NATTER is heading to BRIGHTON next week! We'll be at The Walrus for #BrightonFringe Is Helen is having it off with the vicar? What links the Didsbury Mafia with Linda's gay son? And wtf does Helen have against poor old Cilla Black? Grab the campest ticket in town brightonfringe.org/events/natter/

#BrightonFringe poster drop Is Helen having it off with the vicar? What links the Didsbury mafia with Linda's gay son? & what does Helen have against poor old Cilla Black? Come join us @ The Walrus Tusk Club for a good ol'natter! May 11th, 12th & 14th - 6:30pm www.brightonfringe.org/events/natter/

NATTER is heading to Birmingham this Friday, 8pm @oldjointstock.bsky.social Come see if Helen is having it off with the vicar; what links the Didsbury Mafia with Linda's gay son; and what does Helen have against poor ol'Cilla Black! Tickets old-joint-stock-theatre.designmynight.com/69b17a8f6dfd...

#BrightonFringe poster drop Is Helen having it off with the vicar? What links the Didsbury mafia with Linda's gay son? & what does Helen have against poor old Cilla Black? Come join us @ The Walrus Tusk Club for a good ol'natter! May 11th, 12th & 14th - 6:30pm www.brightonfringe.org/events/natter/

KIND OF LOVE opens next Tuesday at Hope Mill Theatre... Grab a £12 ticket with the code PREVIEW while you can! 🏳️‍🌈 hopemilltheatre.co.uk/event/kind-o...

Late 90s, the ‘gay age of consent’ is up for debate. Meanwhile teenagers are busy making out, making up, but mainly making mistakes... KIND OF LOVE is a story of lust, lies, hurt & revenge- Some kind of love story! Hope Mill Theatre Feb 24th-Mar 1st Grab tickets now bit.ly/3Yt7VJT

Writer-director Stewart Campbell - who directed last year's successful Canal Street Lonely Hearts Club at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, returns to direct his own play, Kind of Love @qweerdog.bsky.social #hopemilltheatre #KindofLove www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/qweerdo...

Late 90s, the ‘gay age of consent’ is up for debate. Meanwhile teenagers are busy making out, making up, but mainly making mistakes... KIND OF LOVE is a story of lust, lies, hurt & revenge- Some kind of love story! Hope Mill Theatre Feb 24th-Mar 1st Grab tickets now bit.ly/3Yt7VJT

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT George Bellamy as STEFFAN Late 90s & Steffan comes out to his straight best friend on holiday in Ibiza - this starts a chain of events that will change *everything* forever! Some kind of love story! Hope Mill Theatre Feb 24th-Mar 1st 🎟 bit.ly/3Yt7VJT

CAST CALL-OUT Peripeteia Theatre is now casting for Bump by Kate McCloud. The call-out for Jackpot will go live on Monday 12th of January. This production is Manchester based. Full details in the post and on our website. Apply by emailing [email protected]

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT Tom Ryder as TYPEY Late 90s, on a lads' holiday, Typey finds out his best friend is gay. This has unforeseen consequences back home for everyone once news spreads One holiday changes the lives of four young friends forever! Hope Mill Theatre - 23Feb-1Mar BOOK NOW bit.ly/3Yt7VJT

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT Rachel Burbridge as GEMMA Late 90s, New Labour in power & the 'gay age of consent' is causing chaos in parliament. Teenagers up & down the country are cracking on regardless - making out, making up, but mainly making mistakes Hope Mill Theatre - 23/2-1/3 BOOK NOW bit.ly/3Yt7VJT

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT Ben Goulding as JAY Late 90s & Jay's not ready for his close friend, Steffan, to come out -leaping into damage control mode with catastrophic consequences. One summer holiday will change the lives of four young friends forever! 💜🧡🩷 Hope Mill Theatre Feb23 - Mar 1 bit.ly/3Yt7VJT

Our first show of 2026 is up & running 💗 Kind of Love - a 90s not-love story at Hope Mill Theatre! For Christmas you can get £6 off our top-price tickets (Weds-Sun shows) using the code SIXMAS valid today and boxing day! 💜 Get the best seats quick bit.ly/4s46EGz

coming soon to manchester...

Still some audition slots avaialble for the male roles. Most of these characters do not have fixed sexualities in the play, we therefore, very much encourage non-LGBTQ+ actors to apply too!

