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 Taming Of The Shrew, Tess, Looking For Me Friend: The Music Of Victoria Wood, 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 Taming Of The Shrew, Tess, Looking For Me Friend: The Music Of Victoria Wood, 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
Looking For Me Friend - The Music of Victoria Wood
HOME
Thu 5 - Fri 6 Jun 2025
National Theatre Live - A Streetcar Named Desire (15)
HOME
Thu 5 - Sun 8 Jun 2025
What's On at HOME, Manchester
North By NorthWest
Theatre 1
Wednesday 30 April - Saturday 10 May 2025
Theatre legend Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking that turns the original thriller on its head. It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mist...One to One: John and Yoko (15)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ Kevin Macdonald's immersive collage is a pop culture fever dream; a collection of staggering TV clips and amazing audio of Lennon and Ono's life in 1970s NYC, this film is a mosaic of countercultural moments. ~ The Guardian. -...April (15)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ Shocking violence is tempered by strange, silent sequences in the much-admired Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili's sophomore feature about an obstetrician under investigation, which has echoes of The Piano Teacher. ~ The Gu...Cloud (15)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★ Kiyoshi Kurosawa's bizarre internet action thriller descends into a hail of bullets. ~ The Guardian. --- Ryosuke Yoshii works at a small factory and makes money on the side as a reseller operating under the pseudonym "Ratel." He deal...Flow (U)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★★ Mysterious and magical, this Oscar-winning survival adventure is an animation worthy of Studio Ghibli. ~ Time Out --- Winner of the 2025 Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, Flow is the latest film from the boundless imag...Holy Cow (15)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ A bittersweet treat. Louise Courvoisier crafts a moving tale about cheese-making and coming of age, set in the rural French region of Jura. ~ Little White Lies. --- 18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and p...HOME Film Pass
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April 2025 - Wednesday 1 April 2026
See everything everywhere (almost all at once) with the new HOME Film Pass! Experience new releases at HOME, any time, as many times as you like for one monthly price. For just £18 you'll also get a range of perks to make the most of your ...Julie Keeps Quiet (12A)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ A star player at an elite tennis school decides to stay silent when the head coach is suspended in Leonardo Van Dijl's absorbing tense movie of things unsaid and subjects avoided. ~ The Guardian. --- Chosen as the Belgian entry...La Haine (15)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★★ Mathieu Kassovitz's celebrated story of inequality in a Paris banlieue is an effervescent classic which radiates with rage and comedy. ~ The Guardian. -- Mathieu Kassovitz's provocative, compelling and landmark drama - resto...Pride & Prejudice (U)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ It must have been daunting to bring Jane Austen's period drama to the big screen for the first time in 65 years. Not only is the 1940 Laurence Olivier/Greer Garson version seen as a classic, but it was also followed by a number...Sinners (15)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ Ryan Coogler's sexy southern gothic horror is a blast; Michael B Jordan stars as twin 1930s mobsters in the Black Panther director's phenomenal-looking, blues-infused supernatural tale. ~ The Observer. --- From Ryan Coogler-...The Penguin Lessons (12A)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★ Here is a well-meaning, awkward tonal jumble of a movie, based on the bestselling memoir by former teacher Tom Michell; it is a quirky true-story heart warmer, in which an adorable penguin is apparently supposed to redeem not merely ...The Return (15)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★✠Uberto Pasolini's minimalist adaptation of the gory closing chapters of Homer's epic poem eschews witches, monsters and goddesses in favour of PTSD. There are no frills. ~ Irish Times. --- After 20 years away, Odysseus (Ralph F...Treading Water (18)
Cinemas
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★ Not for the faint-hearted, a Mancunian in supported housing uses heroin to manage his intrusive thoughts in this hard-hitting, well-researched but horribly violent examination of mental health issues. ~ The Guardian. --- A raw and...Imran Perretta: A Riot in Three Acts
Gallery
Wednesday 30 April - Sunday 8 June 2025
This spring HOME will present A Riot In Three Acts an exhibition by artist, filmmaker and composer Imran Perretta, combining sound, sculpture and performance to reflect on the narratives of our urban spaces and the social inequality and rac...
