Theatre Awards...

It's the award season of course and I've been to HOME to attend the Manchester Theatre Awards. After London, Manchester has the most active theatre life of any city in the UK. Big productions are put on at the Lowry, the Palace Theatre and the Opera House while award winning plays are enjoyed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, regarded by many as the National Theatre of the North. It’s just one of the many theatres across the city. And new theatre is put on at tiny venues across the city. And we have the Manchester International Festival every two years that puts the city into the international spotlight. All are supported by appreciative audiences. We enjoy our live theatre. I got to meet one or two well known people but that's between me and them. One of them was a well known household name whose acting is held in high regard. I managed not to appear too star struck.

The extra picture is of the great and the good of the Manchester theatre world enjoying something sparkly and some canapés while networking like their lives depended on it. We had a fun time. Darling!