Word of Warning — Weekly Warning

IRL:
The next ten days, Synagogue Scratch continues til Sun 23 Apr at Manchester Jewish Museum while The Lowry has Scratch Nights X Circus on Wed 19 Apr.
Further afield, Saphena Aziz's Martha, Me and My Family is at at the Unity in Liverpool, tonight Fri 14 Apr; BlastFest is at the Duke's Lancaster on Thu 20 Apr; Impermanence's Venus is at the LBT, Huddersfield on Fri 21 Apr while Gary Clarke's Wasteland is at Barnsley Civic on Fri 21 + Sat 22 Apr.
If you happen to be in London, NOW 2023 is on at The Yard (18 Apr-13 May).

The following week (w/c 24 Apr) The Lowry picks up the pace with Kontemporary Korea, Complicité; and both Bert & Nasi's The End and The Beginning. Elsewhere, Imitating the Dog, Song for Europe and a Scratch Studio are in Liverpool; RAWD in Chester; Russell Maliphant and Equilibiro Dinamico in Leeds.
 

IRL:
This weekend, Rory Aaron's This Town is already sold out at Contact; while Yusra Warsama's Of All The Beautiful Things In The World starts its run at HOME (until 6 Apr); and Synagogue Scratch (26 Mar - 23 Apr) kicks off at Manchester Jewish Museum. In Liverpool, Izzie Major's Curtains, Curtains, Curtains, Curtains, Curtains is at the Cornerstone Theatre on Sun 26 Mar.

Next week (w/c 27 Mar) I haven't spotted much additional in Mancunia, but Avant Garde Dance's Illegal Dance is at Storyhouse, Chester on Tue 28 Mar; Black Sheep is at the Drama Studio in Sheffield on Wed 29 Mar. In Liverpool, the Capstone Theatre has Jo Fong + George Orange's The Rest of Our Lives on Wed 29 Mar and Whispered Tales' Release on Fri 31 Mar; while Top Joe's Spring Mass is at the Everyman also on Fri 31 Mar. Balbir Singh's Reflections of an Indian Dancer is at Leeds Playhouse on Sat 1 Apr. Much further afield Buzzcut Festival is happening in Glasgow 3o Mar- 1 Apr.

The following weeks (w/c 3 + 10 Apr) see the Easter slow-down and the only new things I've spotted are Rowena Gander's Barely Visible Thu 6 Apr and Saphena Aziz's Martha, Me and My Family on 14 Apr both at the Unity in Liverpool; and Forget About the Dog's Happy Place at the Duke's in Lancaster on Thu 13 Apr.
 

IRL:
This weekend, Jade Montserrat's Where We Gather featuring Ella Otomewo, Mandla Rae & Princess Arinola Adegbite is outside Manchester Central Library on Sat 18 Mar (12-2pm).
In Leeds, Bobak Champion's I'm Muslamic Don't Panik is at Leeds Playhouse on Fri 17 + Sat 18 Mar and Say's The Album is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 19 Mar.

Next week (w/c 20 Mar) The Lowry has The Overhead Project's What is Left? on Mon 20 Mar and Dada Masilo's The Sacrifice on Tue 21 + Wed 22 Mar. Rory Aaron's This Town is already sold out at Contact; Yusra Warsama's Of All The Beautiful Things In The World starts its run at HOME (24 Mar - 6 Apr); and Emergence is at the New Adelphi, Salford on Thu 24 Mar. Synagogue Scratch (26 Mar - 23 Apr) kicks off at Manchester Jewish Museum.

The Arts Centre at Edgehill University is busy once more with Little Soldier's Nothing Happens Twice on Tue 21 Mar,  Balbir Singh's Reflections of an Indian Dancer on Wed 22 Mar and Van Huynh Company's Re:birth on Thu 25 Mar. Barrel Organ presents LIVE at Barnsley Civic on Wed 23 Mar and Izzie Major's Curtains, Curtains, Curtains, Curtains, Curtains is at the Cornerstone Theatre, Liverpool on Sun 26 Mar.

