Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker, Directed by Chris Honer, Thursday, 25th April, Capitol Theatre, MMU Words and photographs by Kevin Danson My third time at MMU’s Capitol Theatre and once again it leaves me more than satisfied with everything about the performance. The setting, seating and sound adds to the experience of this intense,…

‘Human Rights, Humanities and Higher Education’: Jean-Paul Lehners, Geoffrey Manton Building, MMU, Monday, 22nd April Words by Neil Harrison Photograph by wwwen.uni.lu This week’s IHSSRresearch seminar sees MMU play host to the first UNESCO Chair of Human Rights and recently retired Professor of Global History at the University of Luxembourg, Jean-Paul Lehners. Professor Lehners, who…

Do Humanities Matter in the 21st Century? Neil Harrison, Richard Reed, and Sascha Wilts all agree with a resounding and resonating… YES!  Words by Siobhán O’Toole Left to right: Richard Reed, Neil Harrison & Sascha Wilts Today’s award ceremony celebrated three deserving winners who all entered wonderfully diverse pieces in reaction to the above question earlier…

Student Press Officer, Siobhan O’Toole, talks to Didsbury’s Sue Stern—published novelist, poet, and children’s author, about her influences, journey as a developing writer, heritage, and joy of becoming self-published. Words by Siobhán O’Toole On approaching the lovely Didsbury home of Sue Stern today, I could not help but feel nervous excitement after reading and enjoying…

Award-winning Manchester duo, composer Michael Betteridge and writer Lynn Pegler, have joined forces again to create a new work for strings and voice, which will be premiered at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) on Saturday 4 May. Michael Betteridge and Lynn Pegler at the Royal Northern College of Music. Their new piece Dancing Dynamite will…