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Manchester Open Roadshow

Sat 10 Aug 2019 – Fri 27 Sep 2019

This summer we're hitting the road and coming to a venue near you to answer any questions you...

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Weekly Calendar

Fri 20 Sep - Thu 26 Sep

Workshop/ ThePappyShow

Sat 21 Sep 10:00 - 13:00

This workshop will give you a taster to The Pappy Show’s playful approach to theatre - for actors,...

HarmonieBand presents: Berlin Symphony of a Great City + live musical accompaniment (CTBA)

Tomorrow 13.30

Influenced by Eisenstein and Vertov’s montage technique, Ruttmann’s Berlin is a love letter to the German capital as...

Talent Development Surgeries Autumn 2020 / Film and Digital

Mon 17.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.30; Tue 15 Oct 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30; Thu 14 Nov 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00 + more times

This surgery will be with Isabelle Croissant whose focus is in Film & Digital.

Chinese Film Forum UK presents / Still Human + Introduction

Tue 24 Sep 2019

This screening at 18:00 will be introduced by Fraser Elliott, Chinese Film Forum UK.

Course

Course: Creative Facilitation With Young People

Wed 25 Sep 2019

This one-day course provides an introduction to a creative approach to group facilitation.

Showcase

Filmed Up Sep 2019 / Women in Local Cinema Special (18)

Wed 18.20

Discover short films from all genre that are being produced in our region and meet the filmmakers.

Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival/ Best of Lab Competition 2019 (CTBA)

Thu 18.15

Electrifying combinations, arresting viewpoints, accomplished risk-taking; Clermont-Ferrand’s Lab is the right prescription for visual addicts. Come get your...

Stroszek (15)

Fri 18.10

Stroszek follows the fortunes of a street performer as he leaves Berlin for America. But once there, he...

AMP presents House Party Sept 2019

Fri 19.00

House Party is our quarterly inclusive club night brought to you by the team behind Accessible Music Productions...

Marcus Intalex Music Foundation presents/ Talking Headz with Goldie and Dave Haslam

Fri 20.20

A special evening in conversation with the legendary UK drum and bass pioneer Goldie chaired by Dave Haslam.

Coming Soon: Events

Workshop/ How to have a Queer Career with Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE

Sat 28 Sep 14:00 - 17:00

Join us for a fun, dynamic workshop encouraging and empowering LGBTQ+ creatives to harness their authentic selves.

David Lynch: My Head is Disconnected Gallery Tours

Fri 12 Jul 2019 – Sun 29 Sep 2019

Join curator Sarah Perks for a free tour of our major new solo exhibition by pioneering film director...

One Hour Intro: The New Woman and Contemporary Indian Cinema

Sat 28 Sep 15.30

Delve deeper into our Not Just Bollywood film season with this special one-hour introduction that explores the growing...

Showcase

Show & Tell Sep 2019

Sat 28 Sep 16.00

Discover Manchester's creative scene as artists, designers & makers talk about their practice, projects or inspiration.

HOME Open House: Freshers Edition

Sun 29 Sep 2019

As you settle into your new home, or a new year of studies, we’d love to welcome you...

Free Freshers Screening: Ad Astra (12A)

Sun 29 Sep 2019

Twenty years after his father left on a one-way mission to Neptune in order to find signs of...

Ferdinand: Storytelling & Craft Workshop

Sun 29 Sep 2019

Following the film screening of Ferdinand, young fans and parents are invited to a lively storytelling and craft event from Manchester...

The Man Without a Past (12)

Starts Sun 29 Sep 2019 at 16.00

In Helsinki, a man gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember anything from his...

The Man Without a Past + Introduction

Sun 29 Sep 16.00

This 16:00 screening will be introduced by Sarah Perks, curator David Lynch: My Head Is Disconnected.

Talent Development Surgeries Autumn 2020 / Visual Art

Mon 30 Sep 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 14.30; Thu 24 Oct 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 14.30; Wed 6 Nov 10.30, 12.30, 14.30, 15.30 + more times

This surgery will be with Alice Wilde who specialises in Visual Art (including live art and artist film).

Young Identity at HOME

Mon 16 Sep 2019 – Mon 25 Nov 2019

Calling all aspiring writers, poets and spoken word artists aged 15-25. Whether you’re already penning your own poetry...

Word Post-show discussion

Mon 30 Sep 19.00; Tue 1 Oct 20.30

After both performances there will be a post-show discussion with the artist.

AMP Workshop: October Session

Tue 1 Oct 18.00

Join us for our monthly Accessible Music Workshop for music lovers and music makers aged 18-25 with different...

