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The Enchanted Pig - a musical family fairytale

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Following its hugely successful Christmas run at the Royal Opera House and its New York debut at the New Victory Theater, The Enchanted Pig, a musical fairytale for all the family, will tour the UK this spring, including two performances at the Royal Northern College Of Music (RNCM) during the Easter holidays. Read more…

Main event: Manchester Irish Festival 2010

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The week when it’s positively expected of you to spend at least one day on a liquid diet has arrived. Yes, it’s time to crack out that oversized green hat and novelty Guinness glass because St Patrick’s Day is looming on Wednesday, and the city is turning into little Ireland all over again. Read more…

Must see: X Factor Live

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Overnight stardom used to be a pipe dream for musicians and singers. It took The Beatles four years of knocking around local and international circuits to get Brian Epstein to notice them and offer them their big break. Read more…

Must see: Alberta Cross

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Here at CityLife, we love anagrams. And we also love Alberta Cross, the alt-folk blues rockers from Sweden and London. Read more…

Must see: Gallery Of Costume

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A dash of Hollywood glamour returns to Manchester as the city’s Gallery Of Costume reopens following a £1.3m refurbishment. Read more…

Must see: Tom Clarke

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With his band, The Enemy, on voluntary hiatus until the middle of the year, Tom Clarke has found himself with a little time on his hands. And Tom is choosing to fill it in a way that is surely a proper bit of good news for Mancunian music lovers. Read more…

Preview: Editors

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Their biggest fan (Michael Jackson, people!) may have gone, but Editors would have made Jacko proud of late. Read more…

Preview: Star Wars In Concert

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There are nerds, and there are uber nerds. There’s even a subset above them – the Star Wars nerds. And that top dog in the nerds stakes now gets its very own arena concert... Read more…

Interview: Robin Sebastian

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Though Robin Sebastian has been professionally impersonating legendary comedic actor Kenneth Williams on the stage, the origin of that impersonation lies at various London drinks parties. Read more…

Preview: Glengarry Glen Ross - Library Theatre

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David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross is, believes the Library Theatre Company’s artistic director Chris Honer, ‘one of the masterpieces of 20th century drama, a magnificent play’. Read more…

Preview: Good Vibrations - Joshua Brooks

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A great man once sang: “Music is a world within itself. With a language we all understand [and] an equal opportunity for all to sing, dance and clap their hands.” Read more…

Preview: Steve Gullick - Kraak

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Every great picture tells a story, but few have such surreal or hilarious origins as Steve Gullick’s shot of Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce. Rock photographer Gullick photographed Pierce up Mount Etna just as it was erupting. Read more…

Pub Of The Year 2010 - an update...

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City centre pub The Deansgate is the early front runner in the race to be crowned MEN Pub Of The Year for 2010. Hundreds of votes have already been cast in our competition as the race to find the region’s top pub began in earnest last week (March 1). Read more…

Sherry

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This Mother’s Day, why not indulge your family in a wine that will span the generations with style? A wine that will do for an elegant aperitif as well as the perfect match for pudding. Read more…

Classical highlights: Steven Osborne, Camerata, Chamber Concerts Society

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Steven Osborne came to Manchester from Scotland as a student, aged 17, on the joint course for musicians at the University of Manchester and Royal Northern College of Music. Read more…

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