Manchester International Film Festival

Manchester’s inaugural International Film Festival will take place on July 10th – 12th 2015 at various venues in and around the city. The founders’ objective is to provide a platform to represent independent films in an organic and true form. The organisation’s quest is to… Read more »

Tree of Codes at the Opera House

Manchester International Festival has brought together choreographer Wayne McGregor, visual artist Olafur Eliasson and Mercury Prize-winning producer/ composer Jamie xx to create a contemporary ballet inspired by the book Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer.   The performances are on the 5th, 8th, 9th… Read more »

Manchester International Festival

This years Manchester International Festival runs from the 2nd to the 19th of July and features a new musical wonder.land with music by Damon Albarn, contemporary ballet Tree of Codes and the play The Skriker starring Maxine Peake, as well as comedy, dance and more…. Read more »

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival

Now in its fourth year, the Greater Manchester Fringe is a grass roots festival run by volunteers, which encompasses the best of Manchester’s alternative scene; including theatre, comedy, music and more.   The festival runs from the 1st to the 31st of July. Full listings… Read more »

Absent Presence at Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Art Gallery recently acquired Exposed Painting Green Lake, 2012, by contemporary artist Callum Innes. The new exhibition Absent Presence is a display of works from the gallery’s collection, which takes its inspiration from this painting. It looks at how art captures a moment in… Read more »