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Hofesh Shechter Company presents:
Grand Finale

Tomorrow 19.30

If you were one of the unlucky people who missed it the first time around, internationally-celebrated choreographer Hofe

Festival

Incoming Festival 2019

Mon 24 Jun 2019 – Sun 30 Jun 2019

Incoming Festival is a celebration of the best emerging theatre companies from the UK and beyond, and returns...

Next 7 Days: Theatre

Hofesh Shechter Company presents:
Grand Finale

Tomorrow 19.30

If you were one of the unlucky people who missed it the first time around, internationally-celebrated choreographer Hofe

Made at Home / Q&A sessions

Tue 28 - Thu 30 May

Ask any questions about our Made at HOME Explore/Develop opportunity before you submit a proposal.

Upclose: Manchester Camerata at HOME / Evolution of Dance

Wed 19.30

We take you on a journey from Bach to Beyoncé and explore the journey of classical to pop...

Nell Gwynn

Thu 19.15 + more times

Nell Gwynn charts the rise of an unlikely heroine, from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her...

Book Now: Theatre

This Egg, made in collaboration with Made My Wardrobe presents:
dressed

Tue 4 Jun 2019 – Sat 8 Jun 2019

This Egg return to Manchester following last June’s Me & My Bee with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival award-winning dressed

2019 marks the beginning of a new phase for us here at HOME, where there will be a...

Our Feb – Oct 2019 Theatre Season

Ambassador Theatre Group presents:
Ian McKellen On Stage

Wed 5 Jun 2019 – Thu 6 Jun 2019

To celebrate his 80th birthday, Sir Ian McKellen is touring a new show to raise money for Theatres across the country.

JMK Workshop: Working with a Movement Director

Thu 6 Jun 18.30

Join Jennifer Jackson for a practical workshop exploring what we mean when we talk about embodied performances and...

The Tiger Lillies: Devil’s Fairground

Tue 11 Jun 2019

The Grammy nominated Godfathers of alternative cabaret return with a special show to celebrate their 30th anniversary.

We're working with Trafalgar Entertainment Group on a major new commissioning opportunity for theatre makers wanting to expand...

HOME 2020 Commission

RAPAR presents:
Incredible Week for the Banks

Sat 15 Jun 2019

A story of two families, one African, one English, who become neighbours at the beginning of the week.

Incredible Week for the Banks Q&A

Sat 15 Jun 2019

Join us for a Q&A after the show.

Manchester International Roots Orchestra & Amani Choir Double Bill

Sat 15 Jun 2019

We are proud to welcome into Theatre 2 a music concert that brings together musicians from all over...

PSYCHEdelight & Borderline presents:
Welcome to the UK

Sat 15 Jun 2019

With satirical songs, clowning and a vibrant ensemble performance, Welcome to the UK raises awareness of the alarming...

Experience award-winning shows and extraordinary stories at Orbit Festival 2019.

Orbit Festival 2019

Cohere

Sun 16 Jun 2019

Inspired by the poetry of Zaffar Kunial, Cohere is an immersive installation combining multiple projection, sound and live performance.

Sir Pe Talwar

Mon 17 Jun 2019

Sir Pe Talwar is a dance piece that follows Fiza from Pakistan to the UK, via two false...

Tagné & Kooj presents:
Declaration

Tue 18 Jun 2019

A musical journey based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, combining music, video projection and monologues.

Declaration Post-show panel discussion

Tue 18 Jun 19.00

After the show join us for a panel discussion which asks, where do we go with human rights...

Bush Theatre and Nassim Soleimanpour presents:
Nassim

Tue 18 Jun 2019 – Thu 20 Jun 2019

Each night a famous face joins playwright Nassim Soleimanpour on stage, while the script waits unseen in a sealed box…

Manchester celebrates the best of English folk and acoustic roots music.

Manchester Folk Festival 2019

Seyed Ali Jaberi and the Hamdel Ensemble

Thu 20 Jun 2019

Following a stunning performance as part of last year's Refugee Week Festival, internationally acclaimed musician and composer Seyed...

Summer Solstice Global Rave (Blanchard De Plaizir & Magic Shaman)

Fri 21 Jun 20.00

We’re closing Horizons Festival with a global rave and everyone is invited! From DRC to Iran, we bring...

