English Teacher won the Mercury prize, Amy Gledhill won the Edinburgh comedy award – and now even Beyoncé wants a piece of the action. Why has ‘God’s own county’ become such an arti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMIn the second of our two-parter, rock stars, roadies, actors, dancers, composers and comics describe how their lives have been transformed without live shows – and imagine what now lies ah…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMGrand theatre, LeedsThe Spice Girl’s spoken-word show spans her chaotic life story and provides a compelling look at superstardom’s human cost This show is billed as “brutally honest�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMIt provoked tabloid fury. But this bizarre spectacle, complete with car wreck, posed tough questions about death, royals and the social order. Our writer joined the procession‘Princess Dia…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PMSage, GatesheadWith songs ranging from Stevie Wonder to Benjamin Britten to Jimmy Nail, homeless charity Streetwise’s amateur singers have created a powerful and inspiring show The room is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMDBC Pierre wrote in a fever, Frank Turner dabbled in thrash and Nikki Amuka-Bird jumped off a cliff. Artists reveal how they got to the top – and how you can tooThe actor: Nikki Amuka-Bird…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PM‘The song still follows me around. There’s a beer named after it now – and a loaf of bread’We started making acid house tracks before it was called acid house. It was electronic indi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37AMManchester ArenaGenerations have grown up with Britain's longest running TV soap, but Corrie, the musical? Three years in the making and as ambitious as one of Liz MacDonald's skimpy outfit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04PMPavilion theatre, ManchesterAfter Björk's Biophilia giant ear trumpets and Damon Albarn's opera, the Manchester international festival has similarly jolted the former Beautiful South a…
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