King Street Townhouse is getting wrapped up in football fever ahead of this year’s Euros and is offering one of the most luxurious and laid-back ways to watch the game in Manchester.
The luxury hotel, spa and gym has always been known for having a surprise or two up its sleeve and with Euro 2024 rapidly approaching, they’re turning one of the worst-kept secrets into the perfect opportunity for football fans.
King Street‘s ‘secret’ cinema has been delighting Manchester locals and out-of-towners for ages now, whether it be with cosy screenings of classic Christmas films or putting on a beloved rom-com for Valentine’s Day, but now they’re turning their exclusive viewing room into a private fan zone.
Open to fans of any nation competing at this year’s European Championships, the boutique hotel is offering you the chance to bring all your friends and family not just under one roof for the game but to sit back and watch the matches in arguably the comfiest seats you’ll find anywhere in the city centre.
Available for booking up to 20 people, their lavish personal cinema is set to see the comfort of your front room collide with the energy of your favourite sports bar, only this place happens to be decked out in the most lavish furnishings you can imagine.
From plump, sinking sofas with soft curtains and mood lighting you can adjust depending on the vibe, to the big screen projector, ice-cold buckets of beer and gourmet menu offerings that you can have brought straight to your seat, this is a real all-in-one experience for you and yours.
Food-wise, you can grab one of their signature King Street Townhouse Cheeseburgers with fries of a classic Pepperoni Pizza, with veggie and vegan alternatives also on offer. For a seat to watch the game with a beer is only £15 per person and to upgrade to a beer bucket of four is £35.
Or, you can always spring for both at just £45pp, with all food and drink served at half-time to make sure you don’t miss a second of the action – and you can of course order extras on the day too.
You won’t find many places with better food at half-time than this. (Credit: King Street Townhouse)
Listen, watching the game in a rowdy pub full of people you don’t know isn’t for everyone but that doesn’t mean you have to stick with staying at home and squeezing you and yours around one normal-sized telly.
King Street Townhouse has the perfect alternative with its private screening room, which also happens to be one of the most exclusive, intimate and relaxing ways to enjoy the Euros anywhere in Manchester this summer.
And if you’re an England fan, lord knows we’re going to need to stay relaxed.
Once again, King Street is showing every fixture throughout the duration of the tournament and you can find the full list of bookings HERE if you fancy giving their private Euros screenings a go.
Best seat in the house.Some telly too.King Street Townhouse’s private Euros screenings are available for all games, not just England. (Credit: The Manc Group)
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.
Danny Jones -
13th June 2024 
