WHAT'S ON AT HOME, MANCHESTER
What's On at HOME, Manchester
Home Manchester is a bustling venue that boasts two theatres, five cinemas and an arts centre with gallery. It is one of the few UK venues that produces, commissions and presents work across all mediums of film, theatre and visual art. Home opened in 2015, merging the Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company into one space. Theatre 1 has a seated capacity of 500, whilst theatre 2 is 150 in a flexible studio space.
Home Mcr hosts drama, dance, film, visual arts, new commissions, education and workshops. It showcases and works alongside both international and UK artists, with a keen eye on promoting local work. Home has premiered numerous projects, including work by local writer and actress Eve Steele.
Home has many shows, events and productions to look forward to including The Home We Made, The Lightening Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical, The Last Picture, Crime and Punishment, Tales From Acorn Wood Live, I, Daniel Blake, Malory Towers, and Thespians, . See what's on at the Home Mcr below and book tickets online.
Home Manchester is a bustling venue that boasts two theatres, five cinemas and an arts centre with gallery. It is one of the few UK venues that produces, commissions and presents work across all mediums of film, theatre and visual art. Home opened in 2015, merging the Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company into one space. Theatre 1 has a seated capacity of 500, whilst theatre 2 is 150 in a flexible studio space.
Home Mcr hosts drama, dance, film, visual arts, new commissions, education and workshops. It showcases and works alongside both international and UK artists, with a keen eye on promoting local work. Home has premiered numerous projects, including work by local writer and actress Eve Steele.
Home has many shows, events and productions to look forward to including The Home We Made, The Lightening Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical, The Last Picture, Crime and Punishment, Tales From Acorn Wood Live, I, Daniel Blake, Malory Towers, and Thespians, . See what's on at the Home Mcr below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at HOME, Manchester
The Lightning Thief: the Percy Jackson Musical
HOME
Wed 11 - Sun 22 Feb 2026
Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
HOME
Mon 6 - Sun 19 Jul 2026
Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends - Kool Story Bro
HOME
Wed 13 - Thu 14 May 2026
What's On at HOME, Manchester
Hamlet (15)
Cinemas
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Shakespearian titan, Ian McKellen, stars in this thrilling and uniquely modern take on The Bard's classic tragedy. A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare's classic tragedy is reimag...Artefacts of Interaction: Artist-led workshop with Will Belshah
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 February 2026
Led by Manchester-based artist Will Belshah, this workshop is an invitation to explore art as a space for connection and recovery through collaborative art making. RECOVERIST = recovery + activist. Informed by Artefacts of Interaction, an e...H is for Hawk (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
When Helen's beloved father passes away, she is knocked sideways by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. She becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk, and so s...Hamnet (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, struggles to come to terms with the loss of their only son, Hamnet ? the grief driving a wedge between the couple. Shakespeare, meanwhile, channels the tragedy and his sorrow into his work, creating H...July Rhapsody (18) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 February 2026
Brimming with serene beauty, July Rhapsody by Hong Kong director Ann Hui and scriptwriter Ivy Ho is a profound and soothing tale about how one paddles through life?s chaos like the Yangtze river. On the surface, Lam leads a successful life ...July Rhapsody - 4K Restoration (18)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 February 2026
Brimming with serene beauty, July Rhapsody by Hong Kong director Ann Hui and scriptwriter Ivy Ho is a profound and soothing tale about how one paddles through life?s chaos like the Yangtze river. On the surface, Lam leads a successful life ...July Rhapsody - 4K Restoration (18) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 February 2026
Brimming with serene beauty, July Rhapsody by Hong Kong director Ann Hui and scriptwriter Ivy Ho is a profound and soothing tale about how one paddles through life?s chaos like the Yangtze river. On the surface, Lam leads a successful life ...My Father's Shadow (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
Fola (a magnetic ??p?? D?r?s?) is an enigmatic figure in his sons? lives. As they traverse Lagos, Remi and Akin (real-life brothers Chibuike Marvellous and Godwin Egbo) begin to understand him as a person, and the sacrifices he has made for...No Other Choice (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
When paper company employee Yoo Man-su is abruptly laid off, he loses the perfect life he?s worked hard for. When a new job comes along, he realises a perfect plan - getting rid of his competition via any available means. Director Park?s de...Nouvelle Vague (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
Nouvelle Vague is Richard Linklater?s love letter to the spellbinding magic of French cinema, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard?s revolutionary Breathless, which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of the French New Wave. ?As cr...Saipan (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
The thrilling story of the infamous confrontation between iconic Republic of Ireland football captain Roy Keane and his national team manager Mick McCarthy during the Irish team?s preparations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The intense rivalr...The Chronology of Water (18)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
A journey through the sensuous and the sensual, Kristen Stewart?s directorial debut chronicles Lidia Yuknavitch?s life as she experiences and processes childhood abuse, first love, addiction and grief, led by a raw and magnetic performance ...The History of Sound (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Thursday 12 February 2026
In 1917, Lionel - a young, talented music student - meets David at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music. Years later, Lionel receives a letter from David, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwo...Mothers Who Make
Event Space
Monday 9 February - Friday 4 December 2026
A peer support group and creative exchange session for mothers who are artists - professional and/or passionate - writers, painters, actors, dancers, filmmakers, photographers... every kind of maker welcome, and every kind of mother. The se...Tim Vine: Rocker 'Brella Fella (U) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Monday 9 February 2026
It?s Tim Vine in a brand-new, rocking Plastic Elvis feature film! Featuring 26 original new songs and a silly toe-tapping tale that?ll send your spirits soaring. Sam Salono returns home to Widestairs because the family umbrella business is ...
