Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

24:7 Big Festival Weekend

24 - 26 July 2015
The 24:7 Theatre festival is a unique event, helping to promote new plays while developing the emerging talent of writers, directors, actors, producers and technicians. It has been…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - Madness Sweet Madness

19:30 - 21:30 24 July 2015
It's 2am, and Vesuvius would do anything for a few hours' sleep. But the arrival of two unorthodox authority figures threatens to disrupt his night further - and make a right mess of…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - The Plant

18:00 - 19:30 24 July 2015
On finding themselves mysteriously imprisoned, the protagonists of our tale Leon and Keith do the only thing they can do, they start telling stories. ‘The Plant’ is a darkly comic…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - We Are The Multitude

18:00 - 19:30 24 July 2015
Victims of their own intensely irritating personalities, Lisa and Simon are trapped in their office building after angry demonstrators occupy it. With life and death in the balance,…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 – GARY: A LOVE STORY

19:30 - 21:30 24 July 2015
Two very strange brothers face police truncheons, gruesome playground injuries and the perils of mutual masturbation in “Gary: a Love Story,” a caustic and moving new play about brotherly…

Darkness and Light: Exploring Gothic

16 July 2015 - 10 January 2016
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JANUARY This intriguing exhibition reveals how Gothic architecture and anatomy inspired and influenced a literary genre, and how the lasting legacy of Gothic can be…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - Madness Sweet Madness

12:30 - 14:30 25 July 2015
It's 2am, and Vesuvius would do anything for a few hours' sleep. But the arrival of two unorthodox authority figures threatens to disrupt his night further - and make a right mess of…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - Madness Sweet Madness

18:00 - 20:00 25 July 2015
It's 2am, and Vesuvius would do anything for a few hours' sleep. But the arrival of two unorthodox authority figures threatens to disrupt his night further - and make a right mess of…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - The Butterfly's Adventure

13:00 - 14:00 25 July 2015
Deep in the forest is a sunny meadow full of life. As day turns to night, all the caterpillars settle down on their little leaves to dream of fluttering through the summer sky… Little…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - The Butterfly's Adventure

14:00 - 15:00 25 July 2015
Deep in the forest is a sunny meadow full of life. As day turns to night, all the caterpillars settle down on their little leaves to dream of fluttering through the summer sky… Little…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - The Butterfly's Adventure

15:00 - 16:00 25 July 2015
Deep in the forest is a sunny meadow full of life. As day turns to night, all the caterpillars settle down on their little leaves to dream of fluttering through the summer sky… Little…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - The Plant

15:30 - 17:00 25 July 2015
On finding themselves mysteriously imprisoned, the protagonists of our tale Leon and Keith do the only thing they can do, they start telling stories. ‘The Plant’ is a darkly comic…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - The Plant

21:00 - 22:30 25 July 2015
On finding themselves mysteriously imprisoned, the protagonists of our tale Leon and Keith do the only thing they can do, they start telling stories. ‘The Plant’ is a darkly comic…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - We Are The Multitude

14:00 - 15:30 25 July 2015
Victims of their own intensely irritating personalities, Lisa and Simon are trapped in their office building after angry demonstrators occupy it. With life and death in the balance,…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - We Are The Multitude

19:30 - 21:00 25 July 2015
Victims of their own intensely irritating personalities, Lisa and Simon are trapped in their office building after angry demonstrators occupy it. With life and death in the balance,…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 – GARY: A LOVE STORY

12:30 - 14:30 25 July 2015
Two very strange brothers face police truncheons, gruesome playground injuries and the perils of mutual masturbation in “Gary: a Love Story,” a caustic and moving new play about brotherly…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 – GARY: A LOVE STORY

21:00 - 23:00 25 July 2015
Two very strange brothers face police truncheons, gruesome playground injuries and the perils of mutual masturbation in “Gary: a Love Story,” a caustic and moving new play about brotherly…

Explorer tour

11:00 - 12:00 25 July 2015
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

Foot-pads, Murderers and Body Snatchers: A North-West criminal miscellany

11:00 - 12:00 25 July 2015
Join us for a glimpse into the criminal underworld, as we look at a range of printed sources, including trial reports and execution broadsides. This session focusses on crimes committed…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - Madness Sweet Madness

15:30 - 17:30 26 July 2015
It's 2am, and Vesuvius would do anything for a few hours' sleep. But the arrival of two unorthodox authority figures threatens to disrupt his night further - and make a right mess of…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - The Plant

14:00 - 15:30 26 July 2015
On finding themselves mysteriously imprisoned, the protagonists of our tale Leon and Keith do the only thing they can do, they start telling stories. ‘The Plant’ is a darkly comic…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - We Are The Multitude

15:30 - 17:00 26 July 2015
Victims of their own intensely irritating personalities, Lisa and Simon are trapped in their office building after angry demonstrators occupy it. With life and death in the balance,…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 – GARY: A LOVE STORY

14:00 - 15:30 26 July 2015
Two very strange brothers face police truncheons, gruesome playground injuries and the perils of mutual masturbation in “Gary: a Love Story,” a caustic and moving new play about brotherly…

Whimsical Wednesday: Embroidery workshop

11:00 - 14:00 29 July 2015
How about trying something new, or something you've not done in a while? These drop-in sessions offer the opportunity to dip your toes into a creative activity in a comfortable and supportive workshop.

Children’s spookily gothic tour

11:00 - 12:00 1 August 2015
Join us for a fun behind-the-scenes tour of The John Rylands Library. Did you know that back in Victorian times, when the Library was built, Gothic writing was all the rage? So there’s…

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