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1. A right royal adventure
Stockport Express, Friday 31 August 2007SHAKESPEARE’S rabble-rousing epic Henry V opens the Royal Exchange Theatre’s new season on Wednesday.
2. The secret garden
Stockport Express, Friday 31 August 2007A GARDEN built by a remarkable 18th-century businessman is delighting new generations – thanks to a fascinating renovation project.
3. Fac and fiction
Stockport Express, Friday 3 August 2007IT WAS the heart of 'Madchester,' the soul of the Eighties' regional club scene and the place where Madonna made her first UK appearance.
4. Mill around at museum
Stockport Express, Friday 17 August 2007IF YOU'VE never been to Quarry Bank Mill and the Styal Estate at Wilmslow this might be just the time to visit.
5. Stage set for comic hero
Stockport Express, Friday 24 August 2007IT'S not every theatre director who has to contend with a plane crash, the Yeti and a hero who's an international treasure, but Rufus Norris relished the challenge.
6. The iron, the stitch and the wardrobe
Stockport Express, Friday 24 August 2007THE thousands of people who each year enjoy productions at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre probably don't give the costumes more than a glance.
7. Preserving park's past
Stockport Express, Friday 10 August 2007IF YOU had to identify the heart of the Industrial Revolution in Manchester you could confidently point to Trafford Park.
8. A privileged playtime
Stockport Express, Friday 17 August 2007THE life of privileged Edwardian children is revealed through an unusual exhibition at Dunham Massey which takes playtime back more than a century.
9. Take five young men ...
Stockport Express, Friday 17 August 2007IT'S entirely fitting that Manchester should get to see the new Take That musical Never Forget before it heads to the West End.
10. Have a gay ol' time
Stockport Express, Friday 17 August 2007MANCHESTER goes pink with pride this weekend when its annual festival celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people everywhere hits the streets.