Bourgeois & Maurice: Pleasure Seekers at HOME

Kristy Stott, Theatre Editor
Bourgeois & Maurice: Pleasure Seekers at HOME
Image courtesy of HOME.

Bourgeois & Maurice: Pleasure Seekers at HOME Manchester, Manchester 16 — 17 December 2022 Tickets from £20.00 — Book now

Our favourite musical twosome are back in Manchester this Christmas with a brand-new high-energy show. Sequin-clad and gloriously unhinged, Bourgeois & Maurice bring their spectacular new cabaret performance – Pleasure Seekers – to HOME.

Promising a show that is dedicated to “optimism, hedonism and non-stop pleasure”, the cult musical duo are known for their outlandish and hugely funny performance style. And although we’re not entirely sure what they have in store for us this time around (are we ever?), we can expect perspicacious wit, savagely satirical songs, jaw-dropping outfits…and an 8ft piñata.

Blurring the line between contemporary cabaret and alternative comedy, Bourgeois & Maurice are well known as one of the UK’s most subversive and inventive musical acts.

Described by The Guardian as “modern-day music hall stars”, Bourgeois and Maurice, aka writer-performers Liv Morris and George Heyworth, are hailed as leaders of the UK’s alternative performance scene. They first performed in 2007 and have since gone on to tour the globe. Producing and touring eight full-length theatre shows: How to Save the World Without Really Trying (2016), Social Work (2009), Shedding Skin (2010), Can’t Dance (2010), Fa La La La La/ Started a Band (2011), Sugartits (2012), Middle of the Road (2014) and Insane Animals (2020), which was commissioned and produced by HOME; the show ran for 3 weeks in 2020 and became one of the venue’s best-selling productions.

Directed by Jude Christian, Pleasure seekers looks to be a meta-spectacular – entertaining, filthy though strangely, life-affirming. Uplifting and flamboyant, join the cabaret superstars as they launch head-first into a joy jacuzzi. Let’s face it – this show is probably just what we all need as we wade through the mayhem of December.

Bourgeois & Maurice: Pleasure Seekers at HOME Manchester, Manchester 16 — 17 December 2022 Tickets from £20.00 Book now

Performances

Date
Time
Session Features
16 December 2022
8:00pm
17 December 2022
8:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

What's on at HOME Manchester

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The Ritz

The Ritz was originally a dance hall, built in 1928, has hosted The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and The Smiths and is still going strong as a gig venue now.

Homeground
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Homeground

Homeground is HOME’s brand new outdoor venue, providing an open-air space for theatre, food, film, music, comedy and more.

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Burgess Cafe Bar
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Small but perfectly-formed café – which also serves as the in-house bookstore, stocking all manner of Burgess-related works, along with recordings of his music. It’s a welcoming space, with huge glass windows making for a bright, welcoming atmosphere.

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Rain Bar

This huge three-floor pub, formerly a Victorian warehouse, then an umbrella factory (hence the name), has one of the city centre’s largest beer gardens. The two-tier terrace overlooks the Rochdale canal and what used to be the back of the Hacienda, providing an unusual, historic view of the city.

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The Briton’s Protection

Standing on the corner of a junction opposite The Bridgewater Hall, The Briton’s Protection is Manchester’s oldest pub. It has occupied the same spot since 1795, going under the equally patriotic name The Ancient Britain.

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