Showcasing some of the North West’s most creative talents, PUSH Festival 2018 is back at HOME Manchester for two weeks of inspiring performances, workshops, screenings and lots more. Running between 12th-27 January, the event will also offer opportunities for creatives to meet industry professionals, share ideas and develop skills across a broad range of topics. For more information and tickets, click here.
Directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, The Post is a high-stakes political drama full of secrecy, lies and leaks. Set in 1971, the film tells the story of Katherine Graham (Meryl Streep), the first female publisher at The Washington Post, who races to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spans three decades and four U.S. presidents. Together with editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks), the pair must put their differences aside and risk their careers to bring long-buried truths to life. See it in cinemas nationwide from Friday 19th January 2018.
Lumiere, the UK’s largest light festival, makes its phenomenal return to London for its spectacular second edition between 18th-21st January 2018. Over 40 UK and international artists will be reimagining the city’s iconic streets and buildings with dazzling light installations, with locations including King’s Cross, Fitzrovia, the West End, Mayfair, Westminster & Victoria, and South Bank. Entry is free.
Put on your dancing shoes – the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour kicks off in January 2018, celebrating all that we love about the smash hit BBC1 show. The star-studded line-up includes series winner Joe McFadden, finalists Debbie McGee, Gemma Atkinson and Alexandra Burke, plus their dance partners and the full judging panel. The tour will run across major UK cities, including Birmingham, Newcastle, London, Belfast and Glasgow. Click here for tickets and more details.
The third instalment from bestselling author Jojo Moyes, Still Me sees the return of Louisa Clark – the iconic heroine from Me Before You and Me After You – as she arrives in New York, ready to start a new life. After being thrown into the life of the super-rich Gopniks, and trying to keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive, Louisa finds herself mixing with New York high society – is how she meets Joshua Ryan. In Still Me, as Lou tries to keep the two sides of her world together, she finds herself carrying secrets–not all her own–that cause a catastrophic change in her circumstances. And when matters come to a head, she has to ask herself Who is Louisa Clark? And how do you reconcile a heart that lives in two places? Find out from Tuesday 30th January 2018.
