HOME Sets PUSH Festival Lineup

The programme has been announced for PUSH 2016, a new annual festival presented in the intimate environment of HOME's Theatre 2 space. Evolving from the highly successful annual Re:play Festival, which had become one of the key events in the city's theatre calendar, PUSH offers audiences the chance to immerse themselves in two weeks' worth of extraordinary theatrical experiences, some never seen before in the city, and some that demand to be seen again.

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The festival line up, announced today, comprises seven great productions, as follows:

Roseacre presented by Square Peg Theatre
Fri 15 - Sun 17 Jan
After a body is discovered at a demonstration, a tangled web of deception is unearthed. Is anyone who they say they are? And how far will they go to keep their secrets? Inspired by Nordic Noir thrillers such as The Killing and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

A Brave & Startling Truth, presented by Sheep Knuckle
Sat 16/Sun 17 Jan
Written, devised and performed by Padraig Confrey and James Monaghan, the production re-enacts the good old days, when people actually spoke to each other face-to-face. This "long distance relationship in two acts" will be simultaneously live streamed to Manchester and Melbourne.

You Must Be The One To Bury Me, presented by Babel Theatre
Tue 19 - Thu 21 Jan
This original, quixotic piece of contemporary theatre, about how we love and how we remember, won the 'Best of Fest' Award at the recent International Youth Arts Festival in London.

Prison Game, presented by Hercules Productions
Tue 19 - Thu 21 Jan
A one-man physical theatre performance packed with an intense narrative, Prison Game is the story of a young boy's journey from primary school through to adulthood.

A-Bomb on Broadway presented by 1121 Collective
Fri 22 - Sun 24 Jan
Spanning a decade, and via club nights, street fights, bomb-sites and car lights, A-Bomb on Broadway charts the memories and dreams of individuals as the world burns.

When I Feel Like Crap I Google Kim Kardashian Fat presented by Mighty Heart Theatre
Fri 22, Sun 24 Jan

What's The Matter With You? presented by Mighty Heart Theatre
Sat 23 Jan
The festival closes with two productions from Mighty Heart Theatre. When I Feel Like Crap I Google Kim Kardashian Fat is a piece of verbatim theatre that shares stories from women aged 16-90. Join their rollercoaster journey through selfies, celebrity culture, self-esteem, heart to hearts, and dancing to your favourite song. What's The Matter With You? is a joyous, poignant, and thought-provoking new performance which sets out to tackle the big bad world of mental health.

"I am delighted to be able to include PUSH in our theatre programme and it is particularly pleasing that our Theatre 2 space will be hosting the festival," says Walter Meierjohann, Artistic Director: Theatre at HOME.

"I discovered pretty quickly after first arriving in the city nearly two years ago that Manchester is home to wide and diverse range of first-rate theatre companies, and having worked across Europe, I can confirm that Manchester's theatre ecology is something quite special. We are committed at HOME to showcasing the best of the companies' work, so it fits neatly that we are able to offer our facilities and production expertise to some of those companies."

Wrapped around a packed performance schedule will be a range of workshops and discussions led by the participating companies and leading theatre makers from around the country.

Tickets for the festival, including a range of offers and a pass covering the entire festival, are on sale now - http://homemcr.org/event/push-festival/

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