Olafur Eliason – ‘The Land Between Us’  at the Whitworth Art Gallery Taking a radical approach to landscape art, The Land Between Us presents historic and modern as works together and on equal terms. The exhibition focuses on the imagery of landscape, the places it depicts, the...

Polar Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BP Saturday 8 January 2011 Performances: 2.30pm and 7.30pm (The Performance lasts 75 mins with no interval) Tickets: £15 – £39 Tickets can purchased in person at Liverpool Philharmonic Box Office Call: 0151 709 3789 or online at...

13 by Seven – Islington Mill – 16th Nov- 27th Nov Group Ceramicists exhibition Contemporary Ceramic Art 13 by Seven is a collective of contemporary artists originating from a six-week residency program at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Skaelskor, Denmark. They  hail...

Faces of the North and Eyjafjallajökull (AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl) Photographic exhibition at Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester. 13 October 10 – 06 November 2010 remarkable images of Iceland and the recent volcanic eruption in association with NICE Scandinavian artists Ragnar Axelsson and Anna...

9th November at FACT Liverpool – Classic Tuesdays: Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966) Often held by Bergman to be one of his most important films, Persona, explores an encounter between two women. A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler — an actress who although seemingly...

Friday, 19 November, 2010 at Whitworth. Ni Liv (Nine Lives) 1957 voted by Norwegian TV audiences as the greatest Norwegian film ever made! The film is based on the book We Die Alone by British historian and author David Howarth. It tells the story of Jan Baalsrud, a member of the Norwegian resistance...

Friday 26 November, 2010 at Whitworth. Den Siste Revejakta 2008  (The Last Joint Venture). This comedy/drama is based on Norwegian novelist Ingvar Ambjornsen’s cult novel about the transition from the innocent idyll of the 70s to the tough individualism of the yuppie era. Ulrik Rolfsen directs two...

The word KRO is Danish for ‘village pub’. Obviously Manchester isn’t a Danish village but we are sure that our bars and restaurants have the same qualities and comforts of a KRO; good food, good beer and a warm welcome. KRO is one of Manchester’s best known brands.  They have six bars and restaurants...

The Lady from the Sea, Henrik Ibsen. 13 October- 6 November 2010 Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester Henrik Ibsen’s PASSIONATE and SWEEPING drama “Tomorrow you shall have your freedom again. You shall live your own life…” When the lighthouse keeper’s daughter Ellida meets...

FX Special Royal Exchange. 19 November and 26 November 2010. In the Great Hall Special FX Every Friday throughout the Season, call into the Great Hall from 17.30 for Happy Hour and FREE entertainment. SFX brings you anything from free running to Indo-jazz music, from comedy to world dance. Entertainment...