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Our theatres are having a much needed rest throughout the rest of July and August, but you can stay a step ahead of the crowd and book now for our Autumn/Winter season!

Opening the new season on our Theatre 1 stage is an adaptation of HOME Patron Jackie Kay’s soul-searching memoir based on her experience of adoption, Red Dust Road; whilst on our Theatre 2 stage, we welcome the femmes of Hive City Legacy for an explosive mash-up of beatboxing, aerial acrobatics, spoken word and body-popping.

Highlights: Theatre

Roundhouse in association with Briefs Factory presents:
Hive City Legacy

Tue 3 Sep 2019 – Sat 7 Sep 2019

Expect an explosive mash-up of beatboxing, aerial acrobatics, spoken word and body-popping. Hive City Legacy will uplift, empower...

HOME Presents

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.

Next 7 Days: Theatre

Penguin Pride

Wed 19.30

A night of awe inspiring writers, poets and activists, taking over HOME for the first time.

These I Love

Sat 24 Aug 2019

A one off reading by Julie Hesmondhalgh of her show about her Dad

Book Now: Theatre

Roundhouse in association with Briefs Factory presents:
Hive City Legacy

Tue 3 Sep 2019 – Sat 7 Sep 2019

Expect an explosive mash-up of beatboxing, aerial acrobatics, spoken word and body-popping. Hive City Legacy will uplift, empower...

Our new Sep 2019 – Feb 2020 Theatre Season

This is a very exciting time on our stages, as we create, collaborate and play host to distinctive...

Touch Tour: Hive City Legacy

Sat 7 Sep 13.15

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

In Conversation with Lemn Sissay

Sat 7 Sep 19.30

Lemn Sissay will be reading from his new Memoir, reflecting on a childhood in care, self-expression and Britishness.

Young Vic presents:
The Jumper Factory

Tue 10 Sep 2019 – Sat 14 Sep 2019

Created in collaboration with inmates at HMP Wandsworth and written by Luke Barnes, this intimate and powerful new...

Roots

This Christmas join HOME favourites 1927 (Golem, The Animals and Children Took to the Streets) for a celebration...

HOME Presents

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.

The Complete Works: Jackie Kay

Sun 15 Sep 16.00

To mark the arrival of Red Dust Road on our T1 stage , poet, novelist, Makar and HOME...

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.

Touch Tour: Red Dust Road

Thu 19 Sep 13.00

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

Orbit Festival 2019

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

Manchester Folk Festival 2019

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

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

Celebrating their final year as Europeans, island-monkeys Becca and Louise got invited to the 2018 European Capital of...

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/ 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...

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...

Conversations with Norman Jay MBE – Mister Good Times

Fri 4 Oct 19.30

Legendary DJ Norman Jay MBE steps away from his iconic decks and joins us in conversation to explore...

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.

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...

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.

HOME Presents

Javaad Alipoor & HOME presents:
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Wed 23 Oct 2019 – Sat 2 Nov 2019

A new play about lavish lifestyles and what successful and brutal people do with their coddled and useless children.

Reasons To Stay Alive

Tue 29 Oct 2019 – Sat 2 Nov 2019

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

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...

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 &...

My Last Supper with Jay Rayner

Thu 7 Nov 19.30

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

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

The Receipts Uncut

Sat 9 Nov 2019

Dubbed ‘one of the UK’s most hilarious podcasts’ (Dazed), The Receipts Podcast brings its trademark honesty to a...

Forced Entertainment presents:
Out of Order

Wed 13 Nov 2019 – Fri 15 Nov 2019

On a bare stage under bright light a troupe of hapless clowns do their unlevel best to get...

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...

HOME Presents

Company Chameleon and HOME presents:
The Shadow

Fri 22 Nov 2019 – Sat 23 Nov 2019

Six characters and their shadow counterparts are swept into different stories and places, revealing inner worlds, hidden personalities,...

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...

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...

The Beatles – Hornsey Road

Wed 4 Dec 19.30

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

Little Angel Theatre presents:
The Slightly Annoying Elephant

Thu 5 Dec 2019 – Sun 29 Dec 2019

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

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...

HOME Presents

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

Wed 11 Dec 2019 – Mon 30 Dec 2019

This Christmas join HOME favourites 1927 (Golem, The Animals and Children Took to the Streets) for a celebration...

Relaxed Performance (Autism Friendly): The Slightly Annoying Elephant

Thu 12 Dec 2019

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

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...

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...

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...

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