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 Seance, An Evening With Oti Mabuse, Shawshank Redepmtion, 1884, Census, and the new Disney musical Freaky Friday. 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 Seance, An Evening With Oti Mabuse, Shawshank Redepmtion, 1884, Census, and the new Disney musical Freaky Friday. See what's on at the Home Mcr below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at HOME, Manchester
What's On at HOME, Manchester
28 Years Later (15)
Cinemas
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland reunite for a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a rut...FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE Exhibition
Gallery
Friday 18 July - Sunday 10 August 2025
Home is a precarious notion for cultures in a constant state of motion and displacement. FALE SA / SACRED HOUSE asks FAFSWAG artists to create a site forceremonial transformation, imagining a future HOME for our celestial bodies, sacredobje...Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Francis Ford Coppola?s reimagines Joseph Conrad?s classic novella Heart of Darkness - transferring the action to the chaos of the Vietnam War, and producing an epic work that occupies a significant, and sometimes controversial, space in cin...Barry Lyndon - 50th Anniversary (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Barry Lydon is Stanley Kubrick's epic costume drama based on William Makepeace Thackeray's beautiful novel. It tells the story of a young rogue who wanders through life getting lost in various adventures, meeting his share of women and oddb...Friendship (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Craig Waterman sees no reason to change his life or make new friends? until Austin moves into the neighbourhood. Mysterious yet friendly, macho but vulnerable, Austin transforms everything for Craig, but Craig?s obsessive and childlike natu...Harvest (18)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Over seven hallucinatory days, a village with no name, in an undefined time and place, disappears. Townsman-turned-farmer Walter Thirsk and befuddled lord of the manor Charles Kent are childhood friends about to face an invasion from the ou...Hot Milk (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Set in the scorching heat of a Spanish summer, the film follows Rose and her daughter Sofia as they travel to the seaside town of Almer?a to consult G?mez, an enigmatic healer who may hold the key to Rose?s mysterious illness, which has led...Human Traffic - 4K Restoration (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Looking for an escape from boring nine-to-five jobs, bad relationships and dysfunctional families, five Cardiff friends plan a night out to remember, dominated by clubs, drugs, pubs and parties. Journey with them through the highs and lows ...My Life as a Courgette (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Courgette is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. But, despite his eccentricities, Courgette?s story is surprisingly universal. After a tragic accident, Courgette is befriended by a police officer named Raymond, who accompanies him ...Nine Queens - 25th Anniversary (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Two small-time swindlers run into each other one morning in Buenos Aires and become involved in a half a million dollar deal. An urgent deal that will allow no time for doubts: they have to accept it, do what it takes, or lose the opportuni...The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer back together. ?Charles? fantasy quickly turns into reality when the...The Other Way Around (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
After 15 years together, Ale and Alex have come up with the crazy idea of throwing a party to celebrate their break up - like a wedding but the other way around. ?While their friends and family are sceptical, they seem to be sure of their d...The Road to Patagonia (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Follow ecologist Matty Hannon on an incredible solo adventure as he leaves his life in the city behind for the great outdoors.?Surfing his way along the west coast of the Americas, his ambitious voyage takes him from the Alaskan wilderness ...The Shrouds (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 July 2025
In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh has developed a new software that will allow the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of loved ones dead and buried in the earth. ?While Karsh is still ...Family Film/ My Life as a Courgette (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
Courgette is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. But, despite his eccentricities, Courgette?s story is surprisingly universal. After a tragic accident, Courgette is befriended by a police officer named Raymond, who accompanies him ...
