Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World at HOME

Kristy Stott, Theatre Editor
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World at HOME
Image courtesy of HOME.

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World at HOME Manchester, Manchester 22 October — 5 November 2022 Entrance is free — Visit now

The Manchester-based Javaad Alipoor Company open HOME’s new season of performance in Theatre 2 with a captivating new show, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World.

Exploring digital culture, violence and postcolonialism, the production brings an exciting new collaboration between The Javaad Alipoor Company, HOME and Sydney’s National Theatre of Parramatta.

A new show focusing on the story of Fereydoun Farrokhzad, an Iranian popstar and refugee, who was brutally murdered in 1992.

Charting an investigation into a heinous murder and also, the method by which modern crimes are processed and investigated, this new show focuses on the story of Fereydoun Farrokhzad, an Iranian popstar and refugee, who was brutally murdered in 1992. The production reframes the unsolved murder case surrounding his death, and in turn, examines the process of investigation.

Fereydoun Farrokhzad was widely considered to be the Middle East’s greatest popstar of the ‘70s, comparable to Tom Jones or Freddie Mercury. A sex symbol and chart-topping icon. However, by 1981, Farrokhzad was living in political exile in Germany and working in a grocery store. Throughout his time as a refugee, he continued to play to adoring audiences in Europe, and six months prior to his murder had performed two sell-out shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. On 7 August 1992, his body was discovered in his small flat in Bonn; the neighbours said that his dogs had been barking for two nights. Most chillingly, the case of his death was never solved.

The show places the mystery surrounding Farrokhzad’s death within a contemporary digital landscape.

Written by Javaad Alipoor and Chris Thorpe, the performance could be described as “an investigation into the nature of investigation” inspired by the “unsolved murder of a pop icon” at its core. Placing the mystery surrounding Farrokhzad’s death within a contemporary digital landscape, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World takes its audience on a thrilling journey down the rabbit hole of murder mystery podcasts and the infinite tangle of information available online.

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World at HOME Manchester, Manchester 22 October — 5 November 2022 Entrance is free Visit now

Performances

Date
Time
Session Features
22 October 2022
7:45pm
24 October 2022
7:45pm
25 October 2022
7:45pm
26 October 2022
2:15pm
26 October 2022
7:45pm
27 October 2022
7:45pm
28 October 2022
7:45pm
29 October 2022
2:15pm
29 October 2022
7:45pm
1 November 2022
7:45pm
2 November 2022
7:45pm
3 November 2022
2:15pm
3 November 2022
7:45pm

Accessibility Features

Audio Described

4 November 2022
7:45pm

Accessibility Features

Captioned

5 November 2022
2:15pm
5 November 2022
7:45pm

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Manchester
Restaurant
Indian Tiffin Room, Manchester

Indian Tiffin Room is a restaurant specialising in Indian street food, with branches in Cheadle and Manchester. This is the information for the Manchester venue.

The Ritz Manchester live music venue
Manchester
Music venue
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
Manchester
Event venue
Homeground

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

Manchester
Café or Coffee Shop
Burgess Cafe Bar
at IABF

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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Bar or Pub
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.

Manchester
Bar or Pub
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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