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December’s here and it’s time to start feeling festive! No matter what your age, we have something for everyone – from 1927’s spooky folk jokes in Roots, David Walliams’ cautionary tale The Slightly Annoying Elephant, Le Gateau Chocolat and Johnny Woo’s twisted homage to the classics A Night at the Musicals, and short plays, comedy and drag in The Manchester Project at Christmas, a Christmas night out like no other.

And finally, we’re thrilled to have been able to announce we’re producing a major new musical, Bourgeois & Maurice’s Insane Animals. Tickets have just gone on sale, so book quickly to make the most of early-bird low prices!

Highlights: Theatre

Little Angel Theatre presents:
The Slightly Annoying Elephant

Tomorrow 10.30; Wed 10.30, 13.30; Thu 13.30; Fri 10.30, 13.30; Sat 10.30, 13.30, 16.00 + more times

Little Angel Theatre are back at HOME with this hilarious story by comedian and author David Walliams, brought...

HOME Presents

Bourgeois & Maurice’s Insane Animals

Fri 28 Feb 2020 – Sat 14 Mar 2020

This brand-new mind-bending, time-travelling musical comedy is packed with satirical and side-splitting songs & a hero’s journey that...

Next 7 Days: Theatre

The Manchester Project at Christmas

Today 20.00; Tomorrow 20.00; Wed 20.00; Thu 20.00; Sat 17.00, 20.30 + more times

A Christmas cracker of new writing from Manchester's top talent, plus a selection box of comedy and drag

Little Angel Theatre presents:
The Slightly Annoying Elephant

Tomorrow 10.30; Wed 10.30, 13.30; Thu 13.30; Fri 10.30, 13.30; Sat 10.30, 13.30, 16.00 + more times

Little Angel Theatre are back at HOME with this hilarious story by comedian and author David Walliams, brought...

HOME Presents

1927, Edinburgh International Festival, HOME, Spoleto Venue USA & Theatre de la Ville presents:
Roots

Wed 19.30; Thu 14.00, 19.30; Fri 19.30; Sat 14.00, 19.30 + more times

Tyrannical ogres, magical birds, and very, very fat cats are brought to life with the 1927’s famed blending...

Relaxed Performance (Autism Friendly): The Slightly Annoying Elephant

Thu 10.30

A relaxed (autism friendly) performance of our Christmas 2019 show, based on the book written by David Walliams...

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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...

Our new Jan – Jul 2020 theatre season

We're thrilled to unveil a stunning new season for 2020 - featuring glam aliens, zombies, fictitious artists and...

PlayBox Takeover

Sat 18 Jan 2020

A day-long creative takeover by Box of Tricks to showcase new plays from current PlayBox playwrights.

PlayBox Takeover: Writers’ Breakfast

Sat 18 Jan 10.30

Join Box of Tricks and current PlayBox playwrights for coffee, pastries and a chat about how they develop...

PlayBox Takeover: My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored by Nana-Kofi Kufuor

Sat 18 Jan 2020

PlayBox writer Nana-Kofi Kufuor reads his latest work as part of Box of Tricks' day-long takeover.

Roots

Tyrannical ogres, magical birds, and very, very fat cats are brought to life with the 1927’s famed blending...

PlayBox Takeover: Workshop/ Taking New Plays from Page to Stage

Sat 18 Jan 14.30

A 90-minute workshop exploring the writer and director’s creative journey taking a new play from page to stage.

PlayBox Takeover: The Bell Curves by Keisha Thompson

Sat 18 Jan 2020

PlayBox writer Keisha Thompson reads her latest work as part of Box of Tricks' day-long takeover.

PlayBox Takeover: Too Much World At Once by Billie Collins

Sat 18 Jan 2020

PlayBox writer Billie Collins reads her latest work as part of Box of Tricks' day-long takeover.

Platform Manchester

Sat 18 Jan 2020

Platform Manchester uses a range of hip-hop dance styles and music to create mesmerising, high energy performances not...

Chistmas At HOME 2019...

There’s no place like HOME at Christmas, and 2019 is our biggest year of events yet!

Sound Cistem

Mon 20 Jan 2020 – Wed 22 Jan 2020

Two transgender performers say 'up yours' to the gender binary and invite you to their radical dance party!

Young Identity x HOME Book Launch

Tue 21 Jan 2020

Join spoken word collective Young Identity as they celebrate their book launch, collating work from their responses to...

Oreo

Thu 23 Jan 2020 – Sat 25 Jan 2020

Tania Camara’s Oreo draws on different experiences of successfully educated black women in European politics and challenges the...

What Happened to Agnes

Fri 24 Jan 2020 – Sat 25 Jan 2020

What Happened to Agnes brings to life the vivid imagination of singer and storyteller Nishla Smith, as she...

Oreo Post-show Q&A

Sat 25 Jan 2020

After the performance on Sat 25 Jan, stick around for a Q&A with Oreo creator and performer Tania...

Chanje Kunda: How To Make It As A Performance Artist

Are you pursuing a career as a performance artist? Are you looking for a sustainable career and ways...

Nina at the NIA

Sat 25 Jan 2020

Revisit Hulme’s special history as founding members of the NIA Centre recreate Nina Simone's iconic performance 29 years...

The Political History of Smack and Crack

Mon 27 Jan 2020 – Tue 28 Jan 2020

This twisted love story between two life-long addicts is an angry, funny love-song to a lost generation.

