The Drill Hall has always been at the heart of movements of cultural, social and political change. For example, it initiated, hosted and was central to the Arts Lobby against Section 28. This role continues with The Drill Hall's crucial outreach work amongst young LGBT people and its role as home to Schools OUT and LGBT History Month.

Through its education work, The Drill Hall has produced an exceptional programme for schools that addresses homophobia and its consequences. This has included Grace Barnes's adaptation of Jackie Kay's Trumpet, for which Cathy Tyson won Best Actress in a Visiting Production at the Manchester Evening News Awards in 2006.

FIT

Returning in autumn 2008, FIT by Rikki Beadle-Blair is a bold play about attempting to fit in and trying to stand out in a culture where everything from not liking sport to wearing the wrong trainers is 'gay'.