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Margaret Atwood at the Liverpool Philharmonic: Witty and wonderful

Margaret Atwood at the Liverpool Philharmonic: Witty and wonderful

Margaret Atwood promotes her new short story collection Old Babes in the Wood and gives an insight into her writing process, her feelings about the Handmaid’s Tale television show and more.
Manchester International Festival is back (with polkadots and footballs)

Manchester International Festival is back (with polkadots and footballs)

Manchester International Festival is back, with a play starring Maxine Peake, a residency by Janelle Monáe, a new exhibition by Yayoi Kusama, and much more!
Review: Betty! A sort of Musical

Review: Betty! A sort of Musical

Betty! A sort of Musical, co-written by and starring Maxine Peake, is a wonderful but wonky musical that only sort of honours Baroness Betty Boothroyd
The Royal Exchange Theatre gets political (sort of)

The Royal Exchange Theatre gets political (sort of)

This year’s festive musical at the Royal Exchange Theatre is Betty: A sort of Musical, which (sort of) tells the story of Baroness Betty Boothroyd, who is (sort of) played by Maxine Peake
Musicals of Manchester: December

Musicals of Manchester: December

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this December!

Protest: Stories of Resistance – an afternoon with Maxine Peake

“I think it’s almost impossible to write without being political” — Kit de Waal

Manchester ‘Walk of Fame’ honours city icons

The temporary ‘Walk of Fame’ installation marks the opening of a new bar

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire

Marking the opening of the Royal Exchange’s 40th anniversary season, this stripped-back version of Williams’ much-adapted story failed to make an impression

Famous faces from in and around Manchester

Famous faces from stage and screen who either came from, or studied in and around Manchester