The following week (w/c 27 Mar) I haven't spotted much additional in Mancunia, but Avant Garde Dance are in Chester; Black Sheep in Sheffield, Whispered Tales and Top Joe in Liverpool, and Balbir Singh in Leeds. Much further afield (and where I'll be headed in scenes reminiscent of the old National Review of Live Art) Buzzcut Festival is happening in Glasgow 3o Mar- 1 Apr.
 

IRL:
This weekend, we're all about Turn 2023 at Contact, tonight, Fri 10 Mar. Now 9 pieces (thanks to Covid) from Christian Asare, Jack Evans, Lizzy Owen, Maisha Kungu Dance, Matrafisc Dance Company, Matter of Fact, Orla Collier, taciturn, Zara Jane - and all Pay What You Decide (but book ahead as it's quite busy see full programme details here). Mixed Movement x Open Floor follows on Sat 11 Mar at Contact and if you want to perform, you can sign up on the night.
You can also still catch Imitating the Dog's Macbeth at The Lowry (until 11 Mar).

Further afield, the Riley Theatre, Leeds has Jesús Rubio Gamo x WDP Fri 10 + Sat 11 Mar; while Jane Mason + Grace Surman's Same Room, Same Time is at Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge on Sat 11 Mar.

Next week (w/c 13 Mar) Avant Garde Dance's Freedom Is Never Free is at The Lowry on Tue 14 + Wed 15 Mar; plus Jade Montserrat's Where We Gather is outside Manchester Central Library on Sat 18 Mar (12-2pm).
The Arts Centre at Edgehill University is busy with Steph + Louisa's Flip Flop on Mon 13 Mar, Paul O'Donnell's Dia-be-tes on Tue 14 Mar and Jane Mason + Grace Surman's Same Room, Same Time on Thu 16 Mar.  In Leeds, Bobak Champion's I'm Muslamic Don't Panik is at Leeds Playhouse on Fri 17 + Sat 18 Mar and Say's The Album is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 19 Mar.

The following week (w/c 20 Mar) The Overhead Project and Dada Masilo are at The Lowry; Rory Aaron is at Contact; Yusra Warsama at HOME; and Emergence at the New Adelphi.
Nothing Happens Twice, Balbir Singh and Van Huynh Company are in Ormskirk; Barrel Organ in Barnsley and Curtains, Curtains, Curtains in Liverpool
 

IRL:
This weekend seems pretty quiet, but you can catch The Pappy Show's What Do You See? at the Turnpike Gallery in Leigh, on Fri 3 + Sat 4 Mar.

Next week (w/c 6 Mar) for something technically theatrical, Imitating the Dog's Macbeth is at The Lowry (8-11 Mar).
Contact moves into dance mode, with the return of Turn on Fri 10 Mar. 10 pieces from Christian Asare, Jack Evans, James Hewison + Company, Lizzy Owen, Maisha Kungu Dance, Matrafisc Dance Company, Matter of Fact, Orla Collier, taciturn, Zara Jane - and all Pay What You Decide (see full programme details here). Mixed Movement also returns to Contact on Sat 11 Mar - this time as a partnership: Mixed Movement x Open Floor - if you want to perform, you can sign up on the night.

Further afield, the Arts Centre at Edgehill Univesity has a screening of Hedda on Tue 7 Mar and Ugly Bucket's Good Grief is on Thu 9 Mar. Liz Richardson's Swim is at the Dukes in Lancaster also on Thu 9 Mar. The Riley Theatre, Leeds has Jesús Rubio Gamo x WDP Fri 10 + Sat 11 Mar; while Jane Mason + Grace Surman's Same Room, Same Time is at Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge on Sat 11 Mar.
In London, Sprint Festival is at CPT (7-27 Mar).

