MIF13: Kim Cattrall at Heathcotes Sunday Lunch

It was great to finish MIF on a high with a very special performance of Macbeth, said to be Sir Kenneth Branagh’s last time performing the Scottish play. In the audience were the likes of Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall, the comedian John Sessions, and my...

MIF13: Masque of Anarchy & Urban Splash

On Sunday Night it was great to see Maxine Peake in the Glass House on Festival Square. She had just wrapped up a performance of Masque of Anarchy, which premiered at MIF to great reviews, and was enjoying, I believe, a glass of Prosecco to celebrate. The Masque of...

MIF13: Kenneth Branagh in Macbeth

After almost two weeks at Manchester International Festival, after so many dishes, after every requirement that been asked of us, and after the enormous amount of effort the team and I have put into the event (which I don’t mind!), I finally managed to see a...

MIF13: Gary Kasparov vs. The Machine

It was a balmy evening last night and it was nice to see so many people came down to Festival Square to enjoy the warm weather. Many attendees of last night’s Goldfrapp concert visited after the show to sit down with a glass of wine and one of our special...

MIF13: Haçienda and Factory Records

Saturday Night on Festival Square was fantastic. Festival goers were treated to an amazing atmosphere with wonderful food and drink and brilliant music. Dave Haslam, the legendary DJ who made his name with over 450 sets at the Haçienda in Manchester, performed in the...