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“This is what Theatre is all about. Original, Accessible, Vibrant, and Fun. Makes me proud to be a Mancunian.” |
John Henshaw
Actor and Chairman
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“To have another 21 plays in this year’s 24:7 Theatre festival is amazing. It’s providing a launch pad for new writers, actors and companies. With such diversity there is a play that will interest new audiences too. Everyone should go and see the talent that Manchester’s 24:7 is showcasing.” |
Robert Powell
Actor & Patron |
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“Speaking from experience 24:7 is fantastic to be involved in. It’s widely acknowledged as THE showcase for Manchester’s talent, attracting casting directors, agents and fellow creatives. It can’t help but evolve, springboarding its plays and participants beyond the Festival.” |
Vicky Binns
Actor, Participant and Patron |
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“I love the 24:7 Festival! It’s a week for anyone who loves live theatre and new writing to get excited, to feel overwhelmed and exhilarated and even a little bit in awe of all the incredible talent out there.” |
Kevin Bourke
Theatre Editor
Manchester Evening News |
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“24:7 makes an enormous contribution to the development of new writing in the North West. It affords playwrights an opportunity to develop their new scripts with actors and directors and to share their work with an audience. I'm delighted to invite Three of the Best to the Octagon in September – to be performed alongside our World Premiere, Mixed Up North by Robin Soans, directed by Max Stafford-Clark.” |
David Thacker
Artistic Director, Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
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“24:7 makes a unique contribution to the cultural life of Manchester. Its focus on new plays means that it provides an annual snapshot of up and coming Manchester writing talent."
“24:7 gets plays to audiences and audiences to plays – feeding the future of theatre and opening up a wealth of possibilities.” |
John McGrath
Artistic Director, National Theatre of Wales |
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“It’s a fantastic festival, a forum for people who are starting out. It’s great to see unique work and it can only be a positive thing.”
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Amanda Holden
Actor and Supporter |
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“An absolutely superb festival. It’s all well and good to play all the classics, but new writing is where the life blood of theatre is going to be in the future, so its important to get that shown.” |
Jeff Hordley
Actor and Participant |
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“I think its fantastic. The 24:7 Theatre Festival is a great platform for young actors starting out, giving them a voice and a shop window.” |
Sally Lindsay
Actor |
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“Bite-sized theatre – 40 minute, 60 minute, plays – plays that people can access easily. It’s a festival that really allows writers their voice, it does not try and edit.” |
James Quinn
Actor and Participant |
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"24:7 goes from
strength to strength. It’s
not only enabling new playwrights, actors,
and directors to develop, it’s also giving
more established artists the confidence to
try new ideas. It’s become an essential
feature of the Manchester theatre scene. "
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Chris Honer
Artistic Director - Library Theatre, Manchester |
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"I'm
really happy
to be able to support 24:7 – the
generation of new theatre voices is crucial
to the lifeblood of theatre and an important
platform from which new artists can emerge.
With opportunities now to see some of the work
beyond the festival not only here at the Octagon
but at the Library too, 24:7 is
a real creative voice for Manchester and the
North-West. " |
Mark Babych
Former Artistic Director Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
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"Today,
there are
fewer and fewer opportunities to take risks and
discover fresh talent. So I applaud the 24:7 Festival
and wish it great success. Let's hope that
these new ideas can be given a chance to shine!!
After all where would society be without pioneers!
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Jane Cox
Actress |
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" The 24:7 Theatre Festival is exclusively
about the recognition and celebration of original
work, which makes it uniquely different from
other festivals.
After only a few years 24:7 has
created a wide-reaching buzz. This is the very
buzz that keeps our industry alive and kicking.
The next generation of North West writers, actors
and directors for theatre, television and film
are here. 24:7 is
their platform" |
Dominic Brunt
Actor |
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" New
writing is
the lifeblood of the industry It's great that
regional writers get the chance to showcase their
work through this innovative festival." |
Steve McFadden
Actor |
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" The 24:7 theatre
festival forms a fantastic part of Manchester's
arts calendar. It's great for both visitors and
performers to experience the wealth of diversity,
and passion for the arts that we have in the
North West. For Manchester to play host to such
an innovative event is something which we should
all be immensely proud of." |
Chris Bisson
Actor |
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" Very
best wishes
for the festival" |
Alan Ayckbourn
Playwright |
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" Why
do they
think it's just Stephen Morrissey and Shaun Ryder;
when a city has such a collection of lyric writers
for popular song, don't you think the ability
to reflect emotion in language is beginning to
emerge in other stages than the live music stage...
the stage, for example, and that's where 24:7 comes
in... a showcase for the dramatic talents of
a very talented city..." |
Anthony Wilson
Whose words live on.... |
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With it's energy and open support of the playwright 24:7 has
re-energised playwriting in Manchester.
It has changed the landscape of theatre in the city in the most thrilling way.
Simon Stephens
(writer of Punk Rock, On The Shore of the Wide World and Port)
Sorry Applications Now Closed |
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