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Circus skills and Shaun the Sheep's infectious grin - at Manchester's Aviva Studios this Christmas. Pics: Prudence Upton

Circus skills and Shaun the Sheep's infectious grin - at Manchester's Aviva Studios this Christmas. Pics: Prudence Upton

Shaun the Sheep's unbaalievable Christmas circus

Nov 4, 2025

Marina Abramovic, front and centre in Balkan Erotic Epic. All pictures: Marco Anelli

Marina Abramovic, front and centre in Balkan Erotic Epic. All pictures: Marco Anelli

Balkan Erotic Epic

Oct 15, 2025

Sheena Wrigley, left, will take charge of Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre alongside artistic director Selina Cartmell (right)

Sheena Wrigley, left, will take charge of Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre alongside artistic director Selina Cartmell (right)

Sheena Wrigley to join Manchester Royal Exchange

Aug 29, 2025

Michael Beard (seated), with Company Chameleon dancers and a flautist for accompaniment as he creates with the help of Aviva Studios visitors. All pics: Michael Pollard

Michael Beard (seated), with Company Chameleon dancers and a flautist for accompaniment as he creates with the help of Aviva Studios visitors. All pics: Michael Pollard

Venture Arts: Experiments in the Lab

Jul 8, 2025

Ed Watson in A Single Man. Pic: Johan Persson

Ed Watson in A Single Man. Pic: Johan Persson

A Single Man

Jul 4, 2025

Eamonn Walker as George Padmore and Eric Kofi Abrefa (right) as Kwame Nkrumah in Liberation at the Royal Exchange. All pics: Isha Shah Photography

Eamonn Walker as George Padmore and Eric Kofi Abrefa (right) as Kwame Nkrumah in Liberation at the Royal Exchange. All pics: Isha Shah Photography

Liberation

Jul 3, 2025

Immerse yourself in Darkfield's Arcade

Immerse yourself in Darkfield's Arcade

Immerse yourself in Darkfield

Jun 30, 2025

Image and reality: a scene from Find Your Eyes by Benji Reid

Image and reality: a scene from Find Your Eyes by Benji Reid

Find Your Eyes

May 28, 2025

Women expose their breasts to the open air. Recreation of a scene from Balkan folklore

Women expose their breasts to the open air. Recreation of a scene from Balkan folklore

World premiere erotic epic from Marina Abramovic

May 26, 2025

Picture of the cast of Hamlet Hail to the Thief at Aviva Studios, Manchester

Picture of the cast of Hamlet Hail to the Thief at Aviva Studios, Manchester

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

May 8, 2025

Step into Aviva Studios for a sensory-led artist takeover

Step into Aviva Studios for a sensory-led artist takeover

Step into Aviva Studios for a sensory-led artist takeover

Apr 26, 2025

Dancer Michael Roberson struts his stuff in WAKE at Aviva Studios in Manchester. Pic: Ruth Medjber

Dancer Michael Roberson struts his stuff in WAKE at Aviva Studios in Manchester. Pic: Ruth Medjber

WAKE

Apr 18, 2025

World firsts in MIF 2025 line-up

World firsts in MIF 2025 line-up

World firsts in MIF 2025 line-up

Mar 12, 2025

Figures in Extinction

Figures in Extinction

Figures in Extinction

Feb 20, 2025

ENO announces its move to Manchester

ENO announces its move to Manchester

ENO announces its move to Manchester

Nov 23, 2024

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