John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour

A 25th anniversary tour marking Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the rock musical associated with John Cameron Mitchell, stopping at Manchester Academy.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the rock musical associated with John Cameron Mitchell. It follows a German-born rock singer who tours America with a band after a failed gender reassignment operation. This tour marks the 25th anniversary of the work and takes the 2001 film version as its focus.

The programme is built around that film, so the evening is a movie-based presentation rather than a staged production of the musical. John Cameron Mitchell is named among the performers for the tour, and the material is drawn from the story and songs that made the work known to audiences in the first place.

Manchester Academy hosts concerts and shows in the city, and the tour stops there. The evening suits fans of the stage musical, admirers of the 2001 film, and newcomers to the story who want to see the film version in its anniversary context.