In the Sir Ralph Abercromby pub, 200 years ago, they will have talked about the rising cost of living, falling workers’ pay, and Britain’s trading arrangements with the rest of the world. Back then, ...

For his next project, lovable, rosy-cheeked, St. Nick-like imp-man Mike Leigh will be tackling the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, in which a large crowd of pro-reform demonstrators in Manchester were ...

LONDON — Mike Leigh‘s next project will look at Peterloo — the 1819 massacre by British government forces at a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St. Peter’s Field in Manchester, England, when 700 people ...

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The National Trust is launching a project inspired by the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre to explore landscapes and places linked with dramatic social change. Projects involving artists ...

In 1989, as government restrictions begin to bite, the final Manchester dance rave gets underway in a secret warehouse location. The mood is tense and we are warned about the possibility of gang ...

Cathal McGuinness is a recent college graduate from Dublin, Ireland. He has been writing short stories and articles from the age of 15. He was awarded the George Dempsey prize for English Prose ...

Rory Kinnear also stars.