Diversity have announced a UK tour to celebrate their 10 year anniversary, including two shows at Manchester’s Palace Theatre. Since winning the third series of Britain’s Got Talent, Diversity have had eight sell out UK tours, selling more than half a million tickets. Creator and choreographer Ashley Banjo said of the forthcoming tour “Born Ready…
Manchester dance company, Company Chamelon, feature in a new documentary with Darcey Bussell – Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness, broadcast next week. The one-off documentary investigates why dance, more than any other form of exercise, has such a positive effect on mood and behaviour. In her quest for answers Darcey visits Company Chameleon and follows…
HOME Manchester has announced a new season of more than 20 theatre shows coming to the cultural venue in 2019. At the same time the venue has committed to international programming, nurturing new talent and building-wide festivals and celebrations. Shows coming to HOME Manchester include a production of Wise Children, directed by Emma Rice; Hofesh…
Tony, Olivier and Grammy award winning show The Book of Mormon will run at Manchester’s Palace Theatre for six weeks, opening in June 2019. The smash-hit Broadway musical, written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez made its world premiere in March 2019. Since opening at New York’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre more than seven…
Two new exhibitions open at Home Manchester this weekend featuring site-responsive work and multi-media maximalism. Darren Nixon: Coming soon to your screen (pictured) opens on Friday 9 November, whilst John Walter: CAPSID launches on Saturday 10 November. Darren Nixon: Coming soon to your screen The new site-responsive work by Darren Nixon is a large-scale painting over…
Home Manchester will host the France Now season in its Theatre 2 Space. The season follows the success of previous Berlin Now and Cuba Now runs. France Now will celebrate thrilling, emerging work from France, inviting three young companies to take a close-up look at life on the other side of the Channel. France Now…
With West End and Broadway sensation Wicked ready to return to Manchester’s Palace Theatre, Elphaba celebrated Halloween atop King Street Townhouse. This Christmas, the spectacular touring production of WICKED will fly home to where it began, the Palace Theatre in Manchester, for one final time. The limited five-week engagement, from 4 December 2018 to 5…
One of the Fringe’s favourite comedians, Felicity Ward, is hyped up, jumped up and ready to Bust a Nut on her second nationwide tour this autumn. The run of 27 dates follows amazing reviews and an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination at this year’s festival! In fact, she’s been busting a nut since her last tour….
Hip-hop musical comedian Abandoman (aka Rob Broderick) is back on tour and set to perform at Manchester’s Gorilla next week. Ireland’s finest, the rapper/comedian, will be performing his biggest shows to date. And this time he’s going solo. Over the years, Abandoman has been accompanied by a host of musicians but this time it will…
A pop-up cinema is coming to Mayfield Depot, near Manchester Piccadilly, bringing a series of festive (and non-festive) favourites to the big screen. Cinema goers will enter a magical kingdom through a secret wardrobe, finding themselves in an enchanted forest full of festive surprises. Running over four long weekends from November 23 to December 16,…
