live manchester magazine april 2014 edition
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Previews, reviews and features on live events in Manchester including Kristyna Myles, Gary Barlow, Halestorm, Manchester Museum, Much Ado About Nothing. Museum, art, theatre, dance and more.TRANSCRIPT
April 2014
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Kristyna myles
LAUNCHES DEBUT ALBUM
PINCH ME QUICK!
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Music
We bring you some of the best live
acts performing in Manchester this
month including Gary Barlow,
Halestorm, Justin Timberlake, The
Orielles and the Dexters and much
more
Our classical music roundup picking
out the best of the classical feasts
Manchester has to offer in April.
Feature and cover artist —Kristyna Myles
launched her debut album at The Deaf
Institute and we were there to catch up
with her.
Museums & Art
An update on the work to the
Whitworth Art Gallery
We also feature two exhibitions
showing at Manchester museums at
the moment—Vanishing for the Vote
at the People’s History Museum and
From The War of Nature at
Manchester Museum
Theatre & Stage
Three shows hit our radar this
month—The Perfect Murder, Lord of
the Flies and Much Ado About
Nothing
Events Listings—we bring you listings for all
the major venues in Manchester for April.
Why we love Manchester this month:
So a month has passed by, and what a
month!
We’ve seen the likes of Nina Nesbitt
rocking the Ritz, Fall Out Boy and The
Pretty Reckless taking the arena by storm
and the launch of Kristyna Myles’
phenomenal debut album Pinch Me Quick!
(more about that later).
Friday Food Fight is in full swing (our
bellies have never been happier, although
our bank balances are concerned about
the gym membership we’re all going to
need).
This month doesn’t look too shabby either.
New acts are coming through all the
time—we’ll be catching the Orielles and
Charlie Cooper launching their EPs,
But it’s not all good news. Sadly, the
Manchester institution (and one of our
favourite haunts) Copacabana will be
closing it’s doors for the last time on
Saturday 5th April after 21 years of
bringing the best Latin parties to
Manchester. They’re having a farewell
party 4th and 5th of April—don’t miss it
and say goodbye to this amazing venue
and wonderful staff in style.
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Sophie Ellis Bextor
Sophie Ellis Bextor
18 April 2014
The Ritz
F resh from her turn on the dance floor in
Strictly Come Dancing, Sophie Ellis
Bextor heads to The Ritz on 18th April.
Since bursting on to the scene in 2000 with dance
track Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love), her
collaboration with Italian DJ Spiller, which entered
the UK single charts at number 1, there has been
no looking back.
With five albums, one EP and twenty singles under
her belt, she has certainly experienced her fair
share of success, fusing pop music with disco. That
being said, her latest album, Wanderlust, shows a
departure from her previous style – a collection of
ballads, folk, chamber-pop and raucous tracks
which some have dubbed as a return to her roots
as lead singer of indie-band theaudience.
Wanderlust, which she self-financed, was released
in January 2014 and peaked at number four in the
UK album charts. It has so far spawned the singles
Young Blood, with follow-up single Runaway
Daydreamer to be released 31 March.
Her recent gig to promote the launch of
Wanderlust, which has sparked her current tour,
received rave reviews from critics and fans alike,
admiring her new style, although she hasn’t
forgotten her old fans who will be treated to her
disco-pop. We can certainly expect some Murder
On The Dance Floor.
Dena
16 April 2014
Soup Kitchen
MUSIC
Dena
B orn in Bulgaria, but based in Berlin,
Dena (Denitza Todorova) is bringing
her brand of music to the Soup
Kitchen.
Inspired by hip hop, R&B and 90’s music (she is a
self-confessed Destiny’s Child fan), but also
drawing on heavy beats (enter J Dilla and
Madlib), she fuses these with an, at times, heavy
electronic sound, but leaving an element of jazz
to be spotted. In doing so she has drawn
comparisons with artists such as M.I.A., Santigold
and Jentina.
After coming to prominence as a guest vocalist
on The Whitest Boy Alive albums, she has
released a number of singles and EPs including
Cash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pools and her
debut album, Flash, which hit stores in March of
this year.
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
A merican singer, song-writer, actor,
producer, businessman (we could
continue!) Justin Timberlake is set for
two nights at the Phones4U Arena as
a part of his 20/20 Experience world tour. This
will mark the first time he has brought his pop/
R&B show to Manchester in over six years.
He originally hit the big time as the youngest
member of ‘N Sync, following his graduation from
the seeming conveyer belt of talent – the Mickey
Mouse Club. ‘N Sync went on to release three
albums (two hitting the number 1 spot in the US
album charts and the other reaching number 2)
and eighteen singles.
But whereas so many disappear after attempting
to go solo, Justin Timberlake’s career has
flourished – four albums (three number ones and
a number two in both the US and UK); thirty-six
singles; three world tours; seven American Music
Awards; nine Grammy wins; three Brit Awards;
five MTV Europe Awards; eleven (!) MTV Video
Music Awards; a burgeoning film career with
starring roles in movies such as Alpha Dog, Bad
Teacher and In Time; oh and he’s in a relationship
with Hollywood A-Lister Jessica Biel.
With a big arena stage show and hits such as Cry
Me A River, SexyBack, Suit and Tie and Mirrors,
this is sure to be a great gig .
In truth we could say so much more about him,
but we’re starting to get a little jealous!
Justin Timberlake
7-8 April 2014
Phones 4u Arena
Painted Palms
20 April 2014
Soup Kitchen
MUSIC
Painted Palms As part of their European Tour, San Francisco’s Painted Palms
are bringing their psych electro pop to Manchester.
Cousins Reese Donahue and Christopher Prudhomme formed
Painted Palms together in Louisiana, but continued to make
music together online when they were separated by a move to
San Francisco—they continue to use this method today, despite
both now living in San Francisco.
Their debut album Forever was released in February 2014 via
Polyvinyl and demonstrates pop structures and memorable
melodies, but is not adverse to the dark—focusing on the
feeling of being caught between the external world and ones
own thoughts.
Halestorm
4 April 2014
Manchester Academy
MUSIC
P ennsylvanian rockers Halestorm have
certainly come a long way since their
formation. Believe it or not, they were
actually formed by lead singer Lzzy Hale and her
brother and drummer Arejay when she was 13
and he was just 10!
Their history tells tales of losing a talent show to
a tap-dancing cowgirl, playing gigs for free ice-
cream (well who wouldn’t?!) and homemade
pyrotechnics (don’t try that at home). But things
have moved on! With guitarist Joe Hottinger
joining in 2003 and bassist Josh Smith coming on-
board in 2004, a deal with Atlantic Records
followed in 2005, leading to their live EP One and
Done, followed in 2009 by their debut album
Halestorm, which sold more than 300,000 copies.
Their follow-up album, The Strange Case Of ...
was released in 2012, hitting number 1 in the US
Hard Rock Charts and number 15 in the overall
charts. It also spawned the single Love Bites (So
Do I) which scored a Grammy in the 2012 Best
Hard Rock/Metal Performance category.
They are perhaps one of the hardest touring rock
groups around, often performing up to 250 shows
a year (unsurprisingly they have released two live
albums) and they have toured alongside the likes
of Papa Roach, Avenged Sevenfold, Evanescence
and Bullet For My Valentine, to name but a few.
With rock and roll anthems filled with monster
riffs and attitude, brimming with confidence and
swagger, they have gone on to become live
favourites, regularly bringing down the house and
stealing the show at festivals.
The tour finishes off their gigging cycle for the hit
second album The Strange Case Of … and
coincides with Halestorm’s new EP ReAniMate
2.0: The CoVeRs eP which hits stores on 31st
March in the UK after a limited run in the US last
year as a follow up to their previous covers EP
released in 2011. The EP features Halestorm
putting their stamp of tracks as diverse as Daft
Punk’s Get Lucky, AC/DC’s Shoot to Thrill and
Marilyn Manson’s 1996. Frontwoman Lzzy Hale
commented “Like our first ReAniMate EP the
songs included here are a collection of both our
favourite songs and songs to challenge ourselves.
We decided to go more ‘bare bones’ with this EP,
meaning minimal production with live, gritty
performances. We recorded this the week of the
Grammys last year, so the excitement and
debauchery you hear through your speakers is
very real. We hope all our fans have as much fun
with ReAniMate: 2.0 as we did!”
ReAniMate 2.0: The CoVeRs eP released 31
March, featuring Dissident Aggressors (Judas
Priest); Gest Luck (Daft Punk); Shoot To Thrill (AC/
DC); Hell Is For Children (Pat Benatar); Gold Dust
Woman (Fleetwood Mac); and 1996 (Marilyn
Manson).
MUSIC
MUSIC
Therapy?
3 April 2014
Manchester Academy 2
M arch marked the 20th anniversary of
Therapy?’s top 5 album
Troublegum. To celebrate, the punk
-metal group are back on tour, taking in the
Manchester Academy in the process. They are
also releasing a 3 CD deluxe edition of their hit
album.
Originally formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist
Andy Cairns along with Fyfe Ewing (drums), they
quickly recruited Michael McKeegan on bass to
complete the line-up.
It was the mid nineties which saw Therapy?
achieve their biggest period of success, with their
commercial and critical breakthrough being
realised in 1993 as their Shortsharpshock EP hit
the top 40, peaking at number nine with the lead
track Screamager. Television appearances and
festival shows followed and in 1994 Troublegum
took things to the next level for them with
several top 40 singles, appearances at Reading
festival, Donington and Phoenix and most notably
a Mercury Music Prize nomination and success at
the Kerrang! Awards (Best Album) and a
nomination for Best Rock Act at the MTV Europe
Music Awards.
With a few changes in the line-up, Therapy? has
consisted, since 2004, of Andy Cairns, Michael
McKeegan and Neil Cooper (drums). There has
been no change to their music though and they
still deliver the type of heavy rock which can
scare your eardrums into submission.
With thirteen albums under their belt, Therapy?
have been quite prolific and, coupled with their
relentless gigging, there has barely been any
pause for breath for them throughout their
career.
The tour sees Therapy? playing Troublegum in its
entirety, which is sure to whip fans in to a frenzy.
As well as the full album they will be playing a
number of other songs from that era, including
rarely heard B sides The ShortSharpShock, Face
the Strange and Opal Mantra EPS.
Troublegum features some of their best known
material including the likes of Die Laughing,
Screamager and Trigger Inside, which are certain
to raise the roof.
With support from hotly-tipped British rockers,
Lonely The Brave, this is s a gig for fans of rock
and metal not to miss.
MUSIC
Elbow
9 April 2014
Phones 4u Arena
Status Quo
5 & 6 April 2014
The O2 Apollo
MUSIC
Elbow
F resh from picking up their first number
one in the UK album charts with their
sixth album, The Take Off and Landing of
Everything, our region’s own Elbow are heading
to the Phones 4U Arena on 9th April.
It’s been quite a journey for the band, who hail
from Bury. Founded in 1990, they became Elbow
in 1997 and comprise of Guy Garvey (vocals,
guitar); Richard Jupp (drums, percussion); Craig
Potter (keyboards, piano); Mark Potter (guitar,
backing vocals); and Pete Turner (bass guitar,
backing vocals).
Their debut album Asleep in the Back was
Mercury-nominated and seven years later they
scooped a Mercury prize with The Seldom Seen
Kid. A further nomination followed for Build a
Rocket Boys! Add to this an Ivor Novello Award
and a Brit Award for Best British Group (2009)
and you start to see a band which has
consistently delivered.
But it’s not all been number 1s, live gigs and
awards for Elbow. As seems to be becoming a
growing trend, they have also released their own
beer … a pale ale which they have created,
brewed by Marston’s.
Status Quo
G rab your air-guitars—Quo are back in
town and they’ll be rocking all over
the O2 Apollo.
It will mark the last time the legendary frantic
four line up will be re-uniting as Francis Rossi,
Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt and John Coghlan all
take to the stage.