CASTING / AUDITIONS A new Qweerdog play set in the 90s, performing at Hope Mill Theatre end of Feb '26 PAID - MANCHESTER BASED Jan/Feb - good availability needed Msg [email protected] to express interest/further info (add us to your contacts to avoid responses going to spam)

On the lookout for Welsh actors in Manchester/North West - with a playing age 17/18 for an exciting new project... Drop us a line, and share, share, share! #NewWriting

On the lookout for Welsh actors in Manchester/North West - with a playing age 17/18 for an exciting new project... Drop us a line, and share, share, share! #NewWriting

3 Days to go... Jonathan Harvey's CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB opens at Hope Mill Theatre! 'gut-wrenching' (The Independent) 3rd Sept - 14th Sept 🏳️‍🌈 tickets available here: hopemilltheatre.co.uk/event/canal-street-lonely-hearts-club/

Only 6 days to go... CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB by Jonathan Harvey opens Weds 3rd Sept! Starring Drag Race UK’s Ella Vaday (Nick Collier) get ready for a chaotic, ‘gut-wrenching’ night. 💙🧡💜 Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 3-14 Sept Grab your tickets now... bit.ly/CanalStLHC

It's the final day to use this discount code... bit.ly/CanalStLHC

🏳️‍🌈 It’s MANCHESTER PRIDE WEEKEND 🏳️‍🌈 Celebrate this weekend by booking to see Ella Vaday/Nick Collier in Jonathan Harvey’s CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB! From now until midnight on Monday (25th) use the code CANALSTREET to get 20% off your booking! Book now before it’s too late bit.ly/CanalStLHC

CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB by Jonathan Harvey Some pics from our first read-through earlier this week... everyone looking fresh faced and super keen... 💙🧡💜 Come see us next month at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester - 3rd-14th Sept bit.ly/CanalStLHC

We're unbelievably excited to announce that this autumn we'll be reimagining a Jonathan Harvey classic! His wonderful collection of misfits will be relocating from that-there London here to Manchester in CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB! 🎭 Hope Mill Theatre 📅 3rd- 14th September 🎟️ bit.ly/CanalStLHC

Let's meet our CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS cast - First up, playing DEAN (aka Fifi Trixabelle La Bouche) is NICK COLLIER Nick is the renowned British drag queen & West End actor who wowed audiences as ELLA VADAY, a RuPaul's Drag Race UK finalist! Grab your tickets quick! bit.ly/CanalStLHC

Hope Mill Theatre and Queerdog restage Jonathan Harvey's Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club in a Manchester setting, starring West End actor and drag artist Nick Collier #hopemilltheatre @qweerdog.bsky.social #JonathanHarvey www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/casting...

Meet the cast for Jonathan Harvey’s Canal Street Lonely Hearts Club! We're thrilled to share that West End actor & Drag Race royalty, Nick Collier, will star as Dean Joined by Cameron McKendrick as Marti, James Sprague as Shaun, Riah Amelle as George & Lucy Hilton-Jones as Clarine 3rd - 14th Sept

Where are all the men? We're casting this fantastic Jonathan Harvey play - two week run at Hope Mill, Manchester, paid and brilliant parts to get your teeth into! #Casting #CastingCall #Actors #CastingBreakdown

CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB #CASTINGS email [email protected] to express interest & further info (add us to contacts to stop responses going to spam) Auditions: 29th-31st May Rehearsals: 12 days between 11th-30th Aug Tech & Shows: 1st-14th Sept PAID - MANCHESTER BASED

Manchester theatre company Qweerdog takes a new look at Jonathan Harvey's 1990s play 'Lonely Hearts Club' - relocated to Manchester and updated and retitled by the playwright @qweerdog.bsky.social #hopemilltheatre #JonathanHarvey www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/lonely-...

We've been overwhelmed with the response to our recent announcement! It seems you're as excited about CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB as us. 💜❤️💙 And, in answer to the most asked question we got this week - CASTING breakdowns will be out soon! 👀 #Qweerdog

We're unbelievably excited to announce that this autumn we'll be reimagining a Jonathan Harvey classic! His wonderful collection of misfits will be relocating from that-there London here to Manchester in CANAL STREET LONELY HEARTS CLUB! 🎭 Hope Mill Theatre 📅 3rd- 14th September 🎟️ bit.ly/CanalStLHC

#QWEERSHORTS: HOPE 200 Clothes Maketh the Man by K.C.Finn directed by Adam Cachia Step into the world of Thomas Greene, a charming rogue with a passion for fine tailoring and a penchant for deception hope mill theatre sat 8th feb 3pm & 7:30pm tickets- bit.ly/40k27ms

QWEER SHORTS: HOPE 200 Written, directed & performed by local artists, Qweer Shorts is an exciting test-ground for new LGBTQ+ writing. This unique event, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, focuses on local queer stories from the last 200 yrs! Sat Feb 8th 3pm & 7:30pm Hope Mill Theatre

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