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From childhood to old age

22 October 2019

Rose and Robin from Mad Alice Theatre Company is a story of love and loss for old and young.

All The Bens gets new tour

19 May 2019

A new touring version of All the Bens by Ian Townsend starts with a preview at Oldham Library.

24:7 celebrates its latest award

8 July 2016

Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival celebrates its Queen's Award for Voluntary Service with an event for everyone who has been involved.

24:7 awarded "MBE for volunteer groups"

5 June 2016

Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival has been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups.

24:7 Festival contemplates its future

13 September 2015

Manchester’s 24:7 organisers are reflecting on where the future lies.

Manchester's 24:7 launches Big Weekend

14 June 2015

Manchester's leading new writing event continues on a smaller scale after its loss of ACE funding during its 10th birthday year.

24:7 Weekend plays announced

17 May 2015

Manchester’s 24:7 Big Festival Weekend has announced the four plays chosen for this year's event.

David Slack receiving the Special Achievement award at the 2015 Manchester Theatre Awards ceremony

Go-ahead for 24:7 Weekend

17 April 2015

After losing its regular funding, Manchester’s 24:7 Theatre Festival announces that this year’s Big Festival Weekend 2015 will go ahead.

24:7 submissions sought

15 February 2015

Submissions are now open for this year's 24:7 Big Festival Weekend in Manchester.

Script call from Manchester 24:7

14 December 2014

Manchester’s 24:7 is again on the lookout for exciting, challenging and innovative scripts.

24:7 stays open into the future

16 November 2014

Manchester’s 24:7 Theatre Festival is to undergo a new format.

Winners & losers in funding stakes in the north west

4 July 2014

Following this week’s funding announcements from Arts Council England, a round-up of some of the regional winners and losers in the north west.

Amy Drake (Amy), Kurt Nikko (Danny) and Olivia Sweeney (Sarah)

Rebekah's new work premièred

4 July 2014

A play written by Rebekah Harrison will première as part of the 24:7 Theatre Festival in Manchester.

A Dam burst of dreams for 24:7

27 June 2014

To The Dam premières at the 24:7 Theatre Festival in Manchester.

A crime to rhyme in Tongue Twister at 24:7

27 June 2014

The première of The Tongue Twister is at this year's 24:7 Theatre Festival in Manchester.

Julie basks in Afterglow debut at 24:7

27 June 2014

A debut performance of Afterglow by Manchester-based actor and writer Julie Burrow, is part of the city’s 24:7 Theatre Festival.

Stuff happens at 24:7 Festival

21 June 2014

My Beating Heart Theatre Company’s new show Stuff receives its world première as a part of Manchester’s 24:7 Theatre Festival.

Anonymity goes public in Manchester

21 June 2014

Anonymity has its world première in the 24:7 Theatre festival in Manchester.

Scratching around for 24:7

15 May 2014

Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival will hold a Spring Scratch Night this week in which 12 writers' "instant scripts" will compete for the audience's favour.

24:7 festival line-up announced

6 April 2014

The results are in for Manchester’s annual 24:7 festival.

Time to submit your 24:7 plays

8 December 2013

An award-winning play on offer?

First call for 24:7 scripts

25 October 2013

The annual Manchester 24:7 Festival call for scripts is announced at Sale Waterside Arts Centre.

Can you help at Manchester 24:7?

21 June 2013

Manchester’s annual 24:7 Theatre Festival is looking for a group of enthusiastic, hard working theatre lovers to help out.

Second bite at a 24:7 commission

31 May 2013

If you missed out on the Manchester 24:7 Festival deadline, here’s your chance to still get involved.

Actor and director Noreen Kershaw, 24:7 Theatre Festival director Kathryn Worthington and actor and 24:7 trustee Vicky Binns

This year's line-up for Manchester 24:7 Festival

26 May 2013

Manchester 24:7 Theatre Festival has announced the plays selected for its 10th Anniversary festival.

24:7 makes a Ballyhoo in Manchester

5 May 2013

A 24:7 Ballyhoo in Manchester next weekend will be a celebration of successes and a shout out for the year ahead for the city’s theatre festival.

