Manchester's famous Royal Exchange Theatre is to stage a new production of A Taste of Honey this autumn - 50 years on from when it was first seen by the public.

The Jo Combes-directed play will run from November 12th to December 6th at the city centre venue.

Sheila Delaney's script begins as a love story set in Salford, but goes on to challenge the values of 1950s Britain, touching on controversial issues such as race and sexuality.

Although it debuted at a small theatre in London, A Taste of Honey went on to become one of the most influential post-war British plays and was eventually made into a hugely successful feature film.

Regeneration in the north-west means that the backdrop depicted by Delaney no longer exists, but the production is sure to evoke memories of the time before Manchester and Salford formed a thriving modern city-region.

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