Performance

WORD CENTRAL  a semaphore-exploding mind-flow  open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry  With special guest poet John Darwin. John Darwin thought he was a poet from birth […]

We will perform dramatic readings from a book called Mules Masters and Mud by local author G.J.Griffiths. Graham captures the Zeitgeist of the times and will read from a chapter […]

Written by Rob Johnston. On August 12th 1842, just 23 years after The Peterloo Massacre, Lancashire cotton-workers again marched in protest at appalling pay and conditions. Reaching Preston’s Lune Street […]

An original production, written and performed by Charlotte Peters Rock, telling aspects of this important history, in songs and stories. The legacy of The Peaceful Weavers of Peterloo, has continued unabated, […]

Carolyn O’Brien’s novel, The Song of Peterloo tells the powerful story of Manchester mill-worker, Nancy Kay. Desperate to provide for her ailing mother and sensitive son, Nancy is drawn into the […]

Hosted by Melanie Rees with special guest poet copland smith. copland smith, a mathematician and ecologist, is a poet (three times being amongst the runners-up in The National Poetry Competition), […]

Let our expert Speed Mentors help you turn your new food business into a tasty success The UK’s food and drinks sector is going from strength to strength with developments […]

Hosted by Paul Neads with special guest poet Gerry Potter. October’s guest Gerry Potter is a poet, playwright, director, actor, and both creator and destroyer of the infamous gingham diva, […]

Manchester Literature Festival presents...                               In partnership with Create, disabled and non-disabled students from Chatsworth High School […]

Join us for this hybrid talk / performance, led by academic and artist Stav Meishar. Stav will discuss the lives of Jewish circus artists during Nazi regime, their legacies and […]

SORRY, DUE TO HIGH DEMAND ALL PERFORMANCES HAVE NOW SOLD OUT AN IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE INSPIRED BY ORWELL'S CLASSIC The Ministry of Truth is recruiting... ​Enter the dramatic world of Manchester […]

As part of Holocaust Memorial Day, Holocaust Brunch explores what it's like living in the shadow of genocide and displacement. Darkly funny, moving and provocative, this show asks how we […]