24:7 Festival - the excitement mounts!

15 March 2013

Manchester 24:7 Festival organisers close to invitations for this summer's theatre-making.

My Arms takes to the road

13 January 2013

Following success at last summer’s 24:7 Theatre Festival, Box of Tricks tours its critically-acclaimed production of My Arms.

24:7 play heads for London's West End

30 December 2012

As We Forgive Them, a play that premièred at Manchester’s 24:7 Festival in 2009 will open next week at the Arts Theatre in London's West End under revised title American Justice.

Countdown to 24:7 submissions for 2013

9 December 2012

Organisers of the 10th24:7 theatre festival in Manchester are accepting submissions until January 7.

24:7 on 17/11

9 November 2012

Play a part in Manchester’s next 24:7 Theatre Festival.

24:7 poised to launch - and looking ahead

7 July 2012

Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival hits the city for a ninth season at the end of this month.

24:7 seeks volunteers

1 July 2012

Manchester's 24:7 Festival, from July 20-27, is adding 10 productions—meantime there's a call for volunteers.

Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival launches

25 June 2012

Leading Manchester new writing event the 24:7 Theatre Festival officially launched this year's programme at the Comedy Store in Manchester last week.

Casting around for 24:7

31 May 2012

Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival has more castings calls, your chance to take part in this highly-visible showcase event.

24:7 runners and riders

4 May 2012

This year's ten 24:7 Festival productions and their writers have been announced for this year's July event:

10 of the best for 24:7

22 April 2012

The list of 10 plays for this year's 24:7 Festival in Manchester has been decided.

24:7 Reviews

The Bluest Blue

Paul Osborne

Old Bomb Theatre

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

The Fading Hum

Charlotte Essex

The Sirens Production Company

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

Medea

Adapted from Euripides by Peter McGarry

Eyewitness

24:7 Theatre Festival, Pure at The Printworks, Manchester

(2007)

The Processing Room

Elizabeth Baines

Eye of the Storm

24:7 Theatre Festival, Pure at The Printworks, Manchester

(2007)

Harlequin

Anthony Trevelyan

Ted Productions

24:7 Theatre Festival, Midland Hotel, Manchester

(2007)

Grave Goods

Anne Neville

Disordered Speech

24:7 Theatre Festival, Midland Hotel, Manchester

(2007)

Hatch

Colette Kane

Echt Theatre

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

The Inconsistent Whisper of Insanity

Ian Moore

Black Box Theatre Company

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

Reeling

Sean Gregory

Piece of Work Theatre Company

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

Pawn

Brian Marchbank

Poppabear

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

Sheepish

Joyce Branagh

Bleating Heart Productions

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

Islanders

Dick Curran

Farne Productions

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

Make Believe

Luke Walker and Sally Lawton

Astral Twins

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

(2010)

Gary: A Love Story

James Harker

24:7 Theatre Festival

John Thaw Theatre, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

24–26 July 2015

The Plant

James Kerr

24:7 Theatre Festival

Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

24–26 July 2015

Sarah MacGillivray as Maarten and Matt Holt as Whispering Walt

Madness Sweet Madness

Georgina Tremayne

24:7 Theatre Festival

Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

24–26 July 2015

Brief Encounters

JoJo Kirtley, Anne Haydock, Alan Cliff, Jane Tonge, Sue Blundell and Mari Lloyd

24:7 Theatre Festival

Manchester University campus

24–26 July 2015

We Are The Multitude

Laura Harper

24:7 Theatre Festival

John Thaw Theatre, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama

24–26 July 2015

Ruth Evans as Miss Primer, Jack Dearsley as Plug, Josie Cerise as Jemima and Leo Atkin as Old Timer

The Tongue Twister

Luke Walker

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–25 July 2014

To the Dam

John Clarke

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–24 July 2014

Lily Shepherd as Ellie and Jackie Jones as Lorraine

Three Women

Mari Lloyd

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–25 July 2014

Sam Thompson as Mike and Judy Holt as Pat

The Box of Tricks

Ric Brady and Stephen M Hornby

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–25 July 2014

Olivia Sweeney as Sarah and Amy Drake as Rose

In My Bed

Rebekah Harrison

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–24 July 2014

Kimberley Hart-Simpson as Renee, Melissa Sinden as Vera and Laura Mould as Caitlin

