Shakespeare’s whirldwind comedy Twelfy Night comes to Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre in April and May, directed by award-winning Jo Davies, making her Royal Exchange debut. With credits including Don Carlo, Kiss Me, Kate, The Marriage of Fagaro and Carousel, Jo Davies has worked as a director in London’s West End and on Broadway, on productions…
The Royal Exchange Theatre is set to host one of the world’s oldest dramas, Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Women. The new version by award-winning writer David Greig will be performed at the Royal Exchange from 10 March, running until 1 April, directed by Ramin Gray. Presented by Royal Exchange Theatre, Actors Touring Company and Royal Lyceum Theatre…
With 14 UK premieres, 76 artists, 46 performances, 15 public space installations, five discussion events and five new commissions, SICK! Festival returns to Manchester and Salford running from 8-25 March. The three-week programme featuring some of the finest and most hard-hitting new theatre, dance, film and public art from around the world, alongside fascinating debates,…
Salford born actor, writer, musician and UK national poetry slam champion Tom Gill brings his award-winning debut show to Manchester’s Royal Exchange following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival. Commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre, Growing Pains opens in The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre on Friday 10 for a two night run, after a sell-out stint…
After tackling sex, climate change and homelessness the award winning Contact Young Company take on cancer. Directed by award winning artist Adura Onashile (HeLa; Expensive Sh*t) There is a Light: Brightlight will premiere at Contact, commissioned as part of SICK! Festival before embarking on two national tours. The production is inspired by Brightlight, a two million…
A multi-sensory, immersive theatre show for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities is coming to The Lowry as part of a 59 date tour. The production, Home, has been devised by Frozen Light theatre company specifically for teenage and adult audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities. The play follows Scarlet and Olive in…
Proto-type Theater’s latest production A Machine They’re Secretly Building comes to The Lowry for one night on 1 March as part of a national tour. Taking inspiration from a quote by Edward Snowden, the company have combined original text and classified intelligence documents with film from digital artist Adam York Gregory, and music and sound…
Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre is set to host a number of writing classes as part of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting international series of workshops. The programme which is also streamed online at www.writeaplay.co.uk will offer three international workshops from Australia, India and New York in addition to the five Manchester sessions. Alongside the Pulitzer Prize…
Manchester theatre company Skint Productions returns with Beautiful Monster, a new play by Skint’s creative director Karlton Parris. Set on the eve of Mary Shelley’s death, Beautiful Monster tells of the final hours of the life of the iconic author of Frankenstein. She is in the grip of madness with visitations from the dead, husband…
The world premiere of Najia Bagi’s new live performance installation Move Me comes to Home next week. The collaborative performance with the Sacred Sounds Women’s Choir and singer and writer Ruby-Ann Paterson, which is supported by Home and Manchester Jazz Festival, invites audiences to discover and connect with the experiences of others. During the project…
