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 Anarchy is based on the famous poem of the same name by Percy Bysshe Shelley about the Peterloo Massacre, and was interpreted for the stage by director Sarah Frankcom of the Royal Exchange Theatre. The battle that took place at St Peter’s Field, Manchester, is a hugely important part of the City’s history.
You can read more about Maxine’s performance here.
It was also great to have Tom Bloxham MBE from Urban Splash in the Glass House celebrating his wife Jo’s birthday. Tom is also the Chancellor of the University of Manchester. He and his wife were enjoying our Burger and Sushi combos!
We’re nearly at the end of the festival but there are still plenty of events to attend and plenty of time to come down to festival square for food and a drink! View the MIF program here to see what’s on and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to keep up with the action at Festival Square.
-Paul
