HOME Theatre Podcast

HOME's departing Executive Director & Deputy Chief Executive, Jon Gilchrist, sat down for a chat with Kathryn Jacob, Chair of the Board and CEO of Pearl & Dean to look back on his time here with us. Visit HOME's Digital Channel for more behind the scenes news and updates https://homemcr.org/digital-channel/

To coincide with Black History Month at HOME, our dedicated programme of theatre, film, art and events, we spoke to three guests taking part to talk about their work, perspective and views on the annual celebration.Joined by film programmer, critic and curator Liz Chege, writer, performer and spoken word artist Ella Mcleod and musician, actor and activist To!u A¡ayi, one half of To!u x Aden. Megan McGurk, part of the HOME team, hosted the podcast.Summary: 01:19 - Introduction of events and guests02:40 - What role does arts and culture have in Black History Month? 09:55 - Has there been a shift in Black representation on screen? (Liz) Continues into representation throughout music and literature.26:58 - Having a sense of pride and identity through writing and literature (Ella)32:30 - Is there still a pressure on Black creatives and producers to assimilate to get noticed within film? (Liz)35:18 - How can art be used as a tool for rebellion? (To!u)47:08 - Bringing different languages into your art. (Ella)52:25 - Are we aiming to get to a point where we don't need to have a Black History Month?54:57 - HOME Sound Sessions and To!u x Aden's music. (To!u)58:00 - Back History Month in lockdown: has there been an impact? If you'd like to check out our full Black History Month programme, head to our website - homemcr.org/blackhistorymonth2020This podcast contains references to violence against Black people. If this is an issue that affects you, you may find the following organisations helpful:   The Black, African & Asian Therapy Network Group: call 020 3600 0712 or email connect@baatn.org.uk  Black Minds Matter by filling out their contact form. to!u a¡ayi - Website, @toluajayimusicLiz Chege - @elchronicle, africa-in-motion.org.ukElla McLeod - @McLeodandAngry

Jasmine is from Wuhan, originally… Abandoned as a baby in Hankou train station, she was adopted to a White British family and grew up in England. For Jasmine, Wuhan was just a word on a piece of paper until now. Suddenly, since the outbreak of COVID-19, everyone is talking about the place where she was born and she's no longer able to ignore her past and those she left behind.Wait I'm From Wuhan is the story of a Chinese adoptee struggling to decide whether or not to search for her birth family told via a series of Instagram and blog posts. Bombarded with images of masked faces and the deserted streets of Wuhan, Jasmine's head fills with questions about her Chinese family. Is it too late for her to find them?New episodes will be added every Wednesday to coincide with new blog posts on Jasmine's site: https://waitimfromwuhan.wordpress.com/Wait I'm From Wuhan is a Chinese Arts Now (CAN) Homemakers commission. 

To celebrate World Theatre Day we hosted a live Q&A between HOME's Director and CEO, Dave Moutrey, and our Associate Director, Jude Christian.  They talked about everything from the wildest places they've ever watched theatre to how the cultural landscape in Manchester might change, the turning point in their careers to the advice they would give to young theatremakers. 

For our premiere episode, we're kicking off proceedings with an interview from some of the cast and creative team behind our first ever HOME produced musical Insane Animals! We spoke to George Heyworth & Liv Morris (of Bourgeois and Maurice), as well as director Philip McMahon and actor Lockie Chapman. We talk about first ever gigs, how Insane Animals differs from ‘traditional' musicals and what audiences can expect from the show.Insane Animals has it's world premiere here at HOME on Friday 28 Feb and will show until Sat 14 Mar. For more information and to book - http://bit.ly/33tI06R

Bren O'Callaghan takes you on a guided tour of our huge summer exhibition by David Lynch - My Head is Disconnected.See it at HOME until Sun 29 Sep 2019. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/30ZiR2f

Let Artist Emma Smith take you on a guided tour of her dual-exhibition 5Hz and Euphonia. Simply hit play and start strolling to get some insider-information on the exhibitions key works.  5Hz and Euphonia runs from Sat 6 Apr 2019 – Sun 19 May 2019. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2JkPEuw

