The Palace Theatre, Manchester, will host a run of 9-5 The Musical, currently playing to sell-out audiences in London’s West End. 9-5 The Musical is written by Patricia Resnick, with music and lyrics by country icon Dolly Parton. It is directed by Jeff Calhoun, with choreography by Lisa Stevens, design by Tom Rogers, lighting design…
Audrey Brisson will play Amelie Poulain as the UK’s first musical adaption of the much loved Oscar nominated film comes to Manchester Opera House in August. Amélie is the story of an astonishing young woman who lives quietly in the world, but loudly in her mind. She secretly improvises small, but extraordinary acts of kindness…
Manchester comedy-tech duo Foxdog Studios bring their interactive Edinburgh Fringe comedy show Robot Chef to The Lowry next week. After a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the duo bring their evening of baffling, technology, music, augmented reality and their audience-controlled robot chef to the venue. Since their debut in 2014, IT rock & roll…
Artist and self-described ‘forward-facing fatso’ Scottee is returning to Home Manchester with his signature take on dance, Fat Blokes. The production returns to Home Mcr following its sell-out run last May and marks his third appearance at the Manchester venue after performing Bravado at their Orbit Festival in September 2017. What is Fat Blokes about?…
Multiple award winner Andrew Maxwell brings his critically acclaimed Showtime to The Lowry after a hugely successful premiere at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show sold out its month-long run at the 600 capacity Assembly George Square Theatre as fans gushed over the performance. Now Maxwell is on his first UK tour in nearly…
After the sell-out success of her debut Edinburgh run, Sindhu Vee brings her award nominated show Sandhog to Salford and Bury. The Edinburgh Comedy Newcomer award nominee will perform a show at The Lowry Studio in Salford before a performing the next day at The Met in Bury. Sindhu has quite the CV. Born and…
A series of Greater Manchester’s libraries will be transformed into performance spaces in a brand new immersive theatre show for local schools. From Monday 4 March, ten libraries will enter the world of Alluriat. The original production from Cheshire theatre company Forest Tribe aims to get local schools and children to engage with their local…
Home Manchester will launch it’s year long programme to celebrate women in film across the world with events co-curated by Home’s Head of Film Rachel Hayward and Andy Willis, Senior Visiting Curator: Film and Professor of Film Studies at the University of Salford. Home’s series of events includes live recordings of podcasts, retrospectives, special screenings…
Shane Richie will appear as Archie Rice in a new production of John Osborne’s The Entertainer, coming to Manchester Opera House in October. The production of The Entertainer will be directed by Sean O’Connor and given a vibrant new setting for the first time since its premiere in 1957. What is The Entertainer about? 1983…
Home Manchester will host an International Women’s Weekender to mark International Women’s Day 2019 in March. The event forms part of the venue’s year-long Celebrating Women in Global Cinema programme running through 2019. Home’s International Women’s Weekender takes place from 8-10 March and features a series of special events for all ages. What’s on at…
