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Mini Viva plot rise to the top

Mini Viva plot rise to the top

10:46am Wednesday 17th March 2010

THEIR debut single, Left My Heart In Tokyo, was a top 10 chart hit, but pop duo Mini Viva know that if they want long-lasting success they have to be prepared to wait.

Play depicts human feat of survival

8:19am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A DRAMATIC tale of human survival by Frank McGuiness is the fourth play from the Summerseat Players this season.

Delphic redefine Manchester sound

Delphic redefinte Manchester sound

10:12am Thursday 11th March 2010

THE first thing you notice about Manchester band Delphic is that they don’t sound like, well, like a Manchester band.

Chris in the thick of latest standup tour

Chris in the thick of latest standup tour

11:56am Thursday 4th March 2010

COMEDIAN Chris Addison shot to fame as the put-upon junior policy adviser Olly Reeder in the cult TV show The Thick Of It, but he says his first love will always be stand-up.

Mini Viva announced as Diversity support

11:30am Thursday 4th March 2010

MINI Viva have been annouced as the support act for Diversity’s UK tour.

New record label launched in Radcliffe

New record label launched in Radcliffe

8:00am Thursday 25th February 2010

A NEW record label based in Radcliffe is looking to change the way the music industry works.

High drama, tragic heroines and grand romances: Miranda Bevin’s world of music

SITTING PRETTY: Miranda Bevin in costume rehearsals for Opera North’s production of Ruddigore

2:50pm Friday 19th February 2010

ON stage, the world of opera is filled with high drama, tragic heroines and grand romances.

Rock legend signs to local record label

8:00am Thursday 28th January 2010

A ROCK legend has signed to local record label Rocksector Records... but who is it?

Danny Boyle to return to the stage

4:06pm Friday 22nd January 2010

DANNY Boyle will return to the theatre this year, directing the National Theatre’s new production of Frankenstein.

What's on for the next seven days

HOW DOES SHE DO THAT? The Chinese State Circus at The Lowry, from Wednesday

6:50am Thursday 21st January 2010

TONIGHT The Library Theatre, St Peter’s Square, Manchester Grimm Tales Adaptation of the much-loved fairytales, based on works by Poet Laureate Carol-Ann Duffy.

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