THE TRUTH ABOUT: Royal exchange - The Untold Story

Royal Exchange boss unveils new plays two years after damaging censorship row

Selina Cartmell announces season including Stockport-set version of Phaedra myth by Simon Stephens

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

Even These Things review – mapping Manchester’s history, from a Victorian fist fight to the IRA bomb

Rory Mullarkey’s play, expertly directed by James Macdonald, is a bold attempt to encapsulate a whole city in decisive events from across three centuries

The Guardian - UK · May 22

How to celebrate Nowruz in London: festivals, Persian feasts and events to mark the Spring Equinox

From poetry and music to traditional sabzi polo and Iranian afternoon tea, Amira Arasteh on where to mark the Persian New Year across the capital

Evening Standard · Mar 17

Review clearing Manchester’s Royal Exchange of censorship criticised

A modern retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream was pulled last September in a dispute over one of the play’s songs

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

Escaped Alone and What If If Only review – Caryl Churchill’s double whammy of dazzling dread

Hiding behind the fluttering dialogue and domestic chatter lies a dark poetry in a pair of plays that address terrifying futures head on

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025

The Royal Exchange welcomes Engel and Jang, a decadently deco new bar and restaurant

Taking residence in London’s Royal Exchange, German cocktail bar Engel, and Korean-Japanese restaurant Jang are a 1920s-styled delight designed by Karen Taylor

Wallpaper · Jun 28, 2024

Shed: Exploded View review – love, loss and horrific male violence

Phoebe Eclair-Powell’s prize-winning play is about three related relationships which seem increasingly characterised by powerlessness, menace and dislocation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024

Luxury retailers make long term commitments to the Royal Exchange in the Square Mile

A trio of luxury brands have signed new long-term leasing deals at the Royal Exchange, in a boost for the Square Mile’s high-end retail sector.

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024

Former Quaglino's boss to open major new City restaurant at the Royal Exchange

Des Gunewardena to make return to London restaurant scene next Spring

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023

Secrets, lies and Manchester's 'spaceship': Cat On A Hot Tin Roof's Patrick Robinson

Former Casualty and Strictly star Patrick Robinson talks dysfunctional families, diversity and long-running dramas with the M.E.N's Dianne Bourne

Manchester Evening News · Mar 25, 2023