Grimmfest, Manchester’s festival of fantastic films, will take place at the Odeon Great Northern warehouse from the 3-6 Oct. Now in its eleventh year, the festival prides itself on bringing the best new genre movies to Manchester, focusing on horror and premiering films that contain shocks, suspense, terror, mystery… and a fair bit of black…

Global VR company, Wild Immersion, is opening its first permanent UK interactive cinema facility at intu Trafford Centre, following a successful trial this summer.   Described as the ‘World’s First Virtual Nature Reserve’, Wild Immersion aims to take consumers deep into real-life wildlife locations, introducing seven new and unique Virtual Reality (VR) films, having filmed over 140 species in over 40 countries.   The company is now…

The Warehouse Project 2019 launched its most daring season to date over the weekend at  newly minted, 10,000 capacity basecamp of the Depot at Mayfield. The three month season kicked off last Friday and Saturday with a very special Aphex Twin curated event and the Welcome to Depot show featuring Disclosure, Annie Mac, Skream, Jayda G and Mall Grab. Highlights from…

Guess Q’s back! The naughtiest puppets in town will be coming to Manchester as comedy musical Avenue Q returns to the Palace Theatre 21-26 October with all of your favourite fuzzy friends. Following five years in the West End, sell-out runs worldwide and smash hit tours in 2014, 2015 and 2016 (packed with mischief, bad behaviour and political…

Originally Produced on Broadway by Roger Berlind Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergere, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. American Premiere Produced at The Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group, LA’s Theatre Company.   Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment are delighted to announce full casting for the UK tour of…

MANCHESTER, 11 September 2019 ­– Manchester film fans can enjoy the very best in cinema technology and luxury following the opening of the highly-anticipated Dolby CinemaTM at ODEON Trafford Centre. They now have the opportunity to experience films including IT Chapter 2 in the stunning Dolby Cinema, creating an immersive environment and an unrivalled cinematic experience in the…

To celebrate Emergency Services Day on 9 September, The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience will be offering Blue Light Card holders a 15% discount on not just their ticket, but up to four tickets*, so family and friends can benefit from the offer too. In fact, both the London and Manchester mazes, which are now open…

The Playhouse Project is a family rave experience, organised by a crew of ex-ravers and DJs who are now parents. Events provide a daytime clubbing experience in a safe and fun nightclub environment and are aimed at parents that miss their dancing days – proving it doesn’t have to all be soft play and Thomas…

Our second visit to Beat-herder left us feeling complete and fulfilled, both musically and spiritually! The even is billed as an “orgy of beats and barminess” – and that’s a pretty accurate description! Located near Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley, the festival was full of surprises. The organisers had put a lot of creative energy…

The UK’s longest indoor snow slope, Chill Factore, has launched a schedule of scorching summer offers to keep kids entertained over the holidays, so parents can chill out and have fun too. Head to Chill Factore’s newly revamped Snow Park for an exhilarating day out as a family. From only £12.50, kids aged 4+ can whizz down…