Programme
Block the Block (Matinée)
Theatre 53Two
10.10.2025
2:30PM – 4:30PM
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This documentary play follows a group of campaigners in Hulme fighting a tenacious battle against predatory developers and the council. Based on official documents and interviews, it combines heartfelt performances and original music to show a community taking on a rigged system.

Writer: Nathaniel McBride

Director: Joe Gilmour

Producer: Debbie Beeks

Cast: Lisa Allen, Krissi Bohn, Shaban Dar, Simon Naylor, Susan Twist.

Note this session requires an additional ticket. It's free for TWT25 ticket holders, but you still need to book to manage numbers. Link (opens in a new tab)here

Speakers

Nathaniel McBride’s earlier plays include Dictating to the Estate (2022), about events leading up to the Grenfell Tower fire.

is a producer of urgent theatre and engagement projects working across Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester. Previously working for Curious Monkey, Cardboard Citizens, Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company, Queens Hall Hexham, Seven Stories.

has previously created socially engaged work with the Royal Exchange, the Lowry and Leeds Playhouse. While Youth Theatre Director at the Octagon Bolton, he commissioned new scripts, developed partnerships with LAMDA and RADA, and launched the actor training programme Young Octagon.

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