Jules et Jim (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Starting just before the Great War and spanning three decades, Fran?ois Truffaut?s hugely popular classic depicts one of cinema?s most captivating love triangles. Two best friends ? the Austrian Jules and the French Jim ? vie for the object...The Lightning Thief: the Percy Jackson Musical
Theatre 1
Wednesday 11 - Sunday 22 February 2026
Adapted from Rick Riordan's best-selling novel by Joe Tracz, writer of Be More Chill, and with an electrifying rock score by Rob Rokicki, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is the perfect adventure for gods and mortals alike. Wh...Iris 2025: Best Bits (15) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 11 February 2026
An evening of short films, showcasing award winners, audience favourites, and unforgettable stories from the 2025 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Screening in this programme:Y Tolldy?(Dir. Dan Thomas) - When Emyr visits his hometown with h...Iris 2025: Best Bits (CTBA) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 11 February 2026
An evening of short films, showcasing award winners, audience favourites, and unforgettable stories from the 2025 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Screening in this programme:Y Tolldy?(Dir. Dan Thomas) - When Emyr visits his hometown with h...Sentimental Value (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 11 February 2026 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has...Blue Boy Trial (18) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 12 February 2026
Tokyo, 1965. Amid growing internationalisation after the Olympics, the government introduces new measures to reinforce public morals, particularly public prostitution by women. However, the so-called ?Blue Boys,? transgender women who work ...House of Comedy
Theatre 2
Friday 13 - Saturday 14 February 2026
For one night only, enjoy a lineup of budding stars making waves in the comedy scene alongside nationally celebrated headline acts. House of Comedy night welcomes everyone, from die-hard comedy fans to those just looking for a last-minute l...When Love Broke the Law (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 14 February 2026
From forbidden kisses to real-life revolution, this double-bill of short films shows that love has always been our greatest act of defiance. In Two People Exchanging Saliva, affection itself is a crime - and yet, someone dares to kiss. In J...When Love Broke the Law (CTBA) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 14 February 2026
From forbidden kisses to real-life revolution, this double-bill of short films shows that love has always been our greatest act of defiance. In Two People Exchanging Saliva, affection itself is a crime - and yet, someone dares to kiss. In J...Family Film/ The Scarecrow's Wedding + The Highway Rat (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 15 - Friday 20 February 2026
Step into the wonderful world of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler with two family favourites telling charming stories of the countryside.?Films screening in this programme:The Scarecrow?s Wedding?Betty O?Barley and Harry O?Hay are devoted...Family Film/ The Scarecrow's Wedding + The Highway Rat (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 15 - Friday 20 February 2026
Step into the wonderful world of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler with two family favourites telling charming stories of the countryside.?Films screening in this programme:The Scarecrow?s Wedding?Betty O?Barley and Harry O?Hay are devoted...Royal Ballet/ Woolf Works (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 15 February 2026
Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds ? her heightened, startling and poignant reality.?Royal Ballet Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf?s signature stream of ...A Bad Summer (18)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 16 February 2026
Mamoru is a shy, introverted welfare department caseworker, impassively carrying out duties such as sanctioning fraudulent claimants due to pressure from his office superiors. One day, his colleague Yuko discovers that fellow caseworker Yoj...The Last Picture
Theatre 2
Wednesday 18 - Sunday 22 February 2026
This brand-new play by Catherine Dyson provides a thought-provoking exploration of empathy, imagination, and collective memory from the perspective of an emotional support dog, Sam. On a school trip to a photography exhibition, Sam gently g...We Are Parable presents: Wasteman + Murewa (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 18 February 2026
After years in prison, Taylor?s parole is approaching. But the arrival of a new cellmate, Dee, sees Taylor roped into violent inmate rivalries that endanger his fresh start. Cal McMau?s feature debut is an intense and claustrophobic portrai...