Listen to our English language One Minute Review of Petra from Director Jaime Rosales.  This film screens as part of the Viva 2019 UK tour. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2L5YM7b

Listen to our English language One Minute Review of Director Anahí Berneri's fifth feature film Alanis.  Alanis screened as part of ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Artist Emma Smith shares the inspirations behind her interactive dual-exhibition 5Hz and Euphonia.  5Hz and Euphonia can be found in our main gallery from Sat 6 Apr 2019 – Sun 19 May 2019. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2JkPEuw

Find out what audiences have been saying about Kingdom, the new show about bananas, King Kong and capitalism from Barcelona's leading theatre company Señor Serrano.  Kingdom runs from Tue 9 Apr 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2zjuwgI

Listen to our English language One Minute Review of Director Carlos Vermut's enigmatic music drama Quién te cantará, recorded by HOME Young Programmer Joe Hayward.  ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Listen to our English language One Minute Review of Director Carlos Fernández de Vigo's animated tale Memorias de un hombre en pijama, screening as part of Viva 2019. ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Listen to our Spanish language review of Miriam Lies, screening as part of Viva Festival 2019.  ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Listen to our English review of Jean-François i el sentit de la vida, screening as part of Viva Festival 2019. Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Listen to our Spanish language One Minute Review of Miriam miente screening during Viva Festival 2019. ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Listen to our English language review of Miriam Lies, screening as part of Viva 2019.  ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Listen to our English language One Minute Review of Director Andrea Jaurrieta doppelgänger drama Ana de día, screening during Viva 2019. ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Listen to our Spanish language One Minute Review of Director Andrea Jaurrieta doppelgänger drama Ana de día, screening during Viva 2019. ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

Viva is 25 years old - can you believe it? To celebrate, we invited curators Jessie Gibbs, Rachel Hayward and Andy Willis plus Festival Assistant Ellie White to take a stroll down memory lane before offering a sneak-peek at the must-see bits of this year's festival. ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 takes place between Fri 22 Mar 2019 – Sat 13 Apr 2019. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD #SpanishPodcast #Viva2019 #FilmPodast #Manchester

¡Viva! cumple 25, qué maravilla! Para celebrar hemos invitado al equipo del festival - Jessie Gibbs, Rachel Hayward y Andy Willis, con la becaria de este año Ellie White - compartir sus recuerdos de las ediciones pasadas, y mirar los eventos más importantes en 2019. ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2019 empieza viernes 22 marzo, hasta sábado 13 abril. Busca más información y comprar entradas aquí http://bit.ly/2RrlYeD

The reviews are in and 1927 have done it again! Find out what audiences have been saying about their colourfully eclectic show The Animals and Children Took To The Street.  To find out more about The Animals and Children Took To The Street and to book tickets, head here http://bit.ly/2tuyCPD #Theatre #Culture #TheAnimalsAndChildren #Manchester

Our main galley is given a new lease of life via the rustic work of artist David Bethell and his new solo show Fleeting Flights. Learn more about what he has in store by listening to our audio introduction from HOME's Senior Art Curator Bren O'Callaghan. Fleeting Flights runs from Sat 26 Jan 2019 – Sun 17 Mar 2019. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/2CrCTrq

“Are you a man? Were you born in Manchester? Do you belong here?” What appear to be three closed questions, requiring a yes/no answer can in fact be unpacked and answered in surprising and even conflicting ways. Electronic musician Andrew James Brooks used recordings of answers to these questions to produce Yes Man, a choral work that points a lens on gender identities, home and belonging. The piece uses digital signal processes to remix and unpick traditional binary notions of gender, psycho-geographical recording techniques to explore and subvert feelings of belonging and choral arrangements constructed from the voices of LGBTQ, refugee, homeless, and the diverse population of Manchester. Yes Man attempts to give voice to those who may not be so visible and uses sound to question the listeners perspective on their own place in the city. Yes Man is part of Push Festival 2019. More information can be found here  http://bit.ly/2Jj5W5L #DigitalSound #Identity #Home #Belonging #Manchester #Push2019 #HOMEmcr

