We Built This City
Manc 36: Bryony Shanahan - The Artistic Director Taking The Stage To The Community
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“If I can even create a little bit of the atmosphere that happens in a football arena, in the theatre, then I will.”
Bryony Shanahan was named Joint Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange in February 2020. Just one month later, the lights went down suddenly as Covid struck the UK.
Discover alongside Lisa Morton the effect Covid has had on live performance and theatre, the responsibility of preserving the Royal Exchange for Manchester, and the realities of making difficult choices in a fight for survival.
We Built This City is a series of conversations with some of the amazing Mancunians - born, bred or adopted – who put the heart into modern Manchester. A celebration of the human grit, determination and love found throughout the city, these episodes will lift you up, make you laugh and inspire you to leave our city in a better place.
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Your host, Lisa Morton, started PR company Roland Dransfield in 1996, one month after the fateful IRA bomb that tore apart the city centre. From that point, the business, and its team members, have been involved in helping to support the creation of Modern Manchester – across regeneration, business, charity, leisure and hospitality, sport and culture.
To celebrate the 24 years that Roland Dransfield has spent creating these bonds, Lisa is gathering together some of her Greater Mancunian ‘family’ and will be exploring how they have created their own purposeful relationships with the best place in the world.
Connect with Lisa and Roland Dransfield:
Via Phone: 01612361122
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