Fringe 2023: The Quality of Mercy: Concerning the Life and Crimes of Doctor Harold Frederick Shipman
The Quality of Mercy: Concerning the Life and Crimes of Doctor Harold Frederick Shipman was written and performed by Edwin Flay and follows the life of Harold Shipman from his…
Keir Starmer lays out “five missions” for a future Labour government in Manchester speech
At a speech in Manchester on Thursday morning, Labour leader Keir Starmer laid out five goals which would make up his party’s approach to governance. Describing them as “missions” for…
Edinburgh and Manchester team up to test new male contraceptive
The prospective male contraceptive gel, known as NES/T, works in a similar way to the women’s combined pill. It’s a hormone-based treatment containing progestogen, which influences the pituitary gland and…
An interview with Katie Norris & Sinead Parker
Comedy sketch due Katie Norris and Sinead Parker have brought their show Norris & Parker; Burn the Witch to the Edinburgh Fringe this year following their successful 2017 show See You…
Interview – Theatre unlocked
Catherine Cranfield is a writer/director working with the Manchester-based Theatre Unlocked. They are performing her two-woman play, Flushed, at this year’s Fringe Festival. The Student had the opportunity to ask…
Interview: No Door Theatre Company
An Evening with the Voices in Annie’s Head is the creation of the Manchester-based No Door Theatre Company. The Student sat down with producer Georgia Affonso, director and writer Sarah…