Why Partying is a Political Act
Playwright Chris Hoyle writes about growing up gay in 1990’s Manchester, the historical and cultural importance of Canal Street and how the North’s gay mecca influenced his new play, The Newspaper Boy… Written by Chris Hoyle Additional words by Nathaniel Hall This article originally appeared in Gay Star News in February 2018. Manchester is a city that really punches above it’s weight for it’s size: the industrial revolution, the women’s suffrage movement, the birthplace of so