Audience: Performance

International Women’s Day Manchester Festival event at Central LibraryA group of women protesting
Image credit: MCC

With a day of performance, talks and lots of things to see, celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 at Central Library. This festival event will feature live music, dance, readings, and also speeches from influential women living and working in Manchester. There will also be the chance to connect with local community groups and find out […]

Breaking the Silence at Imperial War Museum NorthA collection of red ceramic poppies
Image credit: IWM

There will be a two-minute silence at IWM North at 11.00 am. The silence will then be broken with a performance by young people, aged 14-18. The young people have worked with a professional theatre company called ThickSkin to explore what Remembrance Day means to them. At the end of the two-minute silence, they will […]

eight-freestyle: Dick Whittington and his Amazing CatA pantomime dame - dressed in a yellow and blue dress with an orange octopus wig -stands with their hands underneath their chin.
Image credit: eight-freestyle/ Contact

The road to Contact is paved with pantomime gold this Christmas. Contact and theatre company eight-freestyle will present Dick Whittington and his Amazing Cat. This is a modern and Mancunian production of the classic Dick Whittington fairy tale. Join young Dick Whittington and his loyal cat ‘Scratch’ on their search for fame and fortune. Will […]

Ergon Theatre: The Wicked ProblemA person sits on a chair alone in the dark. They are surrounded by leaves on the floor.
Image credit: Drew Forsyth

This is a special piece of theatre where the audience find themselves at the centre of the first-ever climate law trial. The show is set in the year 2061 and the audience become the jury in the courtroom. It is the audience’s job to decide the fate of a person who has broken a climate […]

Aleiah’s Adventure at Wythenshawe Forum LibraryTwo actors perform on a stage. One wears a red hoody and the other a captain's sailor hat.

Aleiah’s Adventure is a beautiful family theatre show. Taking place as part of the Manchester Libraries Black History Month programme, the show tells the story of a young Deaf girl called Aleiah who becomes lost after leaving her family to step out into the world on her own. Join Aleiah as she discovers the stories […]

Aleiah’s Adventure at Longsight Library and Learning CentreTwo actors perform on a stage. One wears a red hoody and the other a captain's sailor hat.

Aleiah’s Adventure is a beautiful family theatre show. Taking place as part of the Manchester Libraries Black History Month programme, the show tells the story of a young Deaf girl called Aleiah who becomes lost after leaving her family to step out into the world on her own. Join Aleiah as she discovers the stories […]

Aleiah’s Adventure at Central LibraryTwo actors perform on a stage. One wears a red hoody and the other a captain's sailor hat.

Aleiah’s Adventure is a beautiful family theatre show. Taking place as part of the Manchester Libraries Black History Month programme, the show tells the story of a young Deaf girl called Aleiah who becomes lost after leaving her family to step out into the world on her own. Join Aleiah as she discovers the stories […]

Forgotten VoicesActress Shareesa Valentine will play Eva Moorhead Kadalie.
Image credit: Shareesa Valentine

For Black History Month, a brand new play will be performed in Hope Mill Theatre. Forgotten Voices tells the real-life story of Eva Moorhead Kadalie. Eva was the widow of South Africa’s first national black trade union leader, Clements Kadalie. Forgotten Voices is a story of pain and joy – but at the heart of […]

The MountaintopTwo actors perform on stage in The Mountaintop at the Royal Exchange Theatre.
Image credit: Image courtesy of Marc Brenner.

The Mountaintop is a theatre show set the night before the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.  

Black History Month 2021 at HOMEA performer stands on stage for a hip-hop and spoken word performance
Image credit: Fehinti Balogun.

This October, HOME bring a brilliant programme of work highlighting the work of Black artists in film, theatre, art, music and comedy. HOME will celebrate Black History Month with a specially curated programme of events. You’ll find performances, talks, film screenings and much more taking place throughout October. There will also be discussions, workshops and […]