This weekend, Short Supply's Scratch is at Islington Mill on Fri 28 Jun; and Out of CTRL is at the Lowry with Andee Collard's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and Heather Alice's Sanspective on Fri 28 Jun and Shawn J Stephen's Constellations of Care and Scarlett Rose Lovette's Pseudo//Seizure Diary on Sat 29 Jun.

Further afield, tonight Fri 28 Jun Thick & Tight's Tits & Teeth is at Blackpool Grand; and Roadhouse Improvisation is at Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge. On Sat 29 Jun Fireflies at Dawn is at Slung Low's Warehouse in Leeds.

Next week (w/c 1 Jul) sees the start of Greater Manchester Fringe. Things that caught my eye Tides at Salford Arts Theatre on Thu 4 + Fri 5 Jul; Nexxus Dance's The Restaurant at The Fitzgerald (5-7 Jul).
There's also Girl Gang's Itch That Scratch Night at Contact on Wed 3 Jul; Lowri Evans + Renato Bolelli Rebouças's Carousel of Us in Swinton Square (4-6 Jul); or for something discursive there's a Bunker Talk with Big Telly at the Salutation on Tue 2 Jul.

Elsewhere, Chester Storyhouse has Lovestruck (4-6 Jul).

The following week (w/c 8 Jul) on Monday, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator is at Bolton Octagon, while Sweet Dreams opens at Aviva Studios on Thu 11 Jul (until 1 Sep). On the GM Fringe, Igloof Haus's Jewel + Olivera is at Social Refuge on Mon 8 Jul, while Sam Lowe's The Imposter is at King's Arms on Sat 13 Jan.

Further afield, in Leeds, the Ageless Festival takes place on Fri 12 + Sat 13 Jul with Susan Kempster + Lisa Kendall, Fevered Sleep + Company of People, Das Clarks + Jo Fong with Becky Davies, Two Destination Language and Carl Harrison. Further afield, on Thu 11 + Fri 12 Jul Departure Lounge is at Derby Theatre.

Online, check out Melanie Wilson's Dreaming Species listening experience for headphones.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

And for the artists out there, the annual open call for proposals for Emergency is now open (deadline 2 Aug).

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Tamsin

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Next week (w/c 24 Jun) things pick up a bit: Short Supply's Scratch is at Islington Mill on Fri 28 Jun; and Out of CTRL is at the Lowry with Andee Collard's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and Heather Alice's Sanspective on Fri 28 Jun and Shawn J Stephen's Constellations of Care and Scarlett Rose Lovette's Pseudo//Seizure Diary on Sat 29 Jun.

Further afield, in Prescot, Emily Parr's No Coward Soul is at Shakespeare North on Wed 26 Jun; in Leeds, Furnace x Arts at the Arms Scratch Night is at Leeds Playhouse on Thu 27 Jun; and Fireflies at Dawn is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 29 Jun. In Blackpool Thick & Tight's Tits & Teeth is at the Grand on Fri 28 Jun.
Much further afield, there's ITCH at Eastside Projects in Birmingham on Thu 27 Jun.

The following week (w/c 1 Jul) sees the start of Greater Manchester Fringe. Things that caught my eye Tides at Salford Arts Theatre on Thu 4 + Fri 5 Jul; Nexxus Dance's The Restaurant at The Fitzgerald (5-7 Jul).
There's also Girl Gang's Itch That Scratch Night at Contact on Wed 3 Jul - or for something discursive there's a Bunker Talk with Big Telly at the Salutation on Tue 2 Jul.

Elsewhere, Chester Storyhouse has Lovestruck (4-6 Jul).

Online, check out Melanie Wilson's Dreaming Species listening experience for headphones.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

And for the artists out there, the annual open call for proposals for Emergency is now open (deadline 2 Aug).

Best

Tamsin

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Elsewhere, in Leeds, you can see Emilyn Claid's Untitled at the Riley Theatre tonight, Fri 14 Jun, and Gobscure's You Have Already Surivived at Slung Low's Warehouse tomorrow, Sat 15 Jun. In Sheffield, Unwired Dance Theatre's Where We Meet is at Theatre Deli on Fri 14 + Sat 15 Jun; and The Monocle is at the Drama Studio on Sat 15 Jun.

Next week (w/c 17 Jun) seems even quieter - so far all I've come across is House of Mcr at Aviva Studios (20-22 Jun). In Liverpool, Ugly Bucket's Stuffed is at the Unity on Thu 20 Jun and That F*cking Seagull is at Theatre Deli in Sheffield on Fri 21 + Sat 22 Jun.

The following week (w/c 24 Jun) Short Supply's Scratch is at Islington Mill on Thu 27 Jun; and Out of CTRL is on at the Lowry with Andee Collard's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and Heather Alice's Sanspective on Fri 28 Jun and Shawn J Stephen's Constellations of Care and Scarlett Rose Lovette's Pseudo//Seizure Diary on Sat 29 Jun.

