Festival News
First he took Manchester...
18th June 2008
Reviews of Leonard Cohen live at the Opera House
Other news
Festival sets sights on sustainability
16th June 2008
Festival wins at the Manchester Tourism Awards 2008
11th April 2008
The winners of the Manchester Tourism Awards 2008 were announced last night
Leonard Cohen Thu 19 June 08 The Guardian Reader Evening
4th April 2008
All tickets, including The Guardian Reader Evening on 19 June, are currently sold out.
LEONARD COHEN LIVE IN MANCHESTER
11th March 2008
Manchester International Festival is pleased to announce Leonard Cohen live at Manchester Opera House for four very special nights.
EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND REACH
25th February 2008
Arts Council England announce £1,000,000 new investment for Manchester International Festival
THE MANCHESTER OPEN
15th January 2008
DATES CONFIRMED FOR 2009 FESTIVAL FOLLOWING INDEPENDENT EVALUATION
14th January 2008
MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST NOMINATED
7th December 2007
MEN THEATRE AWARDS 2007
6th December 2007
Festival won in two categories
Nominated for Best Festival Award
11th October 2007
Vote Now!
Best of the fest
16th July 2007
Manchester Evening News Review
Has upstart Manchester stolen auld Edinburgh's festival glory?
15th July 2007
The Observer Review
Manchester is the beating cultural heart of Britain
1st July 2007
The Observer Review
Rock Gorillaz's opera is a theatrical triumph
30th June 2007
The Times Review
Official Festival T-Shirts
28th June 2007
For All The Wrong Reasons takes to the streets
21st June 2007
Northern Quarter to Canal Street
The Festival Pavilion
12th June 2007
The hub of the Festival
Queen and Country: Education Project
1st June 2007
Carsten Höller
31st May 2007
Artist who wants to turn your world upside down
MONKEY JOURNEYS TO THE NORTHWEST WITH VIRGIN TRAINS
30th May 2007
Virgin launch specially designed Monkey Train for Manchester International Festival
Oily Cart
29th May 2007
Manchester schools get sensory experience with theatre group
Images Needed For The Largest Screen Installation In The World
11th May 2007
Unknown Pleasures Supporting Acts Competition
1st May 2007
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED
Festival Website Winner of Tourism website of the Year
27th April 2007
Manchester’s Tourism Industry Awarded in Style
Unknown Pleasures
24th April 2007
The best in new bands and artists at Manchester International Festival
Unknown Pleasures at the Quays
24th April 2007
Free all-day music event showcasing the best in new bands and artists
Line up for Industrial Resolution announced
17th April 2007
Full Festival Programme Announced
21st March 2007
International Acts Headline Festival
20th March 2007
View The Schools Festival Song World Premiere
15th February 2007
Manchester International Festival 2007 awarded Lever Prize
10th January 2007
North West's top companies award arts prize to inaugural festival
Corporate Membership Scheme Launched
20th December 2006
Businesses now invited to demonstrate their support and enjoy the benefits of association with Manchester International Festival
Gorillaz Demon Days Live nominated for Grammy
7th December 2006
Guest Artist confirmed for The Schools Festival Song
24th November 2006
Nick Garett will perform the world premiere of The Schools Festival Song with 8000 primary schoolchildren at the Young Voices concert on Monday 4 December at the MEN Arena.
The Schools Festival Song
23rd November 2006
Manchester International Festival in partnership with Young Voices can announce today the world premiere of The Schools Festival Song ...
Il Tempo del Postino and The Pianist to premiere in Manchester
23rd October 2006
Manchester International Festival 2007 announces new commissions
Education Programme for Monkey: Journey to the West
22nd October 2006
Manchester International Festival announces partnership with Chinese Arts Centre
Pre-Festival Commission 3 Announced
9th October 2006
The Manchester International Festival has together with the Imperial War Museum co-commissioned Steve McQueen to create a response to the second Iraq War
Exclusive Membership Scheme Launched
26th September 2006
Tickets on sale for world premiere of Monkey: Journey to the West
Bruntwood unveiled outdoor banner campaign
25th September 2006
Guess Who?
Festival Commissions Award-Winning Director and Composer
18th September 2006
Acclaimed young filmmaker Greg Hall and composer Steve Martland create gothic fairytale.
Manchester Firsts
11th September 2006
Manchester Firsts: Manchester cultural organisations to premiere new work
Ticketmaster appointed as Official Ticketing Agency
8th August 2006
Manchester International Festival has today announced the appointment of Ticketmaster as its Box Office Partner and Official Ticketing Agency for the inaugural Festival in 2007.
Ruth Mackenzie OBE appointed as General Director
25th July 2006
Manchester International Festival - the world's first international festival of original, new work - has today announced the appointment of Ruth Mackenzie OBE as General Director.
Manchester Airports Group - Festival's First Official Supporter
28th June 2006
12 Months and counting - First Official Supporter announced
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live DVD Release
24th March 2006
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live - the first of several groundbreaking trailblazers for the Manchester International Festival - will be released on DVD on March 27th 2006.
Demon Days Live relocates to New York
10th March 2006
Manchester to Premiere Monkey: Journey to the West
28th February 2006
Launch of the inaugural Manchester International Festival
Wythenshawe pupils perform with virtual superstars Gorillaz at the Brits
15th February 2006
Manchester International Festival and the City’s Universities appoint Dr. Jennifer Cleary as the Higher Education Festival Manager
1st February 2006
Manchester International Festival announces record sponsorship deal
8th December 2005
Gorillaz concerts launch Manchester International Festival to a global audience
17th November 2005
Buzz in the city as international music artists descend on Manchester for one-off