Grimmfest has announced the full line up for its 2021 event which runs from 7-10 October 2021. Grimmfest 2021 finds the international festival of horror, cult and fantastic cinema returning to the...
theatre, stage and film
Previewed: A Home for Grief at Contact Manchester
A new outdoor production is opening outside Contact Theatre’s newly refurbished building on Oxford Road.
Waterside Arts to feature a series of free shows
Waterside Arts is set to feature a series of free shows as part of its annual Summer Arts Festival Refract.
Elysium Theatre Company to stream latest production
Manchester and Durham based Elysium Theatre Company will stream its latest production to a worldwide audience. Only four years ago the company was putting on its first play in front of just dozens...
School of Rock heading to Manchester’s Palace Theatre
The smash hit, award-winning West End show School of Rock - The Musical has confirmed a UK and Ireland tour including Manchester's Palace Theatre. Auditions are currently in full flow, with casting...
Manchester theatre company Elysium wins prestigious award for online productions
Manchester based Elysium Theatre Company has been recognised with the prestigious Olwen Wymark Award by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.
Waterside announces reopening and plans for summer and autumn
Waterside in Sale has announced it is re-opening its doors from Monday 17 May 2021 and confirmed details of its summer and autumn plans. The arts venue has announced a programme of live music,...
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.
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...
HOME launch temporary outdoor theatre venue
HOME Manchester has announced the launch of a brand-new temporary outdoor venue on First Street - Homeground. Homeground will feature live entertainment across two stages, with a 400-seat socially...
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...
New film commissioned by HOME to be released about Tohoku earthquake
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...
Queer Contact Festival to launch online in April
Manchester arts staple Queer Contact festival has been confirmed for an online run opening in April 2021. The announcement comes as the event is moved back from it's normal February run and into a...
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...
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....