The Last Days of Disco (15) + Q&A 35mm
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Self-confident Charlotte and demure Alice work in low-level publishing jobs by day and search for entertainment and romance at night in the Manhattan club scene of the early 80s.?All the while, the two women must navigate their jobs, relati...Write Yourself: An autobiographical playwriting workshop for BESEA Creatives
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 24 July 2025
Explore playful, creative tools to start writing an autobiographical play, away from the pressure of a blank page. Specifically for British East & South East Asian creatives, we?ll delve into translating the themes of East Asian identity an...Purple Rain (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 25 - Thursday 31 July 2025
Prince makes a spectacular feature film debut in this highly autobiographical blockbuster that won both an Oscar and a Grammy for its pulsating score. Soundtrack hits from Prince and the Revolution include Let?s Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Pu...Chinatown Cha-Cha (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 26 July 2025
At the remarkable age of 92, Coby Yee, a former starlet and owner of the illustrious Forbidden City Nightclub, reclaims her place in the spotlight for one last tour with the senior dance troupe, Grant Avenue Follies. Led by Cynthia Yee ? an...Family Film/ Bee Movie (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 26 - Wednesday 30 July 2025
Barry B. Benson, an ambitious young worker bee, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. Deciding to soar out into the world in search of nectar and adventure, Barry breaks one of the cardinal rules of beedom by speaking to...The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 27 - Wednesday 30 July 2025
Makoto is a typical teenage girl who spends most of her days slacking off with friends. One day while rushing to meet her aunt, she nearly gets hit by a train, but at the last second, finds herself jumping backwards in time to before the ac...Baby & Carer/ The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 31 July 2025
The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer back together. ?Charles? fantasy quickly turns into reality when the...Playreading Sessions
Event Space
Friday 1 August - Friday 5 December 2025
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...Big Bad Wolf
Theatre 2
Saturday 2 August 2025
ByteBack Theatre present a magical adventure, for ages 5-11, about friendship, resilience and being yourself! Follow the story of the often misunderstood Big Bad Wolf and see how he ended up being the villain of so many fairy tales through...Little HOME/ Zog & Tabby McTat (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 August 2025
Enjoy a double-bill of family favourites from the charming creative world of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.?Films screening in this programme are:?Zog?Dir. Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon / Lenny Henry, Hugh Skinner, Patsy Ferran?Zog wants t...Campfire Tales
Theatre 1
Sunday 3 August 2025
Welcome to Campfire Tales by League Of Curiosity, a wildly imaginative, laugh-out-loud, and heartwarming journey, for ages 5+, into the world of traditional folk tales - reimagined with live music, original songs, and a touch of beautifu...Mythical Beasts of Manchester Workshop
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 3 August 2025
Unleash your imagination in this magical, hands-on workshop for families! Step into a world of curious creatures and tall tales as you create your own Mythical Beast of Manchester. Guided by storytellers and artists, you?ll cut, collage, an...Summer Wars (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 3 - Tuesday 5 August 2025
Kenji is a shy, part-time moderator for OZ, the virtual reality world that powers everyday life, until pretty and popular Natsuki recruits him to be her fake boyfriend.?While posing as an affluent suitor to Natsuki?s family, Kenji finds tha...Holloway (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 7 August 2025
Six women return to the now abandoned Holloway Prison to take part in a women?s circle. Sharing some of the most intimate experiences of their lives, they unravel what led each of them to prison, building an eye-opening portrait of failing ...Family Film/ E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 9 - Wednesday 13 August 2025
When an alien is inadvertently left behind on earth and pursued by government agents, he takes refuge in the Taylor family?s garden shed.?After being discovered by young Elliot Taylor and named E.T., the alien forms a close bond with his ne...
Women Over 50 Film Festival/ Longing belonging lost (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Being part of a gang, a family, a partnership means we belong. But roles change, allegiances shift, and sometimes we're the ones left outside. Women Over 50 Film Festival celebrates older women on both sides of the camera, challenging the a...Women Over 50 Film Festival/ Longing belonging lost (CTBA) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Being part of a gang, a family, a partnership means we belong. But roles change, allegiances shift, and sometimes we're the ones left outside. Women Over 50 Film Festival celebrates older women on both sides of the camera, challenging the a...Lesbian Space Princess (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
Introverted space princess Saira is devastated when she is unexpectedly dumped by her girlfriend Kiki for being needy.?Deep in the depths of despair, Saira is thrown a lifeline when Kiki abruptly calls for help. Kiki has been kidnapped by f...54 (Director's Cut) (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 16 August 2025
Shane, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding a more exciting life at iconic nightclub Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco, plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamouring to get...Family Film/ Savages (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 16 - Wednesday 20 August 2025
At the edge of Borneo?s lush rainforest, Keria rescues a baby orangutan from the palm oil plantation where her father works. When her young cousin Selai arrives - seeking refuge from the clash between his Indigenous community and encroachin...Vegas In Space (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 16 August 2025
Captain Dan Tracey and their crew are tasked with an important secret mission: to investigate the strange goings-on at the distant pleasure resort of Vegas in Space.?But before they can touch-down on the ?babes-only world?, the intrepid ? a...The Watermelon Woman (15) + shorts
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 17 August 2025
Cheryl is a twentysomething black lesbian, living in Philadelphia and struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, a beautiful and elusive 1930s black film actress popularly known as ?The Watermelon Woman.??While uncovering the mean...You Don't Nomi (18)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 19 August 2025
It was trash. It was art. It was Showgirls.?In 1995, Paul Verhoeven?s Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. ?With a host of compelling archive footage and new fascinating interviews, You Don?t Nomi explore...Showgirls (18) + event
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 21 August 2025
Running from a troubled past, a mysterious young drifter who calls herself Nomi Malone hitches a ride to Las Vegas, where she sets her sights on clawing her way to the top of the glamourous world of showgirls.?Derided on its initial release...Jacqueline Wilson
Theatre 1
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Join Dame Jacqueline Wilson in conversation with a leading host for a night of nostalgia and stories. Every ticket comes with a copy of PICTURE IMPERFECT, the long-awaited sequel to The Illustrated Mum for adult readers. We'll be taking y...Badnam Basti (CTBA) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 28 August 2025
Originally believed lost and only recently rediscovered, Badnam Basti is regarded as Indian cinema?s first queer film. Prem Kapoor?s debut feature is an artfully crafted musical melodrama, which revolves around a complex love triangle betwe...Creative Tiny Humans
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
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 ...Cult/ Branded to Kill (18)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 August 2025
Seijun Suzuki's delirious 1967 hit-man film has drawn comparisons with contemporaries Le Samourai and Point Blank and influenced directors such as John Woo, Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino among others.?The story of laconic yakuza Hanada...Family Film/ Labyrinth (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
For 16-year-old Sarah Williams, babysititng her infant stepbrother Toby on a weekend night isn?t her idea of fun. Frustrated by his crying, she secretly imagines the Goblins from her favorite book, Labyrinth, carrying Toby away.?But when he...Labyrinth (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
For 16-year-old Sarah Williams, babysititng her infant stepbrother Toby on a weekend night isn?t her idea of fun. Frustrated by his crying, she secretly imagines the Goblins from her favorite book, Labyrinth, carrying Toby away.?But when he...
