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This month’s theatre guide is a real eclectic bag of performance goodness. We’ve got durational dance performances in Wallflower by Manchester performance company Quarantine, the Shakespearean tragedy of Othello taking over Oldham Coliseum and a grand and historical performance of Henry V in Manchester Cathedral.
For those hunting for Halloween horror, Disquiet will be haunting the underground vaults of Brickworks and Antwerp Mansion switches all-night raves for ghostly goings-on in Fell, an immersive theatre production.
Happening this week – don’t miss Don Warrington as Willy Loman in the eagerly anticipated Death of a Salesman which opens at the Royal Exchange; watch scientific fact collide with creative fiction in Future Bodies at HOME and make sure you’ve bagged your tickets for Heiner Goebbels’ new large-scale work, developed with MIF, Everything that happened and would happen.
Dance has exploded across the North with Liverpool’s LEAP Dance Festival, Joe Moran’s bold and contemporary On the Habit of Being Oneself at Bluecoat and the English National Ballet’s breathtaking performance of Manon in the ornate surroundings of Manchester’s Opera House.
Read on for these and more of our top performance picks…
Here are our picks
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1. Everything that happened and would happen at Mayfield
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2. Death of a Salesman at the Royal Exchange
Death of a Salesman at Royal Exchange Theatre, City Centre, 11 October–17 November 2018, from £10.00 - Book now
Don Warrington returns to the Royal Exchange to play Willy Loman in Sarah Frankcom’s version of Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
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3. CONTACT at STUN Studio, Z-Arts
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4. Henry V at Manchester Cathedral
Image courtesy of Scott Rylander Henry V at Manchester Cathedral, Cathedral Quarter, 22–24 October 2018, from £20 - Book now
Antic Disposition present their critically acclaimed adaptation of Henry V in Manchester Cathedral for three special performances.
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5. Fell at Antwerp Mansion
Antwerp Mansion Fell at Antwerp Mansion, Manchester, 22–25 October 2018, from £9 - Book now
Forget all-night raves – now is your chance to experience the more sinister side of Antwerp Mansion. Fell is an immersive horror performance that’ll scare your socks off.
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6. Orbit Festival 2018 at HOME
Image courtesy of HOME Orbit Festival 2018 at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 22 October–3 November 2018, from £12.50 - Book now
Orbit Festival 2018 at Manchester’s HOME brings together innovative new work from theatre-makers across the globe.
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7. Othello at Oldham Coliseum
Othello at Oldham Coliseum, Manchester, 23–27 October 2018, from £17.00 - Book now
Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most startlingly contemporary plays – a masterful depiction of a life torn apart by prejudice.
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8. Joe Moran: On The Habit of Being Oneself at Bluecoat
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9. The Mysteries at the Royal Exchange
The Mysteries at Royal Exchange Theatre, City Centre, 25 October–11 November 2018, from £5 - Book now
Inspired by the mystery plays of the Middle Ages, The Mysteries is a cycle of six new plays, set in six different places in England.
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10. Disquiet at Brickworks
Disquiet at the Brickworks Disquiet at Brickworks, City Centre, 28 October 2018, from £6 - Book now
Step down into the creepy underground chambers of the Brickworks this Halloween for Disquiet – an audio journey in the dark that will leave you terrified.
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11. LEAP Dance Festival 2018 – Liverpool
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12. The Missing Light at Liverpool Everyman
Photograph by Manuel Harlan. The Missing Light at Liverpool Everyman Theatre, City Centre, 2–3 November 2018, from £10.00 - Book now
Fusing puppetry, film and live animation, The Missing Light is an enchanting family performance about hopes, dreams, togetherness and true friendship.
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13. Grayson Perry: Them & Us at Manchester Opera House
Grayson Perry: Them & Us at Manchester Opera House, City Centre, 7 November 2018, from £23.65 - Book now
Grayson Perry comes to Manchester’s Opera House for 1 night only – it’ll be a bright evening of conversation and laughs, observation and costume changes.
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14. Dirty Work (The Late Shift) at Theatre Deli
Hugo Glendinning Dirty Work (The Late Shift) at Theatre Delicatessen, Sheffield, 21–23 November 2018, from £10.00 - Book now
In Forced Entertainment’s Dirty Work (The Late Shift) two performers conjure an extraordinary performance in a collaborative and competitive act of description.
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15. First Time at Waterside
First Time at Waterside Arts, Manchester, 29 November–1 December 2018, from £8.00 - Book now
Waterside Arts and Creative Industries Trafford have commissioned First Time, a brand new piece of theatre which puts HIV in the spotlight on the 30th World AIDS Day.
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