Entertainment

Manchester will host its first ever International Film Festival including UK and world film premieres this summer.

The buzz and furore of the marketplace will return to Manchester’s Northern Quarter this weekend, with a selection of stalls to satisfy foodies, music lovers, and shopaholics alike.

Her debut album The Longest River blends classic old-world sounds from traditional sources with confident vocals that reminds you that the broad umbrella of folk branches far beyond pop beatniks Mumford and Sons.

Maccabees fans have been eagerly anticipating this UK tour to get a flavour of their upcoming fourth album, but on last night’s evidence at the Manchester Ritz, it is hard to gauge whether the record will match their previous efforts.

We need to stop trying to ‘fix’ autism sufferers to make them think like us, and instead appreciate the condition for all its life-changing and beautiful characteristics.

Multi-award winning pianist Ingrid Fliter will return to Manchester for a rare appearance at the Bridgewater Hall later this week.

Five down five to go. Monday’s episode might be a tad slow for some but the episode strikes it just right by pairing down the storylines allowing them to pick up momentum.

Ahead of the The Maccabees’ upcoming show at Manchester Ritz, guitarist Felix White took some time out of his schedule to talk to MM about their new album, growing as a band and life on the road.

The production, which attempts to retell this horrifying tale and pay homage to those who lost their lives in the Bradford Fire, is coming to The Lowry on Saturday 23 April.

Manchester’s first gaming festival is to arrive in the city next month, with organisers wanting to put the emphasis on the social side of gaming over hardcore competition or the latest triple-A titles hoovering your wallet.

King Lear – the tale of a monarch’s decent into madness after he attempts to secure an early retirement – is perhaps Shakespeare’s finest tragedy. And it is done a great justice by the Northern Broadsides troop at The Lowry.