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Manchester Theatre Shows

Our Upcoming Theatrical Events…

06
Feb, 2019
The Betting Shop [Footlights House]
The Betting Shop [Footlights House]
Footlights House, Salford - 8:00 pm
10
Jan, 2019
The Betting Shop [The Lowry]
The Betting Shop [The Lowry]
The Lowry, Salford Quays - 8:00 pm
31
May, 2018
Happyminds Hospital [Square Chapel, Footlights & The Met Bury]
13
Jan, 2018
RACHEL [The Lowry]
RACHEL [The Lowry]
The Lowry, Salford Quays - 7:00 pm
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Acting Classes and Workshops

What Can We Offer You?

New Live Theatre Company is the umbrella company of MHD Acting School, offering weekly acting classes for adults and theatre workshops in the Manchester region since 2014.

Cheapest Acting Classes in Manchester
Weekly acting classes for adults in Manchester City Centre
The Lowry Theatre Manchester Theatre
Short Drama Courses with live final performance to build your CV and performing experience
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Private acting coaching to help you build confidence skills. Delivered via Zoom or in-person (COVID-restrictions pending)

About Us

Making a Difference

New Live Theatre Company offers workshops, ongoing classes, and productions and theatre activities to excite audiences of all ages and interests in Manchester and it’s extended regions, from Cheshire to Cumbria.

Founded in 2011, New Live Theatre Company seeks to bring brand new, exciting theatre with a message and some oomph! From witty comedy and Victorian history to hard-hitting gritty dramas on mental health.

In 2012 Founder Paul Kenney launched the Manchester Theatre Showcase, a competitive showcase platform bringing together local Writers, Directors, Actors and Stage Crew who compete before a live audience to win a full-length production. The self-funding showcase is free for Artists to enter and was the first promotional platform of its kind on the Manchester theatre scene.

2014 saw the boarding of the unstoppable force that is our Co-Artistic Director and in-house Writer Stevie Helps. Stevie has grown to become one of Manchester’s biggest theatrical advocates for mental health, with his productions ‘RACHEL‘, ‘Happymind’s Hospital‘ and ‘SARAH‘ all debuting at The  Lowry to jam-packed audiences fighting for tickets.

Paul Kenney and Stevie Helps are also owners of the popular adult’s acting school Manchester Hub Drama (MHD Acting School), which launched in 2014 in Manchester City Centre, with acting classes running weekly and regular showcases for students. MHD acting classes are known for their fantastic progress with complete beginners, community of international students, professional development and energetic atmosphere! Entirely practical, fun and creative!

Happyminds Hospital by Stevie Helps

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Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Want to know what’s coming up on the horizon here at New Live Theatre Company? Keep an eye on this section for upcoming theatre workshops and acting classes, taught by our creative team and visiting guest tutors

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What Do They Say About Us?

I would strongly recommend “SARAH” as it’s a play that conveys how things can so easily spiral out of control and addresses serious issues that other plays fail to talk about. Overall, it’s a production I would gladly see again!

Rhiann Millington (Reviewer Number 9)

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SARAH

Stevie Helps’ latest production SARAH premiered at The Lowry in January 2020 and continued on to show at Bojangles Theatre Manchester in March 2020 mere days before the country was plunged into COVID-19 lockdown 1.0!

Photo Credits: Mark Russell

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