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Moving Pictures @ Midland Hotel

IT'S not difficult to see why Cathy Crabb's comedy drama, presented as part of the groundbreaking 24:7 Theatre Festival, has already scored awards at both Buxton Fringe Festival and Studio Salford.

Witty, insightful and, yes, moving, it's set in the flat Tina (Sue Jaynes) is moving out of to establish a new life for herself.

Anne (Denice Hope) has come to view and, on the surface, these two women couldn't be more different. But the unexpected link between them changes everything.

Wonderfully acted and precisely written, this perfectly-formed little piece of theatre deserves a much bigger audience.

Moving Pictures is on at the Midland Hotel until Saturday, July 30 (Wed 27 8:45pm; Fri 29 5:45pm; Sat 30 3:30pm. 15 certificate). Show tickets are priced £7.50 (£4 concs). Tickets can be booked at the Library Theatre Box Office in person or on 0161 236 7110.