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?…
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…
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…
Angela Carter’s novel Wise Children comes to Home Manchester in a theatre production adapted and directed by Emma Rice. The world premiere production is brought to Home Manchester by Wise Children and The Old Vic, co-produced by Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Oxford Playhouse and York Theatre Royal. What is Wise Children about? It’s 23 April, Shakespeare’s…
Manchester-based theatre company Box of Tricks return with their new production SparkPlug at Home Manchester. Box of Tricks is written by and stars David Judge. Joint Artistic Director of Box of Tricks, Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder, directs the production. SparkPlug will open at Home Manchester, running for 10 days before going out on an extensive 18-venue tour,…
Award winning theatre company 1927 brings The Animals and Children Took to the Streets to Home Manchester in February. The production follows eight years of international touring for the company. The Animals and Children Took to the Streets is written and directed by Suzanne Andrade. The production merges live music, performance and storytelling with film…
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…
Manchester Animation Festival is set to open at HOME Manchester. The three-day festival celebrates animation in all its forms. Now in its fourth year, Manchester Animation Festival has become the largest animation festival in the UK. It features a packed programme of animated shorts, feature films, retrospective screenings, workshops, networking events, panel discussions, screen talks…
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…
