I was really looking forward to this production of 1984, but unfortunately it fell flat. The pacing…read morewas painfully slow, and the performances didn't bring much life to the story. I left feeling bored rather than moved.

I love this little theatre. I have seen many performances…read morehere, the last was a fundraising string quartet performance - it was magical. They have a bar that offers preshow and interval drinks. They have folk nights. A great local theatre that I hope is around for years to come!

I read on an informative framed poster in the local Wetherspoons that Chorlton used to have 3…read morecinemas. Now it has 0. For those of us without a car it can be a bit of a trek to Didsbury, the Trafford Centre or the Cornerhouse to catch a flick. Thank God for Chorlton Film Institute (and I suppose the man upstairs actually is partly to thank as it is located in St. Clement's Church.) Each month an arthouse film is shown. They span a very broad range from foreign films such as the wonderful Das Leben der Anderen, modern films such as Juno and old silent films such as Hitchcock's The Lodger. At £5 a time (including refreshments) this is cheaper than it would cost to go to any of Manchester's cinemas, and the institute does not make a profit from this. You don't need to be a member - turn up and pay on the door - simples. If you join the facebook group then you will automatically receive an invite to each screening. Such a fantastic idea. Just a shame that screenings are monthly and not weekly!

Came here to see Hans Zimmer Live and had a great time! Getting in to the Arena went much faster…read morethan other venues I've visited, and it was very easy to find our seats once we got inside. The crowd was as energetic as the orchestra, which is to say MASSIVELY GOOD VIBES! As we were only a few rows from the stage, I was very happy I donned foam earplugs. I was literally *feeling* the music more than I was hearing it, heheh! The bio-break during Intermission flowed pretty fast (not me ... the line!). The food here, considering I got a hot dog & soda, was actually very good! The only thing that was a pain was trying to exit the garage after the show. All traffic seemed to bottleneck into a couple lanes that had to cross the foot traffic leaving the Arena after the show. Otherwise, a great venue and I wouldn't mind seeing more shows there.

It seems even many years later after rebranding including with other sponsors, Manchester Arena…read morewill always be known as the MEN Arena to many locals - it opened in 1995 and is the only indoor purpose-built arena of its' kind in Manchester and although stadiums across the city including the Etihad and Emirates Old Trafford do host concerts now, this is the only Arena of its- type to be fully indoors in a city centre location, it is actually right next to Manchester Victoria Station and the main disabled enterance actually involves going through the station's lift (quite confusing!) - this can also be used as a cut-through to parts of the station when the lifts are out of order, which is the situation right now. Back to the Arena - I can't help but think the only reason this place is so well-known, successful and used is because it lacks competition in one of the UK's best and biggest cities - the customer service is a disgrace such as with booking tickets. The disabled seating tickets team force you to have to phone up with no online booking - they are only open at awkward hours during the day with no option to wait on hold, meaning if you require assistance booking it is going to be difficult to get tickets. It involves creating an account/profile, sending proof of a disability, waiting for that to be confirmed and then placing your tickets on hold for a few days until everything is confirmed - and if it is confirmed you're expected to pay various booking fees: security fee, postage fee (You can only pick up on the day of the event where they advise not to, if you don't pay) and of course a booking fee for telephone orders. Tickets are expensive - I attended Impractical Jokers' recent tour here and I even had to pay a security fee - now I get the venue has to be secure especially after the saddening attack in 2017 but why should they charge a "surcharge" just to be safe as every place like this should be safe and not charging for the fact you're safe, right? The security wasn't even good either - I was told to empty my pockets and go through a scanner, however, they didn't even use the airport-style bag checker on what I emptied (they didn' even look at it and I did have a case which was unexpected) - I also was able to take a drink in despite them being banned - the security is flawed. It does have a capacity of just over 21,000 which is even larger than London's famous O2 Arena, however, I do really prefer the O2, the Manchester Arena has virtually nothing upon entering: no shops, restaurants while the O2 does - all the Arena has is stands selling really expensive food, beverages and merchandise - they even have salesmen who go into the crowd during a show trying to wave things in front of you - like come on I bought my ticket to watch an event, not watch you wave programmes about for goodness sake! The view of the stage wasn't too good either, I had to watch the show from the big screen and after paying for some of the more expensive seated tickets, that isn't what you want either. I really hope the rival to Manchester Arena is built soon by my club, Manchester City as it needs something to rival this hell-hole - the extra star is virtually only for being the only indoor concert/tour arena of its' kind in Greater Manchester, they even hosted amateur hockey games here at one point!

I would give 0 if I could…read more While the building is accessible, their policies are not. Do not bother if you are a wheelchair user and need reasonable adjustments. Their answer is no. I needed to take an umbrella large enough to cover myself and powered wheelchair in torrential rain (for comfort and safety due to it being electric). Their answer - no. I needed to take water so I could take medication. Their answer - no (I spent £8 on tiny cans of water so I had enough to do this). There was just ONE accessible toilet (other was out of order). The queue in the interval was full of non-disabled people who openly said they were using it so they didn't have to bother queuing for the ladies. This meant the only 2 wheelchair users at the back of the queue didn't even use the toilet until the show started again after the interval. The seats have ok viewing, but it is hugely ruined by teams of security marching past like prison guards in gangs constantly brushing past you. Very intimidating and unpleasant. When people got out their phone (even to check the time) staff hit/banged them on their heads to stop! Food - it says there will be food served. There were a couple of bars of nestle chocolate (£2.50 a bar!), and munchies, and mint aero balls. If you can't eat nestle - you can't eat anything. The whole ordeal was horrible. I tried to ring numerous times for reasonable adjustments and the phones were off. I contacted the box office via email and they were unhelpful throughout, refusing to make any reasonable adjustments and saying the security might make reasonable adjustments for your disability and safety - but they might not, and if not you will be sent away. The whole thing was AWFUL. Worse experience I have ever had at a venue. They openly breach the Equality Act and don't care at all. I tried to complain and they didn't care - and reaffirmed they don't make reasonable adjustments for disabled people (and if they do this will only be done on arrival at the securities discretion - and they might say no). 0/10.

