Hand-picked previews and standout cultural events across Manchester and the North West - your essential guide to what’s worth seeing.
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Step into the light at Prism Festival, where digital art, sound and imagination take centre stage. From glowing outdoor installations to dreamy indoor worlds, this three-day celebration at Waterside brings together artists, families and night owls alike.
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EarthSonic Live brings together artists, activists and conservationists for a day of sound, climate and creativity at Manchester Museum.
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Artists test new ideas and audiences witness them. Social Experiment returns to Contact this autumn. Perform or watch.
Our Voice
Manchester welcomes Kneecap this November – a band whose music and message turn protest into poetry and noise into meaning.
Contemporary Performance
Seventy performers, thirteen scenes, four hours – Marina Abramović unleashes a powerful, provocative new work in Manchester.
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Reckless Sleepers return with a mind-bending piece of visual theatre that mirrors, fragments and constantly shifts perspective.
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Funny, tender and heartbreaking, Friel’s modern classic pulses with music, laughter and unforgettable moments of joy.