A lot of conversations with my friends recently have been about a guy, and this hasn’t proved to be a bad thing

Do you feel like you are experiencing a ‘quarter-life crisis’ in your final year? Have you experienced a break-up? Read on to find out how you can find your feet in these (perhaps not so) difficult times

This rendition of Beautiful Thing is a successful revival – Jonathan Harvey’s story is wonderfully tender, certainly withstanding the test of time

The Way Old Friends Do, which follows the establishment of the first drag ABBA tribute band, is a celebration of friendship, queerness and, yes, ABBA

Triumphs and Falls, which was unconventionally performed at Retro, is a strong, complex and relevant play made for a student audience

The Shawshank Redemption visits The Lowry for the penultimate stop of its UK tour

When a new partner asks you to sacrifice your friendships for them, is that just another her red flag to ignore or a sign to get out asap?

“Someone I know had their heart broken nearly a year ago. But they aren’t able to get over it…” Have a friend in need? Aunt Angie’s here!

Michele Lee’s award-winning play, Rice, is coming to Manchester’s HOME Theatre

Urussa Malik reviews The Runway at the Martin Harris Centre

Through its deliberate composition and nuanced characters, The Last Black Man in San Francisco works beautifully as an exploration of what makes us who we are

Bayse Genc reviews Box of Tricks’ Under Three Moons at the Lowry

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews the director and cast of new play Under Three Moons

Holly Ktorou explores the importance of discovering self-love and support in the city of Manchester.

There is a lot of pressure to have made friends during your first week at university. Yet, for many the struggle to find friends continues beyond Welcome Week. Isobel Gough takes a look at those pressures, and how to overcome them.