HOME hosts an eclectic programme of unmissable live theatre and exhibitions throughout the spring

Winner of the 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Tambo & Bones delivers a timely, insightful and gleefully irreverent metatheatrical satire which navigates 500 years of history in an exploration of race and modern society.

Described as ‘unpredictably bonkers’ in Broadway World’s glowing five-star review, the wildly inventive production follows the two titular characters who, trapped in a minstrel show with a fading memory of the real world, make an ambitious escape across time itself, which sees them perform as a comedy double-act, hip-hop icons and eventually activists in a future America, challenging stereotypes throughout history and unpacking prejudice in a racially divided nation.

Written by Ins Choi and directed by Esther Jun, the poignant and frequently hilarious Kim’s Convenience brings a heart-warming drama about the tribulations of a family-run Korean store to HOME this April.

Fresh from smash-hit runs in London and across the globe, as well as a critically acclaimed Netflix adaptation, the uplifting stage play promises to delight theatre-goers of all tastes while honouring first-generation immigrants around the world.

Directed by theatre titan Emma Rice, this rollicking rework of the legendary Hitchcock thriller combines tactile physicality, a buoyant fifties soundtrack and an assortment of fabulous hats to bring an intoxicating story of glamour, romance, jeopardy and hard-hitting home truths to Manchester from Tue 29 Apr – Sat 10 May.

In Rice’s zany, compelling adaptation, reluctant hero Roger Thornhill makes a mistimed phone call to his mother which lands him at the centre of a web of Cold War conspiracy, embroiling him in a world of espionage as he goes on the run from spies, planes and a mysterious femme fatale.

Running until early summer, Imran Perretta’s captivating new exhibition A Riot in Three Acts blends sound, sculpture and performance to examine the narratives of urban spaces and the racial violence and social inequality that shape them.

Originally commissioned and developed in residence at London’s Somerset House Studios, the inspiration for the exhibition grew from the artist’s experiences of the 2011 riots, a city-wide response to police violence which marbled out across the country, transforming into a national uprising in the face of brutal austerity.

Built as a large-scale installation using the tropes and techniques of cinema, with an expansive film set and a sweeping cinematic score composed by Perretta and performed by Manchester Camerata, A Riot in Three Acts reflects on historic civil unrest as a result of systemic injustice experienced by marginalised communities, and provides a platform for the complex narratives which surround collective action against racist policing, social deprivation, youth disenfranchisement and anti-war sentiment.

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