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Giant Chocolate Teapot
This government funded turkey is total waste of tax money (it cost 25 million+). Firstly the place is massive not just the building but the entire facility. In retail often profitability is measure by floor space so already the target for success is set incredibly high. Also due to the size of the place the location had to be away from prime real estate locations meaning no one has a clue where this place is.
This is further exacerbated by the absolute worst name they could have possibly chosen. «Shall we go home» has zero connection nor will it ever to this place not to mention the awful search optimization it creates meaning no one will find this place on google etc. This becomes very apparent any time you try and talk to people about the place or how to get there etc. Unlike the Cornerhouse which represented that homely place on the corner we all used to love.
The building takes a neutral minimalist design with black & wood surfaces with tons of empty space including tons of friendly staff and empty chairs. If you get were I’m going you can already start to see the fact that this place is not sustainable at all. You have a building that is designed in a mainstream way like a 20 screen Odeon/​AMC etc but is aimed at a minority interest aka art cinema etc.
Yet you have a 5 screen cinema and an expensive price list that comes with what you would expect from specialists like the Cornerhouse used to be tiered to. But I hear you wonder maybe the quality of everything is worth the ridiculously unstable wrapper it comes in? NO. The screens are ridiculous, who designed this crap no other cinema uses a design like this. The uninspired pub food list is also cheaply made crap the likes of which you can find better in the majority of close by restaurants.
So whats the point in coming here again? There’s a disgusting air of elitist arrogance about the place surrounded by businesses like the ridiculous champagne bar close by and the nearby Beethamtower elite. The Cornhouse before this government interference was constantly packed and had an incredible high standard. The screens were traditional cosy and intimate experiences that help promote art cinema that wouldn’t be most peoples cup of tea. Now we have this giant chocolate teapot.
I can promise you for a fact this place with never be profitable long term and more importantly wont successfully promote the arts. One consideration I find shocking is that it wasn’t chosen for the Northern Quarter aka Manchester heart of the arts. Also note if your into being green and the like this building is incredibly wasteful with vast quantities of wasted space and poor architecture. By this point I think its clear that the place fails to achieve what it should or what it even deludedly what it wants. If you want the arts go to the Northern Quarter if you want cinema the AMC/​iMax/​4k screens are far superior.
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A sidenote to this is now the old buildings where Cornerhourse was is an empty waste of space in a prime real estate location. This is what happens when you don’t grow business naturally through true capitalism instead of interference. So when the counsel tells you there’s no money for the things you request like helping the homeless this cock up is one of the reasons why.
Good job government cretins.

HOME is a brand spanking new theatre/​cinema/​restaurant all in the same building right in the centre of the city centre of Manchester, its absolutely brand new and the welcoming open space of the box office and the ground floor buzzing bar.
On the first floor you have a really cool open spaced restaurant/​bar area with striking huge glass windows, this place is so cool and i haven’t even mentioned the amazing theatre inside it! There are two auditoriums one large one and then a smaller one, we had visited the larger one and its very intimate. I had a look around each level and all offered a fantastic view of the stage. They also have a cinema on the top floor! all the staff are really friendly and its a very welcoming addition to the theatre scene in Manchester.