Tucked inside an industrial warehouse in Manchester is a tiny dog-friendly cinema that gives its canine viewers ‘pawpcorn’ and other doggie chews and treats.
The 36-seat mini cinema at Ducie Street claims to be the world’s first dog-friendly cinema – and even has dedicated screenings on Monday night where they show dog-friendly films like Bolt, Lady and the Tramp, and Homeward Bound.
It has also recently partnered with premium pet supply store Dig Shop Manchester, which has not long opened in Manchester’s northern quarter selling dogs accessories, toys, healthy treats, and more.
Image: Dog Shop MCR
Image: Dog Shop MCR
This means that, for the first time, dog owners can actually reserve a specially curated hamper worth £25 from the good people at Dog Shop Manchester when visiting Native Manchester.
Dogs, the hotel maintains, are their most favoured guests.
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Image: Dog Shop MCR
Comprised of two meat treat packs supplied by Hugo & Co, a biscuit pack from Lola’s Little Bakery, a roll of compostable poo bags supplied by Fetch it, one paw cleanser with cloth, and one small soft toy or ball, the doggy hamper comes filled with everything you need to make your pooch feel like the poshest dog in town.
The team has also hand-picked their favourite dog treats from independent brands to be available at the Counter, on Ducie Street’s ground floor.
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These can be purchased directly and taken into the cinema with your pup – unlike the hampers (£25), which need to be booked as part of a hotel stay.
On Monday nights, the mini boutique cinema screenings have lower sounds and are more well-lit in order to take into account dogs’ sensitive hearing and make them as comfortable as possible.
Special doggy screenings coming up includeWes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, Christopher Guest‘s Best In Show, and Chris Sanders’ The Call of the Wild.
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Housed inside Ducie Street Warehouse, dogs are welcome throughout the building – not just in the cinema, but also in the adjoining aparthotel Native, terrace, restaurant, lounge, and bar.
To find out more about the Manchester dog-friendly cinema and its Monday night pawpcorn screenings, click here.
The funds will help improve the already incredible music scene in Manchester, benefitting staples likes Night and Day Café, Matt and Phred’s Jazz Club, SOUP and more.
All of the donations will be distributed across six independent music venues and will be used for various instruments, PA equipment, backline technology and other necessities depending on the requirements of each site.
Elbow have teamed up with Co-op Live in aid of supporting Manchester grassroots venues.Credit: Supplied
This initiative has been keeping Manchester’s Northern Quarter in the forefront of people’s minds when it comes to live music as well as the impressive Co-op Live.
Alongside providing vital resources for these local institutions, Elbow teaming up with Co-op Live also helps cement the North West as one of the main powerhouses in relation to live music.
The latest efforts from the largest indoor arena in Manchester fall in line with celebrating one year of bringing some of the best live music to the city, being officially open for 12 months in May.
Co-op Live have made a commitment to the people and the planet, promising to donate £1 million annually to the Co-op Foundation.
The stunning Co-op Live venue, Manchester’s largest indoor arena.Elbow performing at Co-op Live, marking history as the first act to grace the venue.Credit: Audio North/Supplied
Manchester’s latest live music venue also contributed significantly to selected charities, including Happy Doggo – chosen by Liam Gallagher and Eric Clapton’s addiction recovery centre, Crossroads.
As Elbow teams up with Co-op Live, even more money is making its way to necessary resources, this time in the likes of crucial live music establishments.
Elbow front-person Guy Garvey says: “Playing Co-op Live’s opening night will stay with us for a lifetime, not least because of how incredible the room sounded.”
“When the venue donated funds in our name to support the city we love, it made complete sense to carry that through to the Northern Quarter and to venues that have meant so much to my bandmates and I throughout our career.”
Guy Dunstan, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Co-op Live, adds: “In the past year, I have been proud to see Co-op Live become an integral part of such an incredible city.”
“Teaming up with Elbow to directly support the venues that first put Manchester on the map, and to share something so intrinsic to us as venues – proper sound – is something truly special.”
Award-winning The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon to kick off UK tour in Manchester
Emily Sergeant
Multi award-winning musical Sunny Afternoon is set to kick off its UK tour here in Manchester later this year.
Following a sell-out run at Hampstead Theatre, the musical production featuring all the hit songs by legendary rock band The Kinks opened to critical acclaim at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End, where it ran for two years ahead of its sensational UK and Ireland tour throughout 2016/17.
It also collected four Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music for Ray Davies, along the way.
Award-winning The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon is kicking off its UK tour in Manchester / Credit: ATG Tickets
Set against the backdrop of Britain on the cusp of the rebellious 60s,Sunny Afternoon is described as being an ‘exhilarating and moving’ celebration of the music, life, and the band that changed it all, The Kinks.
Sunny Afternoon celebrates The Kinks’ raw energy, passion, and timeless sound.
Charting the ‘euphoric highs’ and ‘agonising lows’, the smash-hit production tells the band’s story through an incredible back catalogue of chart-toppers – including ‘You Really Got Me’, ‘Lola’, ‘All Day and All of the Night’, and of course, ‘Sunny Afternoon’ itself.
Tickets are on sale now from just £15 each / Credit: Kevin Cummins
Producers Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions announced last week that the show would be returning for another UK tour later this year, and it’ll be opening right here on one of Manchester‘s most iconic stages.
The hit musical will open at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on 10 October 2025 and it will run right through until 18 October.
Sunny Afternoon has music and lyrics, and an original story, all by the band’s frontman Ray Davies, along with a book by Joe Penhall, direction by Edward Hall, design by Miriam Buether, and choreography by Adam Cooper.
Georgina Pellant -
5th November 2021 
