The Turning Cogs Podcast is back with a LIZZIE the Musical Special! This episode will be taking you directly to the LIZZIE rehearsal room with some exclusive performances and interviews with those behind the productions creation! LIZZIE the Musical is a true crime, punk rock musical that tells the story of Lizzie Borden who was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe in the late summer of 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts! 

The perfect podcast for any fan of true crime, horror and of course Musicals! 

In this month's episode of Turning Cogs: Hope Mill Theatre's Podcast, co-founders Will and Joe are joined by some very special guests. 

- Find out all about the new Hope Mill Community Hub and Theatre School with Principal and Outreach Manager Naomi Albans
- Hear new work from Composer Ollie Mills
- We chat about the lives and careers of The Wiz producers Ameena Hamid and Chuchu Nwagu as well as discussing representation of people of colour on and off stage.
- Take a walk down memory lane with Hope Mill Theatre Patron and musical theatre royalty, Tracie Bennett. 

Hear the latest from Manchester's hidden gem, and what to look out for in the upcoming programme.

Music and sound design by composers Eliyana Evans and Cee Haines.
Produced and edited by Faye Jones.

Join co-founders of Hope Mill Theatre, William Whelton and Joseph Houston in the premiere podcast episode.

In this Turn On Fest special Joe and Will are joined by a series of special guests:
-Theatre Manager and festival programmer Hannah Ellis Ryan talks through the process of planning the theatre's annual LGBTQIA+ festival and how it has been adapted for online viewing.

-Development Grant Artists Maz Hedgehog, Finley Letchford-Dobbs and Emma Hinds discuss their journey with the festival and the work they have created. 

- Dan and Dan from Green Carnation Company cast their minds back to their Hope Mill debut in 2018 and what they have been up to since, in the run up to their show Queer All About It.

-Musical theatre performer and member of Hope Mill Theatre's cast of RENT, Allie Daniel, discusses her career ahead of the Trans Representation in Arts Culture Sector Webinar. 

Hear the latest from Manchester's hidden gem, and what to look out for in the upcoming Turn On Fest programme!

Music and sound design by composers Eliyana Evans and Cee Haines.
Produced and edited by Faye Jones.