The Complete Works: Gary Younge

Tue 1 Oct 18.45

Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE in conversation with award-winning author, broadcaster and columnist Gary Younge.

Waiting (15)

Starts Wed 2 Oct 2019 at 18.10

Shot in the picturesque coastal city of Kochi, two strangers strike up an unlikely friendship in a hospital...

Waiting + Introduction

Wed 2 Oct 2019 – Ongoing

This screening of Waiting on Wed 2 Oct at 18:10 will be introduced by Roy Stafford, freelance film...

Jesca Hoop

Thu 3 Oct 20.00

With her much-anticipated follow-up to Memories are Now set for release in the summer of 2019 including this...

Discussion

Playreading: Friday 4 Oct

Fri 4 Oct 11.00

Our popular Playreading group meets on the first Friday of most months at HOME offering an opportunity to...

Workshops/ Pizza Shop Heroes: Refugee Youth Drama Workshop

Fri 4 Oct 2019

This drama workshop aimed at refugee or ESOL groups uses basic techniques of play, storytelling and team work...

The Most Influential Woman in America? Jane Fonda, Hollywood and 1970s Politics

Sun 6 Oct 16.00

Andy Willis will discuss Jane Fonda’s work in the 1970s with film historian Peter Krämer.

The China Syndrome + Introduction (12A)

Starts Sun 6 Oct 2019 at 17.15

Starring Jane Fonda, The China Syndrome is a tense thriller with a decidedly feminist slant

Talent Development Surgeries Autumn 2020 / Theatre

Mon 7 Oct 15.00, 15.30, 16.00; Mon 28 Oct 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30

This surgery will be with Sarah Sharp whose focus is in Theatre (including ACE applications).

Hero (12A)

Mon 7 Oct

Presented in association with People’s History Museum as part of Black History Month.

Course

Course / Women in Film Comedy

Tue 8 Oct 18.30

Explore the roles and representations of women in Anglo-American cinematic comedy: women as the butts, audiences and tellers...

Magic Medicine (15)

wed 9 Oct

Documentary following medical trials treating clinical depression with an extract from magic mushrooms

It’s True, It’s True, It’s True Post-show discussion

Wed 9 Oct 2019

After the performance on Wed 9 Oct, join the cast and director of It's True, It's True, It's...

Discussion

Soviet Hippies Q&A

Thu 10 Oct 2019 – Ongoing

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Terje Toomistu.

Soviet Hippies (CTBA)

Thu 10 Oct

A wild flower power ride in the footprints of the Soviet hippie movement

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award

Tue 15 Oct 19.30

Join Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe for an inspirational night of live music by some of the UK’s most...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019

Wed 16 Oct 2019

Please note that this event is at Bridgewater Hall and tickets are available from the Bridgewater Hall website....

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Rising Up – Peterloo 2019

Wed 16 Oct 19.30; Thu 17 Oct 19.30

Manchester Folk is proud to present a newly commissioned song cycle inspired by the bi-centenary of Peterloo written...

Chris Payne: Photography Workshop

Thu 17 Oct 18.30

Want some tips and advice on capturing photographs? Photographer Chris Payne will lead a workshop for beginners and...

NT Live/ A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Starts Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 18.45

A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Rowan Rheingans – Dispatches on The Red Dress

Thu 17 Oct 19.00

Rowan Rheingans is an award-winning fiddle player, banjoist and songwriter, known for her work with Lady Maisery, The...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Ferocious Dog

Thu 17 Oct 19.15

Fusing celtic folk and punk, this is fast-paced, foot-stomping, fist-in-the-air music to be danced to in a sweaty...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Grace Petrie

Thu 17 Oct 20.00

Grace Petrie has been described as ‘Britain’s voice-of-a-generation protest singer’.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: The Servants’ Ball

Thu 17 Oct 21.00

‘The Servants’ Ball’ will recreate the atmosphere of these events with music and dance.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Marry Waterson and Emily Barker

Fri 18 Oct 18.30

What happens when two critically acclaimed folk and roots artists collaborate on songwriting for the first time and...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: The Breath

Fri 18 Oct 19.00

The Breath is guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach (pron. Ray-nuh) Connolly.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys

Fri 18 Oct 19.30

Americana and blues, beautiful original pieces, and the occasional surprise of a pop classic.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman

Fri 18 Oct 20.00

This Dartmoor-based duo have fine-tuned their art into something original, captivating and totally engaging.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Ceramic mug & tile workshop with Catherine Ball

Sat 19 Oct 10.00

Make your own porcelain mug and matching tile coaster in this workshop with Cumbria-based ceramicist Catherine Ball. A...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Drypoint etching workshop with Lucy Gell