Incoming Workshop: Fundraising Masterclass

Mon 24 Jun, 11:00 - 14:00

This workshop will cover completing applications to Arts Council England. During the session, you'll look through successful apps,...

Incoming Workshop: Dramaturgy and Theatre Making

Mon 24 Jun 15.00

Over the course of this two-hour workshop you will learn and hear about how a dramaturg can be...

Burnt Lemon Theatre presents:
The Half Moon Shania

Mon 24 Jun 2019

Burnt Lemon Theatre return with their all-female, all punk production. Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

Strictly Arts Theatre Company presents:
Freeman

Mon 24 Jun 2019

Shortlisted for Amnesty International’s Freedom of Expression Award. Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

Incoming Workshop: Making Your Work More Accessible

Tue 25 Jun, 11:00 - 13:00

This session is a workshop about the exciting possibilities of making your work more accessible and how that...

Incoming Workshop: Introduction to Theatre Producing

Tue 25 June, 15:00 - 17:00

Join Jake Orr, producer at Theatre503 and co-director of Incoming Festival to discuss and demystify what and who...

Chalk Line Theatre presents:
Testament

Tue 25 Jun 2019

An award-winning play exploring suicide, loss and guilt. Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

Zanetti Productions presents:
The Basement Tapes

Tue 25 Jun 2019

Twin Peaks meets Serial in this Fringe First-winning mystery. Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

Talent Development Surgeries / Theatre

Wed 26 Jun 16.00, 16:45, 17.15 & 17:45,

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

POLICE COPS presents:
Badass Be Thy Name

Wed 26 Jun 2019

A gritty Northern kitchen-sink drama turns into a vampire slaying horror epic. Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

MALAPROP Theatre presents:
Everything Not Saved

Wed 26 Jun 2019

This is a show about memory (but not nostalgia). Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

Ugly Bucket presents:
Bost-Uni Plues

Thu 27 Jun 2019

Based on the true experiences told by graduates, join three clowns as they leave the comfort of student...

Collide Theatre Company presents:
Metamorphosis

Thu 27 Jun 2019

Kafka’s classic becomes a dance-theatre piece about being made to feel alien by the people closest to you....

The PappyShow presents:
GIRLS

Fri 28 Jun 2019

Devised by women from 17-70, investigating what it means to be a woman today. Part of Incoming Festival...

Lost Watch presents:
Shorts and Socks Included

Fri 28 Jun 2019

Collars, chevrons, sashes and nylon. Fashion in football is born! Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

Sounds Like Chaos presents:
WOW! EVERYTHING IS AMAZING

Sat 29 Jun 2019

Is technology shaping us or are we shaping it? Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

Sleepless Theatre Company presents:
Nine Foot Nine

Sat 29 Jun 2019

What would happen if self-identifying women across the world grew to be 9ft tall? Part of Incoming Festival...

This Noise presents:
No One is Coming to Save You

Sun 30 Jun 2019

One night in the minds of two insomniacs. Part of Incoming Festival 2019.

Wildcard presents:
Electrolyte

Sun 30 Jun 2019

An award-winning piece of gig theatre that explores mental health for a contemporary audience. Part of Incoming Festival...

Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents:
One Night in Miami…

Tue 2 Jul 2019 – Fri 5 Jul 2019

Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown and Sam Cook meet in a downtown Miami motel room.

CAITLIN MORAN LIVE: HOW TO BE FAMOUS

Sun 7 Jul 19.30

Don’t miss this chance to join inimitable writer Caitlin Moran as she dives into a hilarious and thought-provoking...

Talent Development Surgeries / Theatre

Tue 9 Jul: 11:00, 11.45, 12.30, 14:30

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

HOME Presents

Liz Richardson, Josie Dale-Jones & Sam Ward in association with HOME presents:
SWIM

Tue 9 Jul 2019 – Sat 13 Jul 2019

Thousands of people have turned to immersing themselves in cold water and say they’ve never felt more alive.

Talent Development Surgeries / Theatre

Tue 30 Jul, 14:00, 14.45, 16.15, 16:45

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

Mark Manson: Everything is F*cked – A Talk About Hope

Tue 30 Jul 20.30

A counterintuitive guide to the problems of hope.

