Manchester's inaccessibly expensive festival | Lara Williams

The Manchester International Festival has attracted Victoria Wood, Snoop Dogg and Damon Albarn – and deterred localsManchester's biennial international festival, now in its third run, was launched last Thursday. In the weekend's blissful sunshine, the atmosphere at the festival's usually thriving hub – the "festival pavilion" – was decidedly lacklustre. From gulping down Heston Blumenthal's pea sorbet to gazing into the eyes of a stranger at Marina Abramović Presents, the festival has con...

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