Imaginary Friends
Theatre 2
Thursday 1 - Saturday 3 May 2025
Welcome to the warped mirror world of Imaginary Friends, the new solo show by award-winning writer-performer Daniel Bye, exploring everything from grief, morality and the end of the world, to authenticity in the contemporary media landscape...Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (12A)
Cinemas
Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★★ One of the best documentaries you'll see in 2025 and it hits the genre's bullseye: leaves you wanting to know more about its subject. There'll be another rake of books to add to that list too. ~ RTE. --- A candid portrait of...Strangers on a Train (PG) + Intro
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 1 May 2025
After a chance meeting on a train, two strangers find themselves locked in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.?Guy, an aspiring tennis star, wishes to divorce his unfaithful wife; while Bruno, a wealthy but deeply disturbed socialite, wants rid...Blue Velvet (18)
Cinemas
Friday 2 May 2025
David Lynch's 1986 masterpiece of a sleepy small-town caught in the grips of the American Nightmare has lost none of its disquieting power. Colliding sensuality and violence, voyeurism and innocence, its dissection of the American psyche r...Playreading Sessions
Event Space
Friday 2 May - 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...Family Film/ Discovery Film Festival - Shorts for Wee Ones (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 3 - Saturday 10 May 2025
This collection of six short films will entertain younger children with a variety of stories and styles from around the world.A pufferfish tries to seem as big and strong as possible; Piglet and Cow have a blast ice-skating on a lake until ...Psycho (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 6 May 2025
Marion Crane, a real estate secretary in Phoenix, goes on the run after stealing $40,000 from her employer. Heading for the safety of her boyfriend?s house in California, Marion?s escape is delayed by a storm that forces her to take refuge ...Björk: Cornucopia (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 7 - Tuesday 13 May 2025
Bj?rk: Cornucopia, the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon, captures the celebrated artist?s groundbreaking tour that mesmerised audiences worldwide for five years.?This unique cinematic experience immerses viewers in Bj...Ocean with David Attenborough (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 8 - Thursday 15 May 2025
Ocean with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the?ocean. In Ocean, the celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals h...Tall Tales (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Fabled record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present?Tall Tales?? a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making. Tall Tales?is a fai...Tummy Monster (15) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
When a narcissistic tattoo artist gets an unexpected visit from a celebrity client, a seemingly innocent selfie request causes the night to spiral into a bizarre and devastating game of psychological warfare.?Ciaran Lyons? debut feature is ...Marnie (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Haunted by childhood trauma, Marnie Edgar lives a troubled life marked by moments of criminality, hysteria and a desperate search for safety. After being caught stealing by her latest employer, Marnie embarks on a fraught relationship with ...An Evening With Naga Munchetty
Theatre 1
Thursday 15 May 2025
Join broadcaster and women's health advocate Naga Munchetty for what promises to be a fascinating evening discussing her new book 'It's Probably Nothing.' In conversation with a leading broadcaster, Naga will be exploring women's pain, heal...Mulholland Drive (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 16 May 2025
Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic woman with amnesia who calls herself Rita. The two women discover that Rita?s handbag is crammed with dollar bills and a mysterious blue key.?A...Doc'n Roll Presents/ We Are Fugazi from Washington D.C. (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi?s last live appearance (4th November 2002, at London's Forum), We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. is a 96-minute movie comprising crowd-sourced, ...
