Entertainment

Manchester comic Penella Mellor is hitting the road with a unique brand of comedy.

Real Life is a whirlwind masterclass in the art of surrealism, absurdity and piss-taking.

Maxine Peake’s performance in The Skriker is one that will live long in the memory.

Manchester’s most loved club nights, The Warehouse Project, have announced their 10th anniversary season schedule – and it looks like it’s going to be as raucous as ever.

The American writer behind the world’s most well-known family, The Simpsons, has been named the first official patron of the Salford International Media Festival.

The final night of the Manchester International Film Festival saw the great and good receive much-deserved awards for their endeavours. But because we know it’d be tough to find the time to watch them all we’ve put together a list of our favourites.

Shocking short stories of human trafficking from around the world are brought together in one educational and inspiring theatrical performance set to hit the stage at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival.

Cartridgesave.co.uk is hosting a nationwide competition, with the chance to win £2,000 – and all you have to do is write a 750-word alternative ending to your favourite movie classic.

Phone sex operator Cameryn Moore will be performing her award-winning play Phone Whore and writing her world-famous ‘sidewalk smut’ at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival this month.

Salford’s punk poet Jon Cooper-Clarke has set pen to paper to create a poem to celebrate the British coastline in collaboration with the National Trust.

Kate Marlow – dubbed ‘the scariest woman in showbusiness’ by TV mogul Simon Cowell – will be premiering her anti-austerity play at the Manchester Fringe Festival this weekend.