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The Brown Sugar RAP Party

To mark the anniversary of D’Angelo’s passing, The RAP Party invites you to Brown Sugar, hosted by Inua Ellams with 10 incredible poets.

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Inspiring creativity in young people and audiences since 1972, Contact is a charity, arts venue and theatre based in the centre of Manchester that puts young people at the heart of everything we do.

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    The 5th Chapter marks a powerful milestone for 0161 Studios: Five years of relentless creativity, growth, and impact. This hip hop dance theatre showcase brings together the very best talent from across the UK, uniting professionals and…
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    The Treatment is the new grime-theatre show from renowned MC, musician and performer Manchester Hypes.A series of theatrically-staged grime tracks tell a story of childhood hyperactivity: growing up via youth-club rap-battles and his dad’s…

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    A British-Somali rom-com to warm your heart and hit you right in the feels.
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  4. Kim Blythe: Puzzle

    Kim Blythe is back with her brand new show Puzzle. And listen, she hates writing copy, it's really difficult. So here's a silly puzzle pun then some nice facts about me but the show is funny, honestly.CLUES - Single Item (1) Foolish Bird…
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