MUSU, widely considered to be one of Manchester’s top restaurants, has launched a new scheme that will give customers a whopping 30% discount this March.
The luxury city centre Japanese restaurant has announced details of a new free-to-join rewards programme, which will give members exclusive access to discounts and offers.
MUSU’s exclusive rewards programme will give anyone who signs up (and places are limited) a special 30% off to use in March, on any of MUSU’s exceptional menus.
This includes the full Land of the Rising Sun tasting menu, which takes diners on a journey through four Japanese cooking styles available in five, eight or 12 courses and starts at just £35 with the March code.
And that 30% discount is applicable to MUSU’s acclaimed Omakase experience, where just six diners sit at the chef’s table.
Omakase translates to ‘I’ll leave it up to you’, and the chef in front of you will be entirely in control of what you eat, talking you through every fish and ingredient as it’s expertly turned into your dinner.
Then from April, the rewards will include 30% off food bills when dining at lunch, and 10% off food bills for evening sittings.
There’s even a 10% discount on private hire and private dining, with private meals taking place in a subtly closed-off dining area that’s proved popular with celebrities and Japanese food fanatics alike.
If you sign up for the rewards programme, you’ll also have early access to the restaurant’s special events, like its viral live tuna cutting experience.
This event is an homage to the historic sushi parlours in Japan and guests have been able to witness the traditional carving of a huge Bluefin Tuna – not something you see every day.
MUSU has launched a rewards programme which gets you a massive 30% discount at one of Manchester’s most luxurious restaurants
MUSU has also hosted events with other partners, like the House of Suntory, with specialist menus, cocktails and a total sensory immersion experience unlike anything seen in the UK before.
Rewards programme members will even be given a complimentary drink on their birthday.
And there’s even a monthly prize draw to win a 12-course Land Of The Rising Sun experience with wine pairings.
Within mere months of opening, MUSU had received rave reviews, including glowing praise from national critic Grace Dent, marking itself as one of the city’s most exciting openings.
MUSU’s Rewards Programme is now taking sign-ups, however spaces are limited. Sign-up at the link here to gain access.
Hit theatre production set at a house party to visit Manchester on UK tour
Daisy Jackson
Alright then, 24 hour party people, we’ve found a theatre production you might like the sound of – it’s called The House Party, and it’s set in (you guessed it) a house party.
This smash hit production by pioneering theatre company Headlong is set to land at HOME in March as part of the arts venue’s 2025 theatre season.
It tells the tale of a wild 18th birthday party, where Christine is trying to pick up the pieces of her best friend, a newly-dumped Julie (who happens to be the birthday girl).
Themes of class, power and privilege are all explored with a raw intensity as the cast on stage plough through shots and dive head-first into a night that will change everything they know.
The House Party, which has received glowing reviews from previous showings, is filled with ‘privilege, desire and destruction’.
When it stops off in Manchester, its cast will include Bridgerton’s Sesley Hope as Christine, Synnøve Karlsen (Miss Austen, Last Night in Soho) as Julie, and Tom Lewis (Gentleman Jack, Patience) as Jon.
The ensemble of Frantic Assembly performers includes Ines Aresti, Oliver Baines, Cal Connor, Micah Corbin-Powell, Rachael Leonce, Jaheem Pinder and Jamie Randall.
The House Party is written by Laura Lomas and is a reimagining of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie for today’s generation.
It’s directed by Headlong’s artistic director Holly Race Roughan, who directed the Royal Shakespeare Company’s world premiere of David Edgar’s major new political play The New Real.
The House Party. Credit: Ikin YumThe production will be at HOME. Credit: Supplied
Movement direction will come from Frantic Assembly’s Scott Graham.
Prior to the UK tour of The House Party, Headlong celebrated its 50 year anniversary, including the hit production of A Raisin in the Sun which played nationwide.
The House Party will be at HOME in Manchester between 25 and 29 March, 2025 – you can get your tickets HERE.
Greater Manchester’s annual Repair Week is back to make you fall back in love with your stuff
Daisy Jackson
If you’re not a handy person, when something breaks, the temptation is often to abandon or bin it straight away.
But that’s just not how we’re gonna do it here in Greater Manchester any more, with the return of the annual Repair Week to help you learn valuable repair skills and save money at the same time.
Whether it’s tinkering with your bicycle, fixing up your small tech items, or having your furniture re-varnished and upcycled, there are so many places and people who are on a mission to help you fall back in love with your belongings.
There are even workshops to help you put flat-pack furniture together.
Taking place between 3 and 9 March, Repair Week will be the chance to learn skills, fix your stuff, gain repair confidence and find local fixers.
Events throughout the week (and beyond) will be hosted by community groups, businesses and plenty more.
You can sharpen knives, fix zips, and un-wobble chairs with a little hand from local repair heroes.
JillyGDesign Jewellery in Heaton Moor will fix up your sentimental and special jewellery items, while Rag Revival will help you turn unusable textiles into new creations with basic sewing skills.
There are repair cafes popping up all over Greater Manchester where you can take your belongings.
Greater Manchester’s annual Repair Week is back to make you fall back in love with your stuff. Credit: Supplied
Repair Week will highlight schemes like the Manchester Library of Things, where you can borrow the tools and equipment you need for those repair jobs at home.
During the week you’ll also be able to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the incredible Renew Hub, the UK’s biggest reuse hub, where donated items are brought back to life.
Similarly, you’ll be able to get inside the textile recycling centre run by homelessness charity Emmaus Bolton, where you can choose your own fabric from the scrap store and turn it into a very handy draught excluder to keep costs down and your heat in.
Recycle for Greater Manchester’s Repair Week will take place between 3 and 9 March, with workshops, events and resources to help you revive your belongings.
Daisy Jackson -
7th March 2024 