With a longevity to rival any band, Status Quo
have actually released 30 studio albums, 4 live
albums, 9 compilation albums and 100 singles
since they were originally formed back in 1962
under their previous guise of The Scorpions (to
become The Spectres, then Traffic Jam and finally
Status Quo). They’ll need the two days just to
play their back catalogue, and even then they will
only be scratching the surface.
Oh, and yes, you’ve guessed it—they have also
released a beer—Piledriver, named after their
1972 album.
MUSIC
Gary Barlow
14 April 2014
Phones 4u Arena
Dexters
1 April 2014
Night & Day Cafe
Dexters
X FM, NME and Q favourites, the
Dexters must not be missed.
The London 5-piece band are
currently on tour throughout the UK performing
tracks from their debut album Shimmer Gold,
released 17 March 2014, following on from their
awesome singles The Hard Way and Start To Run.
Shimmer Gold is a guitar-laden delight, filled with
anthems which easily translate to the live scene.
Think Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, The Clash and
you’re along the right lines.
Filled with energy, grit, enthusiasm and, at times,
aggression (just the right amount), Dexters evoke
a tremendous response to their live shows
leading frontman Tom Rowlett to once comment
“People go mental at our gigs” - we’re sure he
means in the right way!
There’s a buzz about Dexters at the moment and
it’s easy to see why.
Support comes from Slydigs, The Sonik Seeds and
& The Echo.
Gary Barlow
S howcasing tracks from his latest album,
Since I Saw You Last, X-Factor judge,
OBE, Take That member and one of the
UK’s most successful song writers, Gary Barlow
will be performing at the Phones 4u Arena on
14th April.
Since I Saw You Last represents Gary Barlow’s first
solo studio album in 14 years and reached the
number two spot in the UK album charts, being
certified twice platinum.
With a legion of fans larger than the population of
many countries, Gary Barlow has built a
reputation for penning great songs and putting on
excellent shows (whether as a solo artist or in the
always-in-demand Take That tours which
constantly sell out).
Support comes from the ever incredible Eliza
Doolittle.
The Orielles (Single Launch)
26 April 2014
The Deaf Institute
MUSIC
Image credit Priti Shikotra
The Orielles
D ubbed as the best thing
to come out of Halifax
for … well for a very
long time, The Orielles
are set to take 2014 and indeed the
future by storm. To celebrate this
they will be holding their single
launch party at The Deaf Institute.
Comprising of sisters Esme (vocal
and bass) and Sidonie Hand-Halford
(drums) and guitarist Henry Wade,
The Orielles met at a house party
where they found a common
interest in music and decided to
meet on a regular basis to write
songs, under their original name of
The Oreoh’s.
Drawing on influences as varied as
soul to psychedelic and surf pop to
lo-fi bands, they describe their
music as both nostalgic yet with a
modern flair. It is a refreshing and
brave approach, and has certainly
had critics excited and they are hotly tipped as a
band to watch. In fact they rightly received
phenomenal reviews for their set at Liverpool’s
Sound City in May 2013.
With their first EP Sunny Daze & Sleepless Nights
and tracks such as the irresistible Deduce already
finding a strong following, and deservedly so,
they should be set for a strong future.
Go and see them live—put aside thoughts of
‘how young are they?!’ and ‘where has my life
gone?!’ and enjoy!
James Blunt
James Blunt
17 April2014
The O2 Apollo
Manic Street Preachers
MUSIC
W elsh rockers, Manic Street
Preachers, are heading back to
Manchester for a gig at The O2
Apollo. Originally formed in 1986 as a quartet
(James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
and Richey Edwards), they were struck by loss in
1995 when founding member Richey Edwards
disappeared.
With eleven studio albums (nine of which have
charted in the UK top 10), including the excellent
2013 release Rewind The Film, three compilation
albums 5 EPs and 41 singles to their name, The
Manics certainly have plenty of material to
choose from. This tour is in support of their
forthcoming new album Futurology, which is
scheduled for a May 2014 release.
The Manics are also no strangers to awards,
clocking up numerous NME Awards, Q Awards and
Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, including
best album, best band in the world and, very
deservingly, Best Live Act.
Live, the Manic Street Preachers, have received rave
reviews and regularly fresh material as well as their
better known material will keep new fans as well as
seasoned regulars at their gigs delighted.
Manic Street Preachers
1 April 2014
The O2 Apollo
S ince his launch into the public eye (and
subsequent garnering of worldwide fame)
with the singles You’re Beautiful and
Goodbye My Love, James Blunt has gone on to
release four albums (the latest of which, Moon
Landing, was released in October 2013 and hit
number two in the album charts).
It was his debut album, Back to Bedlam, however,
which achieved the most success, becoming the
biggest selling album in the UK of the 2000s,
receiving several Grammy Award nominations
and triggering several MTV and BRIT Awards.
Not only does James Blunt put on an excellent
live performance, but you can’t ignore a great
sense of humour he brings with him to the live
experience (who can forget that infamous and
hilarious Top Gear appearance which won him so
many fans?).
MUSIC
The Madding Crowd
10 April 2014
The Roadhouse
D escribing themselves as ‘weary
purveyors of songs of love, hate,
happiness, chaos, rebellion, glamour,
intelligence, wit, imagination, bile,
passion, despair, rejection and sheer humanity’,
Manchester’s The Madding Crowd will be playing
at The Roadhouse.
Formed in April 2010, The Madding Crowd are
Ben Corry (singer and guitarist), Dominic Corry
(lead guitar), Claud Corry (bass guitar) and Danny
Kristof (drums).
Since their launch, they have released three EPs
Because We Are Too Much (2010), They’ll Love
You More For Who You’re Not (2011) and A Stitch
In Time (2013), which spawned their debut single
When I Go Walking in the Rain and are becoming
a familiar sight on the Manchester live scene,
having played at venues such as Dry Bar, Sound
Control, The Roadhouse and Manchester
Academy 3.
Written from a place of melancholy, The Madding
Crowd burst, conversely, with enthusiasm,
launching head first into their music which is as
diverse as it is energetic.
Fusing rock riffs and chords, with an element of
psychedelia and a hint of punk, fans and critics
have taken a liking to them. Their songs range
from epic tales of anger (catch The Blood Upon
Their Face) to punk pop (their debut single When
I Go Walking in the Rain). Guitar effects and
distortion are also used to full effect as they seek
to bring a feeling of nostalgia, glamour and
imagination to their music.
Image courtesy Andrew Lee
MUSIC
In Review - Nina Nesbitt
ROCKING THE RITZ
Nina Nesbitt played at The Ritz
21 March 2014
I n the lottery of life, Nina Nesbitt hasn’t
done too badly at all. At the age of 19, she’s
an experienced gigger, launched her debut
album, Peroxide, scored an army of fans, she’s
certainly got the looks and style and she’s
definitely got the talent to match.
Almost a regular on the Manchester live scene,
she has performed at venues such as Sound
Control, Band on the Wall, The Academy and The
Deaf Institute. We headed down to The Ritz to
see Nina live and, like the rest of the audience,
we weren’t disappointed.
As Nina walked out on stage, wearing a Blondie t-
shirt given to her by a fan from Belgium, the
venue erupted. Fans were overjoyed and the
packed Ritz came to life. She immediately
launched into the title track from her debut
album, Peroxide, following up swiftly with The
Outcome and The Apple Tree. Despite this being
her biggest (non-festival) gig yet, any concerns of
nerves were quickly dispelled as she performed
with ease, strumming away comfortably with her
guitar.
She also showed her versatility, moving to the
keyboard to perform a beautiful solo version of A
Great Big World’s Say Something and then Two
Worlds Away with just her guitar for
accompaniment.
The return of the full band then signalled a return
to the rockier side, with fan favourite Mr C,
showing her skill with writing social
commentaries, and Tough Luck. After a brief
slowing down with Align, the crowd were
bouncing along merrily to Way Of The World, a
song inspired by her foray into the retail world
and a tale to inspire people to follow their
dreams.
Lighting was used to full effect during He’s The
One I’m Bringing Back as she beat a sugar laden
drum in time to the beat, the sugar lighting up
and bouncing into the air to dramatic effect,
whilst the audience joyfully sang along.
Immediately contrasting this, she managed to
bring the audience to deliberate silence for an
emotional performance of The People, before
whipping them back up into a frenzy with Selfies
(featuring fans pictures beamed onto the stage),
a nod to the festival season of which she is such a
big fan with Brit Summer and a fitting finish with
huge crowd favourite Stay Out, during which she
spent time hugging fans who were fortunate
enough to be close to the front.
Whilst some acts can leave you wanting live, Nina
Nesbitt is definitely not one – a show full of
energy and enthusiasm, variety, coupled with a
fantastic voice and obvious talent. We will
certainly be back in line for tickets next time.
MUSIC MUSIC
In Review - Fall Out Boy and The Pretty Reckless take to the Arena
SAVING ROCK AND ROLL
I f Fall Out Boy’s comeback tour and album,
Save Rock and Roll, was a mission
statement then they, along with The Pretty
Reckless, can considered it mission completed.
It’s not often that a great rock and roll band is
supported on tour by … another great rock and
roll band, but last night that is what happened.
The Pretty Reckless are a quality act, yet they
have spent a number of years supporting the
likes of Guns’n’Roses, Evanescence and Fall Out
Boy rather than headlining in their own right,
save for smaller venues such as The Academy
where they headlined three years ago. But last
night, on the day of the launch of their second
album, Going To Hell, they proved that headlining
arenas is within their grasp.
Whilst some of their material was new to fans,
having only been released that day (I myself had
barely managed to listen to the album in full
before the gig), that didn’t matter. The songs and
their performance were strong enough to cover a
lack of familiarity. And when their better known
tracks such as Miss Nothing and Make Me Wanna
Die were played, the crowd loved it.
In Taylor Momsen, they have the perfect front
woman – young and sexy, a fantastic strong voice
suited to rock music, a skilled performer with
great stage presence (her background in acting
clearly an advantage), but more than that a front
woman who loves her music and relishes
performing live. It’s no surprise that Taylor
Momsen is repeatedly referred to as a rock
goddess.
Whilst their set was relatively short, to ensure
that sufficient time was given over to the
headliners, it was enough to show that The Pretty
Reckless put on a strong show and have
sufficiently good material that given headline
status, they would no doubt deliver.
MUSIC
Fall Out Boy and The Pretty Reckless
played the Phones 4u Arena
17 March 2014
In Review - Fall Out Boy and The Pretty Reckless take to the Arena
SAVING ROCK AND ROLL Fall Out Boy’s audience was mixed, attracting a
crowd who became fans due to their earlier work
(pre-hiatus) but also a younger crowd who were
perhaps more familiar with their comeback
material. It did not matter – all fans were
completely satisfied.
From the moment Fall Out Boy stormed the stage
in balaclavas, waving a Fall Out Boy flag, they had
declared the arena their own and they did not
disappoint. Even a power failure could not halt
them – the void was filled with Patrick Stump
gamely performing the most acoustic of sets,
attempting to quieten down the crowd to such a
level that he could be heard (it worked for a
moment), taking the now obligatory selfies and
generally keeping the crowd amused. When the
power kicked back in the fans erupted into a
frenzy.
Their performance was full of energy and an
impressive stage presence (Pete Wentz certainly
did not stop moving for the whole show), and
whilst their better known (and older) tracks such
as Dance, Dance, This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms
Race and I Don’t Care may have stolen the show
as a far as their material was concerned, their
newer songs could not be overlooked. The whole
armoury of rock star live weaponry was also
unleashed – lights and lasers; a smaller acoustic
stage setting halfway back into the arena was
used part way through the show; big screen
graphics and video; the raised piano sinking into
the stage; … even inflatable balloons! And the
crowd loved it.
There was enough of a variety of material
performed, that both new and older fans went
home happy. Fall Out Boy have earned a
reputation for converting non-believers into fans
at their gigs, and it is easy to see why.
