Performances

An Evening with the Family Gorgeous

18:00 - 19:30 26 August 2021
The weekend gets underway in fabulous style, as you are invited to an Evening with the Family Gorgeous. Enjoy our extended opening hours with an opportunity to explore our collections,…

An Evening with the Family Gorgeous

19:30 - 21:00 26 August 2021
The weekend gets underway in fabulous style, as you are invited to an Evening with the Family Gorgeous. Enjoy our extended opening hours with an opportunity to explore our collections,…

“The Abstainer”: Ian McGuire discusses his latest novel

18:45 - 20:30 28 September 2021
Acclaimed author Ian McGuire will be discussing his latest novel The Abstainer - an epic story of revenge and obsession. Join for us an evening with acclaimed author Ian McGuire as…

Catching Comets

19:30 - 20:45 30 September 2021
After discovering a comet hurtling towards Earth, Toby snaps and turns into the action hero in his own movie on a mission to save the world from impending doom. Flashback a year: Toby…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 7 October 2021
Wolf: Italian Serenade Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 Two of the most tuneful classics of the string quartet repertoire open the Danels’ season in sunny mood. Hugo…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:00 8 October 2021
Rott: String Quartet in C minor Wolf: Intermezzo Wolf: String Quartet in D minor A rare chance to hear two ambitious Austrian string quartets from the orbit of Wagner: the five-movement,…

Jeanette Winterson & Mark O’Connell (Manchester Literature Festival)

18:00 - 19:30 9 October 2021
‘How did we get here? Where might we go?’ Is the future ‘a screen onto which we project our fantasies and terrors’? What can the past tell us about the future? Are we all doomed? And…

An Evening with Alan Johnson (Manchester Literature Festival)

19:30 - 21:00 10 October 2021
Much-loved former Labour MP Alan Johnson makes a welcome return to MLF. Following his series of successful memoirs – This Boy, In My Life, The Long and Winding Road and Please, Mr Postman,…

Elif Shafak in Conversation (Manchester Literature Festival)

16:30 - 18:00 10 October 2021
A fig tree with a tale to tell; a grieving teenage girl who wants to know her family’s story; two sets of lovers hiding from society. In her enchanting new novel, The Island of Missing…

An Evening with Colm Tóibín (Manchester Literature Festival)

20:00 - 21:30 14 October 2021
‘I can make no sense of the present. It is all confusion. I know nothing about the future.’ In his extraordinary new novel, The Magician, Colm Tóibín conjures up the past and the life…

Leo Boix, Kayo Chingonyi & Andrew McMillan (Manchester Literature Festival)

18:30 - 20:00 15 October 2021
Three brilliant contemporary Vintage poets showcase work from their excellent new collections which all explore themes of grief, lineage, and love. Latinx poet Leo Boix’s Ballad of…

Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel with Rachel Holmes & Lemn Sissay (Manchester Literature Festival)

19:00 - 21:30 15 October 2021
What does a life in resistance look like? Acclaimed biographer Rachel Holmes (Eleanor Marx) brings Sylvia Pankhurst out of the shadows of her family and shows us her lifelong commitment…

Journeys International Festival - Reckoning

19:00 - 20:30 16 October 2021
Reckoning blends contemporary dance, spoken word and digital animation to depict the stories of generations of displaced people. About this event: Created by choreographer and storyteller…

Vona Groarke, John McAuliffe & Victoria Kennefick (Manchester Literature Festival)

16:00 - 17:30 17 October 2021
Three superb Irish poets showcase their latest collections. In Vona Groarke’s stunning Link, the world is personified, entering a conversation with the narrator, Irish, about what…

Novel Voices: Heba Hayek in Conversation with Ellah P. Wakatama (ONLINE)

19:00 - 20:00 25 October 2021
The Novel Voices series features Ellah P Wakatama (Senior Research Fellow) in conversation with debut authors about their craft and the journey to shaping their first, published full…

Novel Voices: Caleb Azumah Nelson & Brandon Taylor (ONLINE)

1 - 14 November 2021
This Digital event will be available for tickets holders to watch from 1pm on Monday 1 November until midnight on Sunday 14 November on the MLF Vimeo channel. Two brilliant young novelists…

Refugee Arts Networks: Extending the Frame

13:30 - 16:30 2 November 2021
This panel discussion & exchange brings together refugee artists’ advocacy networks to discuss new models for resilient creative networks. About this event What are the strategies…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 4 November 2021
Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor Florent Gauthier: ‘Sabbath Bloody Viola’ for solo viola Camden Reeves: The Blue Windows (String Quartet No. 5) Shostakovich: Elegy…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert (with Richard Whalley)

19:30 - 21:00 5 November 2021
Haydn: String Quartet in B flat, Op. 76, No. 4 (‘Sunrise’) Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor (with Richard Whalley) Cherubini: String Quartet No. 2 in C The peerless sophistication…

Novel Voices: Micaiah Johnson in Conversation with Ellah P. Wakatama (ONLINE)

19:00 - 20:00 8 November 2021
The Novel Voices series features Ellah P Wakatama (Senior Research Fellow) in conversation with debut authors about their craft and the journey to shaping their first, published full…

UMDS Autumn Fringe Show: A Complex Whole

19:00 - 20:00 10 November 2021
Autumn Fringe Show 1, “A Complex Whole” is a 3 hander play exploring expectation and introspection. The next stage of Alex’s life is not going to plan, their bike got nicked and their…

UMDS Autumn Fringe Show: A Complex Whole

19:00 - 20:00 11 November 2021
Autumn Fringe Show 1, “A Complex Whole” is a 3 hander play exploring expectation and introspection. The next stage of Alex’s life is not going to plan, their bike got nicked and their…

UMDS Autumn Fringe Show: A Complex Whole

19:00 - 20:00 12 November 2021
Autumn Fringe Show 1, “A Complex Whole” is a 3 hander play exploring expectation and introspection. The next stage of Alex’s life is not going to plan, their bike got nicked and their…

Novel Voices: Nicola Garrard in Conversation with Ellah P. Wakatama (ONLINE)

19:00 - 20:00 22 November 2021
The Novel Voices series features Ellah P Wakatama (Senior Research Fellow) in conversation with debut authors about their craft and the journey to shaping their first, published full…

Christmas Choral Showcase (SOLD OUT)

12:00 - 13:00 5 December 2021
The University Chorus are delighted to be able to welcome you back to the Martin Harris Centre to watch our first concert since March 2020. Joined by our auditioned choirs, Ad Solem…

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