Autumn Theatre Season 2025

Aug - Feb 2025

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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Jacqueline Wilson

Wed 27 Aug 19:30

Join Dame Jacqueline Wilson in conversation with a leading host for a night of nostalgia and stories. Every ticket comes with a copy of PICTURE IMPERFECT, the long-awaited sequel to The Illustrated Mum for adult readers.

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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!

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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.

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- Thu 11 Sep
  
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- Fri 12 Sep
  
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- Sat 13 Sep
  
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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.

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Clare Balding

Tue 23 Sep 19:30

From growing up in a racing yard to commentating in the King’s Coronation procession and fronting the Olympics and Wimbledon, Clare Balding’s life has been extraordinary.

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Gallifrey Cabaret

Thu 25 Sep 19:45

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.

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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 - Sat 4 Oct

Follow the scandalous true story of a Suffragette-turned-Fascist in this time bending cabaret.

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- Fri 3 Oct
  
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- Sat 4 Oct
  
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- Sat 4 Oct
  
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1884

Wed 8 Oct - 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.

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- Wed 8 Oct
  
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- Thu 9 Oct
  
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- Fri 10 Oct
  
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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...

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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

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- Thu 16 Oct
  
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- Fri 17 Oct
  
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- Sat 18 Oct
  
  14:15
  
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- Sat 18 Oct
  
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- Mon 20 Oct
  
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- Tue 21 Oct
  
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- Wed 22 Oct
  
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- Thu 23 Oct
  
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- Thu 23 Oct
  
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- Fri 24 Oct
  
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- Sat 25 Oct
  
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- Sat 25 Oct
  
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- Mon 27 Oct
  
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- Tue 28 Oct
  
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- Wed 29 Oct
  
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- Thu 30 Oct
  
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- Thu 30 Oct
  
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- Fri 31 Oct
  
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- Sat 1 Nov
  
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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.

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- Fri 17 Oct
  
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- Sat 18 Oct
  
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- Sat 18 Oct
  
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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.

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- Tue 28 Oct
  
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- Wed 29 Oct
  
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- Thu 30 Oct
  
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- Thu 30 Oct
  
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- Fri 31 Oct
  
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- Sat 1 Nov
  
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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.

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- Thu 6 Nov
  
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- Fri 7 Nov
  
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- Sat 8 Nov
  
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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.

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- Wed 26 Nov
  
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- Thu 27 Nov
  
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- Fri 28 Nov
  
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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 next year.

Thu 27 Nov - Wed 31 Dec

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- Thu 27 Nov
  
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- Fri 28 Nov
  
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- Sat 29 Nov
  
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- Mon 1 Dec
  
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- Tue 2 Dec
  
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- Wed 3 Dec
  
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- Wed 3 Dec
  
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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.

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Horror

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- Thu 18 Dec
  
  20:00
  
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- Fri 19 Dec
  
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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.

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Oxventure

Fri 20 Feb 19:30

The Oxventurers Guild make their triumphant return with their first multi-city UK tour, Tales From the Guild.

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Autumn Theatre Season 2025

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

Jacqueline Wilson

I'm ADHD! No You're Not

In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun

An Evening with Oti Mabuse

Clare Balding

Gallifrey Cabaret

VENUS 2.0

1884

Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us

Going Out Out

The Legends Of Them

Breaking the Code

Barrier(s)

Ordinary Decent Criminal

Freaky Friday

A Christmas Carol

House of Comedy

Oxventure