Running from 24 – 26 July, 24:7’s Big Weekend of new theatre-making will take place in and around the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama in the University of Manchester.

It will feature four main productions, a series of six monologues performed outdoors on the University campus, a family-friendly adventure in Manchester Museum and another of our exciting collaborations with Canberra’s ‘You Are Here’ festival.

Together with rehearsed readings and workshops for writers and actors, the whole event will once again demonstrate that, for 11 years, 24:7 has always been about developing people.

Exec Producer David Slack says, “Our 24:7 Big Festival Weekend proves once again that the Manchester theatre scene is bursting with new and exciting talent. As this will be the last Festival in our recognised format, we are firing up all our engines to ensure it is the best yet!” He adds, “You know there are four main shows. We originally wanted three, but couldn’t agree on which one to leave out.”
Manchester’s 24:7 does more than run a festival. It develops people. 

Annika Edge, 24:7’s General Manager, says: “As part of the build-up to the Weekend we have taken time to involve and encourage more writers, directors, actors and producers than can take part. We are also giving valuable hands-on experience to our 2015 Foot In The Door trainees.

Two of this years main writers are based in Manchester, one moved away recently… and one lives in Barcelona, meaning that Skype has been a crucial method of communication. Unable to resist the attraction, though, she flew into Manchester to attend the Media Launch.

To add variety to the Weekend, 24:7 commissioned a family friendly show in Manchester Museum for those aged 5+ and the young at heart, and for the ‘You Are Here’ collaboration they matched a British playwright with an Australian musician, and vice versa, to create a two-part, musically-inspired piece of theatre.

24:7 Big Festival Weekend will take place in the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, Manchester M13 9PL, on Manchester University Campus and at Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.

Tickets are £8 (£6 concessions) and are available online from www.247theatrefestival.co.uk or on the door. 

For more information on 24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015, visit www.247theatrefestival.co.uk,

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