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theatre Nikesh Shukla: Brown Baby
Contact | 2 November 2023

How do we raise our kids with joy and wonder in uncertain and – let’s face it – increasingly bleak times?

theatre Palace Theatre Tour
Palace Theatre | 11 August 2023

Opened in 1891, The Palace Theatre is one of Manchester’s oldest and most beautiful theatres. Get behind the scenes with this tour.

theatre Frankie Goes to Bollywood
HOME | 15 – 25 May 2024

HOME is excited to announce a brand new co-production musical Frankie Goes to Bollywood, coming to Manchester in Summer 2024.

theatre Work It Out
HOME | 1 – 16 March 2024

Work It Out is a new comedy-drama crafted by award-winning writer-performer Eve Steele, a bittersweet tale of triumph, friendship, and conquering inner demons.

theatre Vignettes
Contact | 4 – 5 October 2023

Six new short plays, written in special collaboration with Manchester Rape Crisis, in honour of their 45th Anniversary.

theatre Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People
Contact | 1 – 2 December 2023

The legendary annual celebration of all things curious and creative returns to Manchester. Nine Lessons is a variety night like no other.

theatre Robin Ince: Weapons of Empathy
Contact | 21 September 2023

Robin Ince takes audiences on a celebratory tour of the places books can take us, and of the ideas that can make wonder and widen the sky.

theatre Hot Orange
Contact | 28 – 30 November 2023

Hot Orange follows Amina and Tandeki as they navigate what it takes to sustain love and friendship beyond childhood idealism – and the moment you fall in love.

theatre Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel
Contact | 16 November 2023

The Fool leaves King Lear before the blinding. Before the ice-creams in the interval. Tim Crouch draws on ideas of virtual reality to send the character back to the wreckage of the world they left.

theatre Brown Boys Swim
Contact | 25 – 28 October 2023

Fierce, funny, and brimming with heart, Karim Khan examines the pressures faced by young Muslim men in this exhilarating new play about fitting in and striking out.

theatre 14%
Contact | 14 – 28 October 2023

Set against the frenzy of the Lioness’ success, this brand new multi-sensory play by Keisha Thompson invites you on a journey inside the confines of a post-match train carriage.

theatre Census
Contact | 13 – 16 September 2023

Experience a digital-led theatre show that celebrates their North Manchester heritage, brimming with Moston spirit, and asks questions about what class means today.

music New Dawn Fades: A Play about Joy Division & Manchester
Royal Northern College of Music | 13 – 14 October 2023

A new production of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester returns to RNCM.

theatre Little Red
HOME | 29 November – 6 December 2023

Join HOME this Christmas for a bold and highly theatrical re-telling of the well-known classic tale packed with music, dance and song.

theatre This Kind of Black
HOME | 15 – 18 November 2023

This Kind of Black (Requiem for Black Boys) is the powerful new stage show from poet and musician Reece Williams.

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