Events
Playing with Cruelty: Pop Culture, Performativity, and the Stanford Prison Experiment
Professor Stephen Reicher (University of St. Andrews) in conversation with Professor Stephen Scott-Bottoms (University of Manchester) This special event marks the UK launch of a new 3-part documentary series, The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth, which premiers on the National Geographic channel on Sunday 15 June. Social psycho..
Manchester University Music Society: Sing the Musicals Sing-a-long Relaxed Performance
Calling all West End and Broadway wannabes to our FREE sing-a-long event. Sing your favourite songs from stage and screen, in a relaxed setting. Open to everybody, Manchester University Music Society hosts this inclusive, 50-minute musical treat. This relaxed performance is intended to be welcoming for people who may not feel comfortable..
Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction
Anyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90% of species that ever existed are now extinct. How did we come to think of ourselves as survivors in a world where species can vanish forever, or as capable of pushing our planet to the verge of a sixth mass extinction? Join us for an event exploring these questions with D..
Rowe Irvin and Gurnaik Johal in conversation with Kaye Mitchell
We are thrilled to welcome Rowe Irvin and Gurnaik Johal to the shop to discuss their stunning debut novels LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH and SARASWATI. The authors will be in conversation with Kaye Mitchell. Doors: 6.30pm, starts: 6.45pm Tickets are £4. Admission is free when purchasing a copy the book. About LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH: Maya and Daughte..
Spontaneous Memorials: Contemporary perspectives on their sociocultural, psychological and organisational impact
International Conference, Manchester, 12-13 June 2025 In-person and Online https://www.spontaneousmemorials.org/conference2025/ Call for Papers We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for the upcoming international conference on Spontaneous Memorials, which is organised by the Institute for Cultural Practices, University of Manchester..
Manchester Literature Festival: Colm Tóibín
PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand, Colm Tóibín’s event has been moved from Central Library to University Place, 176 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL. Quaytickets are in the process of contacting existing ticket holders to let them know of the venue change, tickets already purchsed will still be valid at the new venue. Please check the Man..
Little Belters and Absolute Belters’ Summer Concert 2025
The Little Belters and Absolute Belters are excited to return to the stage for their highly anticipated end-of-year concert! Little Belters, our cool children’s choir for ages 4-11, has been working hard all year long, and they can’t wait to showcase their vocal talents. With choirs based in Altrincham, Chorlton, and Sale, these young p..
Manchester Literature Festival: Attica Locke
‘This is the best kind of thriller: as literate and thoughtful as it is fast-moving. Attica Locke has bags of style, and sings the blues on every page’ - Mick Herron (Slow Horses) We’re thrilled to welcome American crime writer Attica Locke to Manchester Literature Festival for a rare UK event. In Guide Me Home, the latest of her grippi..