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Explore city's murky past

Explore city's murky past

BINGE drinking and violent gangs lounging on street corners – sounds like a familiar modern saga?

Well, that is actually a description of Manchester city centre around 150 years ago, according to Blue Badge guide Jean Bailo, who leads a popular walk entitled Crime and Punishment around some of its most famous streets.


 

THEATRE: Hay Fever, Royal Exchange, from Tues 8 July

THEATRE: Hay Fever, Royal Exchange, from Tues 8 July

NOEL Coward’s delightful classic comedy Hay Fever brings its entertaining charm to the Royal Exchange from next week.
Summer fun is revving up

Summer fun is revving up

FAMILIES should head to the Lowry, on Salford Quays, on Saturday for an event designed especially for them.

 

THEATRE: The Terrible Infants, Lowry, Fri 4 and Sat 5 Jul

THEATRE: The Terrible Infants, Lowry, Fri 4 and Sat 5 Jul

ROALD Dahl meets Tim Burton in a delightfully scary show at The Lowry on Friday and Saturday.
MUSIC: Paul Heaton, Manchester Academy, Friday 4 Jul

MUSIC: Paul Heaton, Manchester Academy, Friday 4 Jul

SONGWRITER Paul Heaton is currently undergoing a major phase of ‘downsizing’.

 

 
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