Hope Mill Theatre
Address | 113 Pollard St, M4 7JA Manchester England |
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Coordinates | 53°29′00″N 2°12′59″W / 53.483275°N 2.216334°W |
Operator | The Factory of Creativity |
Opened | November 2015 |
Website | |
hopemilltheatre.co.uk |
The Hope Mill Theatre is an independent theatre in Manchester, England that performs original and revival plays, musicals and other events. The theatre is located in the Hope Mill building, a Grade II* listed converted textile mill.[1] It won Fringe Venue of The Year at The Stage awards in 2018.[2] Hope Mill Theatre is the main work of the registered charity A Factory of Creativity.
History
[edit]Joseph Houston and William Whelton built on their training in London theatre to create a theatre modelled on the Off West End Theatres which dominate the London theatre scene. They created a small producing venue in Manchester and opened Hope Mill Theatre in November, 2015.[3]
Whelton and Houston serve as respectively Executive and artistic director of the theatre. In 2016 they won the Hospital Club Award for their contribution in Theatre and Performance and in 2017 they were also awarded a Special Achievement Award at the Manchester Theatre Awards.[4]
Katy Lipson, founder of Aria Entertainment, was the artistic director at the Hope Mill for several years, also producing many of the show staged at the venue, from Rags to Mame.[5]
Values
[edit]The mission of the Hope Mill Theatre is to "enrich, educate and entertain the community by providing a uniquely superior theatre experience; allowing both audiences and artists alike to be inspired, ambitious and to share stories and enlighten lives through the power of theatre."[3]
Production history
[edit]Opening year | Name | Refs. |
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2024 | A Christmas Carol (at The Quays Theatre) | [6] |
2024 | The Gap | [7] |
2024 | Gypsy: In Concert (at the Opera House) | [8] |
2023 | LIZZIE | [9] |
2023 | To Wong Foo: The Musical | [10] |
2023 | Head over Heels | [11] |
2022 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella | [12][13] |
2022 | Passion | [14] |
2021 | The Wiz | [15] |
2020 | RENT (2020, closed due to COVID-19, August 2021) | [16] |
2020 | Godspell: 50th Anniversary Concert (online) | [17] |
2020 | Zorro: The Musical | [18] |
2019 | The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit | [19] |
2019 | Mame | [20] |
2019 | Rags | [21] |
2019 | Club Mex | [22] |
2018 | The Return of the Soldier | [23] |
2018 | Putting It Together | [24] |
2018 | Aspects of Love | [25] |
2018 | Closets | [26] |
2018 | Spring Awakening | [27] |
2018 | The ToyBoy Diaries | |
2017 | Little Women | [28] |
2017 | Pippin | [29] |
2017 | YANK! | [30] |
2016 | Hair, 50th Anniversary | [31] |
2016 | Parade |
Awards
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2016 | The Hospital Club Awards | Theatre and Performance | Won | [32] |
2017 | Manchester Theatre Awards | Special Achievement | Won | |
Best Fringe Production (for Moth) | Won | [33] | ||
Peter Brook Award | Empty Space Peter Brook Award | Nominated | [34] | |
The Stage Awards | Fringe Theatre of the Year | Nominated | ||
2018 | The Stage Awards | Fringe Theatre of the Year | Won | [35] |
2023 | Whatsonstage Awards | Best Regional Production, for To Wong Foo The Musical | Nominated | [36] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hope Mill Theatre". Visit Manchester. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Winners of the Stage Awards 2018 announced". 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b "Our Story – Hope Mill Theatre". hopemilltheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ www.brackets.digital, {digital} |. "Hair the Musical". www.hair50.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Aria Entertainment | About". Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "A Christmas Carol musical to run at the Lowry next Christmas". 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Denise Welch and Matthew Kelly to star in new Jim Cartwright play". 7 July 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Gypsy The Musical In Concert – Hope Mill Theatre". hopemilltheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Lizzie – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester". Musical Theatre Review. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "To Wong Foo The Musical – Hope Mill Theatre". hopemilltheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Review: HEAD OVER HEELS, Hope Mill Theatre". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Wiegand, Chris (2022-11-18). "Cinderella review – a rapturous Rodgers and Hammerstein fairytale". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (September 23, 2022). "Cast Complete for Hope Mill Theatre's Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Starring Grace Mouat". Playbill.com.
- ^ "Ruthie Henshall to star in Passion revival in 2022". WhatsOnStage. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "The Wiz to be revived this Christmas at the Hope Mill Theatre". WhatsOnStage. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre – review". 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Godspell 50th anniversary charity concert to star Ruthie Henshall, Darren Day and more". WhatsOnStage. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Zorro The Musical to play at the Hope Mill Theatre". WhatsOnStage. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/BritishTheatreOfficial (2018-12-10). "Hope Mill Theatre Manchester Announce 2019 Musicals Season". British Theatre. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
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- ^ "Tracie Bennett to star in Mame as part of Hope Mill Theatre's new season". WhatsOnStage. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Rebecca Trehearn to star in Stephen Schwartz's Rags at Hope Mill Theatre". WhatsOnStage. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Club Mex at the Hope Mill Theatre: full casting announced and first listen released". WhatsOnStage. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Casting announced for The Return of the Soldier at Hope Mill Theatre". WhatsOnStage. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Hope Mill Theatre replaces A Christmas Story with Sondheim's Putting It Together". WhatsOnStage. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Hope Mill Theatre Announces 2018 Season". Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Lloyd Daniels and Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton to star in LGBTQ musical Closets at Hope Mill Theatre". WhatsOnStage. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Cast announced for Spring Awakening at the Hope Mill Theatre". WhatsOnStage. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Little Women the musical to open in Manchester". WhatsOnStage. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Cast announced for northern premiere of Pippin". WhatsOnStage. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Wilma (2017-01-13). "YANK!, PIPPIN and LITTLE WOMEN launch Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre 2017 season". West End Wilma. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Goldsmith-Rybka, Yvonne (2016-11-17). "HAIR The Musical: the sixties relived at Hope Mill Theatre". I Love Manchester. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "h.Club 100 Awards: Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester". theartsdesk.com. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "The 2017 Manchester Theatre Awards winners in full". There Ought To Be Clowns. 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Peter Brook Empty Space Awards to end as 2017 winners announced". 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Here are the winners of the Stage Awards 2018!". arthereartnow.com. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Nominations in full: 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-01-14.