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WELCOME
To the 5th edition of the 24:7 Theatre
Festival, Manchester’s
annual feast of new writing for theatre!
From Monday 21 – Sunday 27
July 2008
our 16 plays bring you 16 writers, 16 directors, 65 actors
and 35 crew members. That’s 132 people for starters!
Adding on the festival team and volunteer staff, we are
proud to announce that more than 200 24:7ers are working
together to bring this festival to you.
As ever, all the performances
will take place in non-theatre venues in Manchester city
centre, including the landmark Midland Hotel, Pure in
The Printworks and music store zavvi in the Arndale.
And with tickets at no more than £6, your only
problem is whether you can get hold of any!
More than 11,000 audience members
have enjoyed 24:7 performances so far. And this year, with
your help, we hope to increase that number by at least
5,000.
24:7 is Manchester at its best –
innovating, developing and presenting an original and modern
way to look at theatre.
And in partnership with you, it’s the perfect combination!
Click here to download a pdf of the Festival brochure.
“PODCASTS” – Theatre
As Radio
In a unique move for a theatre festival, extracts from
this year’s plays have been turned into radio drama
and comedy. On each show page you can click on for a
rare chance to hear theatre as radio and catch your first
glimpse of the variety and acting talent that makes up
this year’s event.
There Are Many Ways
to find festival information on this site. The best recommendation – click
around and have fun! Each click will help you decide that
you MUST see more and more. (Yes, we know it means you’re
going to be busy seeing everything. And no, we’re
not sorry!)
TICKETING
At any time you can go and buy tickets by clicking the
link on any of the show pages or on the button at the
top right of this web page.
IN SUMMARY
We sound excited because we are. This year’s portfolio
of premières is our best collection yet of new,
fresh, intriguing and compelling 60-minute shows.
Take the chance to see work by these writers while you
can still get a ticket. We guarantee that in the near future,
writers and plays that had their first outing at 24:7 will
become nationally renowned.
Feedback
We'd love to hear what you think of 24:7. Feel
free to click here and send an email!
On behalf of all the 24:7 participants, we hope you have
a festival to remember.
David Slack & Amanda Hennessy
Co-directors and co-founders
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