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September is always a vibrant and dynamic time for theatre with the launch of the new autumn/winter season. However, if you’re not ready to wave goodbye to summer just yet – there’s still time to catch the open-air performances of Much Ado About Nothing and The Tempest at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre and Bolton Octagon‘s performance of the childhood classic Gulliver’s Travels in Queens Park, Bolton.
The Contact Young Company have teamed up with Hetain Patel for Oh Man, a new Performance piece exploring what it means to be a man in the 21st century. As the Contact undergoes a full renovation project, their performance spills out across the city – check out the full off-site programme for the Contact in the City Part Two here. Elsewhere in Manchester, we recommend The Greatest Play in the History of the World at the Royal Exchange and OthelloMacbeth at HOME.
We’d get your tickets early for Heiner Goebbels’ new large-scale work, developed with MIF, Everything that happened and would happen, Anna Jordan’s The Unreturning at Liverpool Everyman and Forced Entertainment’s Dirty Work (The Late Shift) at Sheffield’s Theatre Deli.
Read on for all of our performance recommendations this September onwards…
Here are our picks
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1. The Tempest at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Storyhouse The Tempest at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre at Grosvenor Park, 27 July–26 August 2018, from £23.60 - Book now
Prepare your picnic and pop the prosecco, Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre plays host to a magical production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
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2. Gulliver’s Travels at Queens Park Bolton
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3. Contact Young Company + Hetain Patel: Oh Man at Contact
Contact Theatre Contact Young Company + Hetain Patel: Oh Man at Contact Theatre, Manchester, 30 August–2 September 2018, from £7.00 - Book now
Get comfy as Contact’s bold, young artists explore what it means to be a man. This event takes place at a secret location which has yet to be announced.
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4. OthelloMacbeth at HOME
HOME & Lyric Hammersmith othellomacbeth at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 13–29 September 2018, from £10.00 - Book now
OthelloMacbeth will premiere at HOME this September – a fusion of two of Shakespeare’s finest works in a bold new ensemble production.
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5. Roundabout at Brewery Arts Centre
Paines Plough Roundabout Roundabout at Brewery Arts Centre, Cumbria, 13–15 September 2018, from £10.50 - Book now
A unique, intimate and magical pop-up theatre, Roundabout promises top-class writing and an unforgettable theatrical experience.
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6. The Greatest Play In The History of The World at Royal Exchange
Jonathan Keenan The Greatest Play In The History of The World at Royal Exchange Theatre, City Centre, 20–29 September 2018, from £13.00 - Book now
Winner of The Stage Edinburgh Award, this one-woman show starring Julie Hesmondhalgh returns to Manchester’s Royal Exchange following its sold-out run last season.
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7. The Lovely Bones at Liverpool Everyman
The Lovely Bones at Liverpool Everyman Theatre, City Centre, 25 September–6 October 2018, from £10.00 - Book now
Capturing the hearts of readers throughout the world, The Lovely Bones is a unique coming-of-age tale which has now been adapted for the stage by the award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery.
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8. Rambert: Life is a Dream at The Lowry
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9. Everything that happened and would happen at Mayfield
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10. The Unreturning at Liverpool Everyman
Liverpool Everyman The Unreturning at Liverpool Everyman Theatre, City Centre, 16–20 October 2018, from £10.00 - Book now
Written by Bruntwood Prize-winner Anna Jordan, The Unreturning tells the interwoven stories of three men coming home from war.
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11. 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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12. 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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