Cultural Shenanigans

A quick round-up of four things you might not have heard about, in Manchester, in March. See, listen, take part! Move the mountain: An exhibition of original Chinese propaganda Posters 9 March – 7 April (free entry). Richard Goodall Gallery, High Street. A collection of posters charting a visual history of communism from the 1949 [...]

Arthur Seaton (Perry Fitzpatrick) has a loving family, works hard and earns good money which he likes to spend on clothes and drinking. He’s sleeping with his colleague Jack’s wife, Brenda (Clare Calbraith). He then starts sleeping with his colleague’s wife’s married sister, Winnie (Chanel Cresswell). Nothing phases Arthur, he’s out for what he can [...]

Things I knew about DH Lawrence a week ago: a penchant for earthy sex scenes, sons tied to mothers’ aprons strings, strong themes of (working) class identity… and… erm… Nottingham. I didn’t know much, really. I also didn’t know he had written plays, until the Library Theatre announced Chris Honer was to direct The Daughter-in-Law. [...]