Sat 19 Oct 10.00; Sun 20 Oct 10.30

Get to grips with this distinctive printmaking process with artist Lucy Gell, and take home a series of...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Sacred Harp Workshop

Sat 19 Oct 10.30

Manchester’s Sacred Harp hosts an open session for all to take part in this uplifting Ameri-can choral tradition.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: David Gibb

Sat 19 Oct 11.00

David Gibb is on a one-man mission to make brilliant, engaging and high quality music for families and...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Fringe Events

Sat 19 Oct 2019 – Sun 20 Oct 2019

First Street will be brought to life over the Manchester Folk Festival weekend.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Natural printmaking and foraging walk with Natalie Linney

Sat 19 Oct 13.00

Throughout history people have coloured fabric with local plants and minerals. In this workshop with textile artist Natalie...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019 and One Festival of Homeless Arts Presents

Sat 19 Oct 13.30

Manchester Folk Festival and the One Festival of Homeless Arts are delighted to present four artists selected from...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Porcelain plant pot workshop with Catherine Ball

Sat 19 Oct 13.30

Handcraft a luxurious new home for your favourite herb or make a pot for precious things. In this...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: The Demon Barbers XL

Sat 19 Oct 13.30

Renowned for their subversive no-holds-barred approach to their live shows, The Demon Barbers return to the concert stage...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Matthew Bannister Presents Folk on Foot on Film

Sat 19 Oct 13.30

How do you cope when your singing is interrupted by a hen laying an egg? What happened when...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Manchester Sings Songwriting Workshop

Sat 19 Oct 13.30

What does Manchester mean to you? As a starting point, this workshop uses the history and stories of...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Ian Stephenson : Modulate

Sat 19 Oct 14.00

Ian Stephenson is one of England’s most exciting and varied artists, known for his stunning guitar and melodeon...

BSL Led Gallery Tour: Manchester School of Art MA Show

Sat 19 Oct 15.00

Join Jennifer Little for a tour of the Manchester School of Art's MA Show, led solely in British...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Belinda O’Hooley

Sat 19 Oct 2019

Belinda O’Hooley is a gifted pianist and singer, and songwriter, she heads back to HOME for another Manchester...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: The Drystones

Sat 19 Oct 16.30

The Drystones are a young duo making big waves on the UK folk scene. Their live shows deliver...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Kate Rusby

Sat 19 Oct 19.30

Kate’s unique voice and warm Yorkshire wit ensure that audiences will be treated to a truly remarkable and...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: The Unthanks Sing Emily Brontë

Sat 19 Oct 19.30

A rare live performance of this new work, this promises to be an atmospheric and unique collaboration.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Blackbeard’s Tea Party

Sat 19 Oct 20.00

Blackbeard’s Tea Party’s bold and riotous modern folk rock is built for late nights and big stages.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Kathryn Williams

Sat 19 Oct 20.00

Mercury-nominated and critically acclaimed folk artist Kathryn Williams joins us for Manchester Folk Festival.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Willow Weaving with Juliette Hamilton

Sun 20 Oct 10.30

Discover the meditative pleasure of working with a versatile natural material in this half day willow weaving workshop. ...

Manchester Folk Festival 2019: Candle Shade making with Emma Pinnock

Sun 20 Oct 13.30

Craft the perfect addition to your home for the long autumn nights, with artist Emma Pinnock. This candle...

Mothers Who Make: October 2019

Mon 21 Oct 2019

Mothers Who Make is a growing national network aimed at supporting mothers who are artists, working in any discipline...

40th Anniversary: A Change of Sex (CTBA)

Starts Sat 2 Nov 2019 at 12.45

Groundbreaking TV following Julia Grant, the first transgender person to have their transition documented on mainstream UK television

Touch Tour: Reasons to Stay Alive

Sat 2 Nov 13.00

Our Touch Tours give visually impaired patrons the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the set, key props and...

TransGeek (CTBA)

Starts Sat 2 Nov 2019 at 15.30

Stories From The Intersection of Gender Identity and Geek Culture Transgeek brings in a wonderful diversity of Trans...

How Not to Watch a Movie (or, All the Mistakes I’ve Made, part 2)

Starts Sat 2 Nov 2019 at 17.00

This autobiographical lecture-performance tells the tale of a child who “discovered he could turn any film into a...

Gimme, Gimme, Queer! Hazel vs Linda (CTBA)

Starts Sat 2 Nov 2019 at 17.50

A drag hosted screening featuring two vintage episodes of Gimme Gimme Gimme and Queer As Folk

Camille O’Sullivan’s Cave

Sun 3 Nov 19.30

Join the world-renowned Irish/French singer Camille O'Sullivan as she explores the dark and light of Nick Cave &...

