Manchester Opera Ensemble return to Central Library on 19th and 20th December to present a new production of British composer Lennox Berkeley’s farce, A Dinner Engagement. Set in a Greater Manchester family home during the run up to Christmas dinner this production promises beautiful sounds, sights, smells and of course, a pinch of disaster. The production is […]
Join us for the premiere of new sci-fi adventure The Crimson Pioneers made by the Manchester Indie Film Makers Group, based at Central Library. Synopsis: The first generation of 'Crimson Pioneers' have started to make Mars their new home. When all seems to be going to plan the unexpected happens and throws everything into chaos. […]
Manchester Libraries and Flapjack Press present: WORD CENTRAL a semaphore-exploding mind-flow. Open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry Featuring special guest poet Potting Shed Pete. The open mic line up is now complete.To get on the reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk NB Open mic slots are 3 minutes maximum Further Word Central dates […]
Scarlett Raven and Marc Marot are acknowledged to be amongst the world’s first augmented reality fine artists. The Danger Tree exhibition, visually brought to life by award-winning film set designer Kave Quinn, evokes the devastation of WWI while the narratives behind each painting tell the stories of those lost and lamented, but never forgotten. Raven […]
From recruitment to burial, this exhibition developed by the British Muslim Heritage Centre and part funded by the Community Covenant, gives an insight into the selfless sacrifice of Muslim soldiers, who valiantly fought for the freedoms and privileges that we take for granted in Great Britain today. Free - please drop in
Comedy is big business these days. Hear from our experienced panel as they give a unique insight into the many facets of the world of Comedy; from Performing, Writing, Promoting and breaking into TV and Radio. Find how you can make a living in an often precarious career. Henry Normal Henry is a writer, poet, […]
WORD CENTRAL A semaphore-exploding mind-flow open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry. February's special guest poet is Fat Roland! Fat Roland has been likened to “Johnny Vegas devouring Sam Simmons… on a rollercoaster... driven by a depressed buffalo”. He is champion of Literary Death Match Manchester and co-runs Bad Language, voted the UK’s […]
Women’s Words is a joint project between Manchester Libraries, Pankhurst Centre, Soroptimist International Manchester and Wordplay Community Arts. It captures a moment in Manchester’s history. One hundred years on from the Suffragette movement, born here in our city, Women’s Words gives voice to untold stories from women in Manchester in 2018 Free – please drop […]
Prose, poetry and spoken word from an all-female line-up of Outspoken voices. Afshan D’souza-Lodhi hosts, with readings from Seni Seneviratne, Jackie Hagan, Mandla Rae and Louise Wallwein. Plus new work from Superbia’s Manchester Chapbook project.
You don't need Romeo and Juliet in your life to enjoy our silent disco crazy crazy nights! Just grab your handbags and gladrags and discover a reason to believe. Whether you are an owner of a lonely heart searching for the power of love or a piano man desperate to fly away on a runaway […]
Storytime doesn’t get more glamorous than this! Manchester Libraries are proud to be working with Queer Contact and The Family Gorgeous to present their first Drag Queen Storytime at Central Library. Drag Queen Storytime is exactly what it sounds like, drag queens reading stories to children in libraries. The aim is to capture the freedom […]
Join us for a celebration of Chinese arts, crafts and culture on one of our exclusive Sunday openings.
From dedicated performance spaces to stairwells, screens, nooks and domes, Central Library might directly inspire your next event or intervention. Contact us to arrange a tour.
