Judy and Liza the musical to open at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre
Judy and Liza, the musical charting the careers and relationship between Hollywood mother and daughter Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli opens in Manchester this month.
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Christine Mackie to take title role in all female and non-binary production of Lear
HER Productions, Unseemly Women and Girl Gang Manchester have announced the casting of Coronation Street’s Christine Mackie in Lear.
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Hope Mill Theatre will stage a new production of The Wiz this Christmas
Hope Mill Theatre has confirmed that it will stage a new UK production of The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” this Christmas. The production features music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, based on the book by William F Brown and original orchestrations by Harold Wheeler. The Wiz is a retelling of…
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Rent set to open at Hope Mill Theatre in August
Hope Mill Theatre has announced that its production of the classic rock musical Rent will open on 6 August. The production returns after only being able to perform 5 live shows last autumn prior to lockdown. [adrotate banner=”3″] Rent will open for a limited season running from 6 August until 19 September 2021. Casting for…
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Hope Mill Theatre will open a Community Hub and Theatre School
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre has announced that it will launch a Community Hub and also the Hope Mill Theatre School. The Community Hub and small studio theatre will be based on Pollard Street next to Hope Mill Theatre and include a large studio space and more intimate studio. [adrotate banner=”3″] In addition the venue will…
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Hope Mill Theatre’s Play Reading Club celebrates third anniversary
Hope Mill Theatre’s Play Reading Club has celebrated its third birthday, with the event thriving during the pandemic. Established in early 2017 the drop-in group, which meets from 11am to 1pm on the last Friday of every month, now has over 40 participants, who enjoy reading aloud a play together. [adrotate banner=”3″] During the pandemic…
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Hope Mill Theatre’s Turn On Fest 2021 postponed
Following the recent announcement of a further national lockdown, Hope Mill Theatre have confirmed that Turn On Fest 2021 has been postponed. Rescheduled dates are to be announced in due course. [adrotate banner=”3″] In a statement from Hope Mill Theatre, the venue thanked everybody who had been working to make the event happen, including partners,…
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Turn On Fest to return to Hope Mill Theatre
After a successful debut in 2020, Turn On Fest is returning to Hope Mill Theatre in 2021 with a programme filled with live and digital events. The festival aims to develop and celebrate LGBTQIA+ local artists in Manchester, running for two weeks in January 2021. [adrotate banner=”3″] The 2021 Turn On Fest is set to…
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Hope Mill Theatre to live stream UK premiere of documentary on Olympia Dukakis
Hope Mill Theatre is set to live stream the UK premiere of a new documentary celebrating the career of Oscar-winning icon Olympia Dukakis. Olympia, directed by Harry Mavromichalis, will be streamed free of charge on Hope Mill Theatre’s facebook page at 6pm on Friday 10 July, although Hope Mill Theatre is asking for donations from…
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Manchester theatre company Broken Biscuits bring dark comedy Welcome to Shangri-La to Hope Mill Theatre
Manchester theatre company Broken Biscuits will present Gemma Langford’s dark comedy Welcome to Shangri-La at Hope Mill Theatre, opening next week. Written by Manchester born and based BAFTA Break-through Brit Gemma Langford, Welcome to Shangri-Law challenges audiences to look at their own definition of normality, questioning “am I alright?”. [adrotate banner=”3″] What is Welcome to…
