The Merchant of Venice 1936 is a powerful, poignant, and radical reimagining of Shakespeare’s most problematic play, with Tracy-Ann Oberman successfully reclaiming Shylock
Queer Contact’s double bill exhibits how queer expression can be a journey through your grandmother’s closet or dressing up as a cat
Susan Stryker’s Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria represents the radical potential for trans history narratives in cinema
Thursday is a dating app which promises something other than your usual, tired, swipe-left-swipe-right, never-actually-go-on-date, dating app. Thursday is helping us to reclaim the online-dating scene in safe and comfortable ways
The stage adaptation of Disney’s The Lion King is at the Palace Theatre for a four-and-a-half-month residency, as part of its second UK tour
As Halloween approaches The Mancunion looks into Black representation in horror films, from its tokenistic origins to the pioneers of ‘Black Horror’ today
Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific, starring Julian Ovenden, Gina Beck, Joanna Ampil, and Rob Houchen
Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum
Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Summer of Love Tour at the Sabai Pavilion at the Trafford Centre
Jessica Hamilton reviews Rebecca Black at Manchester’s Deaf Institute as she paves herself a brand new path to pop stardom.
Just because someone doesn’t have sex doesn’t mean they’re judging your sexual activity
Secoura Grim reviews Opera North’s Carmen at the Lowry
Discussing listening to misogynistic lyrics to block out real-life sexist comments, and exploring patriarchal pressures on all genders
Lockdown is lifting and dates are back in style – whether you’re accompanied or going solo
Sam Burt finds out why individual artists are off this year’s Turner Prize menu
Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Lady Gaga’s dramatic but personal dance album, Chromatica
Jasmine Rowland takes a trip down memory lane, and looks at the life of Lilly Allen in her best selling autobiography My Thoughts Exactly
Billy Porter shows that ‘best-dressed’ isn’t just for the women as he steals every show with his striking style
Our response to hookups for men and women are polar opposite – women are slut-shamed, whilst men are applauded – the stigma around casual sex needs to end, writes Lauren Poole
What would happen if an ordinary kid lifted Excalibur from the stone?