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Rent Party

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Information

Time: 8:00pm

Tickets: Pay What You Can (suggested price £14)

Running Time: 73 mins

Age Guidance: 18+

This event takes place in person in our Grand Hall. 

Some seating for this event will be on cushions on the floor.

Moving Roots Touring Network presents the five star production of Rent Party:  coming to our Grand Hall for one more radically entertaining night only.

 Rent Party  has been co-created by an extraordinary group of artists from Peterborough with writers and creators from Manchester’s House of Ghetto; Darren Pritchard and Stewart Bowdon. 

You are cordially invited to the party we all need. We’ll sing, we’ll dance, play games and tell our stories; creating a kaleidoscopic picture of what it means to be gifted, working class and LGBTQI+.

Rent Party is a co-created production written by Darren Pritchard, produced by Jumped Up Theatre and supported by Moving Roots.

 

Part of our OverCome Season
#OverCome2021

We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.

We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.

Tickets for Council Chamber performances in 2026 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.

We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.

We are a COVID secure venue and are following guidelines set out by the government to make your visit a safe and enjoyable one.

All visitors need to wear a mask or face covering while in the building. This can be removed to enjoy drinks.

A one way system and hand sanitising stations will be in place.

Find out more about our covid-secure measures

This event takes place in person in our Grand Hall.

You will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit. If you would like to read about our current Covid safety measures in place, you can find out more about what to expect here.

Seating for this event will be

  • Chairs around tables
  • Cushions on the floor near the performance area

Content

  • This performance may include potentially distressing themes including racism, homophobia, suicide & violence.
  • This performance will have strobe lighting.

All performances will be Relaxed.

Further Information

Pre-show information

Visit our ACCESS PAGE  

This performance of Rent Party has been developed as part of the Moving Roots Touring Network.

Across three years, Moving Roots collaborates with communities and artists to explore pioneering new ways to make, stage and tour live performances across the UK; giving local people the agency and empowerment for them to be a catalyst for creativity, leadership and the change they want to see in their communities.

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