Find out what audiences have been saying about White, our lovely little Christmas theatre show for kids.  White runs from Thu 13 Dec 2018 – Sun 23 Dec 2018. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2sqJiy3

Flying violins! Speed skating ballerinos! Winner of the 2017 Edinburgh Spirit of the Fringe Award, Släpstick is an ode to the timeless comedy of Charlie Chaplin, Marx Brothers, Spike Jones and Laurel & Hardy – with a very modern twist. Släpstick runs from Thu 13 Dec - Fri 21 Dec 2018. Find out more & book tickets here... http://bit.ly/2kyOf4a

Hear what audiences have been saying about The Maids, our first production to be performed in-the-round. The Maids runs until Sat 1 Dec. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2J4ZmMU

Set Designer Ruari Murchison talks the challenges and opportunities of bringing The Maids to life in-the-round.  The Maids runs from Fri 16 Nov - Sat 01 Dec. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2J4ZmMU

Get a guided tour of our new exhibition CAPSID direct from the artist who created it, John Walter. Hit play when you enter our main gallery and let John guide you round each room and share some insider-information about the making of each piece.  John Walter's CAPSID runs from Sat 10 Nov - Sun 06 Jan. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2lMd3X7

HOME's Senior Producer of Visual Art Bren O'Callaghan discusses John Walter's new short film A Virus Walks Into A Bar. John Walter's CAPSID runs from Sat 10 Nov - Sun 06 Jan. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2lMd3X7

HOME's Senior Producer of Visual Art Bren O'Callaghan talks us through CAPSID, the colourful new exhibition from artist John Walter. John Walter's CAPSID runs from Sat 10 Nov - Sun 06 Jun. Learn more here http://bit.ly/2lMd3X7

Join HOME's Assistant Producer of Theatre Amanda Fawcett on a whirlwind tour of this year's Orbit Festival with special guests Sam Ward of YesYesNoNo Theatre and Toussaint to Move's Akeim Toussaint Buck.  Orbit Festival 2018 takes place between Fri 26 Oct - Sat 02 Nov. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2IrFdV9

Hear what audiences have been saying about Future Bodies, the new health-tech show from Rash Dash and Unlimited Theatre. Future Bodies runs from Fri 28 Sep - Sat 13 Oct. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2JfMwyL

HOME's Sarah Perks talks to Visual Artist Qasim Riza Shaheen about his involvement in the Asia Triennial Manchester 2018.  The Asia Triennial Manchester runs from Fri 05 Oct - Sun 21 Oct 2018. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2OuZTxW

Hear what audiences have been saying about OthelloMacbeth - our two-in-one Shakespeare tale where the The Bard's scorned female characters take centre stage... OthelloMacbeth runs from Thu 14 Sep - Sat 29 Sep. Find out more & book tickets here http://bit.ly/2kz1Jgt #Shakespeare #WilliamShakespeare #Othello #Macbeth #LyricHammersmith #Manchester #Theatre #Culture

Director Terence Davies talks to HOME's Artistic Director of Film Jason Wood about the making of his debut feature Distant Voices, Still Lives.  Find out more about the film offering at HOME here https://homemcr.org/cinema/

To find out more about our new co-production of othellomacbeth with The Lyric Hammersmith, we sit down with Director Jude Christian to hear about her casting choices and what to expect from the finished show. othellomacbeth runs from Sep 14 - Sep 29. Find out more & book tickets here http://bit.ly/2kz1Jgt #Othello #Macbeth #Shakespeare #WilliamShakespeare #Manchester

Award winning set designer Basia Bińkowska discusses the inspirations behind her revelatory set for Director Jude Christian's othellomacbeth.  othellomacbeth can be seen at HOME from Fri 14 - Sat 29 Sep 2018. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2kz1Jgt #Shakespeare #Othello #Macbeth #Salford #Manchester #Theatre #Culture

HOME's Artistic Director of Visual Art Sarah Perks speaks to Turner Prize nominated artist Phil Collins about his latest solo exhibition Can't Do Right For Doing Wrong, which is now available to visit in our main gallery.  Phil Collins: Can't Do Right For Doing Wrong runs from Sat 07 Jul - Sun 16 Sep. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2MY1KY7