Family Film/ Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
Based on the classic book by Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox tells a story about wild animals, underground tunnels, explosions, flames, burning things, a brilliantly clever fox, and three of the meanest, nastiest, ugliest farmers you?ll ever ...The Royal Opera/ Die Walküre (12A as live)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 18 May 2025
On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Br?nnhilde.?Gods and mo...Satu - Year of the Rabbit (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Bo flees the capital of Laos in pursuit of a life in photojournalism. Along the way, she encounters Satu, a Buddhist orphan who might just have the story she?s looking for. ?The duo traverses the rich tropical landscape by motorcycle in sea...The Darjeeling Limited + Hotel Chevalier (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 21 May 2025
The Whitman brothers haven?t spoken to each other in the year since their father?s funeral. Francis Whitman arranges a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and reconnect as brothers. Unfortunately, Francis?s meticulously...House of Comedy - Archie Kelly
Theatre 2
Friday 23 May 2025
Four comedians, one mission: to make a room of people laugh. Our House of Comedy night welcomes everyone, from die-hard comedy fans to those just looking for a last-minute laugh. For one night only, enjoy a lineup of budding stars making wa...Family Film/ Discovery Film Festival - Shorts for Families (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 24 May - Saturday 7 June 2025
Colourful, imaginative, intriguing, amusing and moving ? a collection of short films for those aged 8+.?Hailing from France, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico and the UK, these films present an eclectic mix of stories and styles - ranging from water...Sexuality Summer School/ Khush and A Place of Rage (CTBA) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 25 May 2025
The groundbreaking films of Pratibha Parmar have been raising issues central to feminism over many decades. Please join us for a screening of two of this award-winning filmmaker and activist?s iconic films: A Place of Rage (1991) and Khush ...Taming Of The Shrew
Theatre 2
Tuesday 27 - Saturday 31 May 2025
HER Productions remount their highly successful rendition of one of Shakespeare's most polarising comedies. A drunken patron (Sly) falls victim to our gang of Unseemly Women. As Sly wakes from his wild night of Cabaret, he is told a story...Moonrise Kingdom (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt th...A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception
Theatre 1
Thursday 29 - Friday 30 May 2025
Fresh from selling out their run at The Ed Fringe, Camden Fringe, New Normal Festival and a 2022 Spring Tour. Shoddy are back with their hit show "A Shoddy Detective". A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen ch...Desire: The Carl Craig Story (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Desire: The Carl Craig Story is an intimate portrait of legendary techno producer, DJ and record label creator Carl Craig - and an ode to his beloved city, Detroit. Raised in a middle-class African-American family, Craig's parents fostered ...Family Film/ Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 30 May - Sunday 1 June 2025
PIG changes are coming!Join Peppa Pig and her family at the cinema as they get ready for their biggest adventure yet: welcoming a new baby! There?s no better time to embark on a full house renovation, shop for a new car and make special mem...Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
Based on the classic book by Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox tells a story about wild animals, underground tunnels, explosions, flames, burning things, a brilliantly clever fox, and three of the meanest, nastiest, ugliest farmers you?ll ever ...Audio Description Tour: A Riot in Three Acts with Anne Hornsby of Mind's Eye
HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 June 2025
This event is a fantastic opportunity for those who are visually impaired to engage with A Riot in Three Acts in an inclusive and accessible way. Whether you?re a regular gallery visitor or new to exhibitions, we encourage you to join us fo...The French Dispatch (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Wes Anderson?s delightful, star-studded homage to journalism and literary magazines is a feast for the eyes and a whip-smart comic delight. The French Dispatch, a high-brow magazine based in the imagined Gallic town of Blas?-sur-Ennui, has ...
Ockham's Razor - Tess
Theatre 1
Thursday 5 - Saturday 7 June 2025
A groundbreaking adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Alex Harvey and Charlotte Mooney of Ockham's Razor, a contemporary circus company who combine circus and visual theatre to make work that is arresting...Looking For Me Friend - The Music of Victoria Wood
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 5 - Friday 6 June 2025
A funny and touching tribute to this much loved and sorely missed national treasure. Written and performed by BBC1's All Together Now star, Paulus, ('King of Cabaret', The Stage) this brand-new show sees him in a fresh light as a lifelong...National Theatre Live - A Streetcar Named Desire (15)
Cinemas
Thursday 5 - Sunday 8 June 2025
Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, and Ben Foster lead the cast in Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas. As Blanche's fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace - but her downward spiral brings...The Royal Tenenbaums (15)
Cinemas
Saturday 7 June 2025
A cinema screening of Wes Anderson's 2001 classic with its all-star cast. Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children, Chas, Richie and Margot, and then they separated. Chas started buying real estate in his early teens and see...Rushmore (15)
Cinemas
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Wes Anderson's all-star film from 1998 follows Max, a gifted and rebellious student at the elite Rushmore Academy. Editor of the school newspaper, captain of innumerable clubs and societies, Max is also one of the worst students in the scho...Comrade Tambo's London Recruits (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 12 June 2025
By the late 1960s, the Apartheid regime in South Africa had reached brutal new heights. Nelson Mandela and other freedom fighters had been imprisoned, killed or forced into exile. The African National Congress (ANC) was outlawed and broken,...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.
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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.
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Most Popular Shows and Events at HOME, Manchester
Looking For Me Friend - The Music of Victoria Wood
HOME
Thu 5 - Fri 6 Jun 2025
National Theatre Live - A Streetcar Named Desire (15)
HOME
Thu 5 - Sun 8 Jun 2025
