GOLEM Set for Run at HOME

Following a critically acclaimed sold-out run last Christmas at the Young Vic in London, and then a West End transfer to the Trafalgar Studios, multi award-winning theatre company 1927 bring Golem, their visually arresting and satirical take on our misuse of technology, to HOME, Manchester's brand-new multi art-form venue, for autumn 2015.

Mixing live performance and music with film and animation, Golem follows thelife of the extraordinarily ordinary Robert Robertson, whose life is irrevocably disrupted when he buys a golem - a creature who will improve the efficiency of his daily affairs. But when Robert upgrades to superior model Golem 2, the show questions what happens when man is no longer in control of machine.Funny, mischievous and eerily relevant to today's technology-reliant society,

Golem is directed and written by Manchester Metropolitan University drama graduate Suzanne Andrade, with film, animation and design by Paul Barritt - who jointly won Best Designer at the 2014 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for the production. Music is by Lillian Henley and associate direction and design is by Esme Appleton. 1927's first new theatre show in four years played in the Main House at the Young Vic last Christmas in a run which was extended due to popular demand, prior toa West End transfer.

An Associate Company of the Young Vic, 1927 is an award-winning London-based company that specialises in combining performance and live music with animation and film to create magical filmic theatre. Founded in 2005 by co-artistic directors Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barritt, the five-strong Company also includes associate artist Esme Appleton, composer Lillian Henley and producer Jo Crowley.

The full cast for the Manchester run comprises Manchester University drama graduate Will Close, Charlotte Dubery, Lillian Henley, Rose Robinson, and Shamira Turner. Golem is produced by Jo Crowley. The original production was co-produced by 1927, Salzburg Festival, Théâtre de la Ville Paris, and the Young Vic, and supported in development by the Tolman Centre Cornwall, Harrogate Theatre, Stratford Circus, and The Old Market.

HOME's Artistic Director: Theatre, Walter Meierjohann, is delighted to be welcoming 1927 to HOME. "1927 are one of the most ground-breaking companies which have emerged over the last years," he says. They bring a totally original individual stylistic approach to Golem, and I am sure that ouraudiences will be captivated by the production."

Golem runs Wednesday 7 - Saturday 17 October. More information available at homemcr.org/production/golem

Tickets are £29.50 - £10. Concessions, group bookings, and season tickets available. More information at http://homemcr.org/production/golem or HOME box office at 0161 200 1500.

Photo credits: BERNARD MUELLER