Ladybones

Tue 28 Jan 2020 – Wed 29 Jan 2020

Archaeologist Nuala unearths a skeleton and her ordered life starts to unravel. Digging into the mystery of the...

An Act of Care

Tue 28 Jan 2020

A new punk gig theatre piece about Aneurin Bevan, and the National Health Service.

Bost Uni Plues

Wed 29 Jan 2020 – Thu 30 Jan 2020

Everyone says that university is the best three years of your life! So what happens next?

2 Clowns, 1 Cup

Thu 30 Jan 2020 – Sat 1 Feb 2020

Ugly Bucket have invited women to dish all the dirty details, and now they invite you to join...

Freedom to Move

Fri 31 Jan 2020 – Sat 1 Feb 2020

Through wit, movement and laughter, Freedom to Move examines the funny, intrusive and weird questions asked to people...

Alexei Sayle: Live Tour

Fri 31 Jan 2020 – Sat 1 Feb 2020

In his own words, Alexei Sayle has been performing stand up for forty years since the day he...

Told by an Idiot and Theatre Royal Plymouth Productions presents:
The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel

Tue 4 Feb 2020 – Sat 8 Feb 2020

Inspired by true events, this funny, moving and unsettling melodrama offers a unique insight into the early careers...

Relaxed Performance (Autism Friendly): The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel

Thu 6 Feb 2020

Relaxed events are designed for people with autism spectrum conditions and their families so they can enjoy the arts together in...

Gecko and Mind the Gap presents:
a little space

Wed 12 Feb 2020 – Sat 15 Feb 2020

This intricately crafted performance combines Gecko’s unique blend of theatre, choreography and stunning imagery with incredible performers from...

HOME Presents

Northern Lines & HOME presents:
Extraordinary Wall of Silence

Wed 12 Feb 2020 – Sat 22 Feb 2020

Ad Infinitum combine the company’s signature style of physical storytelling with the beauty of BSL in an unmissable...

Touch Tour: A Little Space

Sat 15 Feb 13.00

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

HOME Presents

Bourgeois & Maurice’s Insane Animals

Fri 28 Feb 2020 – Sat 14 Mar 2020

This brand-new mind-bending, time-travelling musical comedy is packed with satirical and side-splitting songs & a hero’s journey that...

Little Wimmin

Thu 5 Mar 2020 – Sat 14 Mar 2020

Blurring the boundaries of live art, music, theatre, comedy & dance, Little Wimmin examines how we think about...

Conversations with Roddy Doyle

Sun 8 Mar 19.30

Celebrate the career of one of Ireland’s best-loved writers, as he discusses his work in an intimate and...

Night of the Living Dead: Remix

Wed 18 Mar 2020 – Sat 21 Mar 2020

50 years after the release of Romero’s politically charged zombie movie, imitating the dog & Leeds Playhouse create...

Royal Court presents:
Poet in Da Corner

Tue 24 Mar 2020 – Sat 28 Mar 2020

In this semi-autobiographical piece by Debris Stevenson, step into a technicolour world where music, dance and spoken word...

Not I

Tue 31 Mar 2020 – Thu 2 Apr 2020

Jess Thom takes on Samuel Beckett's short play in a theatrical experience that explores neurodiversity and asks who...

David Hoyle presents:
Ten Commandments

Thu 9 Apr 2020

Rioting the wrongs of contemporary Britain, Ten Commandments examines the meaning of ageing, human rights, queer politics, ethics,...

Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us

Sat 11 Apr 2020

Mark Thomas' 50 Things About Us is a show about songs, gongs, loot, tradition, wigs, nicking, statues, art...

Amsterdam

Wed 15 Apr 2020 – Sat 18 Apr 2020

Stories of a devastating past are compellingly reconstructed to try and make sense of the present. Amsterdam is...

Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales: Together Again, Again!

Fri 1 May 2020 – Sat 2 May 2020

It’s been forty five years since Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales have set foot on stage together. Now,...

It Don’t Worry Me

Tue 5 May 2020 – Wed 6 May 2020

The first part of a series of work based on the life of the fictitious artist Patrick Watson,...

Double Murder

Wed 13 May 2020 – Sat 16 May 2020

Internationally celebrated choreographer Hofesh Shechter presents a thrilling new double bill of contemporary dance for our times.

Art Heist

Tue 19 May 2020 – Fri 22 May 2020

An existential comedy caper about the power of frames and the absurdity of labels. From the team behind...

Peaches Christ: Addams Apple Family Values

Wed 27 May 2020 – Sat 30 May 2020

Following the hugely successful Drag Becomes Her last year, Peaches Christ and the team now tackle the Addams...

You & I

Tue 2 Jun 2020 – Thu 4 Jun 2020

From award-winning company Casus Circus. An empowering hour of skill and identity celebrating the loving relationship between two...

Adam Buxton Rambles

Mon 8 Jun 20.00; Tue 9 Jun 20.00

Join comedian and podcast host Adam Buxton as he talks about and reads from his upcoming new book.

Vir Das: Loved

Wed 10 Jun 2020

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

Cave Women: Work in Progress

Thu 11 Jun 2020 – Fri 12 Jun 2020

Cave sisters. A dark place. Working out how to work together. Jessie Cave return to HOME following a...

One Woman

Thu 2 Jul 2020 – Sat 4 Jul 2020

One Woman lets you share the transformation of chaos into beauty, through an intense all-senses-on-board ride that goes...

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Roots: The Director’s Note

HOME announces new season for 2020

World Premiere of Bourgeois & Maurice’s Insane Animals to open at HOME in February 2020

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