ANGRY SQUAD: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers (18)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 19 February 2026
Straight-laced tax office employee Jiro falls victim to the clever scam of genius con artist Makoto, losing a large sum of money. When Jiro confronts Makoto, instead of returning the money, Makoto proposes a deal: if he helps Jiro con a tax...Oxventure
Theatre 1
Friday 20 - Saturday 21 February 2026
With all things table-top, from Outside Xbox and Outside Xtra, the massively successful video game channels devoted to Dungeons & Dragons, Blades in the Dark, One-Shot Wonder and more, The Oxventurers Guild make their triumphant return wit...PREVIEW / Double Solo Spring Exhibitions
HOME, Manchester
Friday 20 February 2026
Join us for the preview of our solo spring exhibitions opening in HOME?s Main Gallery, offering the opportunity to see them before they open to the public. Exhibitions of new large-scale sculpture by Nicola Ellis: Exercises in Knowing and G...Blether Presents: Creating & Writing Solo Performance from Experience with Kate Ireland
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
A workshop from the producers of Golden TimeJoin Scottish Poet Performer Kate Ireland and community arts collective Blether for a two hourworkshop on creating and writing work that links to our personal experience. This workshop is informed...Gabriel Kidd: I found the giant and he was dead
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 February - Sunday 17 May 2026
Through sculpture, drawing, sound, and writing, Kidd?s work utilises queer tactics of parody, fluidity and vitality, to explore mythology, ecology and history. In Gabriel Kidd?s first institutional solo show, they have created an immersive ...Like Asura (18)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
In the winter of 1979, the four Takezawa sisters reunite after discovering their aging father?s secret love affair. Choosing to shield their mother, Fuji, from the truth, each of the quartet?s personal problems and secrets also come to ligh...Nicola Ellis: Exercises in Knowing
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 February - Sunday 17 May 2026
For this exhibition, Exercises in Knowing, Nicola Ellis has created three new bodies of work that extend her ongoing collaboration with the steel enclosure manufacturer Ritherdon & Co in Darwen, Lancashire. In it, Ellis explores how we rela...Ghost Killer (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 25 February 2026
University student Fumika drunkenly trips in the street after an unsuccessful date. Pulling herself up, she notices a bullet casing lying on the ground and picks it up. When she returns home, she is shocked to see the ghostly owner of the e...Golden Time
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 26 February - Sunday 1 March 2026
How do we incentivise our joy? Do we feel like our free time has to be earned?Golden Time is a primary school incentive rewarding free time and play for good behaviour. Kate?starts working in a primary school and experiences this reward sys...Golden Time (and Other Behavioural Management Strategies)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 February 2026
How do we incentivise our joy? Do we feel like our free time has to be earned?Golden Time is a primary school incentive rewarding free time and play for good behaviour. Kate?starts working in a primary school and experiences this reward sys...Creative Tiny Humans
HOME, Manchester
Friday 27 February - Saturday 28 November 2026
Join us in the Creativity Corner for our baby and toddler group drop in session to enjoy crafts, chats and creativity. Expect making for tiny hands, stories and most importantly PLAY. Join artist and community facilitator Phoebe Foxtrot on ...She Taught Me Serendipity (18)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 28 February 2026
Toru?s university life is plagued by tedium. Struggling to find his place, his only joys are the antics of his classmate Yamane, his sole friend on campus, and Sacchan, his musically gifted co-worker. Everything changes when Toru meets Hana...NT Live/ The Audience (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 1 - Tuesday 3 March 2026
Returning to the big screen for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award-winning hit production, The Audience, directed by Stephen Daldry. For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with...Missing Child Videotape (18)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 March 2026
Keita, a quiet, seemingly ordinary young man, is haunted by the guilt he carries over the mysterious disappearance of his younger brother, Hinata, in the mountains. Now an adult, Keita spends his days volunteering for missing person search ...Saara El-Arifi & Rosie Hewlett
Theatre 2
Tuesday 3 - Wednesday 4 March 2026
Join the award-winning, bestselling author behind FAEBOUND, Saara El-Arifi and Sunday Times bestselling writer Rosie Hewlett for an evening of history, mythology and feminist storytelling. In conversation together, Saara and Rosie will unpa...