Dishoom Cooking Experience

Tue 5 Nov 19.00

Dishoom pays loving homage to the Irani cafés that were once part of the fabric of life in...

Celebrating Syria presents / The Day I Lost My Shadow (CTBA)

Wed 6 Nov

Syria, 2012. During the coldest winter the country has witnessed, all Sana dreams of is cooking gas to...

NT Live/ Hansard (12A)

Starts Thu 7 Nov 2019 at 18.45

See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van,...

My Last Supper: One meal a lifetime in the making with Jay Rayner

Thu 7 Nov 19.30

In this barnstorming new show, Rayner examines our fascination with last meals.

Where Does a Body End? (CTBA)

Fri 8 Nov

An intimate portrait of the band Swans

HOME Comedy Club

Fri 8 Nov 20.00

Presented by Show And Tell - the very first HOME Comedy Club, features an all-star line-up from the UK’s comedy circuit

MAF: Skwigly Quiz

Wed 13 Nov 19.00

Join Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell from Skwigly Online Animation Magazine and the Skwigly Animation Podcast as he...

MAF: Making it in Manchester

Thu 14 Nov 16.00

A hub of animation in the UK, we invite a selection of studios to unveil their latest and...

BSL Led Gallery Tour: Chris Payne Flash Bang Wallop

Sat 16 Nov 15.00

Join Jennifer Little for this tour of Chris Payne's new exhibition, led solely in British Sign Language.

Theatre

Vir Das: Loved

Sat 16 Nov 2019

Top Indian comedian and Netflix superstar Vir Das returns to the UK for an exclusive run of his...

Bryony Kimmings: Autobiographical Theatre Workshop

Mon 18 Nov 2019 – Fri 22 Nov 2019

Join us for a week-long, pain free, brilliantly intensive course focused on autobiographical theatre making, self care and...

Into Film Festival Screening: A Minuscule Adventure

Mon 18 Nov 2019

Please note this screening is now fully booked. To be put on the waiting list please visit the...

French A Level Study Day (yr 13): L’atelier

Wed 20 Nov 2019

This study day examines the themes of the film (representations of young people; racism; cultural background; past and...

Into Film Festival Screening: Yesterday

Fri 22 Nov 2019

Free screening of Danny Boyle's Yesterday for school groups.

Urdu GCSE, AS and A2 Study Day: Load Wedding

Wed 27 Nov 2019

This Urdu study day will be built around a screening of Load Wedding.

The Complete Works: Kamila Shamsie

Thu 28 Nov 18.45

Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE in conversation with Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire, winner...

NT Live/ Present Laughter (12A)

Starts Thu 28 Nov 2019 at 18.45

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.

Touch Tour: I’m A Phoenix, Bitch

Fri 29 Nov 19.00

Our Touch Tours give visually impaired patrons the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the set, key props and...

French GCSE Study Morning: Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas

Wed 4 Dec 2019

Our French GCSE study morning links education and fun.

The Beatles – Hornsey Road

Wed 4 Dec 2019

Join Mark Lewishohn for the surprises and delights of Abbey Road, the Beatles’ final album – 50 years...

Nadiya Hussain: Finding My Voice

Thu 5 Dec 19.30

Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain celebrates the publication of her brand-new memoir, in her own warm, honest and...

The (more than) Slightly Exciting Family Day

Sun 8 Dec, All Day

The Safari Rangers from Chester Zoo will be with us all day, delivering free workshops for all the...

The Complete Works: Christina Lamb

Mon 16 Dec 18.45

Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE in conversation with leading foreign correspondent and author of I...

Touch Tour: Roots

Fri 20 Dec 18.30

Our Touch Tours give visually impaired patrons the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the set, key props and...

Film A Level Study Day: La La Land

Thu 16 Jan 2020

This A level Film studies day explores the way the film La La Land pays tribute to a...

Exhibition

Manchester Open 2020...

Sat 18 Jan 2020 – Sun 15 Mar 2020

A major open-entry art show celebrating the creative talent of Greater Manchester residents.

The Complete Works: Aminatta Forna

Mon 20 Jan 19.00

Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE in conversation with award-winning author Aminatta Forna

Spanish A Level Study Day (year 12): El Futuro Perfecto

Tue 21 Jan 2020

Recommended for A level (year 12) and equivalent level Spanish This study morning will include a screening of...

French A Level Study Day (year 12): Une Saison en France

Wed 22 Jan 2020

This A Level French Study Day links to the exam syllabus and will look at how film can...

Media A Level Study Day: Music Video

Thu 30 Jan 2020

This study day aims to explore the enduring format of the music video within the context of both...