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Autumn Theatre Season 2025

Aug 2025 - Feb 2026

 Join us from September for an eclectic, exciting and electrifying programme of theatre.

Our Autumn theatre seasons offers an eclectic mix of performances that promise to captivate, delight, and move audiences of every generation.  
 
Audiences can look forward to an exceptional line-up featuring a touching and inspiring HOME produced play celebrating Manchester’s drag community, the acclaimed stage adaptation of the nation’s favourite film exploring hope and humanity behind prison walls, a celebration of one the most innovative and  powerful thinkers of the 20th century Alan Turing, and a brand-new musical based on the iconic body-swapping Disney tale.  

Little HOME our family festival returns for 2025 with an exciting line up of free events for all the family on 2 & 3 Aug, full programme to be annoucned later this month!  Little HOME 2025 | HOME

Friends & Patrons Priority Booking: Fri 13 June

 

Member Priority Booking: Mon 16 June

 

General On Sale: Wed 18 June

 

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  • Write Yourself: An autobiographical playwriting workshop for BESEA Creatives

    Explore playful, creative tools to start writing an autobiographical play, away from the pressure of a blank page
    Thu 24 Jul 18:00
    Weston Room
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  • Jacqueline Wilson

    Join Dame Jacqueline Wilson in conversation with Dani Harmer, the actress behind CBBC's Tracy Beaker for a night of nostalgia and stories
    Tue 26 Aug 19:30
    Every ticket comes with a copy of PICTURE IMPERFECT, the long-awaited sequel to The Illustrated Mum for adult readers. 
    Theatre 1
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  • I'm ADHD! No You're Not

    With special guest, Johnny Vegas
    Sat 6 Sep 19:30
    Join BAFTA award-winning comedian Paul Whitehouse and Dr. Mine Conkbayir MBE as they explore the experience of ADHD with their celebrity guest Johnny Vegas!
    Cinema 1
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  • In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun

    Written and performed by Houmi Miura
    Thu 11 Sep - Sat 13 Sep
    What happens when you grow up with heroes that look nothing like you? And what happens when you find some that do? Join Houmi on her odyssey to find new heroes in this surreal and witty show that celebrates centuries of iconic, badass, Japanese women.
    Theatre 2
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  • In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun (BESEA mixer)

    Join the performer and writer of In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun, Houmi Miura for a free drink and a chat.
    Fri 12 Sep 21:30
    Event Space
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  • An Evening with Oti Mabuse

    A one-night only event with Oti Mabuse and Sarah Gwonyoma.
    Mon 15 Sep 19:30
    Join one of the country’s most beloved broadcasters, presenters and talent show judges, Oti Mabuse, for the launch of her debut adult novel, Slow Burn.
    Theatre 1
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  • Clare Balding

    Join us for an evening of stories with beloved broadcaster Clare Balding. She’ll be in conversation with a leading host about her debut novel, Pastures New.
    Tue 23 Sep 19:30
    Theatre 1
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  • Gallifrey Cabaret

    Thu 25 Sep - Sat 27 Sep
    Jump aboard the queerest TARDIS in time and space for a night of cosmic drag and cabaret, all inspired by the greatest TV show in the universe – Doctor Who.
    Theatre 2
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  • VENUS 2.0

    Follow the scandalous true story of a Suffragette-turned-Fascist in this time bending cabaret.
    Fri 3 Oct and Sat 4 Oct
    Follow the scandalous true story of a Suffragette-turned-Fascist in this time bending cabaret.
    Theatre 1
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  • Shawshank Redemption

    The acclaimed stage production of the hit movie returns
    Tue 7 Oct - Sat 11 Oct
    Theatre 1
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  • 1884

    Thu 9 Oct and Fri 10 Oct
    Created by theatre-maker Rhianna Ilube and BAFTA-winning game-makers Coney, 1884 is an immersive game-theatre show inspired by the legacy of the 1884 Berlin Conference, an often-overlooked historical turning point for the African continent and the world. 
    Theatre 2
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  • Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us

    Mark Watson brings his brand new comedy material straight from his UK-wide tour to HOME.
    Thu 16 Oct 19:30
    Mark Watson explores pressing matters like the worst word he has ever said in public, the current state of the UK's  sausage industry, and much more...
    Theatre 1
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  • Going Out Out

    Going Out Out is a show filled with music, courage and love about a man who finds a way to cope with grief by joining the Manchester drag scene.
    Thu 16 Oct - Sat 1 Nov
    Theatre 2
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  • The Legends Of Them

    “For the first time in my life, everything was silent”
    Fri 17 Oct - Sat 18 Oct
    A memory: reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle - AKA Lorna Gee - hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison.
    Theatre 1
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  • Breaking the Code

    “It’s not breaking a code that matters, it’s where you go from there”
    Tue 28 Oct - Sat 1 Nov
    From triumph to tragedy, get to know Alan Turing in this new production of Hugh Whitemore’s Breaking The Code.
    Theatre 1
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  • Barrier(s)

    Love has no single language.
    Thu 6 Nov - Sat 8 Nov
    Barrier(s) is a theatrical experience that speaks volumes – even without words.
    Theatre 2
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  • Census

    Award-winning duo Malandra Jacks introduce you to what happens when a working-class community tells its own story.
    Thu 20 Nov - Sat 22 Nov
    Theatre 2
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  • Ordinary Decent Criminal

    A brand new play from Mark Thomas
    Wed 26 Nov - Sat 29 Nov
    Set in the years following the Strangeways Prison Riot, meet recovering addict Frankie, played by renowned political comedian Mark Thomas as he enters the brave new world of a liberal prison experiment. 
    Theatre 2
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  • Freaky Friday

    The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of generations, comes to HOME with its UK stage premiere this year.
    Thu 27 Nov - Wed 31 Dec
    Theatre 1
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  • A Christmas Carol

    Marley was dead... to begin with.
    Thu 18 Dec - Sat 20 Dec
    Join Ebenezer Scrooge on a supernatural journey into the past, present and yet-to-come.
    Theatre 2
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  • House of Comedy

    Four comedians, one night only.
    Fri 13 Feb 19:45
    For one night only, enjoy a lineup of budding stars making waves in the comedy scene alongside nationally celebrated headline acts.
    Theatre 2
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