Cultural Shenanigans

1 May – 1 June 2013 Henrik Ibsen’s ground-breaking 1879 play is widely regarded as a landmark of the modern stage. A story of domestic revolution, female empowerment and the journey towards self-liberation it queries aspirations, success and what it means to raise a happy family. The play is still as charged, intense and provocative [...]

A quick round-up of four fun things to visit, watch or do, in and around Manchester, in the very little that’s left of September. What’s on in October? November? Anything? Drop me a line at culturalshenanigans@gmail.com. Manchester, I’m not sure you realise how insanely busy you’re going to be over the next seven days. Like, [...]

December, eh? I’m sure last time I blinked it was October. December is the time for lists. It’s a time for finishing things off and planning the next year. It’s a time for gingerbread lattes, tutting at slow-walking shoppers on Market Street, cradling mugs of over-priced gluhwein in gloved hands and jigging around your kitchen [...]

Showcasing their undeniable talents, as well as their passion, the Truth About Youth summer project graduates are an impressive group with a very strong response to the latest batch of negative perceptions of young people. In their first few days on the summer project, the group took to the streets to ask members of the public [...]