We made it. The lights are on, the theatre seats are in, the projectors are running, the cellar is stocked, the pizzas are baking and the coffee is brewing.
At 17:00 on Thursday 21 May, join us at Tony Wilson Place for our Funfair Fanfare, where Danny Boyle will throw open our doors for a long weekend jam-packed with events, art, theatre, film and music. We’ve got a theatre world premiere, exclusive film previews and funfair inspired cinematic classics, a neighbourhood street party and art exploring love, lust, teenage fandom and heartbreak in the gallery. Plus a whale and an incredible book-eating boy…so come and spend a little (or a lot of time) of time with us at HOME.
Why not download the full HOMEwarming brochure or take a look a the weekend’s activities at a glance in this guide? You can also find out about all the BSL events we are offering in this downloadable PDF.
Previously in this Festival
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East is East
Our second nod to Manchester on screen is East is East, a bitter-sweet comedy about an interracial family growing up in 1970s Salford. Head of…
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Open House: Visual Art
The Open House series is a chance to get inside the minds of our trio of artistic directors and see how our theatre productions, exhibitions…
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Building HOME
HOME Architects Mecanoo have won many awards for their work, most recently the Selwyn Goldsmith Universal Design Award for the Library of Birmingham, for recognising…
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Open House: FILM
The last in our Open House series of conversations, Artistic Director: Film, Jason Wood, talks to Northern Soul Arts Editor Helen Nugent, HOME Film Programme…
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Cinema Backstage Tour
A unique opportunity to get a glimpse into the working life of a HOME projectionist. How does the film make it from programmers to screen?…
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Big Post-Screening Workshop
A fun post-screening workshop all about wishes, dreams and being a big kid!
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First Street’s First Street Party!
Join us for First Street’s first street party! A family-friendly day of music, food and theatre celebrating Manchester’s newest neighbourhood.
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The Incredible Book Eating Boy
Henry loves books, but not like you and I love books. Henry loves to EAT books, and better still, he realises the more books he…
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The Mirror Cracked…
The funfair has often featured as a key location in cinema, largely because of its ability to combine the threat of fun with something darker…
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New Season Preview + Special Guests
Broadcaster and journalist Dave Haslam and Artistic Director: Theatre Walter Meierjohann introduce an exclusive preview of HOME’s exciting first theatre season. Featuring special guest directors…
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Heartbreak Karaoke
What becomes of the broken-hearted? I can’t live, if living is without you… Sing your heart out with the curators of The heart is deceitful…
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Heartbeats 1
Is anything in love forbidden? Join us for the first of a series of three panel talks - think The Review Show meets Loose Women…
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Heartbeats 2
For our second Heartbeats panel session Sarah Perks and guests including artists from our opening exhibition tackle the really big questions…Does true love really exist?…
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Heartbeats 3
What’s love in 2015 and does technology rule our relationships? Is the reality of love in 2015 more about status updates than a love letter…
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The Manchester Music Tour from New Manchester Walks
On the Manchester Music Tour, the New Manchester Walks team take you to the places where Manchester music history was made.
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Google Hangout with Simon Stephens
Hear from Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens in a Google Hangout – a live video chat broadcast on our website, Google+ page and YouTube channel.
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A Nation’s Theatre: Nationhood and Devolution
As the dust settles from the most turbulent General Election in a generation, and the UK faces a devolved future, this special event, the first…
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Magda Archer #givemeeverythingandnothingbaby
Following Magda Archer's debut solo exhibition Crazy Mad at Cornerhouse in 2011, the print queen returns with an assault upon the peepers in our public…
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The Story That Lived
Inspired by our family Christmas show Inkheart, join storyteller Matt Wardle and discover what happens when stories simply won’t stay between the pages of a…
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Live Music and DJs at the HOMEwarming weekend.
Don’t miss the spectacular showcase of live music and DJs at the HOMEwarming weekend.
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Open House: Theatre
For the second instalment in our Open House series, Artistic Director: Theatre Walter Meierjohann talks to Northern Soul Arts Editor Helen Nugent about what it…
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Building Tours
Each day over the long weekend you can join our team for a look around the building to find out more about the spaces and…
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24 Hour Party People
Once upon a time there was Manchester – and the music – and madness, and for a brief shining moment it was the centre of…
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My Night with Maud
One of Rohmer’s finest achievements, the Oscar-nominated My Night With Maud is a captivating interrogation of morality and temptation. Jean-Louis is a devout Catholic, who…
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HOME presentsThe Funfair
Our first theatre production is a world premiere - The Funfair. This new version of 20th century masterpiece, Kasimir and Karoline, an extraordinarily savage and…
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The heart is deceitful above all things
A new group exhibition exploring ideas of heartache, breaking up, disenchantment and the dark side of the funfair including new work from artists including Jeremy…
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Lonesome + Live Score
Set in Coney Island over the Fourth of July weekend, Hungarian-born director Pal Fejos’ 1928 film Lonesome is a classic New York City romance, following…
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Regional Premiere: Tomorrow Is Always Too Long + Q&A
We are delighted to present the regional premiere of our patron Phil Collins’ new feature film. Tomorrow Is Always Too Long conjures up a distinctive…
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Celluloid History Songs with live score by Josephine Oniyama
Back at HOME in a new production with additional musical accompaniment, this live multimedia performance from singer-songwriter Josephine Oniyama takes place against a backdrop of historical footage…
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Audio Play: Carnival of Souls
A new, unique adaptation of director Herk Harvey’s 1962 experimental horror film oddity, Carnival of Souls, has been stripped and adapted to become an audio-only…
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Theatre Backstage Tour
Your chance for an exclusive look behind the scenes of a working theatre space – all set for a major production. Hosted by HOME Company…
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Gallery Tour: The heart is deceitful above all things
Join artists Basim Magdy, Douglas Coupland, Jeremy Bailey, Gemma Parker and Declan Clarke for an insightful tour of our opening exhibition.
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UK Premiere: Subconscious Society + Q&A
Subconscious Society is about the end of the industrial era and the transition to the digital age, in which computer code and the clone or…
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UK Premiere: Don’t Go Back To Sleep + Q&A
Don’t Go Back to Sleep is an experimental narrative, feature-length video created, directed, shot and edited by Stanya Kahn. hooting almost entirely in Kansas City, Kahn…
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The Lady from Shanghai
Reviled on its original release for its oblique narrative and experimental bent, Orson Welles’ striking film noir is now rightly viewed as a classic of…
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Rohmer in Paris
Rohmer in Paris is an insightful love letter to legendary Nouvelle vague film-maker Eric Rohmer and the world's most cinematic city. The film begins with…
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Eggs Collective Present Big
“Zoltar says, make your wish”… Book your place for a special interactive screening of 80’s favourite Big, starring Tom Hanks featuring fun and surprises from theatre group…
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Welcome HOME
Celebrate with us as we welcome everyone HOME with a bang. Join us and HOME Patron Danny Boyle for a funfair fanfare: performances from carnival…
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Preview: The heart is deceitful above all things
Join us for the opening of our first exhibition here at HOME – it's sure to be a busy one! Who hasn't been affected by…
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Carnival of Mirrors
The FireWorks Collective is a fire performance troupe who come together from around the UK to perform at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, US. The northern…