The following week (w/c 13 Mar) Avant Garde Dance are at The Lowry and the intriguing Where We Gather is outside Manchester Central Library. In Ormskirk, there's Flip Flop, Paul O'Donnell and Jane Mason + Grace Surman. Bobak Champion and The Album are in Leeds.
 

IRL:
This weekend - things seem uncannily quiet - unless you fancy dragging to Queer Contact venturing east for the ubiquitous Verve at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Fri 17 + Sat 18 Feb.

Next week (w/c 20 Feb) Mancunia remains quiet - but you can catch Dance with Us on Fri 24 Feb and Verve on Sat 25 Mar at the New Adelphi, Salford. Verve is also at Lancaster Arts on Wed 22 Mar; while in Leeds, the Riley Theatre has Alethia Antonia's Inscribed in Me on Thu 23 Feb and #Black Boy Joy Gone: Realise on Sat 25 Feb. In Liverpool, Rawd's Super is at the Unity on Thu 23 Feb and there's a Scratch Studio at the Everyman on Sat 25 Feb; while in Chester, Family Catwalk Extravaganza is at the Storyhouse on Fri 24 Feb while i

The following week (w/c 27 Feb) Company Chameleon premier a new work; HOME has An Evening Without Kate Bush; and Macondo is at The Lowry and The Pappy Show is in Leigh. Elsewhere, Rendez-Vous Dance is in Liverpool and Joseph Toonga in Lancaster.
 

IRL:
This weekend - PUSH at HOME has Amy Townsend-Lowcock's My Fruits and Liam Rees's The Enlightened (both until Sat 11 Feb). Further afield, Leeds has Encounters Festival at Yorkshire Dance until Sat 11 Feb, while tomorrow, Sat 11 Feb Joseph Toonga's Born to Exist is at the Riley Theatre; and Eva Recacha's Because I Can is at Lancaster Arts.

Next week (w/c 13 Feb) Thu 16 Feb is a popular night: Queer Contact has François Pandolfo's An Audience with Milliy Liu and Luke Hereford's Grandmother's Closet. Also on Thu 16 Feb, in Liverpool, Josh Coates's Sunday Morning is at the Unity, while in Lancaster Rowena Gander's Barely Visible is at the Duke's. Bucking the Thursday trend, Verve is at the Riley Theatre in Leeds on Fri 17 + Sat 18 Feb.

The following week (w/c 20 Feb) Dance with Us and Verve are at the New Adelphi, Salford. Verve is also in Lancaster; Alethia Antonia and #Black Boy Joy Gone in Leeds and there's a Scratch Studio in Liverpool.
 

IRL:
This weekend - this afternoon, Future Flares has Devise one action or gesture that can easily be repeated and Michael Pinchbeck + Kevin Egan's Matchsticks Remastered (w-i-p); while Arnold and Komarov Travelling Theatre's Shame on You! is at the New Adelphi, Salford University tonight Fri 27 Jan. Tomorrow, Sat 28 Jan, PUSH has Mothers Who Make's Test the Waters.

Next week (w/c 30 Jan) Gary Clarke Company's Wasteland is at Contact (1-3 Feb); and Alexa Vox's Patron Saint of Cabaret is at PUSH at HOME on Thu 2 Feb.

The Arts Centre at Edgehill University has Theatre Re's The Nature of Forgetting on Wed 1 Feb and Ad Infinitum's Beautiful Evlil Things on Thu 2 Feb; while at the Unity, Liverpool there's a screening of Hedda (after Ibsen) on Sat 4 Feb.

The following week (w/c 6 Feb) PUSH has #Black Boy Joy Gone, Amy Townsend-Lowcock, Liam Rees; and  Queer Contact (until 18 Feb) enters the fray, so if you're looking for more cabaret-style activity look no further. Elsewhere, Rowena Gander is in Ormskirk, Eva Recacha in Lancaster and Joseph Toonga in Leeds.
 

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