Working with writer and theatre-maker Chris Thorpe the Royal Exchange Theatre’s Local Exchange Ambassadors from Leigh, Tameside and Cheetham Hill have come together to create KEEP IT IN THE DAY – a heartfelt poem expressing their experiences of lockdown and their hopes for our future.

FROM BLACK, ASIAN & ETHNICALLY DIVERSE THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS AND CULTURAL LEADERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING REPRESENTATION IN THE SECTOR

In January LocalTALE, a playwriting competition conceived by the Local Exchange Leigh Ambassadors, was launched. Today the winners are... 

LOCKDOWN Theatre Festival launches as part of BBC Arts Culture in Quarantine initiative

GM Artist Hub is a new project bringing together many of the city-region’s most well-known organisations in an effort to support the independent performers, artists and companies that make up Greater Manchester’s vibrant artistic community.

Imagine Manchester without stories. 

Imagine communities without a voice.

Imagine life without culture.

We can’t.

Can you?