Battleship Potemkin - Music by Pet Shop Boys (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 31 August 2025
Mark the centenary of the legendary Battleship Potemkin with a special big screen presentation of Sergei Eisenstein's silent masterpiece as you?ve never seen ? or heard ? it before. Screening from a restored version made by Deutsche Kinemat...Wolf Children (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 31 August - Tuesday 2 September 2025
College student Hana falls in love with a ?wolf man? and together they have two half-human, half-wolf children, Ame and Yuki. The young family?s happy but humble life comes to an abrupt end when the father is tragically killed during a hunt...National Theatre Live - Inter Alia (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Sunday 28 September 2025
Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) makes her National Theatre debut as Jessica in this searing examination of modern masculinity and motherhood. Written by Suzie Miller and directed by Justin Martin following their global phenomenon, Prima Facie. Jes...I'm ADHD! No You're Not
Cinemas
Saturday 6 September 2025
Join BAFTA award-winning comedian Paul Whitehouse and his wife Dr. Mine Conkbayir MBE for their I'm ADHS! No You're Not podcast as they explore the experience of ADHD with their celebrity guest Johnny Vegas! Paul typifies the archetypal s...Family Film/ Mirai (PG) Dubbed
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
The birth of a sibling is a joyous time for many, but not for Kun. Four years old and spoilt rotten, he sees the arrival of baby sister Mirai as competition for his parents? love.?That is, until magical encounters with an older Mirai and fa...Family/ Mirai (PG) Dubbed
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
The birth of a sibling is a joyous time for many, but not for Kun. Four years old and spoilt rotten, he sees the arrival of baby sister Mirai as competition for his parents? love.?That is, until magical encounters with an older Mirai and fa...Mothers Who Make
Event Space
Monday 8 September - Thursday 4 December 2025
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...Darkfield - Séance
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 10 - Sunday 21 September 2025
SEANCE transforms the interior of a shipping container into a Victorian seance room. Over 20 minutes it explores the psychology of a group of people, and asks that they believe in what might be conjured up into the room with them. WE WILL N...In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun
Theatre 2
Thursday 11 - Saturday 13 September 2025
In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun is Houmi Miura's debut one-woman show. What happens when you grow up with heroes that look nothing like you? What happens when you find some that do? Join Houmi on her odyssey to find new heroes in this su...In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun (BESEA mixer)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 12 September 2025
Join the performer and writer of In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun, Houmi Miura for a free drink and a chat. This will be a welcoming community space specifically for British East & South East Asian audiences to mix, mingle and celebrate b...An Evening with Oti Mabuse
Theatre 1
Monday 15 September 2025
Hosted by writer and literary critic, Sarah Gwonyoma, join Oti for an evening of romance. As one of the most instantly recognisable faces in the UK and one of the country's most beloved broadcasters, presenters and talent show judges, Oti M...Filmed Up Sep 2025 (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 16 September 2025
HOME?s quarterly showcase of films made by writers, directors or producers currently based in the North West. From grassroots guerrilla filmmakers to established productions companies, the film community is thriving in our region. Join us f...Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 - Wednesday 24 September 2025
One of the world?s greatest singers, Andrea Bocelli has a voice that transcends genres and generations. In this intimate portrait of the acclaimed Italian tenor, Bocelli, for the first time, tells his story in his own words. Documentarian C...Clare Balding
Theatre 1
Tuesday 23 September 2025
An evening of stories with beloved broadcaster Clare Balding. She'll be in conversation with a leading host about her debut novel, Pastures New. From growing up in a racing yard to commentating in the King's Coronation procession and fronti...Gallifrey Cabaret
Theatre 2
Wednesday 24 - Saturday 27 September 2025
Jump aboard the queerest TARDIS in time and space for a night of cosmic drag and cabaret, all inspired by the greatest TV show in the universe - Doctor Who. Following sell-out shows across the UK, the LGBTQ+ARDIS is materialising once again...
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. Click here to view theatre 1.
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
