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Dancing in a Winter Wonderland review: A fabulous celebration of the festive season

Dancing in a Winter Wonderland review: A fabulous celebration of the festive season

Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara’s ‘Dancing in a Winter Wonderland’ is a fabulous celebration of the winter season.
Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom

Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom

Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom, starring Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes, is by no means exceptional – but it is strictly good fun!
Love is in the air at The Lowry

Love is in the air at The Lowry

Strictly Ballroom – a jukebox musical based on the Baz Luhrmann film of the same name and starring Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes – is finally coming to The Lowry, after two covid-forced postponements
Review: Disney 100 – The Concert

Review: Disney 100 – The Concert

Disney 100: The Concert, hosted by Janette Manrara, is a touching tribute to an institution that has defined multiple generations
Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers

Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers

The Mancunion sits down with Katie McGlynn ahead of her joining the UK tour of Peter James’ Wish You Were Dead
Review: Nadiya & Kai – Once Upon a Time

Review: Nadiya & Kai – Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time, in a land far away, Nadiya and Kai brought sass, sequins and spectacles to the Bridgewater Hall!
Disney celebrates 100 years of music and memories with a UK arena tour

Disney celebrates 100 years of music and memories with a UK arena tour

Disney 100: The Concert is touring the UK to mark 100 years of The Walt Disney Company, with Strictly star (and Disney super-fan) Janette Manrara as host
Review: Firedance – Reignite 2023

Review: Firedance – Reignite 2023

Firedance: Reignite 2023, starring Gorka Márquez and Karen Hauer, was a fun, fierce, and yes, fiery extravaganza
Review: Beginning

Review: Beginning

The messiness, hopefulness, and vulnerability of romantic love is captured perfectly in Beginning at the Royal Exchange Theatre
Review: Giovanni Pernice – Made in Italy

Review: Giovanni Pernice – Made in Italy

Giovanni Pernice returns to The Lowry with Made in Italy – which allowed him to show off his comedy as much as his dancing
Giovanni Pernice brings the Italian heat to The Lowry in not-so sunny Salford

Giovanni Pernice brings the Italian heat to The Lowry in not-so sunny Salford

Giovanni Pernice brings his new solo tour, Made in Italy, to The Lowry – where he will transport the audience from not-so sunny Salford to his breathtaking homeland
Vincent Simone tangos into the Lowry

Vincent Simone tangos into the Lowry

Following a string of successful tours with Flavia Cacace, Vincent Simone is embarking on his first ever solo tour, Tango Passions – with a date at the Lowry
Review: Oti Mabuse – I Am Here

Review: Oti Mabuse – I Am Here

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Oti Mabuse’s I Am Here at the Lowry
The Boys are coming to the Bridgewater Hall

The Boys are coming to the Bridgewater Hall

Here Come The Boys, which stars Strictly Come Dancing’s Graziano, Nadiya, Nikita Pasha and Karim, is coming to the Bridgewater Hall
Review: Remembering The Oscars

Review: Remembering The Oscars

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Remembering The Oscars, starring Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara, at the Bridgewater Hall
Aljaž and Janette are Remembering the Oscars at Bridgewater Hall

Aljaž and Janette are Remembering the Oscars at Bridgewater Hall

Everyone’s favourite Strictly Come Dancing couple, Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara, are bringing their brand-new show, Remembering the Oscars, to Bridgewater Hall
Review: Giovanni Pernice – This Is Me

Review: Giovanni Pernice – This Is Me

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Giovanni Pernice’s This Is Me at Bridgewater Hall
Strictly champion Giovanni Pernice cha chas back to Manchester

Strictly champion Giovanni Pernice cha chas back to Manchester

Strictly Come Dancing champion Giovanni Pernice finally brings his This is Me tour to the Bridgewater Hall
Review: Fatal Attraction

Review: Fatal Attraction

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Fatal Attraction at Manchester Opera House, which is based on the film of the same name and stars Kym Marsh, Oliver Farnworth and Susie Amy
Kevin Clifton is burning up the Bridgewater Hall this Valentine’s Day

Kevin Clifton is burning up the Bridgewater Hall this Valentine’s Day

Burn The Floor is coming to The Bridgewater Hall, lead by Strictly’s Kevin Clifton once again