The National Theatre’s production of A Taste of Honey may have begun its UK tour at The Lowry Theatre in Salford, but the Salford it represents is a world away from the glitz and glamour of Media City.

A brewery run by a family of Manchester brothers is leading the way in the city’s craft beer industry and is showing no signs of slowing down.

Little Miss Sunshine brightened the entire room’s spirits on opening night at the Lowry, bringing just as much charm and character to the stage as it did on the big screen.

It’s election time once again, but instead of wannabe councillors knocking at your doors and littering you hallways with election leaflets, it’s the turn of those who want your vote to send them to the EU parliament (or not, as we are about to find out).

World War Two is over, and the soldiers have finally come home. In this colourful, spirited rendition of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, romantic shenanigans provide a welcome relief for the battle-weary characters and delight the audience.

Labour managed to slightly extend their majority in Salford last night despite the rise of smaller and outside parties.

The Green Party may not have gained a seat at the Salford elections last night but the environmental issue was nonetheless central to the way the results panned out.

When a gobby hairdresser, Rita, enrols on an open university course and is assigned to an initially less than willing tutor, Frank, the pair are clueless as to the lessons they are destined to teach each other.

Petticoats, pastel-coloured kitchens and Mr Sandman on the radio; from the opening scene, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Laura Wade’s newest play was set in America’s swinging 1950s. You would, however, be wrong.

Multiple award-winning musical Blood Brothers has made its way to The Lowry in Salford – and boy how it made an impression.

“We hope you have enjoyed the show”, musician Clinton Curtis sung to all those present at The Lowry on Friday, concluding this innovative take on one of The Beatles’ masterpieces with a homage to the timeless title track on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.