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performance Hidden Live
Royal Northern College of Music | 11 May 2022

Hidden LIVE, an immersive performance that will challenge you to encounter life as a young person struggling with their mental health.

performance Nature, Archive & Anarchy by Kelly Jayne Jones
Castlefield Gallery | 21 April 2022

As part of Archives at Play, Kelly Jayne Jones uses sound to create a site of ritual, resonating with the fabric of the building at Castlefield Gallery.

literature Music and Poetry with Mireia Calafell and Björt Rùnars
Manchester Poetry Library | 7 April 2022

Join Manchester Poetry Library for Mireia Calafell’s first UK performance, accompanied by Björt Rùnars and introduced by Jova Bagioli Reyes.

music Le nozze di Figaro (‘The Marriage of Figaro’)
Royal Northern College of Music | 27 March – 2 April 2022

RNCM’s 18th-century production sees students from across the College team up with a renowned creative team to bring Le nozze di Figaro to life this April.

music Goldberg: Jazz Variations
Royal Northern College of Music | 22 March 2022

Goldberg: Jazz Variations sees RNCM’s School of Keyboard Studies students perform Simon Parkin’s jazz-inspired arrangements.

performance Dr John Cooper Clarke – I Wanna Be Yours
The Bridgewater Hall | 14 April 2022

In celebration of his long-awaited new autobiography I Wanna Be Yours, the original ‘people’s poet’ Dr. John Cooper Clarke returns to The Bridgewater Hall.

music An Evening with the RNCM Songsters and Chamber Choir
Royal Northern College of Music | 8 March 2022

An Evening with the RNCM Songsters and Chamber Choir to highlight the remarkable artistic achievements of female composers to mark International Women’s Day.

music RNCM Wind Orchestra with Mikhail Nemtsov (cello)
Royal Northern College of Music | 3 March 2022

RNCM Honorary Associate Artist, Mikhail Nemtsov joins students for an exhilarating programme of contemporary works for cello and wind orchestra.

performance Palaver Party
Contact Theatre | 13 February 2022

Palaver Party is bringing all their most glittery and colourful friends to throw a FABULOUS performance party for kids (and their grown-ups too!).

families The Family Vogue Ball
Contact Theatre | 13 February 2022

Dress your finest, come learn the moves – then take to the floor for The Family Vogue Ball at Contact.

performance Henry Rollins
The Bridgewater Hall | 28 February 2022

Former Black Flag singer turned actor Henry Rollins ends his ‘Good To See You’ tour here in Manchester.

music Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers: Tribe
Royal Northern College of Music | 6 February 2022

Royal Northern College of Music welcomes back the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers as the headline event for the annual RNCM Day of Percussion.

music The Manchester Video Game Orchestra
Royal Northern College of Music | 13 February 2022

Tom Hillary conducts an evening of modern classic video game tracks at RNCM including The Witcher, Skyrim and Crash Bandicoot.

performance Untold Orchestra – Queer Icons
Contact Theatre | 19 February 2022

Come down and boogie as modern orchestral greats Untold Orchestra take on the work of queer icons!

theatre Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales: Together Again, Again
Contact | 6 – 7 May 2022

The RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Jinkx Monsoon and musical prodigy Major Scales return to the UK with their most outrageously raucous show yet!