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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to hold first major show in the north of England

Manchester arts organisation Factory International has revealed the upcoming season at Aviva Studios.

Evening Standard

Manchester to host world premiere of Marina Abramović’s Balkan Erotic Epic

Show re-enacting ancient and unashamedly sexual rituals is most ambitious to date, says artist

The Guardian - UK

Hamlet Hail to the Thief at Aviva Studios Manchester review: Radiohead plus Shakespeare? Yes please

4/5 These two very different works have been fused into an urgent, frantic 100-minute work that’s part drama, part dance piece and part gig

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Radiohead take on Shakespeare with Hamlet Hail To The Thief

A new live experience fusing theatre, music and movement is coming this spring, in which a new version of Hamlet will be set to Thom Yorke’s reworking of Radiohead’s famous album

Evening Standard

From Edvard Munch to Central Cee: Observer critics choose their cultural highlights for 2025

From Thom Yorke’s Shakespearean score to 25 years of Tate Modern, Bridget Jones to Leigh Bowery, our writers anticipate the most exciting shows, releases and events of the year

The Guardian - UK

Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Thom Yorke revisits Radiohead album for Shakespeare show

Stage production in Manchester will orchestrate the band’s 2003 recording to ‘chime with the underlying grief and paranoia’ of the tragedy

The Guardian - UK

Chanel drafts Peter Saville to design record sleeve for its blockbuster Manchester show

Chanel’s Métiers d’art show invitation came encased in a record sleeve by Peter Saville, heralding a blockbuster show that paid ode to his home city of Manchester’s cultural might

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Is soggy old Manchester having a cultural buzz or trading on past glories?

Big things are happening with Chanel and Factory International, but we hear Blue Monday a few too many times

The Guardian - UK

North and Peter Saville turn landmark new cultural venue into a sharp logo design for Factory International

Architectural influences meet the legacy of Factory Records.

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Aviva Studios opens in Manchester with Danny Boyle dance extravaganza

It is £130m over budget and four years late, but backers say it will be unlike any other arts venue in Europe

The Guardian - UK

24 hour party precinct: inside Manchester’s Aviva Studios – where even the loos are a stage

As long as a jumbo and as tall as four double-deckers, the giant arts venue will host everything from dance shows to all-night raves. But can the £240m colossus put its troubled birth behind it?

The Guardian - UK

Brand aid: have Britain’s arts venues sold out to The Man?

Manchester’s Aviva Studios is the latest venue to give its naming rights to the highest bidder. Is corporate sponsorship a necessity for the survival of the arts?

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: Factory opening

PLUS 'We are Lancastrians' AND Bridging the gap

Manchester Evening News

Bridge over River Irwell connecting Salford and Manchester finally reopens after six year wait

The bridge was closed after the completion of the Ordsall Chord railway bridge in 2017.

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Huge inflatable dolls and balloon sculptures - the exhibition you have to see at Manchester International Festival

Renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has brought her largest-ever immersive environment to Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Take a look inside Manchester's brand new £210m Aviva Studios for the very first time

Aviva Studios, the flagship new home of Factory International and Manchester International Festival will officially open in October

Manchester Evening News

Manchester International Festival 2023 - what's on, what's free, and everything else you need to know

The world-leading arts festival will kick off on June 29 - here's everything you need to know about the programme, tickets, festival square

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: G-mex, Urbis, Kendals…or whatever they’re called

Will Factory International’s new name stick? PLUS Trains in the north are ‘rubbish’ AND The neighbours making urban oases

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The Independent UK

Manchester’s new arts venue to be named Aviva Studios

The insurance giant has obtained naming rights for the major cultural destination which will open later this year.

The Guardian - UK

Manchester arts venue Factory International renamed after Aviva

New project will now be named Aviva Studios after insurance company bought naming rights for £35m

Manchester Evening News

Manchester International Festival - all the family friendly events at 2023 event

A city-wide treasure hunt, major art exclusives and the return of Festival Square to entice families to this year's Manchester International Festival

Manchester Evening News

Factory International to premiere stage show of beloved kid's book

Oliver Jeffers' Lost and Found will be debuting in Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Manchester International Festival 2023 announces food and music line-up for all new riverside Festival Square

The festival hub relocates to new public spaces outside Factory International’s landmark new venue

Manchester Evening News

Manchester's £210m Factory International announces food and drink partner with links to YES, Parklife and Creamfields

Super Serve will look after areas of the venue including the ground floor foyer café and public bar, as well as two auditorium bars

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Factory International by OMA is set to be a moveable feast

Factory International by OMA is a Manchester cultural centre designed to break barriers between audience and performer

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