Fittingly they ended the show with
Thnksfrthmmrs, but it should have been the fans
singing that to Fall Out Boy.
MUSIC MUSIC
Foxes played at The Ruby Lounge
8 March 2014
In Review - Foxes
THRILLING A SELL OUT CROWD AT THE RUBY LOUNGE
A ppearing before a sell-out crowd at
The Ruby Lounge, Foxes walked on
stage to give an honest and genuine
performance from an up and coming
star, clearly filled with amazement and joy at the
crowd cheering before her. The fact that she was
at a relatively small venue belied that she already
has a Grammy win under her belt, but at the
same time reminded you that her debut album is
yet to come.
Against a backdrop
which spelt out her
name in lights – surely
a portent of the future
– Foxes showed she is a
natural performer,
clearly enjoying every
moment and
immersing herself in
the live performance
experience. She filled
the stage with energy and vibrancy, embracing
the music and pouring her soul into it.
Playing a mixture of her own tracks as well as
covers, including a daring version of Eminem and
Rihanna’s The Monster, Foxes showed that she
has an incredible voice, which suits high tempo
tracks such as opening piece Talking to Ghosts as
well as the more mellow and dramatic tracks
such as White Coats. It is easy to see why Foxes
has drawn comparisons with the likes of Kate
Bush, Florence Welsh and even Bjork.
And yet, at the same time, despite the plaudits
and awards, Foxes retains an endearing nervous
charm and energy. Her interactions with the
crowd displayed a loveable vulnerability but
genuine enthusiasm. Her lack of technical savvy,
however, lead to a few moments of self-
deprecating fun whilst she attempted (and
sometimes struggled)
to take selfies with
various phones from
fans (but then again
she’s a singer, not a
gadget show
presenter!), a
refreshing change
from the sometimes
contrived efforts of
longer established
acts.
Standout tracks Let Go for Tonight (which hit the
top 10 in the singles chart this week), Clarity and
Rudimental’s Right Here were the crowd pleasers of
the night.
With a debut album coming shortly, the future
looks bright for Foxes.
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Tempest Flute Trio
9 April 2014
Bridgewater Hall
Tempest Flute Trio
T he award winning flute trio, The Tempest
Flute Trio, will be performing at the
Bridgewater Hall on 9 April with a
lunchtime concert (1.10pm) to bring the Mid-Day
Concert Society’s season to a close.
The trio (Helen Wilson, Holly Melia and Sarah
Bennett) all hail from Yorkshire, but have a strong
link to Manchester, having studied at Chetham’s
School of Music and then at the Royal Northern
College of Music, where each of them individually
won the RNCM Gold Medal in the second years at
the college (2009, 2010 and 2012) - the highest
award given for performance at the RNCM open
to all undergraduate and postgraduate students.
It was at the RNCM where the trio was founded.
All established soloists, ensemble and orchestral
musicians in their own right, they have gone on
collectively to win a number of awards—the
Royal Overseas League Chamber Music
Competition 2013, the RNCM Contemporary
Music Award 2012, RNCM Ensemble of the Year
Competition 2011, and RNCM Woodwind
Chamber Music Competition and Trevor Wye
Prize 2011.
The trio has regularly performed live throughout
the UK and internationally, including events such
as the National Flute Association Annual
Convention in Las Vegas, the British Flute Society
Convention in Manchester and opening the
Lucerne Chamber Music Series in Switzerland.
It was on the back of auditions that they were
selected to be artists for the Park Lane Group
Concert Series 2013/14 and the Manchester
Midday Concert Society 2013/2014 where the
panel was taken with their performance.
They will be performing Debussy’s Syrinx; Tizols/
Ellington’s Caravan; JS Bach’s Sonata in C minor;
Helen Wilson’s own There’s Something about
Maggie; Poulenc’s Flute Sonata and Ian Clarke’s
Curves along with pianist Ben Powell.
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Russell Watson
7-8 April 2014
Bridgewater Hall
The Threepenny Opera
23-26 April 2014
Royal Northern College of Music
T he RNCM Youth will be performing the
incredible Threepenny Opera. A work
which was symbolically performed in a
war-torn Berlin theatre in 1945 by a
cast featuring many newly released
concentration camp prisoners, the Threepenny
Opera has since gone on to be performed over
10,000 times in eighteen languages.
The musical was penned by German dramatist
Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, adapted
from the 18th century work of John Gay—The
Beggar’s Opera and provides a Socialist critique
of the capitalist world.
Set in Victorian London, it tells of the conflict
between Macheath (an amoral criminal) and
Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum who controls the
begging racket when Macheath marries
Peachum’s daughter to his horror.
Most famously it spawned the popular song Mack
The Knife.
The Threepenny Opera
Russell Watson
S alford-born ‘People’s Tenor’ Russell
Watson returns to the Bridgewater Hall
for two nights to perform songs from
his recent album Only One Man.
The album and tour both feature new pieces
written by the legendary Claude-Michel
Schonberg and Alain Boublil (both of Miss Saigon
and Les Miserables fame).
The tour has received rave reviews from critics
and fans alike, astounded by his incredible voice,
charisma and sense of humour.
As the UK’s best selling classical artist and winner
of four Classic Brit Awards, it’s all a far cry from
the days of his £90-a-week factory job making
crankshafts in Manchester.
Support is provided by Jonathan Antoine.
The Halle
Zoe Trope
BBC Philharmonic: The Planets
Catch this workshop performance of new opera, Zoe Trope, by RNCM and University of Manchester
alumnus Michael Betteridge and librettist Thomas Ellison which focuses on identity in a world of
technology and social media, where releasing personal information online becomes a legal obligation,
leading to our protagonist’s life becoming explored in a series of scenes set in the court dock when she
fails to do so.
Zoe Trope
5 April 2014
Royal Northern College of Music
The ever impressive Halle Orchestra will be performing regularly throughout April at the Bridgewater Hall.
We’re particularly looking forward to their shows on 2, 3 and 6 April where they will be performing
Berlioz’s Overture: Le Carnaval romain; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3; and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony
No.6, ‘Pathetique’.
Jamie Phillips will be conducting with John Lill will be featured on the piano for Beethoven’s Piano
Concerto. The Halle
2,3 and 6 April 2014
Bridgewater Hall
BBC Philharmonic: The Planets
5 April 2014
Bridgewater Hall
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The BBC Philharmonic will be bringing Holst’s The Planet’s to life at the Bridgewater Hall. With an evening
which will also include John McCabe’s Outback-inspired Fire at Durilgai and Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s
Endless Parade, accompanied by Hakan Hardenberger (regarded as the world’s greatest Trumpet player),
this should not be missed.
Prior to the performance Tim O’Brien will be leading a pre-concert workshop to explore the musical
personalities of the planets in our solar system—free to concert ticket holders (call the venue to book).
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Psycho Live! Film Screening with Live Orchestra
Agnes Obel
Kenng G
Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel will be performing at the Royal Northern College of Music. With two
albums under her belt, both of which hit the number one spots in her native Denmark as well as Belgium,
Agnes Obel is influenced by acts as diverse as Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey and composers
Debussy, Ravel and Satie.
Agnes Obel
17 April 2014
Royal Northern College of Music
The classic Hitchcock movie, Psycho, will be screened at the Bridgewater Hall with a live orchestral
accompaniment from the British Sinfonietta, conducted by Anthony Gabriele. Yes, you read correctly—
Psycho on screen with the soundtrack from the live orchestra! The orchestra will certainly bring this spine
-tingling scene to life. Ooh, just imagine the infamous shower scene playing out with a full orchestra!
Over 15s only.
Psycho Live!
11 April 2014
Bridgewater Hall
It’s amazing to think that Kenny G has an incredible 14 studio albums to his name (we’re not even
counting compilation albums or holiday albums). His solo career has been in full force for over 30 years
and he is now bringing his smooth jazz (with an undercurrent of R&B) saxophony to the Bridgewater Hall.
As one of the highest selling artists in American history, there can be no doubting his popularity, but his
pedigree is also firmly established with Grammy Award success.
An Evening With Kenny G
20 April 2014
Bridgewater Hall
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Manchester Camerata: Carmen Reworked
New Mini Operas
Kang Wang
Chinese tenor Kang Wang will be performing at the RNCM on 30 April. With a burgeoning reputation,
Kang Wang was the ‘People’s Choice’ of the Dame Joan Sutherland National Vocal Awards and a finalist in
the Australian Singing Competition. But then again, it’s in his blood as he was born to two professional
opera singers in China, his father also being a tenor.
The programme will include Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte as well as songs and arias by the likes of
Strauss, Schubert, Brahms, Bizet and Rachmaninov.
This free event is being promoted by the Royal Northern College of Music where attendees will have the
opportunity to take in the premiere of four new music theatre pieces. All pieces have been composed by
RNCM postgraduate students Lucy Armstrong, Nelson Bohorquez, Katie Chatburn and Ben Parker. They
will work alongside performers from Size Zero Opera, the chamber opera company specialising in newly
commissioned operas.
This is a free event, with no ticket needed! New Mini Operas
29 April 2014
Royal Northern College of Music
Kang Wang
30 April 2014
Royal Northern College of Music
Taking place in the glorious Albert Hall (Peter Street), at 3.00pm, Manchester Camerata will be performing
Grieg’s Holberg Suite, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 12 and Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite after Bizet. The
Camerata is joined by pianist Christian Ihle Hadland, one of Norway’s most exciting young pianists as well
as Lithuanian virtuoso accordionist Martynas Levickis.
There will also be a pre-concert talk at 2.00pm by Laura Bowler on ‘Musical Theft’ - discussing how
composers have adapted and adopted existing material.
Manchester Camerata: Carmen Reworked
27 April 2014
Manchester Albert Hall
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I f you are not familiar with Kristyna
Myles’ music – you need to be!
We were fortunate enough to attend
Kristyna’s album launch at the Deaf Institute
and were left in absolutely no doubt as to her
amazing talent.
Before the gig started, we caught up with
Kristyna backstage to get a few words on her
album.
Tell us a little bit about your album.
My album is called Pinch Me Quick and it’s out
today – March 10th. I’m very excited about it
finally being released because it’s been a long
time coming. I recorded it about three years
ago with Decca Records funding it initially. It
was recorded by Ken Nelson who is a Grammy
award winning producer (he did Coldplay’s
first three albums as well as Paolo Nutini,
Gomez and Badly Drawn Boy). It was
incredible to record an album with someone of
his stature and also the fact that I got to
record the album with my band, who I’ve been
performing with since university, it was just an
Image credit to Jack Kirwin www.jackkirwinphotography.com
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Image credit to Alex Lake
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incredible experience, so we have a really good
bond and I really hope that comes through on
the recording. My favourite song on the album
is a track called I’m Not Going Back because it’s
all about not going back to a place in your life
that was stopping you from fulfilling your full
potential, so for me that’s kind of believing that I
cannot fulfil a career in music, so this is kind of
saying I’m not going back to those negative
thoughts and that way of thinking. It’s really
special as well because a lot of people have
emailed me or facebooked me and said how
much the track has meant to them and how it’s
made them move on from a harmful or really
struggling testing time in their life and that
means so much when a song I have co-written
has touched somebody.
How would you describe your music?
I would say my music is a blend of pop and soul
with a tiny bit of jazz thrown in for good
measure. Somewhere in between Joss Stone,
Sara Bareilles and Natasha Bedingfield, I think.
Who are your inspirations?
I really love people like India.Arie as she sings
and writes about things which really inspire you
and I think her tagline is to spread love and light
through music and that’s what I hope to achieve
as well. She really inspires me. I also love Lauryn
Hill. She was one of the first singers I saw – in
Sister Act 2! - she was singing Joyful Joyful and
at that moment I just thought I really want to be
able to do that, to be able to make people feel
what I’m feeling now, so I love her. And of
course the soul greats like Stevie Wonder and I
also love Carole King, who is an amazing song-
writer and Sara Bareilles, she’s fantastic too. I
love lots of different kinds of music but
something which has substance and is influenced
by soul music especially inspires me.
