concert: UMDS has produced something extraordinary

Pavel Kushnir in Concert is an astonishing tribute to a lost political activist
O Brawling Love: Valentine’s Day picks from the National Theatre

O Brawling Love: Valentine’s Day picks from the National Theatre

A brief tour of the 5 best romances suggested by the National Theatre for Valentine’s Day
Freshers Show: A glimpse of exciting things to come

Freshers Show: A glimpse of exciting things to come

The 2024 freshers of UMDS have their debut in a successful showcase of their skills
ROTTEN writer Josie White on social media, young audiences, and the scary reality of theatre funding

ROTTEN writer Josie White on social media, young audiences, and the scary reality of theatre funding

We sat down playwright Josie White to discuss her newest play ROTTEN
Forceful realism: Two of Us review

Forceful realism: Two of Us review

The ghosts of The Beatles’ past are forcefully resurrected in Scot Williams’ energetic psychodrama that dances gracefully between playful back-and-forth and claustrophobic tragedy