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There’s a Mamma Mia bottomless ‘singing cinema’ coming to Manchester next month

“We encourage everyone to join in, dress up and have the time of your life.”

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 30th July 2021

The people of Manchester just can’t seem to get enough of Mamma Mia-themed events.

We’ve had immersive Greek-inspired, Mamma Mia-themed dining experiences and bottomless brunch events bringing the laid-back island lifestyle to the city centre this summer, and now events company Project Popups is giving musicals fans a chance to watch the wildly-popular film at a bottomless ‘singing cinema’ at Revolution Oxford Road next month.

During each 90-minute immersive event, Project Popups invites you to “step into [the] cinema and enjoy the biggest sing-along films with props to help you sing your heart out.”

Everyone is encouraged to “join in, dress up and have the time of your life.” 

What’s more – it’s a bottomless event.

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“We encourage everyone to join in, dress up and have the time of your life.” / Credit: Universal Pictures | Pxhere

This means you can tuck into as much popcorn as you like and sip on a tipple or two – from Aperol Spritz and Prosecco, to Bloody Marys and a range of beers.

Alternatively, you can skip the booze and just stick to the popcorn and singing if you wish.

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The Bottomless Singing Cinema is arriving in Manchester on Sunday 15 August 2021.

Tickets are available from £25 per head – and you can grab yours here.

Mamma Mia not your bag? There’s multiple singing cinemas happening throughout the day, including Rocky Horror-themed and Greatest Showman-themed events instead.

Featured Image – Universal Pictures

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Manchester’s new £2.5m indoor activity park is offering 50% off tickets over half term

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant Oxygen MediaCity is recruiting a Chief Excitement Officer - and they must be an actual child. Credit: Supplied, Jamie McPhilimey

Greater Manchester’s newly-opened indoor activity park is offering families the chance to visit for half price this spring holidays.

In case you missed it, Salford was chosen by Oxygen Activeplay as the location for its next venture, an officially opened the doors to its newest state-of-the-art equipment facility above bustling food hall Kargo MKT, inside the former site of I’m a Celebrity Jungle Challenge down at Quayside MediaCity in mid February.

Since opening to the public, Oxygen MediaCity has already been helping lots of local families stay active and have fun at the same time.

Following a £2.5 million investment, the new park features more than 30 trampolines, a mega-air bag, a high ropes course, a ‘Rollglider’ aerial ride which flies over the facility, and Oxygen’s signature illuminated sensory experience ‘Excite Tunnel’, along with even more “epic” activities.

A series of optional games and dance parties are also on offer during each play session, and the new Manchester park also hosts ‘Peaceful Play’ sessions designed for neurodivergent guests, who prefer a calmer and quieter playing environment, as well as there being a ‘Toddler Venture Zone’.

A cafe serving drinks, snacks, and meals also overlooks the park, so once you’re all bounced out, you can recharge with a full feast from the new menu before heading home.

Oxygen Activeplay is opening at MediaCity this year. Credit: Supplied
Oxygen MediaCity is recruiting a Chief Excitement Officer - and they must be an actual child. Credit: Supplied, Jamie McPhilimey
Manchester’s new £2.5m indoor activity park is offering 50% off tickets over half term / Credit: Jamie McPhilimey

And thankfully, once schools are out for the spring holidays in a couple of weeks time, families can get themselves one of Oxygen at MediaCity’s Easter Holiday Pass, which gives pass holders the chance to visit the park on any five days of the two-week break – including on weekends and bank holidays – for 60 minutes of ‘Open Play’.

For a limited time only, you can save some pennies and take advantage of a half price offer and get your hands on an Easter Holidays Pass for only £30.

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Find out more and book your passes here.

Featured Image – Jamie McPhilimey

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Little Simz announces biggest-ever Manchester gig ahead of new album

Danny Jones Danny Jones Little Simz Manchester Co-op Live tickets

The queen of British rap, the one and only Little Simz, is coming back to Manchester for what will be her biggest headline show in this city to date.

A whole three years on from her last album No Thank You, the rapper from Islington is heading back out on the road after wrapping up the recording of her sixth studio LP, Lotus.

The first single ‘FREE’ has already dropped, and despite the release date itself being pushed back, news of a new Little Simz tour later this year more than makes up for it, if you ask us.

Get ready for the ticket chaos to commence.

Little Simz already has two NME Awards to her name for Best British Solo Act and Best British Album, not to mention a BRIT itself for Best New Artist in 2022; oh yeah, and she won the Mercury Prize as well as a BET Hip Hop Award over in the States for ‘Best International Flow’ – all before she turned 30.

With that in mind, you can understand why so many are frothing at the mouth to hear her new record when it does finally drop.

There doesn’t appear to be any problems with the album itself: Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, to use her full name, is simply busier than ever and has just booked a role in a film because, yes, she acts too.

Lotus will now drop on Friday, 6 June, just in time for fans to get learning the lyrics ahead of festival season, which we have no doubt she’ll play a big part in.

You can hear the first taste of the next chapter down below:

Little Simz returns to Manchester for a Co-op Live debut on 16 October with tour supports still yet to be announced.

Pre-sale goes live on Wednesday, 9 April from 10am for official Co-op members and general admission will be available from the same time on the following Friday (11 April).

You can get ready to grab yours HERE.

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Featured Images — Frank Schwichtenberg (via Wikimedia Commons)/Co-op Live (via X)

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