Who would you like to collaborate with?
Oooh. There’a s lot of people who are supporting
me here tonight at the Deaf Institute who I’d love to
work with – Miss 600, who are a fantastic duo from
Derby. I also love Sam Gray – I sang backing vocals
for him on his album and we did BBC Breakfast
together and Loose Women, so I’d love to work
with him. And equally Bird to Beast are fantastic as
well. There’s such a great wealth of talent in
Manchester and I’d love to work with as many as
possible who inspire me.
The way you were discovered is almost the stuff of
legends. Tell us a little about that.
It wasn’t an instant ‘boom’ you’ve made it. I’m
doing my best every day to be the best possible
performer I can and to reach as many people with
my music as I can but it was a really cool way of
getting ‘spotted’. I was busking on the streets of
Manchester with my guitarist, Ben Williams, and we
just did it after we graduated from Popular Music
and Recording at Salford and thought we really
want to do music - let’s see if we can earn a living,
see what doors open and one massive door opened
for a competition called BBC Radio Five Live Busk
Idol and we won it, which was incredible because
people who were listening to Five Live called in and
voted for us. So that really opened loads of doors,
and I went on to do a duet with Chris de Burgh, and
went around Europe with him, performing to 8000
people a night in arenas – that was an absolutely
incredible experience. And I kept on doing as much
as I could, signed a record deal back in 2010 and
then last January we decided mutually that it was
the right time to leave after they had released one
single but things had gone a bit quiet and I thought I
really wanted to progress with my music and
release music, so I took the copyrights back and it’s
“It was a really cool way of getting
‘spotted’.”
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being released today, which is an incredible,
incredible experience.
Your enthusiasm for tonight is very clear.
Yeah, I’m made up that people who I really
admire have wanted to come and support me. A
lot of them have absolutely massive fanbases
and in their own right have performed to
thousands of people so to be able to have them
come to support me and this gig means a lot.
What’s your favourite thing about performing
live?
I love the instant feedback you get from the
audience. I know it’s sometimes better to try not
to look at people when you’re performing
because if you make eye-contact it can
sometimes be really off-putting (laughs). I think
you can experience the vibe, it’s almost spiritual,
you can’t really put your finger on it. Just
clapping and getting that instant feedback is
amazing. I love recording in studios, but it’s a lot
harder because
you don’t know
how people are
going to react,
but this way
you can find
out which
songs are their
favourite and if
a song really
means
something to
someone and
they have the
courage to come up and say something that’s
amazing.
Tell us a bit about your charity work for
Centrepoint.
Centrepoint is a fantastic charity who give hope
and future to young homeless people. I initially
got introduced to the charity because I was
invited to perform at their sleepout. I was so
bowled over by the work they do that I wanted
to raise awareness and funds for them. I went on
a busking tour around the UK with my guitarist
Ben Williams setting up in different city centres
with our caravan battery, inverter and amp and
plugging in and performing in front of new
people. We also landed the support tour at Kew
Gardens opening for the likes of Will Young and
Nile Rogers bigging up Centrepoint and inviting
people to text their donation to the charity to
help with the work they do. I'm proud to be an
ambassador for Centrepoint. I'm blessed to have
been brought up in a supportive family and
always having that support and knowledge I'm
welcome at
home is
something
a lot of
people
don't have
and the
reality is
that can
leave them
alone and
vulnerable
on the
streets.
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T hree fantastic bands and artists
supported the Kristyna Myles gig – Miss
600, Sam Gray and Bird to Beast.
First up incredible
Derby duo Miss 600
(Hannah Garner
and David Amar).
Miss 600 have
enjoyed increasing
exposure and seen
their reputation
grow over the last
few years, their
singles Twist and
Typically Me both
being championed
by BBC Radio 2. They have also hit the spotlight
in more unconventional ways, performing live on
Poland’s version of “Dancing With The Stars” and
even unexpectedly catching their music being
used on Crufts! With their mix of jazz/pop/blues/
electro-swing, Miss600 put on a wonderful live
performance. A second studio album ‘Swing Ting’
is expected in 2014
– make a beeline
for it and any
chance you get to
see them live!
Next up was Sam
Gray. With two
albums to his
name, Hull-born
Manchester based
Sam Gray, showed
his talents for singing and songwriting, armed
with just a guitar and a microphone in a great
acoustic set. Counting his inspirations as
including the likes of Simon and Garfunkel and
Stevie Wonder, his music is clearly ‘retro-
inspired’, catchy and intoxicating. It was also no
surprise that his performance left the females in
the crowd swooning.
The final act before Kristyna, was married folk
duo Bird to Beast, from Colne, whose vocals and
harmonies were second to none. Listing their
inspirations as including French pop, Andrew
Bird, Kate Bush, Nic Jones, Rufus Wainwright and
more, and with an album described as the ‘best
album of 2013’ by the Manchester Evening News,
Bird to Beast were fresh from an appearance on
BBC Radio 6. Playing a great set and with good
humour, Bird to Beast are definitely an act to
catch live.
Images—top left Miss 600; left Sam Gray; above Bird to Beast.
All courtesy of Andrew Darbyshire
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Then came the marquee moment as Kristyna took
to the stage to perform her debut album in full.
What followed was a stirring display of musical
ability and agility before an enthralled crowd.
Drawing on influences such as India.Arie, Lauryn
Hill and Stevie Wonder, her music is soulful, with
clear jazz and pop influences. With no weak links,
the album is a stunning collection of tracks from a
singer-songwriter clearly passionate about her
music and performance, showing genuine
enthusiasm and a complete lack of pretention.
Kristyna performs on stage with a professionalism
which belies the fact that this is her debut album.
Kristyna took fans through a range of styles from
ballads such as Three Little Words, and soulful
delight Sorrow through to anthemic I’m Not Going
Back via a hauntingly beautiful version of The
Style Council’s The Paris Match, approved of by
Paul Weller himself. Her music is very personal,
drawing frequently on her own experiences to
form a very intimate album.
Interacting with the fans with ease, mingling
throughout the evening, Kristyna was clearly in her
element and relishing every moment, as were all in
attendance.
With a phenomenal album and incredible live
performance incorporating immense vocal ability,
stage presence and charisma which would be the
envy of many artists several albums along, Kristyna
is clearly an artist to follow. If you get the
opportunity to see her live, grab yourself a ticket!
Kristyna Myles’ album Pinch Me Quick is out now.
Image credit to Jack Kirwin www.jackkirwinphotography.com
WHITWORTH ART GALLERY
REDEVELOPMENT SPECIAL
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T he Whitworth Art Gallery is currently
undergoing a £15 million renovation
and will re-open its doors to the
public on 25th October 2014.
The Gallery has been a feature of the Whitworth
Park landscape since it was founded in 1889, in
memory of Sir Joseph Whitworth, one of the
North West’s great industrialists. It was
originally a voluntary cultural, educational and
technical institution and over the decades that
followed, developed and grew into one of the
city’s principal cultural entities, housing
collections of international importance.
Today, the gallery is undergoing an extensive
revamp and expansion that will bring it firmly
into the twenty first century. At the heart of the
whole project, is the fact that the gallery building
is housed within the beautiful greenery of
Whitworth Park, and so the vision of MUMA
(McInnes Usher McKnight Architects who have
undertaken the project), has been to create a
permeability and transparency between the
gallery building and the surrounding trees and
greenery of the park.
In previous years, the galleries of the Whitworth
had false ceilings installed in order to
accommodate the need for air-conditioning in
the building. Now, the galleries are being
restored to their 1908 forms, exposing barrel
ceilings and views of the Park as air-conditioning
is replaced by the use of ground source heat
pumps, earth tubes and buffering that will create
a more stable environment.
Artist’s impression of how the gallery exterior will look
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The Grand Hall too, will retain its early 1900s
features and will be a public space, able to be
used for performances, recitals and films.
Two new wings will extend into the park from
the back of the existing building and these will be
connected by a glass promenade. In front of the
new wings, will be an art garden which will flow
into the park space. The intent is to create a
sense of openness, for example the café area
with its floor to ceiling windows which look out
onto the park. In the summer, these will reflect
the trees and the light to give the illusion that
the café is floating in the tree canopy. Visitors
will be able to sit and relax, whilst still being able
to see all that is going on around them both in
the park on one side and in the gallery on the
other – people taking classes, working with
collections etc.
Visitors to the park will be able to see into the
building – an open welcome to the community
and all to come in and view the collections that
are there for everyone to enjoy and the creation
of a sense that the gallery is opened up to the
people in the park and that the park is part of
the gallery.
The art garden has been designed by Sarah Price,
a landscape architect who was also one of the
Cai Guo-Qiang—Unmanned Nature
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designers of the Olympic Park. Her vision will see
low cloud planting and wild flowers streaming
from the art garden, out into the park. On the
other side of the brick wing, there will also be an
orchard garden. This will be a semi-public space,
though people will need to come into the gallery
in order to get to it. It will be a quiet space for
people to reflect and contemplate and in
conjunction with Friends of Whitworth Park, the
garden will also be able to contribute to
biodiversity work promoting bird and insect life.
In particular, this will be through the keeping of
bee hives (some of the Whitworth staff are
trained bee keepers) and so we will soon see the
production and sale of Whitworth honey!
The Arts Council of England is also supporting the
redevelopment of the gallery entrance which will
see a new, fully pedestrianised approach, a
sculpture terrace and fresh landscaping, also by
Price.
Those driving down Denmark Road, will also be
able to admire the design in the new brickwork,
with detail taken from a sixteenth century textile
piece, bringing a little art to the outside of the
building also.
Once work is completed on the gallery, it will
reopen to the public in October 2014 with a
brand new lead solo exhibition from acclaimed
Cornelia Parker—Cold Dark Matter—An Exploded View. Image by Hugo Glendinning
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British contemporary artist, Cornelia Parker. The
exhibit at the Whitworth will be her largest show
to date and Parker will also be creating
something quite special for the opening night. As
an artist, Parker is fond of collaborating with non
-artists in pursuit of creating her distinctive
pieces and being a gallery that is closely tied to
the University of Manchester, Parker has been
able to take advantage of the opportunity to
work with Nobel Prize winner Kostya Novoselov
who, along with Andre Geim, earned the
prestigious award for their work on graphene –
the thinnest and strongest known material.
With the help of Novoselov, Parker has been
extracting graphite from some of the great
drawing works held by the Gallery (most notably
Blake, Turner, Constable & Picasso, as well as a
pencil-written letter by Sir Ernest Rutherford,
who split the atom in Manchester) and turning it
into graphene. The graphene will then be used in
a work of art – a Blake-graphene sensor which
will be activated by breath like a switch. The
switch will set off a firework meteorite shower
over Whitworth Park, which will be part of the
celebration of the opening night of the
exhibition!
Alongside Cornelia Parker, will be several other
exhibitions, which we will look at in a future
feature as the grand re-opening date
approaches. Watch this space for more
information!
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From the War of Nature
Manchester Museum
I n commemoration of the start of World War
I, Manchester Museum is hosting a new
exhibition exploring the struggle for existence in
the Natural World.
From the War of Nature opens on 11th April 2014
and takes its inspiration from the 1914 centenary
(the concept of war and conflict) and draws upon
recent scientific discovery, to create an exhibition
based on the relationships between living things,
the conflicts and challenges faced in the natural
world and their resolutions.
The title for the exhibition was derived from
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, which
eminently detailed how the evolution of plants
and animals developed by means of natural
selection. i.e. survival of the fittest. The ‘war’ of
nature.
