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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

The Lowry faces ‘major challenge’ of tripled electricity bill by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Salford arts complex says energy costs in 2022-23 will far outstrip its entire Arts Council grant It could cost almost a million pounds to keep the lights on at a Greater Manchester theatre …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM

Monday, August 23, 2021

Leeds mother pleads for help with autistic daughter’s ballet school fees by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Constance Bailey, from the deprived Seacroft estate, has a place at The Hammond School in Chester but cannot afford the costs Before she was even accepted into one of the country’s most pr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Don't cry for me, Jackie Weaver: Lloyd Webber writes tribute to Zoom legend by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Musical impresario releases ode to chief officer of Cheshire local councils after ‘operatic’ meeting There are many things Americans struggle to understand about the English: our love of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Courtroom drama: Salford's Lowry theatre to become Nightingale court by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Four courtrooms will be installed in the Salford Quays theatre to help deal with a 46,467 case backlog Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage There are many barris…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM

Sunday, March 15, 2020

The Dales are alive! Say Yes to Tess sets Yorkshire politics to music by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Tess Seddon scoffed at the idea of the Yorkshire party – until she became its election candidate. Now she’s turned her doomed campaign into a stage musical When Tess Seddon first heard o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The disbelieved: rape accusers' stories retold on stage by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

When a rape trial ends in acquittal, what do the anonymous women who made the claims do next? They are the women whose voices we rarely hear, whose faces we are not allowed to print in the n…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

'Tatty-bye, Doddy': Liverpool bids farewell to Ken Dodd by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Gags, tickling sticks and crowds five-deep marked the funeral of the vaudevillian comedian“My favourite sound is laughter,” said Ken Dodd. “It’s a beautiful sound; well worth working…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01AM

Sunday, February 4, 2018

George Orwell's son to star in Wigan Pier musical by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Richard Blair narrates Beyond Wigan Pier, which looks at the town’s fortunes since 1930sGeorge Orwell’s son is to star in a new musical inspired by The Road To Wigan Pier, written and pe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:16AM

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Opera for babies joins New Order at Manchester international festival by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Highlights to include series of intimate shows by pop band and pioneering piece of music theatreA musical about Lancashire’s cotton industry, an opera for babies and New Order reworking th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Now arriving at Bradford bus station: new play celebrating immigration by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Director Tom Wright said the play aims to confront the highs and lows of Bradford’s ever more diverse communitiesDavid Cameron called it one of Britain’s most segregated cities; to other…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:45AM

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