Manchester International Festival features

Discover more about Manchester arts and culture with in-depth articles and features.

10 unmissable events at MIF 2017
The hottest shows - many of which can be watched online.
The Manchester Culture Quiz
Test your knowledge of the city's cultural icons.

Austerity Is Over by Nina Power
What can Engels’ assessment of 19th-century workers tell us about austerity in 21st-century Britain?
A Century of Change by Sheila Rowbotham
Tracing Engels’ influence from the Manchester of the 1840s to the Russian Revolution and the First World War.
All Work and No Play by Jamie Woodcock
How Engels can help us understand the nature of work in the 21st century.

Tony Wilson: The Mancunian Maverick
Paul Morley on the Factory Records founder and Granada TV personality.
Peter Hook on life with New Order
The bass player discusses the backbiting and debauchery of the Manchester band.
Anthony Burgess: Beyond A Clockwork Orange
Why the author's literary and musical legacy is ripe for re-evaluation.
Peter Saville on abstraction and design
The legendary designer reveals how abstract art has become part of our everyday lives.