The exhibition is designed to illustrate that war, is
in fact not an inevitable outcome of conflict and
that despite all species of living things on earth
having to fight to keep their place in the
evolutionary chain, they also find ways of co-
existing, co-operating and collaborating,
sometimes by means of co-dependency and
hence avoidance of conflict is possible. In a
similar way, this is much like the day-to-day
battles faced by us, as humans, in both our own
personal lives and social spaces as well as on a
global scale.
'Struggle for Existence', George Bouverie Goddard, 1879 © National Museums Liverpool.
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We are also faced with questions about how we,
as humans, co-exist with the nature that
surrounds us. There are many species on earth
that face extinction, often due to environmental
changes and destruction that we are causing in
our own continued march of supremacy over the
planet – is there any hope of reversing the
damage that we are doing?
The answer, thankfully, is yes. However, it means
that we all need to make some space for nature
in our lives. We need to conserve precious
resources and help to protect the plant and
animal life around us so that the diverse nature of
life on our planet can be sustained - in spite of
the struggles and conflicts faced by us all.
Henry McGhie, Head of Collections and curator of
Zoology said:
‘The old view of nature red in tooth and claw is no
more ‘real’ than a view of a peaceful nature, or of
many other kinds of relationships. Individual
plants and animals live in conflict with one
another, where they want different things. But
more often than not they divide resources up, or
avoid actual aggression. The common usage of
the word ‘conflict’ loses those subtleties, but it is
surely reassuring to think that people, with great
capacity for empathy and collaboration, are not
consigned to behave in any particular way, or to
justify that by saying it is somehow ‘natural’.
Yellow Hammer, courtesy of Manchester
Museum
© Paul Cliff
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Dr Nick Merriman, Director of Manchester
Museum said:
'The exhibition reminds us that humans, through
their exploitation of land and animals, are the
cause of some of the conflict that we see in the
natural world. It is our responsibility, therefore to
support conservation efforts, and to consider the
impact we have when we use natural resources.'
The exhibition shows new taxidermy specimens
displaying animal behaviours including: a wolf,
boxing hares, starlings being chased by a sparrow
hawk and a mole and blackbird fighting over a
worm.
From the War of Nature (#WarofNature) will run
from 11 April 2014 to 7 September 2014 in the
Museum's temporary exhibitions gallery.
Camouflaged leaf insects (details), Courtesy of Manchester Museum © Paul Cliff
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A five year, city-wide project is currently
underway in Manchester called Wonder Women:
Radical Manchester. The project is inspired by the
suffragette movement which began here in the
city, alongside the Trades Union movement,
socialism and workers’ rights and is designed to
focus on both the historical and contemporary
role and representation of women in Britain
today.
The People’s History Museum is leading the
venture, which will bring together the efforts of
the museums, galleries and cultural organisations
of Manchester, alongside many others. As part of
this project, PHM is holding an exhibition,
Vanishing for the Vote, exploring the events
leading up to the night of Sunday 2nd April 1911 –
census night.
Manchester Census Lodge, 1911
© John Brock Collection
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The Liberal government at the time was insistent
that every household had to comply with the
requirements of the census. As women at that
time were not even permitted to vote in
elections, they were encouraged by suffragette
organisations to boycott it and so on that night,
thousands of women either stayed away from
the family home, were not listed on the census
by the head of the household or even went into
hiding to avoid being counted. Such was the case
of Emily Wilding Davison, a militant suffragette
activist, who hid in a cupboard in the Houses of
Parliament! Other women chose to write ‘Votes
for Women’ boldly across their census forms.
The exhibition takes its inspiration from the book
of the same name by researcher, historian and
author Dr Jill Liddington, who is also holding a
talk and book-signing as part of the Manchester
Histories Festival on Saturday 29th March. The
talk will take place from 3pm-3:45pm and the
book signing from 4pm-4:30pm. Tickets can be
booked at
http://vaninshingforthevote.eventbrite.co.uk
‘Beyond the reach of the census’. G.f. […]. ‘Reliable’ comic postcard, no date but undoubtedly March-April 1911.
Image courtesy of Jill Liddington
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
M aking her Royal Exchange
directing debut is Maria Aberg,
bringing us what is widely
considered to be one of Shakespeare’s best
comedies, Much Ado About Nothing.
Written in 1598, the play concentrates on the
stories of two pairs of young lovers, Benedick
and Beatrice (the primary characters) and
Claudio and Hero.
The start of the play sees Benedick and Beatrice
engaged in a ‘merry war’ of wit, as each of them
declares their disdain for love and one another.
This is set in contrast to our first meeting with
Claudio and Hero, a couple who are clearly head-
over-heels in love with one another, and whose
blind love is tested at the alter as they are about
to wed.
The title of the play, Much Ado About Nothing,
is actually read as ‘Much Ado About Noting’ ,
where noting actually means gossip,
eavesdropping and rumour and just as is true in
real life, these are the things that damage a good
relationship which Benedick and Beatrice then
join forces to repair. It is the wise and witty
banter of these two protagonists that really
delight in this performance and of course, the
results that their reparations have on the futures
of both couples.
The cast includes Gerard Kearns as Claudio (best
known for his role as Ian Gallagher in
Shameless), Paul Ready as Bendick (making his
Royal Exchange debut) and Ellie Piercey as
Beatrice.
ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE PERFORMANCE TIMES Showing from 27 March until 3 May Monday – Friday evenings: 7:30pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday matinees: 2:30pm Saturdays: 3:30pm and 8:00pm
THEATRE & STAGE
LORD OF THE FLIES
THEATRE & STAGE
B ringing William Golding’s
classic novel to the stage, is
Matthew Bourne’s fantastic
dance company, NEW ADVENTURES.
Now an established fixture on many a School’s
English literature reading lists, Golding’s novel
tells the story of a group of well-educated boys
who are the sole survivors when their plane crash
lands during a war-time evacuation, marooning
them on a paradisiacal island, alone, with only
their wits to survive on. The story tells of their
attempts at self-governance and their
subsequent descent into savagery in a novel that
has earned its place on a many a ‘top 100’
reading list.
Bourne, who has made a name for himself as a
master of choreography and theatrical dance,
brings New Adventures dancers to the Lowry
stage, in a captivating production that brings Lord
of The flies to life through dance, the paradise
island reinvented as a deserted theatre where
the boys find themselves abandoned.
‘Golding’s legendary characters are imbued with
raw energy, emotional intensity and breathtaking
performances. Civilisation crumbles, the rulebook
is forgotten and the story builds to an electrifying
climax.’ (lowry.com).
Groups of 10 +: £2 discount on the adult ticket
price for Friday & Saturday evening, £2.50
discount on all other performances. You also
receive 1 in 10 tickets free, and there are no
booking fees! Click here for more information on
group bookings.
Tickets for schools available from only £13. Call
0843 208 6003 for more information.
LOWRY THEATRE Showing from 2nd until 5th April The 4th April show will include a free post show talk.
THE PERFECT MURDER
THEATRE & STAGE
F resh from starring in the West-End
production of Spamalot, much loved
actor and entertainer Les Dennis joins
the cast of The Perfect Murder, which is now
touring the UK.
This is the first time that international bestselling
crime thriller novelist, Peter James, has had his
work adapted for the stage.
Directed by Olivier Award winner Ian Talbot, The
Perfect Murder tells the story of married couple,
Victor and Joan Smiley, ironically named as there
is little joy left in this marriage union when we
meet these characters. Victor secretly loathes his
wife Joan and is getting attention elsewhere.
Joan is getting driven mad by Victor’s irritating
ways and is bored of their relationship. Victor
decides that there is only one way to get Joan
out of his life forever, but then finds himself in
for an unpleasant surprise.
Peter James commented on the first stage adaptation of his work:
"My parents took me to the Theatre Royal in
Brighton almost every week of my childhood, and
I dreamed of one day having a play of my own
work produced. This is now truly a dream come
true, and I could not wish to be with a more
stellar group of people, including my wonderful
co-producer Josh Andrews, writer Shaun
McKenna who has done such a terrific adaptation
and Ian Talbot who is a fantastic director. And I
do not think we could have a more perfect,
murderously wonderful cast!"
Starring alongside Les Dennis will be Claire Goose
(who starred in the BBC hit series Waking the
Dead and Casualty as well as ITV’s The Bill and
most recently SKY TV’s comedy-drama Mount
Pleasant); Gray O’Brien, (who recently enjoyed
an award-winning three years in Coronation
Street and has also starred in the TV series
Titanic, Peak Practice and Casualty as well as in
the West End in Sleuth); Steven Miller (who
starred as Lenny Lyons for three years in
Casualty and whose theatre credits include The
Lord of The Rings at London’s Drury Lane and
Blackwatch); and finally Simona Armstrong (who
the public took to their hearts in BBC’s How Do
You Solve a Problem Like Maria).
THE OPERA HOUSE Showing from 15th until 19th April Tickets: £11.90—£32.90
THEATRE & STAGE
The Last 5 Years
Showing at the Kings Arms Salford from 7—13 April The Last 5 Years is a song-cycle musical chronicling a
five year marriage—from meeting and falling in love to breaking-up. The musical was written by Jason
Robert Brown and explores the relationship between a writer and his actress wife, from the point of view
of each of them.
Move It!
Taking place at the Dancehouse on Oxford Road on 12 April, Move It! is a danceshow featuring acts as
varied as tap, jazz, bellydancing and Chinese dancing. The show features performers (groups and soloists)
from the regular evening classes which take place at the Dancehouse, including the ever excellent KNT
Danceworks.
Sweeney Todd
The demon barber of Fleet Street is back in this performance at Z-Arts laid on by a cast made up entirely
of students from Musical Youth UK. Showing from 30 April until 3rd May, the story tells of Benjamin
Barker, a wronged barber sent to a penal colony in Australia and returns to London to seek vengeance on
those who tore his family apart.
20th Century Boy
The story of rock legend Marc Bolan is the inspiration for this new musical, featuring some of the greatest
songs ever written and telling the story of Marc Bolan and T Rex. Starring Sue Jenkins, Luke Bailey and
Warren Sollars, this takes stage at the Opera House from 22-26 April and is a stunning show which will
have the audience on its feet and dancing.
Academy 1, 2, 3 & CLUB
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH + UPON A BURNING BODY + POP EVIL
THE ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT + SOWETO KINCH
THERAPY? - TROUBLEGUM 20TH ANNIVERSARY + LONELY THE BRAVE / EMBLEM3
HALESTORM + DAYSHELL + THE SMOKING HEARTS
DEAF HAVANA + THE MAINE + THE PEOPLE THE POET / MENTALLICA VS MEGADETH UK / BIPOLAR SUNSHINE / STAETE OF QUO
RIVERSIDE
DEVILDRIVER
THE WILDHEARTS + HEY! HELLO! / JOHNETTE NAPOLITANO (OF CONCRETE BLONDE) / HUE & CRY
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE + THE WORD ALIVE + CYTOTA / MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA
UB40 / PENETRATION
CONNECTED TOUR FEAT. JUSTIN LO & TERENCE SIUFAY
GALLON DRUNK
AUGUSTINES
THE SUMMER SET
BRAND NEW + SAVES THE DAY
BERLIN BERLIN + PUPPET REBELLION / EMPIRE SIGNAL + SQUIFFY + THE REVERBS + THE VIBE
KVELERTAK
BRODY DALLE
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
CLUTCH / UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS + BLACK MOTH + ADMIRAL SIR CLOUDSELEY SHOVELL
JACE EVERETT WITH BAND / PATENT PENDING + PEOPLE ON VACATION
THE SMITHS LTD—UKs NO1 SMITHS TRIBUTE + THE MOODS
JOHN BULER TRIO
BLOOD RED SHOES + SLAVES + DZ DEATHRAYS
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OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON: THIS IS STONES THROW
EPMD / OUTCROSS SHOWCASE
MARTIN HANNETT—TH EREMPTION
JUICY: PHARRELL SPECIAL
SYSTEM2 PRESENTS PARANOID LONDON LIVE
COVERT PRESENTS ROBERT JAMES, ALEXIS RAPHAEL
MYLO / YUKSEK / ALEX METRIC / MIGHTY MOUSE
MICRON WITH TIGER & WOODS (LIVE) AND THE REVENGE
JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN
JAMIE LENMAN
THE UNDERGROUND & FRIENDS: ANDRE CROM/MATT.JOE …..
