- Published: 18 July 2018
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FOLLOWING ON FROM THE SUCCESS OF LAST YEAR’S GM CRITICS SCHEME THIS YEAR’S SEARCH FOR A NEW GROUP OF CRITICAL VOICES LAUNCHES TODAY.
This year The Royal Exchange, Contact, HOME and The Lowry have come together to look for eight new critical voices from across Greater Manchester to join their free theatre criticism scheme. Professional Journalist and Theatre Critic, Catherine Love, will be leading the project which runs for 10 weeks from the beginning of October. No previous experience is necessary, only a love of and interest in live performance.
- Published: 18 July 2018
THE ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE’S FIRST EVER HAPPY 2 BE FESTIVAL SAW EIGHT GREATER MANCHESTER SEN SCHOOLS WELCOMED ONTO OUR STAGE FOR A DAY OF FANTASTIC PERFORMANCES.
The festival featured performances from Piper Hill Specialist School, Springside Primary, New Bridge School, Cromwell School, Chatsworth High School, Pictor Academy and Brentwood High School, Ladywood Primary School and Elms Bank School. Happy 2 Be was built around the theme of Acceptance & Understanding and all the schools did a brilliant job at making sure their voices were heard loud and clear!
- Published: 17 July 2018
ONE MANCHESTER AND THE ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE PUT ISOLATION IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH EMPOWERING CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP
Individuals and communities at risk of social isolation are being put into the spotlight this month, as housing and community services provider One Manchester, and the Royal Exchange Theatre, work with tower block residents in Hume and Gorton to create a unique theatrical performance which will premiere in the Exchange’s Studio Theatre.
- Published: 12 July 2018
FOLLOWING THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL ELDERS EXCHANGE DAY 2017, THE ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE WILL ONCE AGAIN HOST A CELEBRATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AS MAKERS AND ARTISTS.
Elders Exchange Day 2018 is part of National Older People’s Day and the Age of Creativity Festival (1-14 October 2018) - England’s second nationwide festival celebrating older people.
- Published: 11 July 2018
On Sunday 8 July, around 70 people gathered in The Rivals Café at the Royal Exchange Theatre to listen to a group of older budding writers share their poems. The event, My Voice in the City, was part of Manchester’s first Festival of Ageing.
The poems had been created by two writing groups specially created for My Voice in the City and led by writer Sarah Butler as part of our Elders programme.
- Published: 4 July 2018
Children and young people of Manchester get creative for public art trail.
Up to 30,000 children and young people are unleashing their creativity for Bee in the City, a mass participation public art trail taking place across Manchester from July until September this year.