Front page with wp_query, page2 has same content

I’m using the code below

<?php
	$today = date('Ymd');
	$start = get_field('start_date');
	$end = get_field('end_date');
	$end_today_y = date('Y');
	$end_today_m = date('m');
	$end_today_d = date('d');
	$end_today = $end_today_y.''.$end_today_m.''.$end_today_d.'' - 1;
	
	//wp_reset_query();
	//$paged1 = get_query_var( 'paged' ) ? get_query_var( 'paged' ) : 1;

	$args = array(
	'category_name' => 'theatre',
	'posts_per_page' => 8,
	'paged' => get_query_var('paged'),
	'meta_key' => 'end_date',
        'orderby'=> 'meta_value',
        'order' => 'ASC',
        'meta_query' => array(
	    array( 'key' => 'end_date', 'compare' => '>', 'value' => $end_today ) ),
	);

	$home_query1 = new WP_Query($args);
	if ($home_query1->have_posts()) : while ($home_query1->have_posts()) : $home_query1->the_post(); ?>
		
<li> <!--- contents --> </li>
			
<?php endwhile; else: ?>
	
<?php endif; ?>

<div class="pagination"><?php wp_pagenavi(array( 'query' => $home_query1 )); ?></div>
</ul>

Very similar loop works fine on the category page. I’ve tested this with and without the second loop so i think it must be something to do with the wordpress static ‘Front page’. Any thoughts?

PS this is the home page of a live site

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