Hope Mill Theatre
World Premiere of ‘To Wong Foo the Musical’ opens in Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre to rave reviews
Manchester UK may seem an unlikely place for the World Premiere of a new musical based on a hit Hollywood movie, but that’s exactly what has just happened at the city’s Hope Mill Theatre. Run by married couple Joseph Houston and William Whelton, this independent theatre has been making waves with its innovative program…
QWEER SHORTS : the newest project at Manchester UK’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre
Manchester UK is considered the country’s second LGBTQ+ city (after London). It dates its claim way back to the 1940s when The Union Pub had drag shows which became extremely popular with US servicemen. In the 1960s the city’s Homosexual Law Reform Committee was one of the very first groups behind the movement…