EVERLAST
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CHETHAM’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC LUNCHTIME CONCERT
COFFEE CONCERT
BE A CHORISTER FO RTHE DAY/CHETHAM’S FOUNDERS DAY
CHETHAM’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC LUNCHTIME CONCERT
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SKUTCH MANOS
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BLUES JAM LED BY FRANNY EUBANKS
BLIND MONK TRIO
MACIEK PYSZ TRIO
DOUBLE BILL: GARRSON STARR & P.J. PACIFICO
MANIÈRE DES BOHÉMIENS
MANCHESKA
CHERIE BEBE’S BURLESQUE REVUE
JAZZ JAM LED BY JOHNNY HUNTER
CRAIG HANSON PROJECT
THE MANOUCHETONES
JAMIE BROWNFIELD QUARTET
FRANNY EUBANK’S THE BLUES
THE INDIGO KINGS
SOUL SESSIONS BANK HOLIDAY PARTY
NEW ORLEANS JAM LED BY THE NUGHT CREATURES
THE SONOROUS QUARTET
STUART MCCALLUM RESIDENCY
THE ALEC ROBINSON QUARTET
SWINGOLOGY
ANTELOPE
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NIGHT AND DAY CAFE
DEXTERS / SLYDIGS / THE SONIK SEEDS / MAN & THE ECHO
NIGHT & DAY’S LOCAL SHOWCASE: LAST HORIZON / STOLEN FROM A CROW / KELLY’S HEROES
DEPARTMENT M / HARTHEIM / U.V
NIGHT & DAY’S LOCAL SHOWCASE: NEW RICH / THE DEAD BLUES / JOSH BEESON
RETRAK BUSK OFF
MANCUNIA PRESENTS: ALL THE KING’S MENN / SABELLA / VENDETTAS / SKELETON DISCO
KALOPSIA—MONTHLY PSYCHEDELIC CLUBNIGHT
LUCIUS + SPECIAL GUESTS
WITHERED HAND / MATHEW GREY & THE AWFUL TRUTH / STRANGERS CLUB: ISLE OF HER DJs, GIRLS ON FILM DJs
NOW WAVE PRESETNS: CHILDHOOD + SPECIAL GUESTS
RUFUS + SPECIAL GUESTS
GRIZFOLK / KIDSMOKE / CULTURES
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MANIC STREET PREACHERS
FOREIGNER + EUROPE & FM
STATUS QUO: FRANTIC FOUR 2014 + WILKO JOHNSON BAND
STATUS QUO: FRANTIC FOUR 2014 + WILKO JOHNSON BAND
WITHIN TEMPTATION + DELAIN
JAMES BLUNT: MOON LANDING 2014 TOUR + SHAKE SHAKE GO
RICK WAKEMAN’S JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
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FOUR TOPS & THE TEMPTATIONS
BACKSTREET BOYS
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
ELBOW
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
JOHNNY MATHIS
CBEEBIES LIVE! THE BIG BAND
GARY BARLOW
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: QUIGG VS CERMENO
BETWAY PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS
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RETRO BAR
MANIC STREET MANIA INDIE-DISKO AFTERSHOW
BOOGIZM APRIL THROWDOWN
THINKING WISHFUL: WATCHTOWER & GUESTS / REFUSE TO LOSE!
THE DEAD BETAS/UGLY LOVE/BAD POLYANNA/MURDERPUSS
THE DEADXIII + IN DANTESECLIPSE W/SUPPORT
INTERLUDE: OH CAPTIVE, EVILYN + KIEFER/CLUBNIGHT
HARRY SEATON EASTER TOUR 2014
THINKING WISHFUL: THE KATHRYN WHEEL
NEW REVOLUTION: ROCK, PAPER, ROCK! #34
ILLUSION
\\M//ETAL! #24 / THE NIGHT FROM ANOTHER PLACE
NEW REVOLUTION: TOM HINGLEY + GUESTS
THINKING WISHFUL: LITTLE AVIS
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SOUND CONTROL
PRONG
GORGOROTH
LO-FI
EMMA STEVENS
EMILY AND THE WOODS
DUB SEX
TOTALLY LOST IT / DROP THE MUSTARD: KÖLSCH
TNS 10 YEAR BIRTHDAY PARTY/MAJEFA
LEOPARDS
LOSTALONE
HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS
COMEBACK KID
TANGLED:DANNY HOWELLS
THE UNASSISTED / ELEVATE
RELAPSE
2DEEP2SLEEP
REACH OUT: MOTOWN/60s/SOUL
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SOUP KITCHEN
LE YOUTH/EASTERN BLOC PRESENTS: ADRIO ZENKER
TREMENS FEAT/ JON K ALL NIGHT
RUM N REGGAE FEAT. JOEY B & SAMRAI
PEGGY SUE
GRIEVES
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PAINTED PALMS
THE EX @ SOUP KITCHEN
CHET FAKER
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JONWAYNE (STONES THROW)/METRODOME & SPARKZ/IN THE LOOP
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MANCHESTER CAMERATA
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THE BRIDGEWATER HALL
BBC PHILHARMONIC
RUSSELL WATSON
RUSSELL WATSON
SPECTACULAR CLASSICS
CHRISTY MOORE WITH DECLAN SINNOTT
THE PIANO GUYS
BEL10WHEAD
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THE DEAF INSTITUTE
JAM SESSIONS / GOLD TEETH
MARMOZETS + SPECIAL GUESTS/ TOO MANY DJs
CANTERBURY / REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
SPOTIFRIDAY / THE LAST CARNIVAL / REVOLVER
MIKE PETERS—DECLARATION 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR/FOREPLAY/GIRLS ON FILM: CYNDI LAUPER
SIMONE FELICE / OPEN MIC
THE DEAF INSTITUTE QUIZ
JAM SESSIONS
STEPHEN O’MALLEY / TOOM ANY DJs
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
SPOTIFRIDAY / JESCA HOOP
FOREPLAY / GOO
ASGEIR / OPEN MIC
THE DEAF INSTITUTE QUIZ
JAM SESSIONS / GOLD TEETH
SLEEPY SUN / TOO MANY DJs
THE DUNWELLS / REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
SPOTIFRIDAY / UPTWON
FOREPLAY / REVOLVER
OPEN MIC / I AM THE RESURRECTION
RIXTON / THE DEAF INSTITUTE QUIZ
JAM SESSIONS / GOLD TEETH
SCOTT MATTHEWS + SPECIAL GUESTS / TOO MANY DJs
CITY IN THE COMMUNITY WITH IVAN CAMPO / REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
SPOTIFRIDAY / LUCERO + SPECIAL GUESTS / REBEL MUSIC
THE ORIELLES SINGLE LAUNCH / FOREPLAY / POP
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SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE / THE DEAF INSTITUTE QUIZ
JAM SESSIONS / BEN OTTEWELL + SPECIAL GUESTS / GOLD TEETH
VANS WARPED TOUR PRESENTS THE ACOUSTIC BASEMENT TOUR / TOO MANY DJs
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GAMELAN DEGUNG
AD SOLEM: UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER CHAMBER CHOIR / MAN. UNI. BIG BAND (MUBB) / ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS
A CONCERT TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE & WORKS OF STEPHEN DODGSON
POEMS AND SONGS BY BERTOLT BRECHT
BLACK BOX THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: ROMEO & JULIET
BLACK BOX THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: ROMEO & JULIET
BLACK BOX THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: ROMEO & JULIET
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THE VISITORS / MIRROR GORILLAS / WILSON / SWORD IN AIR
SURGE / HYDROSIS / JACKS NOT SMOOTH / JOHARI WINDOW
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TIMBER TIMBER
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MAX GRAEF
KING KHAN & THE SHRINES
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TIM HECKER (LIVE) + SPECIAL GUEST JULIANNA BARWICK
LIVE NATION PRESENTS BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE
ZOE TROPE
AN EVENING WITH JENNIFER SAUNDERS
ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM
BRASY: POLISH SEA SHANTY STARS
AGNES OBEL
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THE THREEPENNY OPERA
THE THREEPENNY OPERA / RNCM SESSION ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
THE THREEPENNY OPERA
RNCM DAY OF SONG: MULTIPLE EVENTS (SEE WEBSTE FOR DETAILS0
NEW MINI OPERAS
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THE RUBY LOUNGE
GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY + BIRD TO BEAST +THE CORNELIUS CRANE
KLAXONS
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MATT BERRY & THE MAYPOLES / REMAKE REMODEL
GAP DREAM + WILD BIRDS + FRANCIS LUNG + THE JUNGFRAUS
THIS FEELING FT. THE TAPESTRY + GUESTS/CLINT BOON DJ SET
THE WOODENTOPS
MIKE WATT & THE MISSINGMEN + SUPERFAST GIRLIE SHOW
RED KITE + GUESTS / THE WILD EYES / HAPI
THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
A FACTORY NIGHT ON RECORD STORE DAY/HOWLING RHYTHM
SCARY MONSTERS EASTER SUNDAY SPECIAL
SICK PUPPIES + GUESTS THE FEUD
BOB LOG III + HOPPER PROPELLED ELECTRIC + BEES OF BURDEN
SOUTH OF HEAVEN / PANTERA UK / ROCK ASYLUM
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THE CASTLE
RED BALLOON PRESNTS: ARE WE STRANGERS NOW?
THE OTHER ROOM PRESENTS: EXPERIMENTAL POETRY
NOW WAVE PRESNTS CLOUD BOAT
FLUIDITY/THE EYRES/THE GOD COMPLEX/THE DOM MAJOR BAND
HEY!MANCHESTER PRESENTS KIRAN LEONARD
GLASSWERK: VERSE CHORUS VERSE
IN THE DARK
HEY!MANCHESTER PRESENTS THE BURNING HELL
SAM DICKINSON ACOUSTIC NIGHTS TOUR
THINKING WISHFUL PRESENTS TIGERSIDE
TOM BROSSEAU/VICTOR HERRERO/SONGS FOR WALTER
SHAM BODIE
DHP PRESENTS A PLASTIC ROSE
GIZEH RECORDS PRESENTS GYMNAST
HEAL THE LAST STAND/ANY HICKIE & HONOUR CANN
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CROWFOOT RECORDS: MICAH BLUE SMALLDONE
THINKING WISHFUL PRESNTS SUNDAY MORNING CARTOONS
PULL UP THE ROOTS PRESENTS: GEORGIA RUTH
JAMIE LAWSON/MATT TILLER & LITTLE RACH
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THE RITZ
ADAM ANT + NEW KILLER SHOES
CLUB X OVER
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MATT CARDLE
SOCIAL BEAT
CUT COPY
GEORGE CLINTON & P-FUNK
SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR / ULTIMATE POWER
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ALKALINE TRIO
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YOUNG IDENTIITY
TURN 2014
TURN 2014
TECHNIQUE
YOUNG IDENTITY
YOUNG IDENTITY: ONE MIC STAND
TECHNIQUE
YOUNG IDENTITY / THE LARKS AT CONTACT: ESCAPE
HIT THE ODE
YOUNG IDENTITY
MOTHER’S RUIN
TECHNIQUE
YOUNG IDENTITY
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CONTACT THEATRE EXHIBITION RUNNING THROUGHOUT APRIL
QC2014: Lee Baxter & George House Trust - Gays of Manchester Thu 6 Feb to Sat 19 April, daily (not Sun) FREE
A new exhibition celebrating Manchester’s LGBT community, their support to
George House Trust and people living with HIV.
