Entertainment

Vancouver-based dance company British Ballet Columbia, on their first UK tour, left a lasting impression during a sparsely-packed show at The Lowry.

An ITV drama turned touring musical doesn’t exactly have ‘classic’ written all over it.

Simon Day appeared In Character at the Waterside in Sale on Thursday, treating the busy theatre to an evening of considered comedy.

Teams from universities across the UK will compete across three of the biggest games on the esports scene: League of Legends, Overwatch, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (generally shortened to CS:GO).

On the day the world lost Stephen Hawking and Jim Bowen, it seemed appropriate to spend the evening enjoying the work of a man known for both his transcendent genius and razor-sharp wit.

Audiences can expect laughs from a diverse array of voices as comedian Simon Day brings his show In Character to Manchester.

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.