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Departmental Lecturer Barney Norris’s latest play Going Out Out<\/strong> opens this week at HOME Manchester, in a co-production between HOME and Karl Sydow, prior to a London transfer in spring 2026. You can book tickets here<\/a>. The playtext is also available from Faber<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Ian\u2019s gone out less since he became a widower. Actually, he hasn\u2019t gone out at all – a local charity gets his shopping and he only leaves the house to water the garden. But when Raz drops Ian\u2019s groceries round one day and finds him wearing his late wife\u2019s dress, because it helps him feel closer to her and because he likes to wear something loose fitting on hot days, an unlikely friendship starts that changes everything. Soon, Ian finds himself back in the working men\u2019s club run by his estranged daughter, Lauren, preparing to give the performance of his life\u2026 \u00a0 Departmental Lecturer Barney Norris’s latest play Going Out Out opens this week at HOME Manchester, in a co-production between HOME and Karl Sydow, prior to a London transfer in spring 2026. You can book tickets here. The playtext is also available from Faber. Ian\u2019s gone out less since he became a widower. 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Going Out Out<\/em><\/strong> is a show filled with music, courage and love about a man who finds a way to cope with grief by joining the Manchester drag scene. With soulful sounds and infectious pop anthems, the show\u2019s musical soundtrack has something to move everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"