On a warm day in August of 1819, 60,000 English people descended on St. Peter’s Fields, a town square in the northern city of Manchester, to demand a voice in parliament. At the time, only two percent ...

A memorial marking the Peterloo Massacre has been quietly unveiled in Manchester city centre. There was no ceremony or fanfare as workers casually removed the fencing to reveal the circular structure.

The Pitch: A dramatic retelling of the Peterloo Massacre, Mike Leigh’s Peterloo tracks the years, people, and socioeconomic conditions that lead to the tragic events of August 16, 1819 in Manchester.

The film - telling the story of the notorious Manchester massacre in 1819 – becomes the first to be premiered by the festival outside London. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Peterloo, Mike Leigh‘s ...

Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre has revealed that the social tensions that gave rise to that critical event of British history remain unresolved. On August 16, 1819 a ...

On Saturday, around 500 people attended a rally at the site of St Peter’s Field, Manchester, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. Feeder marchers from cities and towns ...

LONDON — Mike Leigh‘s next project will look at Peterloo — the 1819 massacre by British government forces at a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St. Peter’s Field in Manchester, England, when 700 people ...

This week Toronto and Venice will announce at least the first part of their line-ups and one title sure to land amongst the slate is the latest film by Mike Leigh. Following Mr. Turner, his new drama ...

"The corrupt order will come crashing down!!" Amazon Studios has debuted the first official teaser trailer for Peterloo, the latest film from acclaimed, Oscar-winning English filmmaker Mike Leigh ...

In the Sir Ralph Abercromby pub, 200 years ago, they will have talked about the rising cost of living, falling workers’ pay, and Britain’s trading arrangements with the rest of the world. Back then, ...

Mike Leigh commemorates an infamous 19th century massacre in the Amazon-backed historical epic 'Peterloo,' the most ambitious and expensive film of his career. By Stephen Dalton Veteran British ...