Entertainment

the-performers-were-praised-for-amazing-show-which-brought-hull-to-a-standstill

15th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Land of Green Ginger Unleashed performance in Hull

On the wintery evening of Saturday 11th November, a magical parade took to the streets of Hull in what shaped up to be the most...

1507678078824

15th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Jessie J @ Albert Hall 9/10/17

Three years after the smash album Sweet Talker, Jessie J made a big comeback on stage in Manchester at Albert Hall, an intimate affair where...

pink

15th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Pink’s New Album ‘Beautiful Trauma’ Debuts at NO. 1

It seems rockstar Pink just can’t go wrong this year after her new album debuts at number one in the UK.  The album release comes...

25394021_10214222100043209_1836931653_n

15th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Jack Carty

Based in the Northern Quarter, stands Castle Hotel, a small, intimate, oddly patterned pub. Upon first arrival, it didn’t seem like a place for a...

25394108_10214221732114011_2109724944_n

15th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Is there a career in musical theatre?

According to Statista, only 21% of adults visited the theatre in 2016, despite there being 42,866 productions across this year. With cuts to the arts...

geri-halliwell

14th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: All Together Now at MediaCity

It’s not every day you have the chance to do the YMCA and the Conga with Ginger Spice, aka Geri Halliwell (now Horner), never mind...

Jenna and the G's

14th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Jenna and the G’s at Albert Schloss

Full of roaring open fires, long Viking tables and a beautiful décor, Albert Schloss is one of those venues where you can have a classy...

nina

14th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Nina Nesbitt at Sound Control, Manchester

With the recent announcement of well-known music venue Sound Control set to close at the end of the year, the nightclub is soaking in its...

15541070_10154822460842533_2840364654094635754_o

14th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Performance artist authors new anthology of ingenious practice-led projects

Mesearch and the Performing Body is an innovative book written by Dr Mark Edward. It conveys his research principally of contemporary dance, drag performance, art...

thumb_4880_hero_1x

14th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Winter Wonderland at Event City

Footballers and TV stars braved the cold and enjoyed the indoor Christmas theme park as Winter Wonderland officially launched in Manchester on Monday. Doors have...

KIKI Showtime

14th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Very Cherry Sundae – Christmas special at KIKI Manchester

As the party dances started and the confetti flew at the end of the Sunday show, it is clear to see why cabaret is such a...

img_0181

13th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Contact Theatre and Rasa co -production ‘Handlooms’ is set to be shown in a sari shop on Wilmslow Road

The Contact Theatre and Rasa co-production, Handlooms, is going to be set in Alankar House of Sarees on Wilmslow Road this March, as part of...

img_6112

12th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Best in Stand Up @ The Comedy Store

Perched on the Deansgate Locks, the Manchester outcrop of London’s best-known comedy club was the location of last week’s alternative night out. Despite living in...

Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

12th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Red Riding Hood and the Wolf at HOME

The ragged, puppet-wolf is a wimp. Red Riding Hood is a demon-like doll. Grandma is her evil accomplice and a crazed taxidermist, and her mother...

The Grand Venue

12th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Good Foxy: playing for the people

Good Foxy are returning to their hometown of Clitheroe to play a special non-profit homecoming gig to celebrate the launch of their new EP. The...

25285956_10214951150316635_110091306_o

11th December 2017 | By Tom Green

Review: Beat the Frog @ The Frog and Bucket, 04/12/17

Is making jokes about being fat still a taboo? For me, observational comedy is by far the best form of the art. So on this...

img_2341

11th December 2017 | By nq_admin

REVIEW: The Cribs, Gorilla, 09.12.17

There’s a tendency to unfairly lump The Cribs in with the ‘landfill indie’ of the mid-noughties – a Guardian article earlier this year mentioned in...

new-vic-theatre_around-the-world-in-80-days_image-by-andrew-billington_1

11th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Around the World in 80 Days at The Lowry

The mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days with his assistant Passepartout....

dqeale9x4aanybe

9th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Morale is High (Since We Gave Up Hope) @ Contact Theatre

In this digressive yet affable piece of gig-theatre by Manchester-based theatre company Powder Keg, Ross McCaffery and Jake Walton drag us through a whirlwind of...

methode-times-prod-web-bin-120d4506-db71-11e7-aacd-025601055216

9th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Guys and Dolls at the Royal Exchange Theatre

After moving the classic musical up the road in New York, the musical gets a brand new soul. This version of Frank Loesser’s musical about...