Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

Behind the Curtained Door

19:00 29 - 20:00 30 September 2022
Behind the Curtained Door follows three Chinese women of different generations navigating through their social and economic struggles after the loss of a loved one. In a run-down flat…

Behind the Curtained Door

19:00 - 20:30 30 September 2022
A MW Sun play, Behind the Curtained Door looks into the different perspectives of grief across cultures, borders and ages that are never typically explored. Supported by the Manchester…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Petr Prause (Cello)

19:30 - 21:30 30 September 2022
Felix Mendelssohn, String Quintet No.2 in B-flat Major, Op.87 Franz Schubert, String Quintet in C Major, D.956 Quatuor Danel are joined by cellist Petr Prause (Senior…

Keynote lecture: “Innovation, Growth and the Creative Industries"

17:00 - 18:15 3 October 2022
About this event: Creative Manchester is a university-wide research platform at The University of Manchester which co-ordinates and develops research on Creative Industries and Innovation,…

Black History Month: Testament

17:00 - 18:30 5 October 2022
To celebrate Black History Month, acclaimed playwright, musician and performer (Black Men Walking, The Beatboxer, WOKE) and world-record-holding beatboxer, Testament, joins us ahead…

Alexandra Whittingham guitar

13:10 - 14:00 6 October 2022
Since the release of her debut album ‘My European Journey’ last year, guitarist Alexandra Whittingham has enjoyed sharing her passion for 19th century European music with the world.…

A.M. Homes in Conversation (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

15:00 - 16:30 8 October 2022
‘If I can pull us back into one conversation, the question is how to reclaim our America, a traditional America that honours the dreams of our forefathers.’ In a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona…

An Evening with Kamila Shamsie (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

19:30 - 21:00 8 October 2022
How much can a childhood friendship developed into adulthood withstand? Maryam and Zahra are lifelong friends despite differences of class, politics and lifestyles. Their relationship…

Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) and Duncan Glenday (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 13 October 2022
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vaughan Williams with a programme including his major song cycle, The House of Life. The performance will include Songs of Enchantment…

David Olusoga in Conversation with Ellah P Wakatama (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

19:00 - 20:30 15 October 2022
A special ‘in conversation’ with David Olusoga, the British historian, broadcaster, presenter and author of Black and British: A Forgotten History. David will discuss his role as a…

Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. with live duet score

13:10 - 14:00 20 October 2022
Buster Keaton stars as an unlucky-in-love projectionist-turned-detective in one of the best-loved silent comedies of all time, accompanied by live era-authentic score from the musicians…

Ari Hoenig Trio

13:10 - 14:00 27 October 2022
Ari Hoenig is a ground-breaking drummer, composer, and educator who has become one of the most significant and influential voices in the jazz world over the last two decades. The New…

Symphony Orchestra

19:00 - 21:00 29 October 2022
The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra will be premiering a composition by PhD composer Alex Apostolopoulos. The Symphony Orchestra will also be performing Fantasia for Piano…

Screening of the 10m British/Colombian short film Santi, followed by a Q&A with its director, Harry Richards

17:00 - 19:00 9 November 2022
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies research seminar series. Co-organised with the department of Drama and the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. Santi…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 20:00 9 November 2022
The University of Manchester Drama Society (UMDS) is proud to present its first performances of the new season with its unmissable autumn showcase. Putting some of Manchester’s brightest…

Trio Atem at Sixteen

13:10 - 14:00 10 November 2022
Trio Atem returns for their 16th anniversary with a programme of exciting new commissions devoted to playfulness. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 20:00 10 November 2022
The University of Manchester Drama Society (UMDS) is proud to present its first performances of the new season with its unmissable autumn showcase. Putting some of Manchester’s brightest…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 20:00 11 November 2022
The University of Manchester Drama Society (UMDS) is proud to present its first performances of the new season with its unmissable autumn showcase. Putting some of Manchester’s brightest…

WCLC- Danels

13:10 - 14:00 17 November 2022
Camden Reeves, Riverside Chase (World Premiere) Sergei Prokofiev, String Quartet No.1 in B Minor, Op.50 To keep himself busy during the global lockdown, Camden Reeves took up…

Danels Evening concert

19:30 - 21:30 18 November 2022
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 14, Op.131 César Franck, String Quartet in D Major The Quatuor Danel presents two mature works concerned with exploring infinite unity within…

MUMS Ensemble Day

13:30 - 16:00 19 November 2022
A day for all University of Manchester MUMS ensembles to showcase their work from the beginning of term. Come and watch a range of pieces being performed by the University’s Wind Orchestra,…

Living Songs

13:10 - 14:00 24 November 2022
Continuing their mission to bring new songs to music lovers around the UK, soprano Jessica Summers and pianist Jelena Makarova will give a lunchtime recital of songs both old and new,…

MANTIS FESTIVAL

18:00 - 19:30 26 November 2022
Come along to the 2022 autumn edition of the MANTIS festival, which serves to promote new works by postgraduate electroacoustic composers from The University of Manchester. Immersive…

MANTIS FESTIVAL

20:00 - 21:00 26 November 2022
Come along to the 2022 autumn edition of the MANTIS festival, which serves to promote new works by postgraduate electroacoustic composers from The University of Manchester. Immersive…

MANTIS FESTIVAL

14:00 - 15:00 27 November 2022
Come along to the 2022 autumn edition of the MANTIS festival, which serves to promote new works by postgraduate electroacoustic composers from The University of Manchester. Immersive…

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