Manchester Theatre Has Left The Building
By Jim Symcox on Jul 16, 2008 in 24:7 Theatre Festival, Manchester, Manchester Theatre
Manchester Theatre has been incredibly lucky to have a twin driving force in the shapes of David Slack and Amanda Hennessy to put theatre outside of normal theatre experience. The 24:7 Theatre Festival they formed (now in its 5th Year) gets new plays performed every year in alternative venues. That is venues that aren’t normally used for putting shows on. I would say it’s a little like the Edinburgh Fringe, except luckily there’s less venues to trot to. The venues are The Midland hotel, Pure in the Printworks and the music store Zavvi in the Arndale Centre.
Last year Pure looked pretty impressive as a theatrical venue so I suspect it will be even better this year.
The 24:7 team are putting on 16 new plays which is pretty strenuous going and on their web site you can actually listen to clips from each show – which must be a first, surely?
Anyway, it all kicks off on the 20th July and runs until Sunday 27th July. Tickets are ridiculously cheap (£6) and you should go and see one. Let me know what you think.
