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Abstract
John McGrath is Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Manchester International Festival (MIF) and The Factory, Manchester, UK. The festival is biennial and commissions new work by artists from all over the globe, presenting the work over an 18 day period in July. Here, John talks in an interview with Maggie B. Gale about the impact of the pandemic on the planning season for the festival, as well as on the festival itself, which took place in July 2021.