New Dawn Fades - A Play About Joy Division & Manchester

New Dawn Fades - A Play About Joy Division & Manchester It follows the life and times of the band and its enigmatic singer, Ian Curtis.

The hit play about Ian Curtis and Joy Division written by Brian Gorman. ‘Electrifying’ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Spellbinding’ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Hilarious’ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘A powerful and emotional homage’★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Ridiculously good’ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Autumn 2026 Tickets ⬇️ New Dawn Fades - A Play About Joy Division And Manchester is written by Brian Gorman, and tracks the formation of Joy Division against the backdrop of the dark industrial landscape of Manchester.

We are now SOLD OUT in Nottingham and are very close to selling out in Paisley and some other venues. If you'd like to c...
19/06/2026

We are now SOLD OUT in Nottingham and are very close to selling out in Paisley and some other venues. If you'd like to come and see the play please don't delay!

Ticket 🔗 in Comment.

Dates:

September 2026
01 Perth - Perth Theatre & Concert Hall - LAST FEW
02 Inverness Eden Court Theatre and Cinema
03 Aberdeen The Tivoli Theatre
04 Paisley Town Hall - LAST FEW
05 Blackpool Grand Theatre
06 Heywood Civic
08/09 Malvern Theatres
10 Crewe Lyceum Theatre
11 Hornchurch Queen’s Theatre
12 Peterborough New Theatre Peterborough
16 Middlesbrough Town Hall
17 Bradford St George’s Hall
18 Ulverston The Coro
19/20 Doncaster Cast
23 Grimsby Auditorium
25 Lowestoft Marina Theatre - Lowestoft
26 Hull City Hall
30 Northampton Royal & Derngate

October 2026
01 Kidderminster Town Hall
08 Swansea Taliesin Arts Centre
09/10 Shrewsbury Theatre Severn
11/12 Darwen Library Theatre
16 Yeovil Westlands
17 Barnstaple Queen's Theatre
20 Nottingham Playhouse - SOLD OUT
21 Scunthorpe Plowright
22/23 London Bloomsbury Theatre
24 Harpenden EMC
26/27/28 Macclesfield Cinemac
29/30 Basingstoke The Haymarket

“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 — 𝘢 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳.”“𝘈 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘧*𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?”47 years ago today, Joy Division released Unknown Pleasu...
15/06/2026

“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 — 𝘢 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳.”
“𝘈 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘧*𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?”

47 years ago today, Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures. What's your favourite track? 🖤

The story behind the album's sleeve design features in New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester, as guitarist Bernard Sumner and designer Peter Saville attempt to visualise a sound unlike anything that had come before.

Hear songs from the landmark debut album when New Dawn Fades heads out on a nationwide tour this autumn. Find your nearest date below. 👇

14/06/2026

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.

Josh Lonsdale returns as Ian Curtis in New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester.

Autumn 2026. Find your nearest date below. 👇

“4th of June 1976, the S*x Pistols hit the Lesser Free Trade Hall in a burst of energy that would rock the city - Many p...
04/06/2026

“4th of June 1976, the S*x Pistols hit the Lesser Free Trade Hall in a burst of energy that would rock the city - Many people claimed to have been there, some people lied about being there” “erm, I was there” [Tony Wilson] 💥

📸 Paul Welsh

27/05/2026

Everybody knows how integral the bass is to Joy Division.

Catch 'New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester' in a city near you this Autumn. Find your nearest date in the comments below. 👇

Today, we'd like to take a moment to remember the late Ian Curtis. 46 years on, his work with Joy Division still echoes....
18/05/2026

Today, we'd like to take a moment to remember the late Ian Curtis. 46 years on, his work with Joy Division still echoes... by the rivers, through the streets, every corner. 🖤

15th July 1956 - 18th May 1980

𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦…

📷 Photo credit: Daniel Case

15/05/2026

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CAST

“𝘈 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥.”

Meet Josh Lonsdale, who plays the late Ian Curtis in ‘New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester’.

Josh will be reprising his role this Autumn on our biggest tour yet. Find your nearest date below. 👇

SEPTEMBER 2026
01 Perth
02 Inverness
03 Aberdeen
04 Paisley
05 Blackpool
08–09 Malvern
10 Crewe
11 Hornchurch
12 Peterborough
16 Middlesbrough
17 Bradford
18 Ulverston
19–20 Doncaster
23 Grimsby
25 Lowestoft
26 Hull
30 Northampton
OCTOBER 2026
01 Kidderminster
08 Swansea
09–10 Shrewsbury
11–12 Darwen
16 Yeovil
17 Barnstaple
20 Nottingham
21 Scunthorpe
22–23 London (Bloomsbury Theatre)
24 Harpenden
26–28 Macclesfield
29–30 Basingstoke
🎟 Tickets: newdawnfades.co.uk

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦… 🖤‘New Dawn Fades’ shot by The hit Joy Division production heads out o...
10/05/2026

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦
𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦… 🖤

‘New Dawn Fades’ shot by

The hit Joy Division production heads out on a nationwide tour this September. Find your nearest date in the comments below. 👇

03/05/2026

One play, one band, one word...

'New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester' heads out on tour this September/October. Find your nearest show in the comments below. 👇

newdawnfades.co.uk

🎥 Performance footage by Mick Steff

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