Cleo From 5-7 (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Agn?s Varda?s classic Cleo From 5-7 captures Paris at the height of the 60s. Expertly crafted and intriguingly told, the film unfolds in real time following a singer whose life is in turmoil as she awaits a test result from a biopsy. As Cle...Tim Key
Theatre 1
Thursday 5 - Sunday 8 March 2026
 Comedian and poet Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme) again pops his suit on, plods about, in a brand new show, Loganberry. Bit gutted he's old. Guzzling continental lager. Magneti...The Corinthians: We Were The Champions (PG) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 5 March 2026
This is the incredible real-life story of the original rebel girls of football ? The Corinthians Ladies FC from Manchester ? who defied The FA?s 50-year ban on women playing to become global champions. Told exclusively by 10 surviving playe...Playreading Sessions
Event Space
Friday 6 March - Saturday 7 November 2026
HOME's popular Playreading group meets on the first Friday of most months. The sessions, which are open to all, offer an opportunity to read and discuss plays that are linked to our theatre productions, or discover new plays from local tal...Box Of Tales
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 March 2026
World-famous magical explorer Professor Jigget has been on yet another story-collecting adventure. This time, he's managed to squish and squash all of his new stories into one big Box of Tales. Surely nothing can go wrong with that now... c...The Last Blossom (18)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
Minoru, serving a life sentence, awaits a lonely death in his prison cell. The only real sign of life in the cell is a potted balsam flower - hosenka in Japanese. One night, Minoru begins sharing his life story with the flower that, improba...Royal Ballet/ Giselle (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 8 March 2026
The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair. Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent on killing an...Teki Cometh (18)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Gisuke is a retired French literature professor. Since his wife?s death, he has lived quietly alone in a traditional Japanese house. He leads a regular life and enjoys occasional company from former students, all the while considering endin...Othello (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Sunday 15 March 2026
Shakespeare?s Othello rages to life like never before in a compelling new production starring David Harewood OBE, Toby Jones OBE and Caitlin FitzGerald. Directed by Tony Award-winner Tom Morris OBE with music by PJ Harvey, this epic story o...Eastbenders
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 12 - Sunday 15 March 2026
We're coming to Manc to throw a big East End bash with the most iconic Albert Square residents as you've never seen them before... Get the bubbly out of the fridge, because we're taking the East all the way North, and turning HOME Theatre i...The Marbles (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 12 March 2026
The Marbles is a compelling new documentary examining one of history's most controversial cultural disputes - the removal of the Parthenon Marbles, and the ongoing campaign to return them to Greece. From imperial acquisition to modern-day a...Resurrection (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
With his senses-ravishing third feature, visionary director Bi Gan takes his deepest plunge yet into the realm of pure cinematic dreamscape. In a world where humans have forsaken dreams in exchange for immortality, a dreaming monster embark...Dungeon Crawler Carl
Theatre 1
Monday 16 - Tuesday 17 March 2026
 New York Times bestselling author Matt Dinniman and legendary voice actor Jeff Hays are hitting the road with the highly anticipated Dungeon Crawler Carl LIVE TOUR, bringing the wildly popular book series to the stage for the first time...Another World (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 18 March 2026
After death and before reincarnation, the souls of the deceased pass through a fantastical realm known as Another World. Gudo is a spirit tasked with guiding these transient souls to their next life. ?While helping a young girl named Yuri, ...Crime and Punishment
Theatre 1
Thursday 19 - Sunday 22 March 2026
In the heart of a bustling city, a penniless student murders in cold blood. He is caught in a spiral of paranoia and delusion as a cunning detective circles. Only the chance of love offers a way out. Â What drives a young man to murder? Th...
How to get to HOME, Manchester
HOME Frequently Asked Questions
2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, M15 4FN
There are number of car parks close to Home Manchester. The closest car park is Q-Park First Street.
If you pre-book online, use code HOMEMCR25 to receive a discount of 25%.
The nearest train stations are Deansgate (approximately a 6 minute walk) and Oxford Road (approximately a 9 minute walk).
The nearest tram stop is St Peter's Square (approximately a 4 minute walk) or Deansgate Castlefield (approximately a 6 minute walk).
Theatre 1 has a seating capacity of 500. Theatre 2 has a capacity of 150.
Please contact Home directly. Click here for further details.
If you would like to buy a ticket in person from Home, their box office opening hours are 12.00 - 20.00. Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here.
When we know of a duration of a show, we add it to the description of the show on our event pages. For example, on our Wicked event page, after the description of the show we have added the duration of the show in large capital letters. If the time isn't listed, we do not have the information yet. We update our pages daily so it maybe a case of knowing closer to the performance itself, so keep checking.
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Most Popular Shows and Events at HOME, Manchester
The Lightning Thief: the Percy Jackson Musical
HOME
Wed 11 - Sun 22 Feb 2026
Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
HOME
Mon 6 - Sun 19 Jul 2026
Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends - Kool Story Bro
HOME
Wed 13 - Thu 14 May 2026
