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Fun Home revival brings Alison Bechdel's musical memoir to Manchester
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Fun Home revival brings Alison Bechdel's musical memoir to Manchester
The Royal Exchange Manchester has revived the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir, directed by Sarah Frankcom in a new in-the-round staging.
- The musical was first seen in the UK in 2018 and has been revived in 2026 at the Royal Exchange Manchester.
- Sarah Frankcom directs the production in a fluid in-the-round staging.
- Jodie McNee plays the 43-year-old Alison Bechdel, with Alice Audrey O'Hanlon as her student self and Felicity Moore as her childhood self.
- Nigel Harman plays the conflicted father, with Alex Young as the mother.
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