Preview by Steve Cooke
A celebration of family and creativity at Little HOME, a fun-filled family festival jam-packed with free and ticketed events, taking place at HOME between Fri 2 – Sun 4 Aug and Sat 10 – Sun 11 Aug 2024.
Little HOME invites families to embark on an adventure filled with interactive performances, hands-on workshops, and endless fun for all ages. Discover the magic of storytelling with immersive theatre performances, spectacular circus acts, get stuck into arts and crafts at HOME’s Creativity Corner, and let your imagination soar with engaging games and activities.
With both indoor and outdoor events, Little HOME is the ultimate summer festival for the whole family.
Shark in the Park
Fri 2 Aug – Sun 4 Aug in HOME Theatre 1
Fri 2 Aug 16:00, Sat 3 Aug 11:00, 14:00, Sun 4 Aug 11:00, 14:00.
Don't miss this fin-tastic family musical based on the book series!
Timothy Pope is looking through his telescope – but wait, is that a Shark, in the Park!?
From the creative team behind The Hairy Maclary Show and You Choose – see all three of Nick Sharratt’s Shark in the Park books live on stage!
Featuring all three of the Shark in the Park series – Shark in the Park, Shark in the Dark and Shark in the Park on a Windy Day – this family musical follows Timothy Pope (and his telescope!) on three exciting adventures…
Little HOME: Sat 3 Aug
Phoebe Foxtrot
Join community arts facilitator Phoebe Foxtrot for craft activity in the creativity corner. More info on Phoebe here.
Toby and Eunice
Have you ever petted a dragon? Or bottle fed a baby unicorn? Pop along and meet them for yourself!
The Wonderous Funderstorm is the sparkly brainchild of Rob and Gemma Bond, lifelong performers and husband and wife team. The company is driven by a wild desire to create wonderful and magical experiences through interactive theatre and walkabout entertainment.
Special Delivery
SPECIAL DELIVERY is a simple story about the delights of trying something unexpected. When a heavily laden postman is suddenly surprised by a rain shower, he discovers that all his packages have lost their labels
10:00 – 16:00 for a whole day of family fun!
Dr Frankenstein
DR FRANKENSTEIN (Ages 6+) Come and join Dr Frankenstein at his work table and watch him at work. Unsurprisingly he’s creating a new life!
Mystic Mog
Join Mystic Mog, famous feline fortune teller as she reveals your future. Will you use one of your nine lives? Or will everything be purrrfect? Find out in this fun, funny, theatre for one.
Blast Off!
Thomas Daniel Bryne will present his 2 and a half minute long ‘crankie’ piece Blast Off! This piece is similar to a theatre for one in that it is a short experience for 2 people at a time with an audio track played on headphones
10:00 – 16:00 for a whole day of family fun!
Little HOME: Sat 10 Aug
Included in the day’s events and activities are:
Phantasmagoria Magical Emporium
Phantasmagoria is a magical travel emporium based in Ashton, Greater Manchester. They will run a craft activity out of Creativity Corner and also operate a small free treasure hunt game.
Skylight Circus Skills
Discover your hidden talents with Skylight Circus Arts!
Skylight’s circus team will amaze you with their circus skills while helping you master juggling, plate-spinning, diabolo and more. Perfect for children ages 4 and up and adults too!
Cacophony Arkestra
6 piece carnival band Cacophany Arkestra was formed in 2014 from a group of talented musicians and carnival artists. They perform a high energy mix of soca & calypso tunes blended with other musical styles such as ska, jazz, and afro-beat.
Zine Making
Amy is an emerging young visual artist/mural painter based in the North West. She has a great visual style and will be running a craft activity teaching participants how to create their own story zines.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist is a light-hearted, slightly-slapstick puppet show for all ages. This gentle and magical performance has captivated audiences young and old across the UK and beyond.
Old Time Rags
A traditional one man band joins a tap dancing, singing washboard player animating any space with joyful sounds of skiffle, jazz and blues.
Raggle Taggle Arts create professional performance based projects for outdoor and indoor spaces, merging the folk traditions of the past with the present.
The Ballad of Selkie
A tale of longing and belonging in the watery world of the Selkie, who finds herself on land, an environment not made for her. She will build connections, explore, play and make a home here, all before the call of the sea takes her back, like the ebb and flow of the tide.
10:00 – 16:00 for a whole day of family fun!
Little HOME: Sun 11 Aug
Included in the day’s events and activities are:
Skylight Circus Skills
Discover your hidden talents with Skylight Circus Arts!
Skylight’s circus team will amaze you with their circus skills while helping you master juggling, plate-spinning, diabolo and more. Perfect for children ages 4 and up and adults too!
Shadow Puppet Making
The Travelling Shadow Theatre will be based in Creativity Corner running a craft activity teaching participants how to make their own shadow puppets.
Doodle Dance
Doodle Dance is a workshop that combines mindful doodling techniques with movement! Create doodles and dance moves of your own in this fun and playful workshop. Designed for children of all ages Doodle Dance is a workshop for those who love to move and for those who aren’t quite sure. So come doodle, dance, move and explore…
Never Too Old
A long-suffering Grandpa and a stubborn Grandma battle it out for your attention and affections. Gran and Gramps now perform as roaming / walking puppets (despite their age) and will delight, entertain… and chat about anything, with anyone!
Blast Off!
Thomas Daniel Bryne will present his 2 and a half minute long ‘crankie’ piece Blast Off! This piece is similar to a theatre for one in that it is a short experience for 2 people at a time with an audio track played on headphones
Mia Moon
Mia will be performing outside HOME within our café/bar seating area.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed + Live Music
The Adventures of Prince Achmed is the first full length stop motion animation film ever produced. It was made by Lotte Reiniger in 1926. Chris Davies wrote a new original score for the film and performs it live.
10:00 – 16:00 for a whole day of family fun!
Box Office 0161 200 1500
Restaurant 0161 212 3500
HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN
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