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
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
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What's On at HOME, Manchester
Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends - Kool Story Bro
Theatre 1
Wednesday 13 - Thursday 14 May 2026
Star of Taskmaster, Ghosts and The Great British Sewing Bee, Kiell Smith-Bynoe is heading out on tour with an all-star cast of comedians and some very special guests to turn stories from the audience into completely improvised comedy scenes...Kiell Smith Bynoe's Kool Story Bro
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Kiell Smith-Bynoe (star of Ghosts, Taskmaster and Stath Lets Flats) is bringing his smash hit improv comedy show to HOME in 2026. Featuring:?A surprise celebrity guest every night!A cast of some of the UK?s best improvisers!Stories from YOU...Live performance activation by Willow Swan and Ellis Berwick
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 14 May 2026
A live performance in the HOME Main GalleryLive performance with reconfigured organ pipes creating a dialogue with Gabriel Kidd?s solo exhibition I found the giant and he was dead. Willow Swan and Ellis Berwick activate the exhibition with ...The Singing Mermaid
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 23 - Monday 25 May 2026
Did you ever go to Silversands?On a sunny summer?s day??Then perhaps you saw the mermaid?Who sang in the deep blue bayOne day, the singing mermaid is tempted away from all of her sea creature friends and her peaceful home at Silversands to ...IN THE BRAIN
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 27 - Sunday 31 May 2026
Hofesh Shechter?s exhilarating new, full-length work for Shechter II, IN THE BRAIN, is a raw,?electrifying dive into movement, rhythm, and collective energy. A pulsing, urgent journey into?the depths of our consciousness?where stories disso...National Theatre Live - Playboy of the Western World
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 28 - Saturday 30 May 2026
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Eanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge's riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty's life is turned upside down when a young m...Nation
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 28 - Sunday 31 May 2026
Written and performed by Sam Ward, Nation is a storytelling show about the political power of stories, about the nation as an act of story and an act of imagination.?It?s about the act of nation-building as an act of violence. It?s about th...Malory Towers
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 2 - Sunday 14 June 2026
Darrell Rivers is starting school with an eager mind and fierce heart. Unfortunately, she also has a quick temper! Can she learn to tolerate the infuriating Gwendoline Lacey, or value the kind-hearted Sally Hope? Can she save the school pla...Pirate Princess
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 June 2026
For fans of circus, princesses, puppets, laughing, pirates and adventure! Poor shipwrecked Princess Poppy finds herself lost at sea in a most cumbersome ball gown. If only she could access a higher vantage point to see which way to swim! Tr...National Theatre Live - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 25 - Saturday 27 June 2026
Marianne Elliott directs Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner in a striking new adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' classic novel. A thrilling game of love, lies and social warfare. Among the glittering salons of the super-rich, patriarchy equal...Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
Theatre 1
Monday 6 - Sunday 19 July 2026
MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, rewrite ancient history with a brand-new musical comedy, THESPIANS, the first musical created by 'the funniest theatre troupe in Britain' (The Telegraph). 534 BC....Touch Tour: Thespians
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 16 - Friday 17 July 2026
Touch Tours give visually impaired patrons the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the set, key props and costumes before the show and sometimes even to meet the performers. Guide dogs are also welcome on set, subject to an advance a...Michael Spicer
Theatre 2
Thursday 1 - Friday 2 October 2026
Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satirical stage show packed with sketches, short films and stories about why we're wi...Christopher Hall
Theatre 2
Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 October 2026
 Showman, Jester, Attention Chaser, come with Chris on the ultimate hometown holiday night out.  From your 1.5 star hotel, he'll give you a hilariously fun soiree and have you tucked up back in bed at a sensible time. Christopher Hall, o...Roots in the Sky
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 11 October - Monday 7 December 2026
Roots in the Sky is the first institutional curatorial project by British-Nigerian artist Tunji Adeniyi-Jones. This pivotal exhibition brings together new and recent works by ten contemporary artists whose practices span the United States, ...
Maisie Adam
Theatre 1
Saturday 31 October - Sunday 1 November 2026
 Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Join the "tall, chaotic one with the weird hair"* as she returns with her trademark wit, fi...Flo & Joan
Theatre 1
Thursday 19 - Friday 20 November 2026
 The time has come for critically acclaimed musical comedy duo (and sisters) Flo & Joan to write another bio as they make their highly anticipated return to the stage with a brand-new show. "Gosh, they are almost like a real band" (Bruc...Census
Theatre 2
Friday 20 - Saturday 21 November 2026
Award-winning duo Malandra Jacks introduce you to what happens when a working-class community tells its own story.A bus ride. A bingo card. A memory you didn't know you shared. This is our neighbourhood, not the one in the media, but the on...Ordinary Decent Criminal
Theatre 2
Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 November 2026
A brand new play from the writer of the Fringe First winning England & Son and A Political History of Smack & Crack, Ed Edwards reunites with renowned political comedian Mark Thomas to tell a tale of freedom, revolution and messy love. Se...The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Theatre 1
Friday 27 November 2026 - Sunday 3 January 2027
A magical musical treat for the whole family! Against the backdrop of the Northern Lights, a small town has been pushed to the brink of collapse in a bid for progress and prosperity. To rescue Midgard from certain destruction, the sorcerer ...Gallifrey Cabaret Presents It's Behind WHO
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 December 2026
IT?S BEHIND WHO!The Doctor has crash-landed further than they?ve ever been before? PANTO LAND! Oh yes they have!But with time (and space) running out, and questionable puns reaching critical levels, can the universe be saved? Or is this one...Avatar: Fire and Ash (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 25 December 2026 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new sci-fi adventure. As the Sully family comes to terms with tragedy, deadly new threats emerge which put the future of Pandora?s inhabitants in grave danger.?This work contains...The Shining - 45th Anniversary (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 25 December 2026 - Tuesday 5 January 2027
Aspiring writer Jack Torrance travels to a remote Colorado hotel with his wife and son to take up the position of winter caretaker. In a place haunted by ghosts from the past, which his gifted son becomes all too aware of, Jack gradually lo...Marty Supreme (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 2 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Marty Supreme follows his journey from playing for bets in Manhattan to winning 22 major titles and becoming the oldest to win a national...Sentimental Value (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 2 - 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...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
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
