The Green Room has been through troubled times in the recent past. Following a period of closure, it has emerged with new-found creative optimism, providing a platform and space for many of Manchester's most innovative performers and artists. The venue is used in many of the city's cultural festivals (from grass roots to new technology) as well as holding its own nights of theatre, poetry and musical performance. All this plus a welcoming cafe-bar and plenty of room to display some terrific art by the latest practitioners.