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Top 5 reasons to see the theatre

Top 5 reasons to see the theatre

Sam Bronheim offers her personal top 5 reasons for why you should go to see the theatre
How to get cheap theatre tickets for students and young people

How to get cheap theatre tickets for students and young people

Theatre tickets are expensive, but Theatre Editor Jay Darcy explains how young people and students can take advantage of the schemes, offers and discounts in place

Review: Ghost the Musical

Jess Johnstone reviews Ghost at the Palace Theatre
Abigail’s Party Review

Abigail’s Party Review

Jess Johnstone reviews Sarah Esdaile’s touring production of Mike Leigh’s 1977 classic suburban tragi-comedy Abigail’s Party
Review: Kourtney Kardashian

Review: Kourtney Kardashian

Ella Marsden reviews Sleepwalk Collective’s Kourtney Kardashian at HOME
MIFTA Season: A Place

MIFTA Season: A Place

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Sass Holmes’ A Place, as part of the University of Manchester Drama Soicety MIFTA season
Meet Young Identity

Meet Young Identity

Ellie Martin talks to Young Identity and the work they do for the creative spirit in Manchester
In conversation with: the Comedy Society

In conversation with: the Comedy Society

Chloe Hatton spoke to Annabelle Devey and Jordan Vincent about why you should join the Comedy Society.
Review: The Manchester Collective’s ‘Pierrot Lunaire’

Review: The Manchester Collective’s ‘Pierrot Lunaire’

Urussa Malik reviews The Manchester Collective’s ‘Pierrot Lunaire’
First Time: Nathaniel Hall breaks stigma surrounding HIV

First Time: Nathaniel Hall breaks stigma surrounding HIV

Actor and writer Nathaniel Hall talks to Issy Bolitho about his upcoming one-man play that is set to start an honest conversation about being HIV-positive.
Review: Annabelle Devey’s standup

Review: Annabelle Devey’s standup

Sex, STDs, and Primark tops, Chloe Hatton reviews Annabelle Devey’s latest stand up.
Review: Opera North – Tosca

Review: Opera North – Tosca

Emily Tandy reviews Opera North’s production of Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ at The Lowry
Fuse FM x Comsoc: A CALM Time

Fuse FM x Comsoc: A CALM Time

Chloe Hatton reviews Fuse FM’s latest event, a CALM time, which was organised in collaboration with the Comedy Society in order to raise money for the Campaign Against Living Miserably
They’re behind you! Meet The Pantomime Society

They’re behind you! Meet The Pantomime Society

What can you expect from the Pantomime Society? Chloe Hatton talks to its co-chairs to find out.
Review: ‘One Hundred Different Words for Love’

Review: ‘One Hundred Different Words for Love’

Evie Appleson reviews ‘One Hundred Different Words for Love’ at HOME as part of Orbit Festival 2018
Cost of new arts venue, The Factory, rises by almost £20m

Cost of new arts venue, The Factory, rises by almost £20m

The cost of construction for the new arts centre will rise by almost £20m, taking the budget to a total of £130m
My body is not my home

My body is not my home

Following the Women’s Theatre Society performance of ‘Uncovered: Monologues by Muslim Women’, Ellie Martin chats to Safiyya El Diwany
Obituary: Ntozake Shange

Obituary: Ntozake Shange

On the 27th October 2018, acclaimed poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died at the age of 70
Theatre in late Victorian Manchester

Theatre in late Victorian Manchester

Rosa Uijtewaal takes us back to Victorian Manchester in an exploration of how theatre developed in the city
Sentinel: Exploring climate change through music and art

Sentinel: Exploring climate change through music and art

As part of the Manchester Science Festival, ‘Sentinel’ is a performance of laser lighting, video, live vocals, and electro-synth music, creating a “multi-sensory journey through present and future effects of global warming.”