QC2014: Pam Van-Damned - World Warpaint Thu 6 Feb to Sat 19 April, daily (not Sun) FREE
A look into the fun, obsessive, insane and perfect world of self-expression
and character through make-up. Feat. subjects such as Debbie Harry, Lene
Lovich, KISS, Christeene, Lydia Lunch, Honey Mahogany, SSION and Saul
Williams.
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THE THREE MINUTE THEATRE
FINDING ME BY CAROL ROBSON
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CORNERHOUSE
IN FILM/ART
CORNERHOUSE PROJECTS / PAOLA
BAZZOLO
3RD APRIL-13TH MAY 2014
FREE
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THE GARRICK THEATRE (ALTRINCHAM)
‘SHOWSTOPPERS’ THE EAST CHESHIRES MUSICAL COMPANY
‘SHOWSTOPPERS’ THE EAST CHESHIRES MUSICAL COMPANY
‘SHOWSTOPPERS’ THE EAST CHESHIRES MUSICAL COMPANY
‘SHOWSTOPPERS’ THE EAST CHESHIRES MUSICAL COMPANY
‘SHOWSTOPPERS’ THE EAST CHESHIRES MUSICAL COMPANY
ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
THE ART OF CORASE ACTING
THE ART OF CORASE ACTING
THE ART OF CORASE ACTING
THE ART OF CORASE ACTING
RUN FOR YOUR WIFE
RUN FOR YOUR WIFE
RUN FOR YOUR WIFE
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THE DANCEHOUSE
ALBERT EINSTEIN—RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING
MOVE IT!
BONEY JAMES
THE BEST OF BROADWAY
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THE KING’S ARMS (SALFORD)
OPEN MIC / THE BEAU DEFEATED
STUDIO SALFORD WRITE FOR THE STAGE ADVANCED
STUDIO SALFORD WRITE FOR THE STAGE INTRO
EMBRYO 83
LET’S SEE WHAT HAPPENS/KINGS BAND NIGHT:SKINNY LIVING
THE LAST 5 YEARS/GEIN’S FAMILY GIFTSHOP’S BARGAIN BASEMENT
THE LAST 5 YEARS
EDINBURGH PREVIEWS/THE LAST 5 YEARS/WRITE FOR STAGE ADV.
THE LAST 5 YEARS / WRITE FO RTHE STAGE INTRO
THE LAST 5 YEARS
THE LAST 5 YEARS
THE LAST 5 YEARS
THE WORST COMEDY NIGHT IN SALFORD
STUDIO SALFORD WRITE FOR THE STAGE ADVANCED
STUDIO SALFORD WRITE FOR THE STAGE INTRO
ME.OLD MAN.
ME.OLD MAN. / VINTAGE FAIR
A GENTLE BREEZE & OTHER SENSATIONS/ANDROID/HEADSPACE
A GENTLE BREEZE & OTHER SENSATIONS
COMEDY AT THE KINGS /CLOSE/DISTANCE
POETS CORNER
FEEDING FINGERS
MOM MON PRESENTS:-
THE WORST COMEDY NIGHT IN SALFORD
PLAYGROUND: A NEW WRITING SHOWCASE
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THE LIBRARY THEATRE
WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID?
WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID?
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THE OPERA HOUSE
FROM HACKNEY TO HOLLYWOOD: THE DON BLACK SONGBOOK
THE EASTER FUNNY
THE PERFECT MURDER
THE PERFECT MURDER
THE PERFECT MURDER
THE PERFECT MURDER
THE PERFECT MURDER
20TH CENTURY BOY THE MUSICAL
20TH CENTURY BOY THE MUSICAL
20TH CENTURY BOY THE MUSICAL
20TH CENTURY BOY THE MUSICAL
20TH CENTURY BOY THE MUSICAL
SEE HOW THEY RUN
SEE HOW THEY RUN
SEE HOW THEY RUN
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PALACE THEATRE
I’M SORRY I HAVEN’T A CLUE
SALLY MORGAN
HOT FLUSH! THE NAUGHTIEST MUSICAL IN TOWN
THE KINGS OF SWING
THE ELO EXPERIENCE
ALL THAT JAZZ
GO!GO!GO!
THE SOLID SILVER 60’S SHOW
ONE NIGHT OF ELVIS—LEE MEMPHIS KING
MY FIRST BALLET—COPPELIA
MY FIRST BALLET—COPPELIA
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THE QUAYS THEATRE AT THE LOWRY
BALLET CENTRAL 2014 / CARL HUTCHINSON—ALL THE RAGE / LORD OF THE FLIES
LORD OF THE FLIES / SING SOMETHING SIMPLE (THE GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2)
LORD OF THE FLIES / SING SOMETHING SIMPLE (THE GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2)
LORD OF THE FLIES / SEANN WALSH
SEANN WALSH
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK / DANIEL O’DONNELL / SKETCHOLE / MAKING THEATRE WITHOUT WORDS
MAKING THEATRE WITHOUT WORDS / BOXE BOXE / JULIE FOWLIS
MAKING THEATRE WITHOUT WORDS
MAKING THEATRE WITHOUT WORDS / SCOOBY DOO THE MUSICAL / ROBIN INCE
MAKING THEATRE WITHOUT WORDS / SCOOBY DOO THE MUSICAL
SCOOBY DOO THE MUSICAL / RIME
SCOOBY DOO THE MUSICAL / RIME / BIN MEN / BOOTHBY GRAFFOE
HAL CRUTTENDEN
THE GRUFFALO / ICE / RICH HALL’S HOEDOWN
THE GRUFFALO / ICE / RICH HALL’S HOEDOWN
THE GRUFFALO / ICE / RICH HALL’S HOEDOWN
THE GRUFFALO / ICE / CHRIS FLYNN
THE GRUFFALO / ICE / THE GHOST HUNTER
THE GRUFFALO / ICE / LOWRY YOUNG ACTORS AUDITIONS
THE QUEEN IS DEAD
THE QUEEN IS DEAD / THE RIGHT OF SPRING AND PETRUSHKA
THE RIGHT OF SPRING AND PETRUSHKA / THE UKELELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
MARK THOMAS / THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY
A PLEASING TERROR
A PLEASING TERROR / RAPUNZEL
RAPUNZEL / THE FROG AND THE PRINCESS / NEIL FINN
BEN HARPER / BRIAN CONLEY / TAKING CHARLIE
TAKING CHARLIE / HORRIBLE HISTORIES
HORRIBLE HISTORIES / TEECHERS
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THE ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE
TALKING VAGUELY ABOUT REVOLUTION
GYM PARTY / COMIC FX
GYM PARTY
FAMILY FRIENDLY STORY TELLING
BACKSTAGE? ME? / SPECIAL FX: SING CITY CHOIR & SPECIAL GUESTS
GLASS PAINTING WITH ELISA GLASS DESIGN
CAROL ANN DUFFY AND FRIENDS
CAROL ANN DUFFY AND FRIENDS
CAROL ANN DUFFY AND FRIENDS
CAROL ANN DUFFY AND FRIENDS
CAROL ANN DUFFY AND FRIENDS
CAROL ANN DUFFY AND FRIENDS / JONNY & THE BAPTISTS
HUNGER FOR TRADE
HUNGER FOR TRADE / SPECIAL FX: CAVAN MORAN & LITTLE SPARROW
HUNGER FOR TRADE
HUNGER FOR TRADE / DAY OF SONG
HUNGER FOR TRADE
HUNGER FOR TRADE
HUNGER FOR TRADE
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BRIGHT SPARKS MEMBERSHIP
NOT NOW, BERNARD
MARATHON MANIA
BLAST OFF! - FREE HALF-TERM ACTIVITY
BLAST OFF! - FREE HALF-TERM ACTIVITY
BLAST OFF! - FREE HALF-TERM ACTIVITY
BLAST OFF! - FREE HALF-TERM ACTIVITY
BLAST OFF! - FREE HALF-TERM ACTIVITY / FEW COLLECTIVE UK TOUR
HEAR ME NOW / MY ONLY DAUGHTER
GLASSHOUSE
GLASSHOUSE
THREE COLOURS
SWEENEY TODD
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IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH—APRIL 2014 BIG PICTURE SHOW
DAILY UNTIL DECEMBER 2014
AN AWARD-WINNNING 360-DEGREE EXPERIENCE UNIQUE TO IWM NORTH.
WOMEN AND INDUSTRY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
UNTIL 28TH SEPTEMBER 2014
SYRIA: HUMANITY IN CONFLICT
UNTIL 14TH SEPTEMBER 2014
FROM STREET TO TRENCH: A WORLD WAR THAT SHAPED A REGION
UNTIL 31ST MAY 2014
INTRODUCING THE MUSEUM
1ST-4TH APRIL 2014
OPEN STUDIO: HOW WE LIVED IN 1914
5TH-21ST APRIL 2014
FINDING OUR FIRST WORLD WAR:
STUDENT PERFORMANCES
5TH APRIL 2014
ABDUL AND ALI’S FIRST WORLD WAR
5TH-21ST APRIL 2014
BUMPTY BEAR
SELECTED DATES IN APRIL (see website for details)
A CLOSER LOOK: FROM STREET TO TRENCH
SELECTED DATES IN APRIL (see website for details)
FAMILY FRIENDLY TOUR: FROM STREET TO TRENCH
7TH-10TH APRIL 2014
HOW WE DRESSED: 1914 FASHION
7TH APRIL 2014
STROLLING CHARACTERS
12TH & & 13TH APRIL 2014
HOW WE LEARNED: THE 1914 CLASSROOM
19TH-21ST APRIL 2014
OPEN STUDIO: SHAPES
26TH-27TH APRIL 2014
TIMESTACK HANDLING SESSIONS - DAILY AT 12:30
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EXHIBITION: FOUR FOUR JEW: FOOTBALL, FANS
AND FAITH
UNTIL 21ST SEPTEMBER 2014
(exhibition closed for the day on 1st April)
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
A packed programme of football events will be held
to accompany the exhibition, from a panel discus-
sion about the 'Y-word' at the National Football
Museum to talks by football writers and journalists,
including Anthony Clavane, David Dee and David
Conn. See full events programme.
DOES YOUR RABBI KNOW YOU’RE HERE? JEWS
AND ENGLISH FOOTBALL
3RD APRIL 2014, 7:30PM
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
THE ‘Y-WORD’: THE DEBATE CONTINUES
8TH APRIL AT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM
FREE—BOOKING ESSENTIAL TO RESERVE PLACE
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, STEVEN FRANK
27TH APRIL 2014, 2PM
FREE (DONATIONS WELCOME TO SUPPORT THE
MUSEUM’S HOLOCAUST EDUCATION
PROGRAMME)
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MANCHESTER MUSEUM
—APRIL 2014
EXHIBITIONS
FRAGMENTARY ANCESTORS: FIGURINES FROM KOMA
LAND, GHANA
UNTIL 5TH MAY 2014
FREE
TRANSPLORATION
FREE
BABY EXPLORERS
SELECTED DATES IN APRIL (see website for details)
ENGLISH CORNER
1ST APRIL, 13:00PM-14:30PM
COLLECTION BITES: FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND AND
CARBON COPY EARS
2ND APRIL 2014, 13:00PM-14:00PM
EASTER HOLIDAYS AT MANCHESTER MUSEUM
7TH-17TH APRIL 2014, 11AM-4PM
FROM THE WAR OF NATURE
11TH APRIL-31ST AUGUST 2014
MAGIC CARPET
25TH APRIL 2014, 10:30AM-12:30PM
BIG SATURDAY: PLANTS, POISONS, PLATYPUSES
26TH APRIL 2014, 11AM-4PM
URBAN NATURALISTS: URBAN WILDLIFE
26TH APRIL 2014, 2PM
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POWER: FROM MUSCLE TO MACHINE
5TH-27TH APRIL 2014
FREE
THE FLYING FORCES SHOW
5TH-27TH APRIL 2014
FREE
THE RAINHILL TRIALS RAILWAY RACE GAME
5TH-27TH APRIL 2014
FREE
THE REVOLUTON MANCHESTER SHOW
5TH-27TH APRIL 2014
FREE
ENGINEER ERIC’S DIFFICULT DAY
5TH-27TH APRIL 2014
FREE
EXPERITOTS
4TH APRIL 2014
CHARGES (ADVANCED BOOKING ESSENTIAL)
WELLCOME IMAGE AWARDS
UNTIL 7TH SEPTEMBER 2014
FREE
EVERYDAY RELICS
UNTIL 29TH JUNE 2014
FREE
COLLIDER:STEPINSIDE THE WORLD’S GREATEST
EXPERIMENT
UNTIL 28TH SEPTEMBER 2014
CHARGES
MANCHESTER MILLS
RUNS DAILY
FREE
FREE
MEET ‘BABY’
RUNS EVERY TUE, WED & THU
FREE
LISTINGS
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
CONTINUED ...
