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Review: Spamalot23/05/2012 | Theatre Dance | 4 CommentsSpamalot is still a whole lot of fun, says Katherine Vine... Latest Comment... sorry, but this was a load of old cobblers. left at the interval jupitas as the king? no way Read full article

WILDE PROSE: Stars of Lady Windermere's Fan

Review: Lady Windermere's Fan23/05/2012 | Theatre Dance | 0 CommentsOscar Wilde's breakthrough play gets off to a creaky start at the Royal Exchange. Read full article

Rock’n’roll holiday’s The Enemy18/05/2012 | Music | 0 CommentsWhen you’re a Molotov cocktail of a band – ignited and ready to explode – the biggest challenge is knowing when to stop throwing yourself at the cr... Read full article

Advertorial: Celebrating the Hacienda – 30 years on18/05/2012 | Music | 0 CommentsThirty years ago, the club that would come to mould Manchester’s musical future opened its doors. Read full article

Celebrating the Hacienda – 30 years on18/05/2012 | Clubs | 2 CommentsThirty years ago, the club that would come to mould Manchester’s musical future opened its doors. Latest Comment... Am I missing something here, how is Mon 4th June a school night. It's the extra bank holiday tuesday the day after so presumably all the schools ar... Read full article

Jon Rickardson old before time’s up on his live shows18/05/2012 | Comedy | 1 CommentThe big three-O. It comes to us all eventually, and it’s one of those ages that makes some of us contemplate what we have achieved and others to co... Latest Comment... Title of this article??!!!! Presumably nobody bothers proof reading things now before they are published. Read full article

Marcus Brigstocke loves Monty Python spoof18/05/2012 | Comedy | 0 CommentsMarcus Brigstocke will once again be girding his loins with armour when he returns to the Opera House next week to play King Arthur (complete with ... Read full article

Gillene Herbert as Julie Jordan and Claire Pipperidge in Carousel

Opera North gets on the Carousel18/05/2012 | Theatre Dance | 0 CommentsOpera North is listening to its audience and responding to requests to see Carousel, one of the most popular musicals of all time. Read full article

See where rest of the clay figures hang out18/05/2012 | Arts | 0 CommentsIf you went into the city centre on Wednesday, you were sure of a big surprise. Read full article

Karl Jenkins, whose new work, The Peacemakers, will be performed at the Bridgewater Hall

Bridgewater Hall premiere by a musical living legend18/05/2012 | Music | 1 Comment‘Most performed living composer in the world’ is quite a label to wear – and the man who wears it is Karl Jenkins. Latest Comment... The concert in the Bridgewater Hall on Saturday 19th May 2012 was fantastic! Good music, very well played. The two choirs - the Kinder Children's C... Read full article

David Vincent is preparing to take Sankeys to Ibiza this year.

Sankeys heads off to the sun18/05/2012 | Clubs | 0 CommentsLook out of the window and what do you see? Chances are, gale-force winds are lashing rain against the glass while unfortunate pedestrians dash for... Read full article

Quangos go back to basics18/05/2012 | Music | 0 CommentsIt’s a simple romantic equation: boy meets girl, boy wants girl to hold his hand, to please, please him, to love me do, to... well, you get The Bea... Read full article

Sacha Baron Cohen in his film The Dictator

The Dictator: Film Review18/05/2012 | Cinema | 0 CommentsSacha Baron Cohen atones for the sins of Bruno with this gleefully bad taste fish-out-of-water comedy, which kicks sand in the eye of political cor... Read full article

The Yacht Club: Bar review18/05/2012 | Pubs and Bars | 0 CommentsThe idea of opening a pop-up bar based on a French Riviera feel in a city known for its rain is surely a brave move. Read full article

The Barmy Olive18/05/2012 | Pubs and Bars | 0 CommentsOn a rainy Saturday I decided to leave a sink full of washing up and treat my mum to her lunch at a local independent, family run eaterie. Read full article

Albert’s: Restaurant Review18/05/2012 | Restaurants | 0 CommentsAlbert's has been making a success of its Didsbury location for more than two years now. Read full article

Wine: A corker at the BBQ18/05/2012 | Pubs and Bars | 0 CommentsMy favourite wine of the week was one I snapped off for a barbecue party where everybody agreed it was a corker. Lourensford Estate Chardonnay 2011... Read full article

Review: Paul Merton17/05/2012 | Comedy | 1 CommentThe Have I Got News For You team captain flexes his stand up muscle after 12 years away - with almost perfect results. Latest Comment... This review is being over generous. This show was absolutely diabolical. Having seen Paul Merton Improv Chums twice before I was quite looking for... Read full article

FLASH FICTION: Author Sarah-Clare Conlon

If you're all sitting quietly... Local authors take fiction to the streets16/05/2012 | Arts | 0 CommentsStory telling takes to the streets for National Flash Fiction Day. Read full article

Review: Jerry Seinfeld14/05/2012 | Comedy | 1 CommentJerry Seinfeld's rare UK appearance brings a bit smile to David Henry's face... Latest Comment... He came in front of a black curtain. Read full article

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