An infusion of talent

10:20am Friday 18th July 2008

AN indie band with plenty of Trafford connections is preparing to rock the Lowry to help disadvantaged and disabled youngsters.

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Superstar drops in to Manchester

2:18pm Thursday 8th May 2008

WHEN it comes to his latest stage role, it’s definitely a case of “no more mister nice guy” for Stephen Tompkinson.

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A grand night out

1:44pm Thursday 3rd April 2008

The instantly recognisable voice of television’s Peter Sallis speaks to Rick Bowen PETER Sallis once saw Sir Laurence Olivier’s face turn green. Or so he thought.

Anything but child's play

1:25pm Friday 22nd February 2008

Our man Rick Bowen meets Maxine Peake THERE was a period in the early 90s, when the Royal Exchange Theatre seemed obsessed with churning out period play after period play.

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Stand up and be counted

12:00pm Monday 18th February 2008

INTERVIEW WITH RICH HALL by James Rampton So, I ask the splendid American comedian Rich Hall, what will your new show consist of? "It'll be forty-five minutes of stand-up in which I rail against the vagaries of the world," he explains. "Then after the interval, I bring out Otis Lee Crenshaw.

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Russell's big adventure

3:23pm Friday 15th February 2008

It's been quite a year for Russell Howard The comedian's last stand-up show was nominated for an If.comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival and a Barry Award in Melbourne.

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Mellow Melua looks forward to Manchester

10:10am Friday 1st February 2008

Pop princess Katie Melua bowls over Rick Bowen YOU can't put an old head on young shoulders, my mum used to say.

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Clare makes happy move to jazzier climes

10:09am Friday 1st February 2008

Interview with Clare Teal by Rick Bowen IT'S very appropriate that Clare Teal's new album is called Get Happy, because whenever she performs live the feel good factor is so strong it's impossible not to be infected by it.

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Black is back

11:36am Thursday 31st January 2008

FOR Denise Black, her latest stage role is, she believes, tailor made for her.

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MoD denies £3bn nuclear weapon deal

Updated 12:41pm Friday 25th July 2008

The Ministry of Defence has denied it has agreed to spend £3bn on new nuclear warheads, despite documents revealing a senior official told the arms industry a decision had already been made.

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