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Kickstarting the Fringe
Manchester Theatre Award winners Lass Productions are back with their first show since leaving the Lass O’Gowrie and the clock is ticking.. Othello has been transplanted to the modern day and into the backstabbing boardrooms of Venezia FC – a platform Lass Productions believes is more relevant than ever for Othello’s immortal themes of professional jealousy, reputation, rage […]
GM Fringe 2014: Len Johnson: Fighter
July 18, 2014
A lost slice of Manchester’s past has come back to life in Salford this week. Len Johnson: Fighter tells the story of a boxer, possibly one of the greatest boxers of our time, denied the chance to fight for any titles due to the colour of his skin. After his retirement, he finds himself embroiled […]
Preview: 24:7 – The Perfect Ten
July 16, 2014
24:7 has come a long way from its beginnings back in 2004. Ten years on, the festival goes from strength to strength attracting audiences from far and wide with it’s programme of talent. 24:7’s latest season is about to get underway, and enthusiasm and creatively were certainly at an all time high at the preview […]
HOME on the Horizon – Preview: Angel Meadow
June 10, 2014
Following in the footsteps of previous site-specific pieces Manchester Lines and Manchester Sound, a new era is being ushered in as theatre comes HOME to Manchester. HOME Manchester presents the world premiere of Angel Meadow tonight, the first in a series of site-specific productions taking place around Manchester in the lead-up to the opening of the £25m centre […]
Stroker’s Picks: Bank Holiday Culture
May 23, 2014
It’s the Bank Holiday weekend! The sun might be threatening to come out, but it’s time for you to get your culture on with our pick of some of the most exciting and controversial exhibitions on in the area the moment: Pick of the week: Collider: The World’s Greatest Experiment The Museum of Science and […]
Stroker’s Picks: The C Project
May 9, 2014
Manchester’s Christie Hospital has established itself as one of the biggest and best causes to raise money for. The largest cancer centre in Europe, it treats in excess of 40,000 patients each year. Many fundraisers are gearing up for next weekend’s Great Manchester Run to raise money in support of the Christie, but over in […]
Manchester Matters: Boycott the Breweries?
January 2, 2014
Manchester’s been hit with a triple whammy of venue closures within the last few months. Three iconic ale houses have shut up shop across the city – each of them had diversified their efforts to stay afloat. Oxford Road’s Jabez Clegg and The Lass O’Gowrie and Chapel Street’s Black Lion have, or will shortly, close their […]
Stroker’s Picks: 24:7 Theatre Festival
July 19, 2013
The 24:7 Theatre Festival is back for a tenth year of entertainment and this year is bigger and better than ever. With 10 shows premiering over the next week there are also a host of other rehearsed readings, chance to give feedback on new works and a chance to see the best of emerging actors […]
GM Fringe: New Dawn Fades
July 16, 2013
The Factory Records world is a very sexy and attractive one. Combining the punk and alternative scenes, bands such as A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column and of course Joy Division sprang out of the record label. Dominating characters such as Bez, Peter Hook and Martin Hannett all circled around Factory Records manager and local TV […]
Stroker’s Picks: Manchester International Festival Special
July 5, 2013
Can you believe its been two years since the last Manchester International Festival? Well it’s back for another sell-out month of events across dance, music, drama and art across from of Manchester’s best-known and recently rediscovered venues. Some events, such as the adaptation of Macbeth starring Kenneth Branagh have hit the headlines – and have sold out […]
The Fiction Stroker 
July 30, 2014
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