From pub crawls to Freshers' events, drinking can feel unavoidable, and sobriety can feel isolating. Here's how to miss out on the hangovers, not the fun
Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
Russell T. Davies shares insight at Manchester's SCENE Festival about his hit Channel 4 shows exploring queerness, community and adversity
Jay Darcy reviews Mrs Lowry & Son, the new biopic about local artist L. S. Lowry, at the theatre named after him
Sam Bronheim reviews Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Beauty and the Beast at the Lowry
Sam Bronheim reviews Sabrina Mahfouz’s adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses at The Lowry
Louise Avey reviews Trial by Laughter at the Lowry Theatre, which may go on to become a hit with seasoned theatre-goers
Anuli Changa reviews ‘SIX’ The Musical, the new smash hit by Marlow and Morris, fresh from the West End
Sam Bronheim reviews Opera North’s ‘The Merry Widow’ at the Lowry
Anuli Changa talks to Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham about the ‘Thinking Drinkers’ Pub Crawl’ ahead of its touring visit to The Lowry
Jess Johnstone reviews the National Theatre’s touring version of Macbeth
Libby reviews the annual LGBTQ+ comedy and drama night organised Hope Theatre Company
It’s time to embrace the affordable glamour. Throughout January and February, the Lowry Hotel has launched a £15.95 three-course menu that is bathed in luxury
The Lowry’s latest exhibition creates an uncanny intersection between the human and the digital realm
This modern Hedda Gabler was sparse, shocking, and posed many questions about power
With summer on the way find out what Manchester’s galleries have got in store
An hour long show of madcap physical theatre, acted with aplomb
Lowry’s 1959 Berwick-inspired painting finds its way to Manchester
The temporary ‘Walk of Fame’ installation marks the opening of a new bar
Benjamin Clementine delivers an intense performance at The Lowry, but does his debut album deserve the Mercury Prize?
Harry Newton looks back on a fantastic performance by the cast of Shrek the Musical at The Lowry
Features Editor Joe Evans speaks to Paul Foot and fails to get any real answers to any questions about anything at all
Commissioned by the National Theatre, Alice Birch and RashDash’s Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen bring their ‘We Want You To Watch’ to Salford’s Lowry
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