Here's what audiences have been saying about our new adaptation of Chigozie Obioma's The Fishermen. The Fishermen runs from Thu 19 - Sat 28 Jul. Find out more here http://bit.ly/2lhSvs7

Hear Visual Artist and Director Andrew Kötting talk to HOME's Artistic Director of Visual Art Sarah Perks about his latest feature Lek and the Dogs.  Find out more about Lek and the Dogs here http://bit.ly/2DV0Jun

The award-winning American epic Long Day's Journey Into Night has finally arrived on our stage and audiences are raving about this epic piece of storytelling. Hit play to find out what they've been saying! Long Day's Journey Into Night is on at HOME from Thu 10 - Sat 26 May. Book tickets here http://bit.ly/2Ca1FuL

Find out what audiences have been saying about Corrido de la Sangre - The brand new show from the Godfathers' of alt-cabaret, The Tiger Lillies. Corrido is supported by The PRS Foundation Corrido de la Sangre runs at HOME from Fri 20 Apr - Sat 05 May. Find out more & book tickets here http://bit.ly/2B3OxKg

Shot over the course of one year, Tempo begins with the birth of a baby – the first in the district for 30 years, as local settlements have declined. Cherishing both the epic scenery and traditional activities such as chorizo making and basket weaving, this is a beautiful ode to Galicia and a call to arms to better protect our planet. Listed to our One Minute Review ahead of the show's UK Premiere at Viva 2018. Viva 2018 takes place between Thu 12 Apr - Sat 05 May 2018. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2lh0jdA

Viva 2018 is almost here! Looking for a round up of all the films, events and theatre shows we have on offer? Look no further! Just hit play on this special Spanish language edition of our Viva 2018 podcast.  Viva 2018 runs from Apr 12 - Sat 05 May 2018. For more information and to book tickets, head here http://bit.ly/2lh0jdA

Excited for Viva 2018? Us too! Listen to our brand new Viva podcast for an overview of all the amazing film, theatre and art events that we have in store for you this year! Viva 2018 runs from Apr 12 - Sat 05 May 2018. For more information and to book tickets, head here http://bit.ly/2lh0jdA

Havana, 1994, and Cuba is drowning in hunger, cigars and rum. With the US-imposed embargo is at its peak, the Cold War comes to an end and the Soviet Union disintegrates. But the life of an elderly couple, Candelaria and Víctor Hugo, continues at a slow pace. The days are repetitive, conversations are sparse, dinners are sad, that is until Candelaria finds a camcorder hidden in the dirty sheets of the hotel where she works. Listen to our One Minute Review ahead of its Viva 2018 screening. Viva 2018 takes place between Thu 12 Apr - Sat 05 May 2018. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2lh0jdA

12-year-old Jeffrey is a small boy with big dreams – he hopes to rescue his household from destitution by becoming a Reggaeton singer. Listen to our One Minute Review ahead of Jeffrey's Viva 2018 screening. Viva 2018 takes place between Thu 12 Apr - Sat 05 May 2018. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2lh0jdA

The eponymous Rosa is a gruff anti-hero who initially gives us little to like – monosyllabic and hard-hearted, she takes no pleasure in her job as a policewoman, or in her home life with her daughter and grandson. Listen to our One Minute Review ahead of its Viva 2018 screening. Viva 2018 takes place between Thu 12 Apr - Sat 05 May 2018. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2lh0jdA

The reviews for our new production of Circle Mirror Transformation are in... the verdict? Not to be missed! Here's what audiences have been saying... Circle Mirror Transformation runs from Fri 02 - Sat 17 March. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2si22xt

Learn more about the inspirations behind part three of our new video installation The Scar in this accompanying audio commentary from Artists Noor Afshan Mirza and Brad Butler. This chapter is titled The Gossip. This three-screen video starts with a shot of a campfire on the left screen and woman on the right screen. When you see this, hit play to hear from Noor and Brad.