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 as Mary Poppins and Matt Lee as Bert will be Milo Twomey as George...
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 Manchester’s first city wide international film festival once again welcomes...
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 Palace Theatre 14 – 16 Jan. Moscow City Ballet arrives in the UK on the...
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 Manchester’s theatre calendar highlighting the best in fringe theatre from the...
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. First up is Macbeth, starring John Heffernan and Anna Maxwell which runs...
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 Theatre co-production: HUSBANDS & SONS By DH Lawrence, adapted by...
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 Kong Cinema to take stops at Manchester’s cinema and theatre complex as...
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 June 1975, Richard O’Brien’s The Rock Horror Show has become the...
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 play Wit. Directed by Raz Shaw, the play is set to be performed at the...
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 - Northern Ballet School - The Dancehouse Theatre Manchester City...
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 musical itself has scooped awards during its successful two year London...
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, theatre and film, is set to present the third instalment of Music &...
Home has announced that Delia Derbyshire Day 2016 will take place at Home on 17 January 2016, featuring music and visual art, celebrating the work and archive of Delia Derbyshire, a pioneer of electronic music who worked for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and is perhaps...
Manchester Opera House will play host to the magical family pantomime Cinderella from 5 December until 3 January. The production will star Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean as their may their panto debt as the Fairy Godparents. Swapping their ice skates for hi tech...
There’s a calm and quiet which falls upon the audience as the wonderful orchestra, conducted superbly by Gavin Sutherland, start to play the opening bars. The lengthy introduction is magnificent, grand and sets the scene. As the curtain rises we were introduced to...