4D THEATRE
RUNS DAILY
CHARGES
MY DEN
RUNS DAILY
FREE
EXPERIMENT
RUNS DAILY
FREE
ENGINES AT WORK
RUNS DAILY
FREE
MORPHIS SIMULATOR
RUNS DAILY
CHARGES
ENGINE DEMONSTRATION
RUNS DAILY
FREE
THE LANCASHIRE LOOM
RUNS ON WEEKDAYS (TERM-IME ONLY)
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WEEKEND TASTER TOURS
EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY
GET YOUR HANDS ON THE CUP!
DAILY
GAME CHANGERS: 125 YEARS OF THE FOOTBALL
LEAGUE
UNTIL 27TH APRIL 2014
125 YEARS OF THE NORTHERN LEAGUE
UNTIL 22ND APRIL 2104
STUART ROY CLARKE: THE NORTHERN LEAGUE
UNTIL 30TH JUNE 2014
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PEOPLE’S HISTORY MUSEUM—APRIL 2014
COMMUNITY GALLERIES
FURIOUSLY MAD: 300 YEARS OF LEGAL INSANITY
UNTIL 6TH JULY 2014
VANISHING FOR THE VOTE:
UNTIL 27TH APRIL 2014
THE PEOPLE’S BUSINESS—150 YEARS OF THE CO-OPERATIVE
UNTIL 11TH MAY 2014
MAIN GALLERY ONE
UNTIL 4TH JANUARY 2015
REVOLUTION
REFORMERS
WORKERS
VOTERS
MAIN GALLERY TWO
UNTIL 11TH JANUARY 2015
CITIIZENS
TIME OFF?
BANNERS
EVENTS
SPANISH CIVIL WAR TOUR
3RD APRIL 2014
SNAPSHOT ON THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
7TH APRIL 2014
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THE BIG BROWNIE BIRTHDAY IN SALFORD
UNTIL 27TH APRIL 2014
BLUESTAIRS COMMUNITY GALLERY
VICTORIAN GALLERY
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
RANDOM VISUAL POEMS BY CHARLIE HOLT
UNTIL 6TH JULY 2014
SALFORD ART CLUB ANNUAL EXHIBITION
2014
UNTIL 11TH MAY 2014
100 YEARS AGO: SALFORD AT WAR
OPENING 15TH MARCH 2014
ORDSALL HALL
URBAN LEGENDS AND LANDSCAPES: THREADMILL TEXTILES
UNTIL 18TH MAY 2014
SPRING CONCERT SEASON—ORDSALL HALL
1ST APRIL 2014, 7PM
ONCE UPON A TIME—ORDSALL HALL
2ND APRIL 2014, 9:45AM
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MUSEUM & ARCHIVES — APRIL 2014
EXPLORE WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN A BUSY
VICTORIAN POLICE STATION!
DISCOVER MANCHESTER’S PAST—
A LABYRINTH OF ALLEYWAYS AND SLUMS
THAT WERE LIT BY GAS LAMPS. A SINISTER
PLACE THAT KEPT THE POLICE BUSY
CAPTURING ALL MANNER OF VILLAINS AND
CROOKS
SEE WHERE CRIMINALS WERE CHARGED,
FINGERPRINTED AND BOOKED AND GET TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THE CELLS.
FREE ADMISSION
10:30AM-3:30PM (LAST ADMISSION AT
3PM)
OPEN EVERY TUESDAY (AND THURSDAY
DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, BASED ON
MANCHESTER COUNCIL TERM DATES).
GMP Museum & Archives 57a Newton Street Northern Quarter Manchester M1 1ET Tel: 0161 8563287/ 4500
See website for further details:
www.gmpmuseum.com/
GALLERY OF COSTUME —APRIL 2014
ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF
CLOTHING AND FASHION ACCESSORIES
IN BRITAIN, CONTAINING OVER 20,000
PIECES.
CURRENT EXHIBITION:
OSSIE CLARK, A BRITISH FASHION GENIUS
UNTIL 29TH JUNE 2014
FREE ADMISSION
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 1-5pm.
Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm
Gallery of Costume
Platt Hall
Rusholme
Manchester
M14 5LL
Tel: 0161 245 7245
See website for further details:
www.manchestergalleries.org/our-other-
venues/platt-hall-gallery-of-costume/
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BASED IN SPINNINGFIELDS, ARTZU GAL-LERY OVERLOOKS THE LAWNS, AND IS A CALM, MODERN SPACE TO VIEW THE WORKS OF SOME OF THE BEST CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS.
COLLECTIONS INCLUDE PAINITNGS, PHOTOGRAPHY AND SCULPTURE.
SOME OF THE ARTISTS CURRENTLY EXHIBITING AT ARTZU:
MATT WILDE
MICHAEL JOHN ASHCROFT
CARL MELEGARI
STEPHEN FARLEY
TIMUR D’VATZ
Manchester Gallery Artzu Gallery, Quay House, Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3JE
Tel: +44 (0) 161 827 1717 Email: [email protected]
Opening Times
Tues - Fri 11am - 6.00pm Sat 11am - 5.00pm Sun and Mon by appointment only
See website for further details:
www.artzu.co.uk
CASTLEFIELD GALLERY—APRIL 2014
UPCOMING EXHIBITION:
RE-VIEW: IAIN ANDREWS
UNTIL 13TH APRIL 2014
PAINTINGS DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURAL
PIECES, PLUS A LARGE SCALE MURAL IN THE
GALLERY’S DOUBLE HEIGHT SPACE.
Castlefield Gallery
2 Hewitt Street
Manchester
M15 4GB
Tel: 0161 832 8034
Email: [email protected]
Gallery opening times during exhibitions:
Wed-Sun, 1-6pm
Office hours, Tue-Fri, 10am-6
See website for further details:
http://www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk
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CENTRE FOR CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART
—APRIL 2014
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:
GALLERY ONE
FIRST STEP: DARIUS CHANG JUI-YU
UNTIL 4TH MAY 2014
RESIDENCY: KAO JUN-HONN
11TH-14TH APRIL 2014
FAMILY FRIENDLY SUNDAYS
LAST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH
‘On the last Sunday of each month, CFCCA will be
opening the doors to our Jasmine Suite to allow families to come, create and respond to our current exhibitions.
Arts materials and activities will be provided for
children with free tea and coffee for parents.
No booking required, just come down during normal gallery opening hours and get involved!
Please note that children will need to be accompanied by an adult at all times as there are no facilitators for this event.’ (WWW.CFCCA.ORG.UK)
CENTRE FOR CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART
MARKET BUILDINGS
THOMAS STREET
NORTHERN QUARTER
MANCHESTER
M4 1EU
TEL: 0161 832 7271
See website for further details:
www.cfcca.org.uk
EVENT CITY—APRIL 2014
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTORS FAIR APRIL
13TH APRIL 2014
THE MANCHESTER GOLF SHOW
25TH-27TH APRIL 2014
EVENT CITY
Phoenix Way
Off Barton Dock Road
Urmston
Manchester
M41 7TB
See website for further details:
www.eventcity.co.uk
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ISLINGTON MILL—APRIL 2014
ISLINGTON MILL HOSTS A BROAD RANGE
OF EVENTS COVERING MUSIC AND THE
ARTS.
REGULAR CLASSES AT THE MILL
LIFE DRAWING
TUESDAYS, 7PM-9PM
£6 (£8 FOR TUTORED MASTER CLASSES)
Islington Mill
James Street
Salford
M3 5HW
Tel: 0161 278 6404
See website for further details:
www.islingtonmill.com
MANCHESTER CENTRAL—APRIL 2014
THE CAKE & BAKE SHOW
4TH-6TH APRIL 2014
BRITISH UNIVERSITY FAIR
5TH APRIL 2014
BRITISH DENTAL CONFERENCE
& EXHIBITION
10TH-12TH APRIL 2014
MS LIFE 2014
26TH-27TH APRIL 2014
2014 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
29TH APRIL-1ST MAY 2014
PROCUREX NORTH LIVE
29TH APRIL 2014
See website for further details:
www.manchestercentral.co.uk
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TIME MACHINE: JOANA VASCONCELOS
UNTIL 1ST JUNE 2014
TICKETS £7.50/£6 CONC. (INCLUDES GALLERY GUIDE FOR TIME MACHINE)
CHANNEL CROSSINGS: ENGLISH AND FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM AND POST-
IMPRESSIONISM
UNTIL 6TH DECEMBER 2014
FREE
RADICAL FIGURES: POST-WAR BRITISH FIGURATIVE PAINTING
16TH MARCH-28TH SEPTEMBER 2014
FREE
EVENTS AT THE MANCHESTER ART GALLERY FOR MARCH 2014 ARE LISTED ON THE
FOLLOWING PAGE.
MANCHESTER ART GALLERY
Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL
Tel: 0161 235 8888
Free entry Open Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm, including bank holiday Mondays
Late night opening on Thursday until 9pm.
See website for further details:
www.manchestergalleries.org
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MANCHESTER ART GALLERY-EVENTS-APRIL 2014
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR / NATURE IN THE CITY
BABY ART CLUB
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR / STUDIO SATURDAYS / BABY SATURDAY
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
GILDED
ENGLISH CORNER / GILDED
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR / GILDED / ENCOUNTERS & TRANSFORMATIONS
MINI ART CLUB / GILDED
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR / STUDIO SATURDAYS / FAMILY ART CLUB
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR / TOUR IN BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE
DIY
DIY / GILDED
GILDED
ENGLISH CORNER / HIGHLIGHTS TOUR / GILDED
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR / STUDIO SATURDAYS
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR / STUDIO SATURDAYS
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
MINI MONDAYS
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THE WHITWORTH ART GALLERY-APRIL 2014
*Please note: The Whitworth is currently closed in order to carry out major development work,
transforming the Gallery into a new 21st century gallery in the park, extending and doubling the size of
the public space at the Gallery. We will re-open in autumn 2014.
THE WHITWORTH PUB CRAWL:
LIFE DRAWING
6TH APRIL 2014
BRITONS PROTECTION, 12:30PM, BOOKING ESSENTIAL
HEY! & HONEYFEET KNEES UP
27TH APRIL 2014
VENUE TBC, 2PM
POETRY & A PINT
11TH & 25TH APRIL 2014 (EVERY OTHER FRIDAY)
FORD MADOX BROWN, OXFORD ROAD, BOOKING ESSENTIAL
www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
TODDLERTASTIC AT Z-ARTS
ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT Z-ARTS
10:30-11:30/11:30-12:30/13:00-14:00
CREATIVE WORKSHOP FOR THE UNDER 5s
FREE
Book on the Z-arts website z-arts.org or call them on 0161 232 6089
MUSIC BABY AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL
23RD APRIL 2014 (EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY)
11:15-12:00/12:30-13:15/13:30-14:15
FREE
Book through Whitworth reception on 0161 275 7450
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