I went here for Eurovision, and the staff were amazing. I left my phone in the arena, and started…read moreto panic because my glucose reader app was on there! Not only did they let my friend and I wait in our section after the show while they looked, but they also offered up the glucose kit in their first aid kit! Will definitely go back :)

The Academy is so much better to see bands than the Ritz it baffles me why anyone chooses to play…read morethere,money talks I suppose. Everything about it as a venue is better apart from the choice of booze,Tuborg???? I didn't know they still made the stuff! Never had a bad experience here and long may that continue....

I have seen a few concerts at the Manchester Academy before. There are 3 concert halls altogether…read moreand they are all good intimate venues right in the heart of the Universities on Oxford Road. They have had everyone from Kylie to Prince to the very recent Brandon Flowers perform here. Tickets prices are quite reasonably priced depending who you're going to see, its nice to see that they have a great selection of draft beers to choose from and not that badly priced. So keep an eye out to see if you're favourite artist is going to perform at this great little venue.

Not a bad venue…read more Home of the Tranmere Rivers, Prenton Park served the match between the Lady Reds (LFC) and the Lady Devils (MAN) tonight. It was a low key affair, both sides put up a fight, but the Lady Devils triumphed despite the second half attempts of the Lady Reds. The match was good. The staff and fans were super friendly. The concessions offered burgers, dogs, soft and hot drinks during the game. They must not believe in piping hot, because the hottest I could get the coffee was warm. That said, the bathrooms were clean, and the game. Traffic in and out was tight considering this was a local and smaller game, but our group was able to mount our buses without issue at the opposite end of the stadium. Good times. We'll get 'em next time Lady Reds.

Prenton Park is where you go when you have documents that need Prenton. It's also where they filmed…read moreThe Apprenton starring Donald Trump. First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - Most Liverpool fans are also to some degree Tranmere fans. I'm an enormous LFC fan so I also love Tranmere. I've been to Prenton Park 4 times in total to see games, and a few more just as a tourist. Most of my visits were when I was younger, and Tranmere were in their heyday with John Aldridge and such. The most recent trip for a match was 2007. Prenton is as loud and intense and amazing as it ever was. It's a truly fantastic lower tier ground. You can't get a much louder or more intense in the lower leagues than this, and the stadium is much bigger than you'd think, as well. It's "the team" of The Wirral really, which is sort of like if Brooklyn had its own NFL team or something. For the Americans reading. I can't wait to come back and see another game at Prenton soon. I've been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from first-hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I'll post later. Also, when back in UK I'll take more pix, and add more stadia! *** return to regular review *** It's a historic, electric and amazing ground in the heart of a neighborhood in Birkenhead, and it's like a mini version of Goodison or Anfield in some ways. The passion here reaches fever pitch and it's really sad to have lost this team from the league proper, and hopefully they'll be back soon. If they still had Aldridge things would be different. Of course, Tranmere Rovers play here. Two of the stands are enormous... if they ever get back up near the Prem, hopefully they can rebuild the smaller stands to match the rest and have a super-stadium. It's going to be the best stadium in the non leagues, easily. Also, Liverpool FC Reserves play here, which just makes it more amazing.

This is fast becoming my favourite place in the Northern Quarter. What a sensational venue! I have…read morein recent history had the pleasure of going to two events, a stand up/live music gig and a Kino short film event. I've fallen in love with 3MT! The place has so much character with the walls adorning various art and posters of events past/present/future. The acoustics are incredible for music and it's just the perfect size for it to be called an "intimate" venue. I was so impressed with the gig I went to the first time, I recorded three of the songs and the response on Vimeo and Youtube has been incredible. Much of that is down to the incredible lighting and sound the call theatre creates. The Kino shorts event ( http://kinofilm.org.uk/category/kino-shorts/ ) was an altogether different affair. A brilliant networking event for film makers with some great films and some hilarious Q & As. The drinks selection at the bar isn't great but the size and nature of the menu makes up for it. I highly recommend you pay this place a visit and pick up a programme to see what's on. You won't regret it, and feel free to check out the video I posted of the first event I went to :)

Three Minute Theater? The name itself is so interesting that it caught my attention but after…read moreattending one of their events I was bowled! If you are a theater fan and would like to see some brilliant performances from locals in Manchester then this is something you should not give a miss. Run by some wonderful, creative people who have a passion for life, art and everything Manchester. It is a great place for budding actors, writers and directors too because this could you your platform to meet people from the same industry and probably get involved. The plays are short and sweet and so very creative. Its strange how independent bodies like this are not as popular as they should be, same with independent cinema I guess. The environment is so warm and non pretentious that you can go alone and watch a play if you have no one to go with because you will land up coming out of there with a new friend! Verdict: Highly reccommended for all art lovers!

I went to my friends birthday party here, actually I have been to a couple here…read more Its a great venue for a party, a good size for lots of guests and the inhouse DJ was really good - He played something for everyone.

A great venue for hire - suitable for parties for all ocassionsread more