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1. 1. The Canterbury Tales @ Waterside Arts Centre

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 May 2005 DON'T be misled. The Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tale-Telling Competition, at the new Robert Bolt Theatre, is not presented by the award-winning Rocket Theatre, noted for its gritty productions of contemporary plays, but instead, is presented by students from its drama school, who are showcasing their talents.

2. 2. Village gets ready for Queerupnorth

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 May 2005 TONIGHT sees the launch of this year's queerupnorth festival with a premiere of John Waters' new film, A Dirty Shame At The Filmworks. The tale of a sexually conservative suburban housewife accidentally liberated by a knock on the head, directed by the Pope of Trash himself, is the perfect start to a month-long series of great arts-related events.

3. 3. The Last Freakshow @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 May 2005 WITH reality TV shows dominating the broadcasting schedules, and Tod Browning's long-banned film classic, Freaks, finally getting released on DVD, the timing could hardly be more appropriate for Fittings Multimedia Arts, the theatre company that integrates disabled and non-disabled performers, to revive this challenging and poignant show.

4. 4. Bolli's really bubbling!

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 May 2005 IT'S the arts spectacular that takes place once in a blue moon. And after an absence of four years, the Bollington Festival is back - bigger and better than before.

5. 5. The Future's sonic...

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 May 2005 THE brains behind Futuresonic 2005, the international festival of electronic music and media arts, are offering three young promoters the chance to win '1000 towards staging an event as part of their EVNT showcase.

6. 6. Chinese circus comes to town

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 May 2005 ROLL up, roll up, the circus is coming to town. The Chinese State Circus and Shaolin Warriors are staging two shows a day in the Theatre Big Top at Torkington Park, Hazel Grove, Stockport, until Monday.

7. 7. Noseda and Philharmonic to tackle Beethoven feat

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 May 2005 WITH a Beethoven symphony probably being played somewhere in Manchester every week, what's the big deal about Gianandrea Noseda's decision to tackle all nine of them with the BBC Philharmonic?

8. 8. Zion date for The Bays

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 May 2005 HUGE critical acclaim that never translates into actual record sales is hardly a new idea. But in the case of The Bays, it's not down to the hype surrounding some recent press darlings whose esoteric ramblings might have left the layman cold.

9. 9. Fruits of a queer ambition

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 May 2005 QUEERUPNORTH is here and more than 100 performances and screenings, plus exhibitions and an outdoor extravaganza will be taking place between now and May 29.

10. 10. Artist comes clean on bizarre gallery venue

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 May 2005 A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition symbolising childhood memories of life in a rural Slovakian village has gone on display - in a laundrette.

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