For the first time, the ‘friendliest marathon’ hosted a Marathon Eve Meet-Up on Saturday 6th to provide information and moral support for the runners.

Mike Leigh’s 1977 play about a disastrous drinks party in a repressive suburbia has been faithfully recreated by Sarah Esdaile, adding a layer of nostalgia to the much-loved comedy of manners.

The world is currently looking upon the UK with a mixture of bewilderment and bemusement.

It’s frustration with the male-dominated DJ scene that inspired Tracy Duah, Anna Cooper, Sophie Hayter, and Rosa Méthol to form All Hands on Deck (AHoD): the perfectly named DJ collective creating an inclusive platform in Manchester for women and non-binary people to flourish on the turntables.

The makeup industry has always been viewed as a female dominated occupation, but times are quickly changing as men are paving the way for a genderless makeup industry.

Jinkx Monsoon, who was crowned winner and America’s next drag superstar in season 5 of Drag Race, spoke to MM about inclusivity, Trump and transphobia in the LGBTQ+ society.

David Mamet’s most famous work Glengarry Glen Ross is at Manchester’s Opera House from director Sam Yates and starring EastEnders’ Nigel Harman and Waterloo Road’s Mark Benton.

The camaraderie and humour were already evident at 6.30am, as people gathered at Manchester’s Central Bus Station.

Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage visits the Palace Theatre in Manchester next month.

Thanks to its convenient location within the United Kingdom, Manchester has always enjoyed a prominence within the shipping industry.

Fifty years on from The Beatles’ trailblazing Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, world-renowned choreographer Mark Morris is bringing an exuberant music and dance work to Manchester.