Hope Mill Theatre

The Hope Mill Theatre is an independent theatre that performs original and revival plays, musicals and other events. The theater is located at 113 Pollard St in Manchester, UK in the Hope Mill building, a Grade II listed converted textile mill building.[1] It won Fringe Venue of The Year at The Stage awards in 2018. Hope Mill Theatre is the main work of the registered charity A Factory of Creativity.

Hope Mill Theatre
Address113 Pollard St, M4 7JA
Manchester
United Kingdom
Coordinates53.483275°N 2.216334°W / 53.483275; -2.216334
OperatorThe Factory of Creativity
OpenedNovember 2015
Website
hopemilltheatre.co.uk

History

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Values

The mission of the Hope Mille 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."[2]

Productions

Awards
Year Award Category Result Ref
2016 The Hospital Club Awards Theatre and Performance Won [14]
2017 Manchester Theatre Awards Special Achievement Won
Best Fringe Production (for Moth) Won [15]
Peter Brook Award Empty Space Peter Brook Award Nominated [16]
The Stage Awards Fringe Theatre of the Year Nominated
2018 The Stage Awards Fringe Theatre of the Year Won [17]

References
  1. "Hope Mill Theatre". Visit Manchester. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  2. "Our Story – Hope Mill Theatre". hopemilltheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  3. www.brackets.digital, {digital} |. "Hair the Musical". www.hair50.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  4. "Aria Entertainment | About". Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  5. Goldsmith-Rybka, Yvonne (2016-11-17). "HAIR The Musical: the sixties relived at Hope Mill Theatre". I Love Manchester. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  6. Wilma (2017-01-13). "YANK!, PIPPIN and LITTLE WOMEN launch Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre 2017 season". West End Wilma. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  7. "Hope Mill Theatre Announces 2018 Season". Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  8. https://www.facebook.com/BritishTheatreOfficial (2018-12-10). "Hope Mill Theatre Manchester Announce 2019 Musicals Season". British Theatre. Retrieved 2023-06-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  9. "Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre – review". 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  10. Wiegand, Chris (2022-11-18). "Cinderella review – a rapturous Rodgers and Hammerstein fairytale". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  11. Gans, Andrew (September 23, 2022). "Cast Complete for Hope Mill Theatre's Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Starring Grace Mouat". Playbill.com.
  12. "Review: HEAD OVER HEELS, Hope Mill Theatre". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  13. "To Wong Foo The Musical – Hope Mill Theatre". hopemilltheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  14. "h.Club 100 Awards: Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester". theartsdesk.com. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  15. "The 2017 Manchester Theatre Awards winners in full". There Ought To Be Clowns. 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  16. "Peter Brook Empty Space Awards to end as 2017 winners announced". 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  17. "Here are the winners of the Stage Awards 2018!". arthereartnow.com. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
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