PUSH Festival returns in the New Year for our biennial celebration of North West creative talent.
Over two weeks, our stages, screens and spaces will be dedicated to showcasing fantastic works from around the region, as well as offering opportunities for creatives to meet industry professionals, share ideas and inspiration and develop their skills.
We look forward to making further announcements about this soon!
In this season
Theatre
Afreena Islam-Wright presentsLUCKY TONIGHT!
Join us for LUCKY TONIGHT!, where quizmaster extraordinaire (and former contestant of The Chase!) Afreena will put you through your paces to help her tell her story.
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Presented by Box of TricksPlayMakers Takeover 2025
Join Box of Tricks for the latest PlayMakers Takeover bringing together Northern playwrights and theatremakers to connect, collaborate and create.
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Presented by Box of TricksPlayMakers Culture Café 2025
Local writers and offstage creatives, join Box of Tricks on Sat 25 Jan to hear all about our PlayMakers Network between events throughout the day.…
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Presented by Box of TricksPlayMakers Offstage: Physical Play Workshop
Join movement director Aiden Crawford and explore how physical play can help build an ensemble and create a world.
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Presented by Box of TricksPlayMakers Blood Beats Social
Blood Beats is Box of Tricks’ trans-led, interdisciplinary LGBTQ+ writers’ group. This year they’re holding space for LGBTQ+ writers and artists to network and socialise.…
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Presented by Box of TricksPlayMakers Accelerate Showcase
Accelerate is Box of Tricks’ new development programme for Northern playwrights aged over 35. Twelve writers have been supported to develop the first draft of…
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Maisie Pritchard Make Yourself at HOME with Cardboard Workshop
Work with artist Maisie Pritchard to create sculptural objects using cardboard in this playful workshop where you will exchange skills, learn something new and find…
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Switch_MCR presentsBad Science
Darkly satirical and fast paced, Bad Science is a cautionary tale of what happens when a discipline of care morphs into one of control.
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All you wanted to know about the BFI Short Film Fund
Find out more about the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund with Talent Executive Benjamin Taylor.
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Workshop: Holiday Once a Month with Jenny Gaskell
In the face of navigating difficult political landscapes, personal health or the general anxiety of living in the world as it is, this workshop will…
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What is Love to a Goddess – Work in Progress
In this scratch performance, Maz Hedgehog plays Medea, excited for the life she's about to begin with the heroic Jason.
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The Director’s Take Podcast Live
A live session of the acclaimed podcast The Director’s Take with director Claire Tailyour.
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Maisie Pritchard Make Yourself at HOME with Clay Workshop
Work with artist Maisie Pritchard to create sculptural objects using clay in this playful workshop where you will exchange skills, learn something new and find…
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Smug Roberts presentsDementia Street
When my mums battle with dementia ended I wanted to contribute something to the fight against it, so I wrote a one man play about…
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Filmmaker Mixer with BFI Network and Fuse
A special installment of the BFI Network filmmaker mixer in partnership with Fuse, part of PUSH festival.
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Girl Gang Manchester presentsMillennial Pink – Work in Progress
Millennial Pink is a brand-new piece of contemporary theatre exploring how 00's pop culture shaped millennial women's ideas around gender, sexuality and self worth in a society which…
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Presented by Jessica LovedayJessica Loveday: ‘In this tidal place’ Film Installation
Join us to mark the sharing of Jessica Loveday’s first film In this tidal place, a poetic exploration of grief through the lens of a…
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Mothers Who Make presentsMotherkind
Presented by Mothers Who Make, Motherkind is a playful and powerful kaleidoscope of stories about parenting, the maternal brain and making space. Motherkind explores the…
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Spit That Out 2025: North-West Artist Film Programme
Discover a selection of recent work from artists who are living in, working in, hailing from or have studied across the North West.
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Documentary 101 with Northern Heart
Join award-winning documentary makers Natasha Hawthornthwaite and Scott Bradley of Northern Heart Films for a one-day workshop that will take you through each step of your…
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The Sustainable Travel Agency – Work in Progress
The Sustainable Travel Agency is a participatory audio performance featuring mini holidays, mocktails, a red blazer and warm reassuring smiles.
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111 More Time
Originally performed as part of Manchester International Festival 2023, “111 More Time” is a fictional piece of theatre inspired by verbatim interviews with Nightline volunteers…
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Filmmakers journeys / 10 years of Filmed up at HOME
Join five filmmakers across all genres of filmmaking as they discuss their inspirations, journeys and aspirations, answer your questions and share tips and advice.
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A Divine Comedy – Work in Progress
A Divine Comedy tells the never before told story of Harris Glen Milstead, who shot from obscurity to being one of the biggest and filthiest…
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Maisie Pritchard Make Yourself at HOME with Paper Workshop
Work with artist Maisie Pritchard to create sculptural objects using paper in this playful workshop where you will exchange skills, learn something new and find…
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Saloon in Bloom with Night People
Step into a world of digital blossoming & visual delights, a space where nature’s alchemy, music & art collide together in perfect harmony. Saloon in…
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Dive In: Crafting Immersive Storytelling Experiences
This hands-on workshop focuses on the principles and techniques of immersive storytelling in theatre.
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Rafia Hussain Productions presentsFour Dholis and a Divorce – Work in Progress
Four Dholis and a Divorce is a new performance by poet and performer, Hafsah Bashir.
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Dibby Theatre presentsA-Hole & Propel x Dibby Theatre
Join HOME commissioned artist Nathaniel J Hall (Toxic, First Time) as he shares a work-in-progress of his new show A-Hole, delivered in his signature hilarious…
Previously in this season
Opportunities
Introduction to TV directing for Theatre Makers: Open for Applications
Join directors working on Waterloo Road for an afternoon on the set of the hit show, where they will talk you through the basics of…
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Introduction to TV directing for Filmmakers: Open for Applications
Join directors working on Waterloo Road for an afternoon on the set of the hit show, where they will talk you through the basics of…
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Presented by HOMEHOME Theatre Season 2025
Running from Wed 8 Jan – Sat 7 Jun, audiences can look forward to a thrilling line-up featuring a global smash hit, a riotously funny…