Contact Theatre’s celebration of queer culture returns for 2021
Queer Contact will return in just a few weeks, featuring TV writer Russell T Davies, It’s A Sin actor Nathaniel Hall, interactive cabaret and more.
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Hope Mill Theatre will stage a new production of The Wiz this Christmas
Hope Mill Theatre has confirmed that it will stage a new UK production of The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” this Christmas. The production features music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, based on the book by William F Brown and original orchestrations by Harold Wheeler. The Wiz is a retelling of…
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Rent set to open at Hope Mill Theatre in August
Hope Mill Theatre has announced that its production of the classic rock musical Rent will open on 6 August. The production returns after only being able to perform 5 live shows last autumn prior to lockdown. [adrotate banner=”3″] Rent will open for a limited season running from 6 August until 19 September 2021. Casting for…
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New film commissioned by HOME to be released about Tohoku earthquake
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]A new artist film commissioned by HOME Manchester is set to be released to mark the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan disaster. The production by visual artist Clara Casian addresses one of the most powerful earthquake and tsunami ever…
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Hope Mill Theatre will open a Community Hub and Theatre School
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre has announced that it will launch a Community Hub and also the Hope Mill Theatre School. The Community Hub and small studio theatre will be based on Pollard Street next to Hope Mill Theatre and include a large studio space and more intimate studio. [adrotate banner=”3″] In addition the venue will…
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Hope Mill Theatre’s Play Reading Club celebrates third anniversary
Hope Mill Theatre’s Play Reading Club has celebrated its third birthday, with the event thriving during the pandemic. Established in early 2017 the drop-in group, which meets from 11am to 1pm on the last Friday of every month, now has over 40 participants, who enjoy reading aloud a play together. [adrotate banner=”3″] During the pandemic…
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Drive in Horrible Histories opening in Manchester
A UK tour of Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain will open in Manchester at the AJ Bell Stadium in April. The drive in production will hold two performances in Manchester before touring the UK. [adrotate banner=”3″] Having staged the unique production over the past summer and then performing to thousands of families across Christmas with Horrible…
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Two new online works come to HOME Manchester
Two new digital works are coming to Home Manchester’s website this week as part of their Homemakers series. Homemakers was launched in April last year to commission theatre and live art makers to create work at home, for audiences who are also at home. The series includes short films, choose-your-own-adventures and a Poetry Health Service….
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New film starring Sir Ian McKellen added to Manchester Film Festival
Manchester Film Festival has announced the addition of Infinitum: Subject Unknown to this year’s virtual festival. The film stars Sir Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill. [adrotate banner=”3″] Infinitum: Subject Unknown tells the story of Jane, who is trapped in an unknown world with endless possibilities. She must discover a way to access them and alter…
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A Car Park Party production of David Walliams’ Billionaire Boy coming to Manchester
Bestselling children’s author David Walliams, award winning Birmingham Stage Company and Coalition Agency have teamed up for a Car Park Party production of Billionaire Boy. The COVID-safe Car Park Party will be coming to Manchester’s AJ Bell Stadium in April 2021. [adrotate banner=”3″] Billionaire Boy started life as a David Walliams novel for children in…
