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Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald's homage to Manchester and British rom-coms
Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
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The Poems of Seamus Heaney: Manchester Literature Festival celebrates the definitive collection of the late Nobel Laureate’s work
An enthusiastic panel of poets and professors sat down in the Martin Harris Centre this Monday to recite and discuss the incomparable work of the revered and beloved Irish poet in…
Theatre
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review - Masters of the macabre at the Manchester Opera House
Inside No. 9 returns: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are completely suited to the theatre in this spectacular series swan song
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Manchester Literature Festival: must-see events
Discover what amazing literary events are on at Manchester Literature Festival.
Theatre
Live Review: Laughterama at Castlefield Bowl
Laughterama Comedy Festival returns to Castlefield Bowl for its fourth year, providing another week of fantastic open-air comedy
Music
Live review: Lucy Dacus proves 'Forever is a Feeling'
Lucy Dacus delivers an engaging performance at Manchester Academy in support of her recent album Forever is a Feeling
Music
Japanese Breakfast live: For melancholy Mancunians
Michelle Zauner's Japanese Breakfast stun a Manchester crowd on the first night of a UK tour in support of new album For Melancholy Women
Music
Live review: Parklife Festival 2025 proves BRAT summer isn't over
Parklife Festival returns to Manchester for its fifteenth edition with a stellar lineup featuring the world's best electronic-adjacent acts