Past events

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

13:00 - 15:00 24 October 2026

The MUMS Symphony Orchestra, one of our premier ensembles, will be performing the world premiere of...

WCLC: Listen Up! Postgraduate Performance

12:10 - 12:50 23 October 2026

Informal, mixed programme of chamber music featuring music by composers Chopin, Pete Furniss and mor...

WCLC: Bringing Silent Cinema to Life

12:10 - 12:50 22 October 2026

Using clips from three groundbreaking silent films, renowned composer, writer and broadcaster Neil B...

SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Karen Solie: Rylands Poetry Reading

18:00 - 19:15 22 October 2026

This year’s annual Rylands Poetry Reading is delivered by Karen Solie. Her latest collection Wellw...

CTIS Research Seminar - Reimagining Subtitling: A reception study of a new Enhanced Subtitling practice

13:00 - 14:30 21 October 2026

Over the past decade, audiovisual content has expanded across multiple languages, featuring more cre...

Prof Jeff Wasserstrom (UC Irvine), China in Five Bookshops: A Quintet of Travel Tales

15:00 - 17:00 21 October 2026

China in Five Bookshops: A Quintet of Travel Tales Prof Jeff Wasserstrom (UC Irvine) Wednesday, Oct...

SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Lady Hale and Lara Feigel

18:00 - 19:15 21 October 2026

Lady Hale, the first female President of the UK Supreme Court and author of the Women’s Prize long...

Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Min Jin Lee

18:30 - 19:45 21 October 2026

Acclaimed Korean American author Min Jin Lee, internationally celebrated for the bestselling Pachink...

SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Sufiyaan Salam and Monika Radojevic

16:00 - 17:15 18 October 2026

Discover two fresh and uncompromising voices from Stormzy’s #Merky Books as Sufiyaan Salam and Mon...

WCLC: Tom Hicks

12:10 - 12:50 15 October 2026

Guernsey-born pianist Tom Hicks, hailed for his magnificent pianism and engaging personality, is a Y...