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8th December 2017 | By nq_admin

A Night of Laughter: Comedy Store Review

Manchester’s Comedy Store, sister to its store in London, is the biggest establishment to offer the public the very best in stand-up comedy in Manchester....

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7th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: The Pigeon Detectives @ Manchester Academy

Remember 2007? Amy Winehouse was still alive, Glastonbury saw one of its biggest mud baths to date while Arctic Monkeys headlined, and The Pigeon Detectives...

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6th December 2017 | By nq_admin

The Charlatans launch entire discography of singles as an app with Manchester tech experts Modern English

Long-established Manchester indie band The Charlatans have launched a phone home screen inspired mobile website that is packed with exclusive Charlatans material redesigned to look...

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6th December 2017 | By nq_admin

The Abstract Orchestra: Madvillainy Review

The Abstract Orchestra is a 16-piece all-star hip hop big band. The band has its original roots in Leeds, with influences from live performances of major...

Gorillaz Live Manchester

4th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Gorillaz at Manchester Arena

It’s not often the animated four-piece take to the stage, so it goes without saying that the return of Gorillaz to the city of Manchester...

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1st December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Nativity the Musical at Manchester’s Palace Theatre

Based on the 2009 film, which is now a British classic Christmas film, expectations were high for the cast and creatives of Nativity the Musical. ...

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1st December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Future Islands are captivating at the o2 Apollo

Any gig at Manchester’s o2 Apollo is destined to be a special one. With it’s grand interiors, sloping floor, a prominently cheery Mancunian crowd… and...

The Best in Stand Up - The Comedy Store

30th November 2017 | By nq_admin

The Best in Stand-up @ The Comedy Store

The Comedy Store, Manchester. The iconic venue, located under the famous old arches in Deansgate Locks, greets you with its glowing circular stamp hallmarking its...

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29th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Elf the Musical at The Lowry

Sequins, snow, the North Pole and a whole lot of singing, what more do you want from a musical? Based on the wonderful 2003 hit...

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29th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Beat the Frog

Gaining the confidence to put yourself on stage, in front of a crowd of strangers and attempting to make them laugh, for me, would be...

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28th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Gok Wan Naked and Baring All at The Lowry

From growing up on a Leicester council estate, to to becoming one of the country’s most recognised faces, Gok Wan has had a career that...

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27th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Man on the Moon at Manchester’s Contact Theatre

Looking at the dynamics of the father-daughter relationship that Keisha has with her father, Keisha shows us the multiple influences or barriers to them understanding...

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25th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Liza Pulman Sings Streisand

Singer, actor and one-third of cabaret group Fascinating Aida, Liza Pulman is on the road with her new show that honours the legendary icon Barbra Streisand....

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24th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: The Head Wrap Diaries at Contact Theatre

Uchenna Dance present an uplifting blend of dance, theatre, great music, a good dose of humour and … hair stories The piece was devised in...

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22nd November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Cilla the Musical at the Palace Theatre Manchester

Based on the hit television series, Bill Kenwrght and Laurie Mansfield present BAFTA Award winning Jeff Pope’s Cilla’s the Musical. A star of the charts...

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21st November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: WOKE at the Royal Exchange Theatre

The Oxford English Dictionary defines Woke as originally meaning well-informed and up-to-date. But nowadays, alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice. It’s through a...

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19th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Les Misérables School Edition at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre

Now, Les Misérables is a musical very close to my heart, after performing in two productions of the musical, I think I know all the...

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18th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Cheryl Martin: Who Wants to Live Forever? at Contact Theatre

One woman’s life-long love for Billie Holiday’s music, for the stars, and for her lost baby brother. Who Wants To Live Forever? is about camping...

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17th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Contact Theatre closes its doors for 2018

The Contact theatre will close the doors of its iconic Oxford Road building at the end of December 2017 ahead of a major £6.75million capital...

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16th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Manchester School Of Theatre present Picnic

Never has a play had me so consistently on the verge of tears – both from laughter and from hard-hitting raw emotion. Yet, once the...