Following their acclaimed collaboration on Medea at the National Theatre in July 2014, director Carrie Cracknell and choreographer Lucy Guerin create a stirring new version of Macbeth. Beginning...
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In Review: The Nutcracker at the Palace Theatre
Moscow City Ballet thrills audience After a triumphant 2014-2015 season which saw Moscow City Ballet perform the outstanding Swan Lake in Manchester, the renowned dance company returned with a...
Previewed: Mary Poppins at the Palace Theatre
Mary Poppins is set to glide in to Manchester for a run of the multi award-winning musical which will be performed at Manchester’s Palace Theatre from 20 January until 5 March. Joining Zizi Strallen...
Coming up at The Contact
As the Contact’s Spring and Summer Season prepares to launch, we take a look at some of the events coming up over the next few months in a programme filled with theatre, dance, wpoken word, cabaret,...
Manchester International Film Festival announces its official selection
The Manchester International Film Festival, which launched in 2015, is set to take place from 3 to 6 March 2016 across the city, including venues at HOME, AMC and the Odeon Printworks as...
Previewed: Moscow City Ballet presents The Nutcracker at the Palace Theatre
Renowned dance company, Moscow City Ballet, returns following a triumphant 2014-2015 season with its dramatic traditional story-telling and captivating performances, with The Nutcracker at the...
Previewed: Push 2016 Festival at Home
Taking the annual Re:play Festival to a new dimension, Home will be hosting the Push 2016 festival from Thursday 14 January until Sunday 24 January. Re:play became one of the key events in...
Home announces two new productions for 2016
Macbeth and Endgame to lead early year programme Home has announced two classic plays as part of its 2016 programme with productions of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Samuel Beckett’s Endgame....
Spring / Summer 2016 at the Royal Exchange Theatre
We take a look at some of the theatre shows which will be taking place at the Royal Exchange Theatre in the Spring and Summer of 2016 PRODUCTIONS IN THE THEATRE A Royal Exchange Theatre and National...
Crime: Hong Kong Style
Explosive new season of crime films from Hong Kong to take over Home Home is set to feature 20 different Hong Kong crime films over three months as the UK’s biggest and boldest celebration of Hong...
Previewed: The Rocky Horror Show at Manchester Opera House
The Rocky Horror Show is set to return to Manchester with a new production to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its worldwide performances. Since its first appearance at the Royal Court Theatre in...
Julie Hesmondhalgh to star in Pulitzer Prize winner Wit
Julie Hesmondhalgh has been announced to take on the lead role of the brilliant Vivian Bearing, an exacting English Professor in the Royal Exchange Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize winning...
It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas in Manchester
In the run up to Christmas, just how should we get in to the Christmas spirit? We’ve got a few ideas from you, from dance to theatre, a moody Santa to panto, from ice-skating to markets: Giselle -...
In Review: The Bodyguard at the Palace Theatre
The Bodyguard, based on the 1992 film starring Whitney Houston (making her film debut) and Kevin Costner, is on it's first tour of the UK and has stopped off at Manchester's Palace Theatre. The...
How to screen Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
Classic documentary-cum-horror to be accompanied by new and unique score by Josephine Oniyama and musicians from the University of Salford. HOME, Manchester’s centre for contemporary visual art,...