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
FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE Exhibition
Gallery
Wednesday 6 - 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...Amadeus - 40th Anniversary (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 2025
It?s the late 18th century and Antonio Salieri is the most famous musician in Vienna. That is, until a young man arrives in 1781 and changes everything forever: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Even at the age of six, Mozart was already famous as a...Dying (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 2025
An epic and darkly funny symphony of family dysfunction, Dying follows the estranged members of the Lunies family as they wrestle with chaotic private lives. Son Tom, a well-regarded conductor, is too preoccupied to give his ailing parents ...Friendship (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 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...Late Shift (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 2025
An entirely ordinary day on the beds ward of a surgical department. The nursing team is understaffed due to a shortage of personnel. Despite the hectic environment, Floria cares for her patients with expertise and full dedication. Although ...My Beautiful Laundrette - 40th Anniversary (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 2025
Set in a Pakistani community of London, My Beautiful Laundrette follows the fortunes of handsome young Omar who, together with his English friend Johnny, takes over a run-down laundrette given to him by his rich uncle. Together Johnny and O...Oslo Stories Trilogy: Dreams (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 2025
17-year-old Johanne falls in love for the first time, with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read what she has written, they are initially shocked b...Purple Rain (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 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...Savages (PG) Dubbed
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 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...Savages (PG) Subtitled
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 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...The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 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 Legend of Ochi (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 August 2025
In a remote village, Yuri is raised to never go outside after dark and to fear the reclusive forest creatures known as the ochi. But when a baby ochi is left behind by its pack, she embarks on a perilous journey to reunite it with its famil...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...Family Film/ Bluey at the Cinema: Let's Play Chef Collection (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 23 - Wednesday 27 August 2025
Made up of eight episodes from the beloved TV series, Bluey at the Cinema: Let?s Play Chef Collection is all about the fun of food!Revisit memorable moments such as Takeaway and Fancy Restaurant, as well as episodes such as Omelette and Duc...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...Baby & Carer/ Freakier Friday (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 28 August 2025
In Freakier Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman from the beloved 2003 film Freaky Friday. The story picks up years after Tess and Anna endured an identity switch. Anna now has a daughter o...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...Pleasure Rebellion (A Theatrical Extravaganza)
Theatre 2
Friday 29 - Saturday 30 August 2025
A theatrical cabaret inspired by Dionysus, filled with art, music, dancing, storytelling and ritual madness. Celebrating queer joy in all its finery, we will be exploring what joy means to us and the importance of queer joy in the mytholo...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...Japan Week 2025
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Tuesday 9 September 2025
?Visit HOME for an evening of exciting traditional Japanese performances. Immerse yourself in the art and culture of Japan through stage performances. Expect a range of Japanese performing art like samurai, music, dance, and theatre.?Each e...Playreading Sessions
Event Space
Friday 5 September - 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...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...Ran - 40th Anniversary 35mm (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 7 - Thursday 11 September 2025
Ran (which translates as ?turmoil?) is Kurosawa?s retelling of Shakespeare?s King Lear intertwined with the historical backdrop of Japan?s 16th century Civil Wars and the legendary tale of Morikawa, a feudal warlord with three sons. Kurosaw...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...Preview/ Happyend (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 8 September 2025
Set in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake pervades daily life, two rabble-rousing best friends are about to graduate high school. ?One night, they pull a prank on their principal, which leads to a surveillance...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...The Big Heat (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 19 September 2025
Police Sergeant Bannion is investigating the apparent suicide of a corrupt cop, but is suddenly ordered to stop the investigation. Driven to unravel the mystery, Bannion continues probing until his professional persistence has disastrous pe...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...MAF Presents/ Ghost in the Shell (15) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Monday 22 September 2025
On the day Manchester Animation Festival launches their 2025 programme, join us to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ghost in the Shell: a hugely influential cyber-tech thriller, based on the comic book by Shirow Masamune, which is lauded a...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...Murder By Contract (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Claude is a disaffected young man who takes on the role of a contract killer as a way of earning cash fast. After ruthlessly proving his aptitude for his new job, Claude is handed a big assignment: to take out the lead witness at an upcomin...Cult/ Salem's Lot (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 26 September 2025
Ben Mears, a successful author, returns to his small New England hometown of Salem?s Lot with a plan to write a book about an old hilltop house that looms over the local community. Mears discovers, though, that Marsten House has a new tenan...In a Lonely Place (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Dixon Steele, a moody, volatile Hollywood screenwriter who's had his heyday, is accused of murdering a coat check girl from a showbiz restaurant after inviting her home. Laurel Gray, an actress who lives in Dixon's apartment complex, provid...Dead Reckoning (U)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 29 September 2025
Captain ?Rip? Murdock sets out to find out who murdered his war buddy Johnny. Tracing the threads of Johnny?s shadowy past leads Rip to Coral Chandler ? Johnny's former sweetheart, and now a singer at a nightclub run by a brutal gangster. I...Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 2 October 2025
The original vampire movie gets given fresh new blood courtesy of a haunting ? and curiously effective ? pairing with two iconic Radiohead albums. Thomas Hutter, an ambitious young businessman, travels deep into Transylvania at the request ...VENUS 2.0
Theatre 1
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 October 2025
Follow the scandalous true story of a Suffragette-turned-Fascist in this time bending cabaret. VENUS 2.0 is a high-octane dance theatre experience exploring the chaos and turmoil of the early 20th century. Six chameleonic dancers take you o...Royal Opera/ Tosca (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 5 October 2025
In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpi...
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
