Entertainment

Over the past 10 years, Lizzie Nunnery has lived a double life as a folk musician and award-winning playwright.

It’s safe to say that with its return to Salford, Simon Stephens’ adaptation of the Mark Haddon novel has established itself as a true classic of 21st century theatre.

London 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony co-director Jenny Sealey brings The House of Bernarda Alba, Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca’s 1936 masterpiece, to Manchester’s unique Royal Exchange Theatre from February 3-25.

Ever since the turn of the year it has seemed like the country has become some sort of winter La La Land.

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett hopes to push boundaries and unite a warring world when he performs at Bridgewater Hall on Friday 5 May as part of his 2017 tour.

Singletons will no longer be able to scarper from a dodgy first date – because they’ll be locked in a room.

Super-talented Kaisa Hammarlund took to the stage of The Royal Exchange to play the gorgeously vulnerable and innocent Charity Valentine in the live theatre adaptation of hit musical ‘Sweet Charity’.

Experimental music fans in Manchester are in for a treat at The Wonder Inn as the Weisslich concert series makes an appearance before moving to STYX in London on Saturday.

In a survey by Ticketmaster – the online ticket seller – the gigs just pipped Coldplay’s Head Full of Dreams Tour and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s The River Tour to the top of the table.

Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is given a remastered production of homecomings, marvel, genuine fright and the odd dash of flamboyance at The Lowry.

Fresh from a three-night stand at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club in London, Maxi Jazz and the E-Type Boys – a nine-piece ensemble led by the Faithless frontman – descended upon Manchester’s historic music venue Band on the Wall.