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It all got a bit meta on Wednesday night. Checking out the flyer at the venue for the theatre show I was about to watch, there was me, telling me (and others) that I want you to see it for yourself and feel the sucker punch I did. Was I caught up in another time…
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honorary manc Rounding up some happening highlights from Manchester this month Soul Safari – Macharia at Contact theatre Coming to Contact this Friday 17 April, artist Macharia blends her own music with Kenya coastal and Kikuyu folk traditions. The show, performed in Swahili, Kikuyu and English, combines music, storytelling and audience interaction, exploring themes of…
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These stories continue the tale, the titan, the cinematic feast that has been Manchester Film Festival 2026. For Psychopomp, The Good Boy and Father, Mother, Sister and Brother, see Manchester Film Festival 2026 – the stories so far…(part 1) Day 3 – North West Shorts 1 Love me a Short, I do, and this package…
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It’s already been a week of factual, fictional, frictional, emotional, experimental and exceptional big screen content in Manchester. A film-fest, if you will. And I surely have. As has been the case over the last few years, the selection at this year’s Manchester Film Festival has been rich and diverse and with various pulls on…
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honorary manc Rounding up some happening highlights from Manchester and Salford Alfreda at The Lodge, Manchester We start straightaway and today – the weekend isn’t over until it’s over, and this one is no exception. Alt -pop phenomenon, Alfreda, is kicking off her tour tonight, March 15, in, where else, Manchester, at The Deaf Institute…
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honorary manc Rounding up some happening highlights from Manchester and Salford Manchester Jazz Festival Tickets go on sale this Friday 13 February for Manchester’s longest-running music festival, back this Summer for 10 days of jam-packed festival fun and musical vibes across the city this May! Manchester jazz festival (mjf2026) will take place between 15-24 May 2026 at venues and sites across Manchester, celebrating the latest up…
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