John E McGrath

📣 Aviva Studios, home of @factoryintl, has been featured in @TIME's World’s Greatest Places of 2024. We're so proud that this world-leading Mancunian venue is being recognised globally.🎉 #WorldsGreatestPlaces

We're bringing back our Artist Takeovers this September! If you're a mid-career artist in the North of England, this is your opportunity to explore a creative idea at scale💡 Experiment and create with support from our Producing team and a budget of up to £10,000.

Last call for Factory Sounds 🚨 Applications for our 2024 call out close tomorrow, Monday 12 February 📆 Connect with Factory International's music team, gain financial support and get the help you need to take the next step Apply via the link below 👇 factoryinternational.org/artist-develop…

HIGHLIGHTING MANCHESTER INDEPENDENTS #yeguachita's debut EP #desvelo. takes the form of a deeply personal & introspective journey — one that grapples with abuse, colonialism, generational trauma, all in search of healing A @McrIndependents 23 commission yeguachita.bandcamp.com/album/desvelo

The brilliant Claud Cunningham - founder of the legendary Black Angel has been selected for a prestigious MA at the National Film and Television school. She’s crowdfunding for her fees and you can help here here: Dreams Can Come True gofund.me/69a128fd

@BrianUkulele Yes onsale now

Looked down as I was listening to @JohnFactoryInt on the Today programme explaining that finding a #ryangander coin could change your life. And I saw this... #magic #manchester #thefind

New profile who dis?👀 Manchester Independents is back for 2023! Keep your eyes peeled for our new website, 2023 commissions and artists, and all things indie happening in our city. All coming very soon!

Manchester doing what Manchester does…

Brilliant afternoon with @UNITYRADIOFM at unityradio.fm/street-heat-2-… More today if you’re free - as well as an epic soundsfromtheothercity.com across the river! #MHHA #SFTOC

@L1_Photography @arunghosh @lemnsissay @ContactMcr @HenryCarla3 @Curtflowers Ah great. Say hello to Cardiff. I was there for 7 years at National Theatre Wales. Back in Manchester now.

@JohnFactoryInt @arunghosh @lemnsissay @ContactMcr @HenryCarla3 @Curtflowers All good thanks John. Still in the game partially. Mainly a photographer now. Living in Liverpool. Wife and little one. Currently in Cardiff doing a bit for casualty. Aren’t you around wales area now?

21 years ago we closed this BEAUTY… STORM by @lemnsissay at @ContactMcr It was a stunning play… Directed by @JohnFactoryInt & movement by Benji Reid. My first professional score for theatre, the start of my work as a composer. Sending love & gratitude to ALL involved x

@L1_Photography @arunghosh @lemnsissay @ContactMcr @HenryCarla3 @Curtflowers Danny!!! How the hell are you?

@JohnFactoryInt @arunghosh @lemnsissay @ContactMcr The best thing I was ever involved in. Great memories. @HenryCarla3 @Curtflowers

@arunghosh @lemnsissay @ContactMcr Awesome cast I meant to say!!

@arunghosh @lemnsissay @ContactMcr Such great memories @arunghosh @lemnsissay Amazing creative team and awesome

A chance to follow in the footsteps of legends! (Well, maybe not 'follow' - more like 'creatively disrupt the glories of the past....')

It's going to be a great year for Manchester culture 🎶 🎭 📚🏛️ 🎨 @RahmanCllr is here to share some of 2023's highlights, including #MIF23 and the opening of @factoryintl. Be sure to book some tickets for all the great shows and events taking place this year! #HereForCulture

@jwoodfilm @mifestival Thank you Jason. We’re very pleased with the responses and truly excited to be working with these amazing artists - and footballers!!

Just jumping on to say that @mifestival line up for 23 is incredible. Congrats to @JohnFactoryInt and team…

And here we go! #MIF23

Two more weeks for Greater Manchester musicians, performers, collectives and communities to apply to perform at Festival Square as part of #MIF23. All acts paid. All liveness welcome! forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

@cherylalaska @WarnMcr @MissPRPR @RainbowNoirMCR @McrPoetryLib @MCRCityofLit @HOME_mcr @ContactMcr Please tell me you are actually the UK Entry for the song contest!

@JohnFactoryInt @WarnMcr @MissPRPR @RainbowNoirMCR @McrPoetryLib @MCRCityofLit @HOME_mcr @ContactMcr We're going to Liverpool for Eurofest!