Manchester Opera Project, who are dedicated to commissioning and developing new opera, present their brand new Festival One over the next few days. Festival One is the first festival of operatic works specifically commissioned for Manchester by a Manchester organization. The three day festival includes three premieres of Manchester Opera Project commissioned monodramas by composers Ailís…
The full programme for Sounds from the Other City 2017 has now been revealed. Sounds from the Other City (SFTOC) returns on Sunday 30 April, showcasing music, performance and art and taking over several venues in Salford’s Chapel Street area, including churches, warehouses, pubs and social centres. There will be gigs galore, after-parties and special…
New theatre company Equapoise Theatre is set to bring its debut production, The Promise, to the King’s Arms Theatre. The production is Nick Dear’s adaption of Alexei Abruzov’s work and tells the story of three teenagers Lika, Marat and Leonidik as they live through the seige of Leningrad during the winter of 1942. Running from…
Two years ago, Studio Salford set up Write For The Stage (W4TS), an increasingly popular course for budding first-time stage writers from all walks of life to create their first stage play. During this time, award-winning playwright, Mike Heath, who also holds a PGCE teaching qualification and is the Studio Salford Co-ordinator, has seen the…
Black Toffee describes itself as ‘Dark and chewy. Reflecting the modern world in all its darkness [and light] with subjects that’ll make you chew before you swallow.’ Hidden hits this note perfectly. Lindsay and Carruthers, who also co-wrote the script, deliver a very witty, dark and humorous performance, as six individuals living seemingly separate lives…
