Throughout July, The Royal Exchange are bringing secondary schools into their venue to experience the show: LIBERATION. They have allocated FREE tickets to a number of schools across Manchester. As part of this they will also be delivering workshops themed around the show within these schools. The schools involved include Abraham Moss School, The East Manchester Academy, Whalley Range, Cedar Mount School, Loreto High school & other schools in the Greater Manchester area.

LIBERATION is a powerful new play from writer Ntombizodwa Nyoni and director Monique Touko tracing the private lives of activists who fought to liberate Africa.

It’s 15 October 1945, Manchester. Africa’s freedom and future is in the hands of her descendants at the Fifth Pan-African Congress at Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. Receiving its World Premiere as part of Manchester International Festival 2025, LIBERATION includes composition by Ife Ogunjobi from the Brit Award-winning Ezra Collective and was commissioned by the Royal Exchange Theatre.

Liberation – Royal Exchange Theatre

“We’re really grateful for the opportunities that you’re giving to us to attend the theatre this year. It’s become a talking point in our staff faculty that the tickets have been a perk of the course this year.” Teacher at Abraham Moss