Press Reviews

Best of the fest

Kevin Bourke

16th July 2007

Manchester Evening News

Has upstart Manchester stolen auld Edinburgh's festival glory?

Ruaridh Nicoll

15th July 2007

The Observer

Manchester is the beating cultural heart of Britain

Miranda Sawyer

1st July 2007

The Observer

Rock Gorillaz's opera is a theatrical triumph

Richard Morrison

30th June 2007

The Times

Albarn shows mastery of the magical

Rupert Christiansen

29th June 2007

The Daily Telegraph

Turner Prize winner's true portrait of war

Ian Herbert - The Independent

27th February 2007

A festival like you've never seen before

Rupert Christiansen

3rd January 2007

The Daily Telegraph - The arts column

Albarn's coup de theatre

Lynsey Hanley - The Observer

6th November 2005

Gorillaz

Pete Paphides - The Times

3rd November 2005

Cartoon performance full of character

Alex Petridis - The Guardian

2nd November 2005

A perfect mix of sound and vision

David Cheal - The Daily Telegraph

2nd November 2005