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 Census, Ordinary Decent Criminal, the new Disney musical Freaky Friday, and A Christmas Carol. 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 Census, Ordinary Decent Criminal, the new Disney musical Freaky Friday, and A Christmas Carol. 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
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...The Last Picture
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 19 - Sunday 22 February 2026
Imagine yourself in a theatre in 2026. Now picture yourself as a Year 9 student on a school trip. And then, as a citizen of Europe in 1939, as history takes its darkest turn. While you imagine, Sam will be by your side. Sam is an emotional ...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...Golden Time
HOME, Manchester
Friday 27 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...Box Of Tales
HOME, Manchester
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...Eastbenders
HOME, Manchester
Friday 13 - 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...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...Crime and Punishment
HOME, Manchester
Friday 20 - 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. ?What drives a young man to murder? This...Mr Wilson's Second Liners: Blowout 2026
HOME, Manchester
Friday 20 March 2026
An eruptive night of live dance musicMr. Wilson?s Second Liners kick off the year as they mean to go on, banging out 90?s dance classics for the local, loyal, diehard ravers. ?Blowout the old and be the first to hear their new arrangements....A Grain of Sand
HOME, Manchester
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 March 2026
Adapted from A Million Kites: Testimonies and Poems from the Children of Gaza by Leila Boukarim and Asaf LuzonRenad, a young Gazan girl, embarks on a dangerous journey. Carrying only the echoes of her grandmother?s tales and the spark of he...Bog Witch
HOME, Manchester
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 March 2026
Following a hugely critically acclaimed London run, legendary performance artist Bryony Kimmings (I?m a Phoenix, Bitch, Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model, Fake It Till You Make It) brings her hit show ?Bog Witch? to HOME Manchester for...Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 April 2026
Alasdair Beckett-King is the crumbliest comedian in the game: a multi-award-winning?stand-up comic and (occasionally) an internet sensation. Come?vagabonds, come mountebanks, come coney-catchers and cutpurses?and meet the King of Crumbs! As...The City for Incurable Women
HOME, Manchester
Friday 3 - Sunday 5 April 2026
??Ladies and Gentlethem ? feeling a little upset? Have you tried hypnosis, psychoanalysis, smelling salts and it just doesn't work? Try The City for Incurable Women!Paris, 1880s. In a psychiatric hospital, female patients performed ?hysteri...Tales from Acorn Wood Live
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 4 - Monday 6 April 2026
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's beloved Tales from the Acorn Wood Stories are brought to life on stage for the first time in an enchanting lift-the-flap experience. Poor old Fox has lost his socks! Are they in the kitchen or inside the...IDOL WORSHIP - An Evening with Mink Stole & Peaches Christ
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 April 2026
An intimate, revelatory, and heartfelt cabaret show starring living legend and cult film icon Mink Stole alongside San Francisco drag impresario, filmmaker Peaches Christ is coming to HOME MCR. Mink and Peaches have been close friends for o...I Daniel Blake
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 22 - Sunday 26 April 2026
Dan is a carpenter. ?A Geordie through and through. ?Just on the mend after a heart attack.?Katie has just arrived from London. Finally got a council house for her and the kids. ?A fresh start.?I, Daniel Blake is one of the most important s...The Loneliest Whale
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 26 April 2026
?I can hear someone out there. They?re singing to me.??Whale sings his heart out into the deep blue sea? but nobody sings back. Is he the only one like him in the whole ocean??Just when he?s about to give up, a mysterious voice echoes throu...Troubled
HOME, Manchester
Friday 8 - Sunday 10 May 2026
It?s 1993, Mum won?t let Alice go to Funderland because Belfast is burning.? ?How about Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves and Chinese chicken balls instead?? Fast forward to 2023, where Alice meets Tim, falling in love (finally) but can she esc...The Singing Mermaid
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 24 - 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
Thursday 28 - 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...Nation
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 - 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
Wednesday 3 - 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
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...Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
Theatre 1
Wednesday 8 - 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
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...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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