Entertainment

Forget cream-coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels – this new stage production of The Sound of Music will be one of your favourite things.

“Amazing to think Mary Shelley was only 18 when she started writing Frankenstein isn’t it?”

MM spoke to Bernard and Huey director Dan Mirvish as the film had its UK premiere at MANIFF last week, where it won Best Screenplay.

Film fever reached its height last weekend with the Oscars as Manchester had its own cinema celebration too with the third annual Manchester Film Festival packed full of an array of colourful and inspiring independent pictures from around the world.

Company Chameleon celebrated their 10th anniversary with a stunning triple bill show last Friday at the Lowry Theatre, showing three pieces of emotional, riveting and jaw dropping dance.

Dust off your flares and practise your best dance moves – The Jacksons, Soul II Soul and Billy Ocean are headed to Manchester in August.

Creamfields have released their line-up for the summer and it’s more star-studded than ever.

Manchester dance choreographers Company Chameleon will exhibit their 10-year anniversary of creating dance theatre next month with a triple bill production,“10”, featuring past and present work.

Thriller Live brought Michael Jackson’s heart, soul and iconic moves back to life at the Palace Theatre.

It’s never a given that a movie-turned-musical will find any degree of success.

Humans Being Digital, an exhibition at the Lowry in Salford, both challenges and embraces changes brought about by the digital age.