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…
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…
Word of Warning has announced its Spring 2017 programme, featuring two award winning shows, whistle blowing, and a series of ‘Pay What You Decide’ shows at venues across Manchester including the Royal Exchange, Z-arts, The Whitworth and The Lowry. So, what’s on? Wednesday 25 January, 8pm The Lowry Studio Castle Rock presented by Massive Owl…
After a third consecutive sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Puppet State Theatre Company’s adaption of Jean Giono’s The Man Who Planted Trees is produced at the Royal Exchange Theatre’s Studio from Monday 19 to Saturday 31 December. A French shepherd sets out with his dog to plant a forest and transform a…
Transforming the Royal Exchange into the hustle and bustle of New York City, Derek Bond returns to the theatre this Christmas to direct the Tony-nominated Broadway hit Sweet Charity. Bursting at the seams with instantly recognisable hit songs (Rhythm of Life, Big Spender, and If My Friends Could See Me Now) and choreography by Aletta…
Major revival of Hugh Whitemore’s celebrated story of Alan Turing Hugh Whitemore’s Tony-nominated play Breaking The Code is set for a major revival as BAFTA award-winning actor Daniel Rigby takes on the role of mathematical genius Alan Turing. Manchester born Rigby leads a cast of eight in the Royal Exchange’s new production of this compelling…
Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre will be hosting seven new plays and four debates as part of the B!rth Festival, running 19-22 October. A creative partnership with The Oglesby Charitable Trust, B!rth is an international theatre festival designed to generate debate on a global scale. Bringing together leading voices from the worlds of art, science, academia,…
Ben Batt to join Maxine Peake on stage The full cast has now been confirmed for the Royal Exchange Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire, designed by Fly Davis, running from 8 September to 15 October. Maxine Peake takes on the role of Williams’ fragile heroine Blanche DuBois, who, battling a gripping addiction, looks…
The sharp comic genius of Howard Jacobson is brought to the stage in the world premiere of Simon Bent’s witty adaptation of best-selling novel The Mighty Walzer. This achingly funny coming-of-age story sees Oliver Walzer carry the dreams of his dysfunctional family on his shy and bookish shoulders, that is until he discovers ping-pong and…
Winner of a Judges Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Bird is a World Premiere of a stunningly poetic new play by Welsh playwright Katherine Chandler. A co-production between the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Sherman Theatre Bird brings together a cast of talented Welsh and Manchester performers and is directed by Sherman Theatre’s Artistic…