The Lives and Loves of Vera Dymond

Jayne Marshall

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–24 July 2014

Natasha Davidson as Maddie and Ethan Rogers as Jake

Pass

Naomi Sumner

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–25 July 2014

Anonymity

Gareth George

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–25 July 2014

Danny Ryder as Toby, Eve Burley as Jess and Karl Greenwood as Xav

Stuff

Mick Cooper

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–24 July 2014

Afterglow

Julie Burrow

Pull Your Finger Out Productions

24:7 Theatre Festival, New Century House, Manchester

18–25 July 2014

Saving Dave

James Kerr

24:7 Theatre Festival at Three Minute Theatre

23 July 2013

Laura Ogden as Stacy, Sophie Toland as Claire and George Oluyinka as Leeroy

My Space

Louise Monaghan

Dapper Productions

24:7 Theatre Festival at 2022NQ

20–25 July 2013

Julie Hannan as Helen, Ben Jewell as Tom, Lisa-Marie Hoctor as Meredith and Emma Romy-Jones as Elizabeth

The Young

Devised by the company, written by Abi Hynes

Faro Productions

24:7 Theatre Festival at 2022NQ

20–25 July 2013

Night on the Field of Waterloo

Thomas Bloor

24:7 Theatre Festival at New Century House

20–26 July 2013

Blunted

Alice Brockway

Eve Was Framed

24:7 Theatre Festival at New Century House

20–26 July 2013

Sarah Keating as Louise and Thomas Casson as Matt

Bump

Laura-Kate Barrow

24:7 Theatre Festival at Three Minute Theatre

19–26 July 2013

Leo Atkin as Malcolm, Katie McArdle as Emma and

No Soft Option

Brian Marchbank

24:7 Theatre Festival at Three Minute Theatre

19–25 July 2013

Billy, the Monster and Me!

Catherine Manford and Sarah Molyneux

Colour the Clours

24:7 Theatre Festival at New Century House

19–26 July 2013

Away From Home

Rob Ward and Martin Jameson

Working Progress Theatre Company

24:7 Theatre Festival at New Century House

19–26 July 2013

Daylight Robbery

Micheál Jacob

24:7 Theatre Festival at New Century House

19–25 July 2013

Temper

Richard O'Neill

Vexation Productions

24:7 Theatre Festival at Three Minute Theatre

19–26 July 2013

The Towers of Babel

Nick Yardley

Banana Jam Productions

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

25–27 July 2012

The Legend of the Ghost Shark

Anthony Morgan

Ultramarine Productions

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

21–27 July 2012

All the Bens

Ian Townsend

Northern Elastic Theatre Company

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

21–27 July 2012

The Interpreter, Home

Hekate Papadaki

House of Orphans

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

21–27 July 2012

The Cell

Michael Crowley

Bad Ideaz Productions

Three Minute Theatre (24:7 Theatre Festival)

21–27 July 2012

Firestarter

Dave Windass

Ensemble 52

Three Minute Theatre (24:7 Theatre Festival)

20–26 July 2012

Loaded

Jo Kirtley Pritchard

Working Progress Theatre Company

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

20–26 July 2012

My Arms

James Leach

Talking Props Theatre in association with Box of Tricks

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

20–27 July 2012

Stars are Fire

Francesca Waite

Monkeywood Theatre

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

20–26 July 2012

The Transit of Venus

Eric Northey

Cul-de-sac Theatre

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

20–26 July 2012

Goldfish

Lisa Whiteside

New Century House, Manchester (24:7 Theatre Festival)

20–26 July 2012

Human Habitation

Rob Johnston

Pure: Blue, Printworks, Manchester

24:7 Theatre Festival

22–27 July 2008

Watching Stars

Kate Gilbert

Pure: Blue, Printworks, Manchester

24:7 Theatre Festival

21–26 July 2008

A Dog Called Redemption

Matthew Landers

Midland Hotel, Manchester

24:7 Theatre Festival

21–26 July 2008