Live Manchester interviews local and international artists from the world of music, theatre and film.
Our interview series has included international stars including Sabrina Carpenter, Maggie Lindemann, Lindsay Ell and MacKenzie Porter, UK bands such as Black Honey, Anteros, and Foxglove as well as international bands including Striking Matches, Sumo Cyco and The Aces.
We also interview stage and film artists including previous features with Roxanne Pallett, Amy-Jane Ollies and Jessica Jane Stafford.
Catch our written interview features here on Live Manchester and our filmed interviews over on our YouTube channel. Filmed interviews with international artists are also run in conjunction with PitchShifter Magazine and featured on their YouTube channel.
As the award-winning opera producer brings tours of Bizet’s Carmen and Puccini’s Tosca to Manchester, Ellen Kent gives her thoughts on opera production, touring and working with local stage schools: YOU HAVE BEEN PRODUCING ACCLAIMED OPERAS FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS, THAT’S AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT. I had a hugely creative and colourful childhood which played a…
Jess And The Bandits have become quite the force in country music. Hugely energetic live shows and an excellent debut album, Here We Go Again, have cemented them as one of the acts to watch on the country music scene. The album, one of the top country music releases of 2015 was well received by critics…
After putting on a stunning show at Manchester’s Deaf Institute which had the crowd baying for more, Striking Matches are set to return to the city to perform at Manchester Academy on Friday 21 November. The duo of Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis have seen their stock in the UK rise significantly over the last…
Actress and 1956 Theatre Artistic Director Amy-Jane Ollies has released her debut play, Wolf, which was first performed by 1956 Theatre as part of their hugely successful Manchester Rep Season. Addressing the relationships between family and friends, Wolf looks at the effect of a lack of communication, honesty and lies and how these can cause events…
We talk to the synth-pop geniuses ahead of their Ruby Lounge gig After a highly impressive performance at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in April in support of their EP Arrive Alone, Leave Alone and a stunning recent slot at the Castle, Manchester based synth-pop quartet Girl Friend are set to return to the Ruby Lounge on…
There are some occasions when an artist starts to sing and you simply have to stop and listen. And that’s exactly what happens when the hugely talented Ella Shaw appears on stage. With a voice which captivates – powerful, soulful – she has wowed recent audiences at festivals at the Lowry as well as with…
With country music on the up-and-up in the UK, duo The Shires have just become the first band to score a UK top 10 country album. We caught up with one of UK country’s hottest properties at the Manchester date of their UK tour to chat to Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes about Brave, touring…
As the 1956 Theatre gets ready to launch it’s latest production, Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Salford Arts Theatre, we speak to Amy-Jane Ollies, Artistic Director of Manchester’s 1956 Theatre about their latest work and the company itself. You launch your new production Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Salford Arts Theatre next week, can you…
Billy Lockett has carved out quite the reputation for being a highly talented singer songwriter, even drawing comparisons with Bob Dylan. Recent shows in Manchester at the Deaf Institute and supporting Nina Nesbitt on her acoustic tour, have only served to enhance this standing, showing fans and first-time listeners alike just how skilled he is. We…
He’s recently supported Lily Allen on her tour which stopped at the Manchester Academy and released his new album, Power, a dramatic follow-up album, dubbed the soundtrack to a movie which doesn’t actually exist. We caught up with Fryars to ask about the album, what he’s been up to and how he goes about creating…
