Bollywood Stills, continues until Sat 28 March. Mon-Sat all day. FREE

Punch, Shisha, Kranti Media, the University of Manchester and Contact present Bollywood Stills. The world’s first exhibition of Bollywood actions stills. Drawing on the large archives from Kamat Foto Flash in Mumbai, India, the exhibition charts the history of the action stills production process from its heyday in the seventies and eighties to its transformation into digital photography.

The Burma Play: A Comedy of Terror, Fri 23 January, 8:00pm (plus post-show discussion). £6/4

This is a Northern International Theatre presentation: A popular entertainer struggles to restore his damaged memory by going over his life and times. All he can recall is darkness and fear. His colleague pushes him to face the past. They replay their old sketches – darkly funny, poignant, and tragic - prompting blazing insights into his present circumstances. Northern International Theatre came together specifically to present The Burma Play as a means of drawing attention to the plight of the Burmese people. It is a story told with flair, biting humour and original live music that sprints through the long history of the 20th century to bring the nightmare of Burma bang up to date. Proceeds will go to The Burma Campaign UK. Generously supported by The Co-operative Bank.

Bollywood to go, Thu 12 & Fri 13 February, various times. Films £6/4

Bollywood lands at Contact with two days of Bollywood inspired workshops, talks and creativity and the showing of two blockbuster films from the action and romance genre. Dr. Rajinder Dudrah from The University of Manchester will be providing an insight in the world of Bollywood films for beginners. For more details and special deals on workshops and films visit www.contact-theatre.org

Another Paradise by Sayan Kent, Thu 12 – Sat 14 March, 8:00pm. £10/6

Kali Theatre Company presents Are you who you think you are? Five people’s work lives, home lives… even their sex lives… are thrown into confusion and chaos in this vivid hi-tech comedy when their official identities disintegrate with surprising and hilarious results. In a world not so far in the future, biometric identity cards have become compulsory and people are validated only by their digital ID in the National Identity Computer. But the system is crumbling. ID fraud is endemic. Identities are being accidentally lost, corrupted and even deleted. But the all powerful system still decides who you are, even if you are sure you are really someone else…Award-winning Kali has been creating ground breaking new theatre for over 15 years that reflects and comments on our lives today. www.kalitheatre.co.uk

Sitaare 2009, Mon 16 March, 7:00pm. £10/6

National Hindu Students Forum presents Sitaare 2009. night of colour, culture and custom exploring the world’s most ancient religion. Sitaare 2009 showcases the rich culture and talent of the Hindu students of Manchester in an evening of sensuous entertainment packed with dance, drama, singing and music from the East.

Destiny Chakra (Wheel of Destiny), Fri 20 March, 8:00pm. £8/5

Swing to the sounds of sitar, violin, bass guitar, drums, tabla and piano. Indian Diva Swati Natekar, whose vocals have featured on impressive world music & dance tracks such as Jakatta’s American Dream presents an evening of World Music including collaborations from an array of distinguished Asian and Western musicians. Swati has worked with an array of leading international musicians such as Talvin Singh, Zakir Hussain, Craig Armstrong & Peter Elliot.

- For more information call 0161 274 0600.