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1. 1. The New Statesman @ Opera House

   CityLife, Wednesday 21 June 2006 THE good news is political satire is no longer confined to the telly or stand-up, ités alive and on stage at the Opera House, where ex-Manchester student, Rik Mayall, recreates his monstrous Alan BéStard.

2. 2. The New Statesman @ Opera House

   CityLife, Wednesday 21 June 2006 THE good news is political satire is no longer confined to the telly or stand-up, ités alive and on stage at the Opera House, where ex-Manchester student, Rik Mayall, recreates his monstrous Alan BéStard.

3. 3. Theatre review of the year

   CityLife, Friday 29 December 2006 OBVIOUSLY, many of the theatrical highlights of the year were spotlighted at this year's Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards at the beginning of December. But some particular memories and high points either simply aren't suitable for that glittering occasion or actually happened after the cut-off point for this year's awards.

4. 4. Oldham Coliseum's autumn/winter season

   CityLife, Friday 01 September 2006 OLDHAM Coliseum's new season opens on September 8 with the musical Sweet Charity.

5. 5. 24:7 showcase: Canaveral's revenge

   CityLife, Friday 18 August 2006 CANAVERAL'S Lurch, laughs writer Neil A. Edwards, had been "just on my shelf for three years" before he was inspired to re-jig it for this year's 24:7 Theatre Festival.

6. 6. Weeding out the truth

   CityLife, Thursday 02 February 2006

7. 7. Happy 30th Royal Exchange!

   CityLife, Thursday 28 September 2006 THE Royal Exchange celebrates its 30th birthday this year, with a season that includes Ben Keaton in the swashbuckling romance Cyrano, Antonio Fargas in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and housewife's favourite Will Young in The Vortex. Here other stars who have links with the theatre share their memories.

8. 8. Cult classic chugs into the Quays

   CityLife, Friday 24 March 2006 LAURA Harvey first saw Trainspotting on stage in her native Glasgow 10 years ago, when she was just 17. A stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh's book is at The Lowry until Saturday.

9. 9. Octagon serves up a classic

   CityLife, Friday 27 October 2006 JOE Orton is now acknowledged as one of the great post-war British writers and What the Butler Saw is acclaimed as a classic. It's on at the Octagon until November 18.

10. 10. The full, wacky Bronte at The Lowry

    CityLife, Friday 15 September 2006 IT couldn't have been better planned if they tried - 21 years of literary lunacy from Manchester's LipService coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the death of Charlotte Bronte, the subject of one of their best loved shows.

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