Penguin Pride

Wed 21 Aug 2019

Turn up the volume on queer voices with Penguin Pride, a night of awe inspiring writers, poets and...

HOME and The National Theatre of Scotland presents:
Red Dust Road

Wed 11 Sep 2019 – Sat 21 Sep 2019

Based on the soul-searching memoir by HOME Patron Jackie Kay.

HOME & Clean Break presents:
Propel: Speaking Truth to Power

Wed 18 Sep 2019

Our regular scratch night curated by theatre company Clean Break for tonight. Part of Orbit 2019.

HOME & Sites of Resistance at MMU presents:
Clean Break’s Sweatbox

Thu 19 Sep 2019 – Sat 21 Sep 2019

Pile in to a real prison van and buckle up for this immersive, explosive play. Part of Orbit...

Paul O'Donnell presents:
We’ve Got Each Other

Thu 19 Sep 2019 – Fri 20 Sep 2019

A laugh out loud show celebrating juke-box musicals & Bon Jovi. Part of Orbit 2019.

Clean Break’s Sweatbox Post-show discussion

Thu 19 Sep 20.30

Stay after the 20:30 performance on Thu 19 Sep for a post-show discussion with the company.

ThePappyShow presents:
Care

Fri 20 Sep 2019 – Sat 21 Sep 2019

From birth to death, joy and heartbreak in a single breath, CARE celebrates 70 years of the NHS.

Workshop

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,...

La JohnJoseph presents:
A Generous Lover

Tue 24 Sep 2019 – Wed 25 Sep 2019

The true and very queer tale of one soul’s journey through mental illness. Part of Orbit 2019.

Wise Children presents:
Malory Towers

Tue 24 Sep 2019 – Sat 28 Sep 2019

Nostalgic, naughty and perfect for now, Malory Towers is the original ‘Girl Power’ story. Wise Children return for...

Sh!t Theatre presents:
Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats

Thu 26 Sep 2019 – Sat 28 Sep 2019

Sh!t Theatre return to HOME. Part of Orbit 2019.

YESYESNONO presents:
the accident did not take place

Fri 27 Sep 2019 – Sat 28 Sep 2019

"The UK’s Best Young Companies 2018" - The Guardian. Part of Orbit 2019

Workshop

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.

Jamal Harewood presents:
Word

Mon 30 Sep 2019 – Tue 1 Oct 2019

Become the contestant in a game show that puts words under a magnifying glass. Part of Orbit 2019.

Nouveau Riché presents:
Queens of Sheba

Tue 1 Oct 2019 – Sat 5 Oct 2019

After being turned away from a nightclub for being "too black", a group of friends' lives are changed...

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...

Workshop

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...

HOME, Journeys Festival International & Phosphoros Theatre presents:
Pizza Shop Heroes

Fri 4 Oct 2019 – Sat 5 Oct 2019

From a pizza shop we explore how four young refugees got here, where they're going and what they've...

Breach Theatre presents:
It’s True, It’s True, It’s True

Tue 8 Oct 2019 – Sat 12 Oct 2019

Fringe First and Total Theatre award-winners, Breach return to HOME with a restaging the 1612 trial of Agostino Tassi.

HOME Presents

Scottee & HOME presents:
Scottee: Class

Wed 23 Oct 2019 – Sat 26 Oct 2019

HOME Associate Artist, Scottee is making a show for T1 about what it is to be embarrassed about who you are.

Reasons To Stay Alive

Tue 29 Oct 2019 – Sat 2 Nov 2019

The first theatrical adaptation of Matt Haig’s frank and funny bestseller.

Bryony Kimmings presents:
I’m a Phoenix, Bitch

Tue 26 Nov 2019 – Sat 30 Nov 2019

Following a critically acclaimed twice extended run at Battersea Arts Centre, Bryony Kimmings' I’m a Phoenix, Bitch comes to...

HOME Presents

Chanje Kunda presents:
Plant Fetish

Wed 27 Nov 2019 – Sat 30 Nov 2019

Some women in Mexico, fed up with men, are getting married to trees. This inspired performance artist Chanje...