Culture

6 June 2022

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022: Conrad Koch shares how comedy has helped his mental health

Mental health and comedy is a trending concept, and I get why. Look at me for example. I am a ventriloquist who studied anthropology, so I’ve turned talking to myself ...

6 June 2022

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022: Lily Phillips shares how comedy has helped her mental health

People often say to me ‘you are so brave doing comedy! It sounds absolutely terrifying! It my absolute WORST fear!’ And I’m like WOW calm down Susan, I’m sure HR ...
6 June 2022

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022: Kate Barron shares how comedy helps her mental health

I’m a control freak. Not in the cute, I need all the pillows to line up in the same way on the sofa (although they should and anyone who says ...
26 May 2022

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022: Njambi McGrath shares how comedy helps her mental health

Mental health and stand up, I don’t know whether they are synonymous with one another, but both do seem to contribute something in the other. As a comedian, bearing your ...
26 May 2022

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022: Emmanuel Sonubi shares how comedy has helped his mental health

I found that the problem with the biggest problems is not being able to talk about them. Sometimes the problems aren’t even big- they are just problems but the more ...
24 May 2022

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022: Milo McCabe shares how stand up comedy helped his mental health

I found out a few years back that I almost definitely have ADD in some form or another. I was in Australia and 15 minutes prior I’d necked a ‘Dexy’, ...

29 April 2022

Going tribal on International Dance Day: The All Blacks haka becomes the most viewed rugby video

In sporting news this week, we saw that a legendary haka performed by the New Zealand rugby union team the All Blacks at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, prior to ...
20 April 2022

Hedwig and the Angry Inch review, Leeds Playhouse

I hadn’t been to a theatre in over two and a half years (thanks to COVID-19 and new parenthood) until Saturday, April 16th when I took some time out to ...
7 April 2022

Beauty and the Beast: The Musical review, Palace Theatre Manchester

There are rare moments in theatre where the entire audience lights up and fills the intimate venue with whoops and cheers that wouldn't sound out of place at a football ...
16 February 2022

Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers Review, Palace Theatre Manchester

It would be an understatement to say that Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers has had quite the impact on the world of musical theatre. The show, which has been running for ...

10 December 2021

Santa Claus who? Eight obscure festive characters that deserve your attention

Two years ago, we unveiled a list of extraordinary festive figures from Krampus to Sinterklaas who were came up rather less often on a global scale than Santa Claus. This ...
3 December 2021

The full cast for the stage adaptation of The Da Vinci Code has been revealed

The theatre may be something many of us have missed over the past year or so, with the global pandemic putting a stop to many enjoyable activities. However, in recent months, the ...
14 October 2021

REVIEW: Death Drop, The Lowry, Salford

Holly Stars, take a bow. Writing an original show for the stage and making a success of it is harder than ever before in the current climate, so to see ...
13 October 2021

Grease the Musical returns to Manchester alongside Priscilla Queen of the Desert

You can join the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies this October in Manchester, as Grease the musical has made its way to the Opera House theatre! Directed by Nikolai Foster, ...
7 October 2021

REVIEW: Rock of Ages, Opera House Manchester

Forget everything you think you know about classic rock songs of the 1980s, because once you've seen the utterly outlandish and always-hilarious Rock of Ages up on stage, you’re going ...
6 October 2021

REVIEW: Heathers the Musical, Palace Theatre Manchester

Before we get into the meat and bones of this review: boy is it nice to be back in the Palace Theatre, Manchester! The atmosphere for the opening night of ...

12 August 2021

REVIEW: Anna X, The Lowry, Salford

Walking back into the theatre for the first time in over a year was honestly one of the most exciting moments of my life. I cannot express how much I ...
24 April 2021

Live spectator racing returning to Aintree Racecourse this June

Exciting news for fans of the sport horse racing this week, as it was confirmed Aintree Racecourse would be welcoming live spectators back to the stands from Friday June 11, ...

19 November 2020

YouTube Event, Saturday the 21st November: Guest stars and awards - what's not to love?

This event, which is their first digital event in the wake of COVID-19, will feature appearances by Scarlett Johansson, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and more, and will be streaming on ...
12 October 2020

Drag Race royalty Monét X Change and Courtney Act to make West End debuts in Death Drop

Oh, it feels good to be writing some great news about theatre again! Today (October 12th, 2020) it was announced that RuPaul's Drag Race stars and legendary drag queens Monét X ...
27 April 2020

Tired of TV? What to do During Self Isolation

Lockdown is here and it’s your social duty to stay inside. If you’re not a key worker or working from home, you’re probably going to be finding yourself at a ...

14 March 2020

Sasha Velour blew my mind with her incredible theatre show Smoke and Mirrors

On Monday (March 9th, 2020) I finally got the opportunity to see one of my all-time favourite RuPaul's Drag Race winners Sasha Velour take to the stage, with Smoke and Mirrors. As ...
19 February 2020

Review: Ghost Stories, The Lowry, Salford

Written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, Ghost Stories is an intriguing and terrifying stage production, which brings three stories of the paranormal to life through a narrator and three ...
22 January 2020

Review: Kay Mellor's Band of Gold, The Lowry, Salford

I'm a sucker for a crime drama. So, when my mum started getting excited about a show called Band of Gold coming to The Lowry in Salford, based on a three-series ...