Hi Everyone!

This site has been running for a while now. We have really grown since our humble beginnings as a blog site. We have managed to increase the number of competitions we run, publish more reviews - including music and comedy. We will be covering Liza’s big gig at the Bridgewater Hall and John Barrowman’s Manchester debut!

We also try to get you Manchester news, when it happens. We also run interviews with visitors to Manchester. We have one coming up with comedienne, Sandra Bernhard (pictured).

We have had great comments from you regarding the competitions. But what do you think about the site itself? (more…)

I’d Do Anything, the BBC’s latest reality TV competition, which will cast an upcoming West End revival of Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, will begin airing on BBC One at 7.30pm this Saturday 15 March 2008.

If you, like me are going to spend the next eight weeks glued to the box on Saturday nights, watching the search of Nancy and Oliver in the new reality show, then why not catch up with the new weekly WOS blog of the same name?

We will be reporting from the comfort of the armchair; remote in one hand, pen in the other. You can find out about the judges, the contestants, the song choices, the favourites, the baddies and the battles.

So, join me every week as we find out if the contestants will do anything to get a part in Oliver. Will it be as good as Any Dream Will Do or How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Well, read the weekly blog to find out.

To read the first blog entry, please click here

-Glenn Meads

This competition is now closed and the answer is Sky One.

Congratulations to Phil Moulds, Anthony Baker & Rosie Peet! Enjoy the show!

Are you a fan of the hit Sky One show, Brainiac?

Is it possible to creat the perfect storm in a theatre?
How much oxygen & helium do you have to ignite to make a really loud bang?
What is Britain’s loudest word?

One more question: How would you like to win one of three family tickets on offer (these admit four people). If the answer is yes, please read on……..

All these baffling scientific mysteries will be solved, caravans will explode and microwaves will be blown up… It can only mean one thing: Sky One’s zany science programme Brainiac: Science Abuse is being staged live at the Palace Theatre on Wednesday 26th March.

THE PITCH
After five years and more than 60 programmes following the Brainiac boffins’ explosive voyage of scientific discovery, they’ve decided to take to the road and bring their madcap brand of experimentation to you. (more…)

Venue: The Royal Exchange
Date Reviewed: 11th March 2008

Lillian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour was a huge success on Broadway in 1934. Despite being slightly creaky in tone, Sarah Frankcom’s production does justice to the author’s exploration of the darker side of human nature.

Karen Wright (Maxine Peake) and Martha Dobie (Charlotte Emmerson) have worked solidly, running an all girls boarding school. Wright is on the verge of getting married, whilst Dobie stands on the side-lines, waiting.

All is going well until a trouble-some student Mary Tilford (Kate O’Flynn) tells the most wicked lie. The gossip escalates and soon the women find their careers and reputations in tatters. Once the deed has been done and the seeds have been sewn, Frankcom’s excellent revival slowly grips and does not let go. (more…)

The Lowry have unveiled their new season and, as ever, there is huge variety in store for theatregoers in the North West. From ballet to Black Watch and some West End hits; there is something for everyone.

We at WOS Manchester have compiled a ‘must see’ list, just for you.

Blackbird - this harrowing play wowed audiences in London. At last, we get the chance to see it on tour. Starring Dawn (Monarch Of The Glen) Steele (pictured) and Robert (The Royal) Daws, this shattering and disturbing play won Best New Play at the Olivers in 2007.

Eurobeat- Almost Eurovision - with an introduction by Terry Wogan himself, this award-winning spoof proved to be a huge hit in Edinburgh last year. We get to join in and vote for the eventual winner. Sounds Euro-tastic! (more…)