Cultural Shenanigans

After a mammoth 2011 Weekender, dashing here there and everywhere, I decided to take things at a more sedate pace for 2012. This is also my way of saying I was far too disorganised to properly plan ahead – even with the excellent guide produced by organisers-supreme Creative Tourist, and so missed out on some [...]

Before 2011 comes to an end, I thought I’d reflect on my favourite arts events. Read up on my January – June cultural things July The month of festivals. 2011 saw my first time to 24:7 Theatre Festival at three Manchester city centre ventures where I watched 12 out of the 13 plays on offer, from [...]

I was commissioned by All Points North to write about my cultural shenanigans at the brilliantly quirky Manchester Weekender from Creative Tourist. Here’s what I got up to on day 2, 15 October 2011… Unlocking Salford Quays In a very short time (the space of a weekend, in fact) I’ve become a big fan of [...]