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Reviews

All Right. Good Night.

All right. Good night.

Text by Helgard Haug, composition by Barbara Morgenstern

Rimini Protokoll

HOME Manchester

6–8 July 2023

The Cast of The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

Ted Huffman and Philip Venables

Southbank Centre and Factory International

Southbank Centre

25–28 January 2024

Eamonn Walker (George Padmore)

Liberation

Ntombizodwa Nyoni

Royal Exchange Theatre and Factory International, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre

27 June–26 July 2025

They

Kay Dick, adapted by Maxine Peake, Sarah Frankcom and Imogen Knight

Factory International

The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, Manchester

5–9 July 2023

Features

Assembling ‘The Herds’

30 May 2025

A reviewer goes backstage to see the work involved in building the puppets for The Herds, a major theatrical event galloping into Manchester.

John McGrath, MIF Chief Executive and Artistic Director, presenting the 2025 programme

Dream Differently with MIF

12 March 2025

The programme for the 2025 Manchester International Festival is launched.

News

Manchester International Festival

MIF25 calls for creators and volunteers

28 February 2025

Factory International is asking for Manchester-based creatives plus 400 festival volunteers for this year's Manchester International Festival.

Maxine Peake in They at John Rylands Library in MIF 2023

MIF's They film première with Maxine Peake

2 March 2024

They, created by Maxine Peake, Sarah Frankcom and Imogen Knight, was performed in John Rylands Library as part of 2023's Manchester International Festival.

Free Your Mind, the official opening production for Aviva Studios, the home of Factory International

MIF 2023 put £39m into local economy

24 February 2024

A report has revealed that last summer's Manchester International Festival attracted 325,300 visitors and generated £39.2m of economic activity.

Jungle Book, 2019, Theatre de La Ville, Paris

Past MIF stars return for Factory season

2 December 2023

Factory International's 2024 programme at Aviva Studios will bring back to Manchester Robert Wilson, Maxine Peake with Sarah Frankcom and Imogen Knight and Laurie Anderson.

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