Further afield, in Prescot, Emily Parr's No Coward Soul is at Shakespeare North on Wed 26 Jun; in Leeds, Furnace x Arts at the Arms Scratch Night is at Leeds Playhouse on Thu 27 Jun; and Fireflies at Dawn is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 29 Jun. In Blackpool Thick & Tight's Tits & Teeth is at the Grand on Fri 28 Jun. Much further afield, the thing I'm most drawn to is ITCH in Birmingham on Thu 27 Jun.

Online, Melanie Wilson's Dreaming Species listening experience for headphones has just launched.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

Best

Tamsin

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Further afield, in Leeds, very sadly, tonight Fri 7 Jun sees Happy Ending - CLAY's closing party.

In Lancaster, The Duke's has Carbon Theatre's The Witness tonight Fri 7 Jun. On Sat 8 June, Sheffield Theatres have Thatcher-rite and Theatre Deli has Shift + Space including Voidspace Live! on Sat 9 Jun; while in Leeds, Emergence 24 is at the Riley Theatre.

Next week (w/c 10 Jun) the Festival of Libraries  takes place 12-16 Jun across Manchester or you could try Mohand and Peter at HOME on Thu 14 + Fri 15 Jun.

In Leeds, on Fri 14 Jun you can see Emilyn Claid's Untitled at the Riley Theatre and Gobscure's You Have Already Surivived at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 15 Jun. In Sheffield, Unwired Dance Theatre's Where We Meet is at Theatre Deli on Fri 14 + Sat 15 Jun; and The Monocle is at the Drama Studio on Sat 15 Jun.

The following week (w/c 17 Jun) seems even quieter - so far all I've come across is House of Mcr at Aviva Studios (20-22 Jun). In Liverpool, Ugly Bucket's Stuffed is at the Unity on Thu 20 Jun and That F*cking Seagull is at Theatre Deli in Sheffield on Fri 21 + Sat 22 Jun.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

Best

Tamsin

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In Liverpool, Liz Roche's Sentient is at the Everyman (until 1 June). In Leeds - Gecko direct The Rescue at the Riley Theatre on Sat 1 and Sun 2 Jun; while in Sheffield Emergence 2024 is at the Drama Studio on Sat 1 Jun.

Next week (w/c 3 Jun) Rowena Gander's Barely Visible returns to Mancunia, this time to The Lowry on Wed 5 June; while Schechter II's From England With Love is at HOME (6-8 Jun). On a historical note, both Manchester Histories Festival and Universally Manchester run 6-9 Jun.

In Lancaster, The Duke's has Carbon Theatre's The Witness on Fri 7 Jun. On Sat 8 June, Sheffield Theatres have Thatcher-rite; while in Leeds, Emergence 24 is at the Riley Theatre.

The following week (w/c 10 Jun) seems pretty quiet generally and especially in parts Mancunian, but you can check out the Festival of Libraries (12-16 Jun). In Leeds, on Fri 14 Jun you can see Emilyn Claid's Untitled at the Riley Theatre and Gobscure's You Have Already Surivived at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 15 Jun. Also on Sat 15 Jun, The Monocle is at the Drama Studio, Sheffield.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
Up Next… 

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts
HAPHAZARD 2024
An afternoon for the curious of all ages.
(Participating artists to be announced.)

Next week (w/c 27 May)
SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Vijay Patel's Brotherly Otherly on Wed 29 May and Frankie Thompson's Catts on Thu 30 May. The Lowry has Brook Tate's Birthmarked (29-31 May) and Short Supply have a Scratch at Islington Mill on Thu 30 May.

In Liverpool, Liz Roche's Sentient is at the Everyman (30 May - 1 June). In Leeds - Gecko direct The Rescue at the Riley Theatre Sat 1 and Sun 2 Jun; while in Sheffield Emergence 2024 is at the Drama Studio.

The following week (w/c 3 Jun)
Rowena Gander's Barely Visible returns to Mancunia, this time at The Lowry on Wed 5 June; while Schechter II's From England With Love is at HOME (6-8 Jun). On a historical note, both Manchester Histories Festival and Universally Manchester run 6-9 Jun.

In Lancaster, The Duke's has Carbon Theatre's The Witness on Fri 7 Jun. On Sat 8 June, Sheffield Theatres have Thatcher-rite; while in Leeds, Emergence 24 is at the Riley Theatre.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

Best

Tamsin

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Also at The Lowry, Arden School of Theatre's UnTaPped '24 is on Fri 17 + Sat 18 May.
Chorlton Arts Festival runs 17-26 May including Tina Tamsho-Thomas's 99 Reasons at 99 Manchester Rd on Fri 17 May.

In Hebden Bridge, Makisig Akin  + Anya Cloud's We are (nothing) everything is at Wainsgate Chapel on Fri 17 May.
In Prescot, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator (wip) is at Shakespeare North on (until Sat 18 May).
On Sat 18 May, Tuckshop Dance's Our Secret Garden is in Birkenhead Park; while in Sheffield, The Allotment Project is at the Drama Studio.
Much further afield Mayfest runs 17-26 May.

Next week (w/c 20 May) Things quieten down but we, at Word of Warning are back in action with Works Ahead: Radiator at Manchester School of Theatre on Fri 24 May (5-7pm). It's a Live Art sharing featuring Ash Cox, chris brown, E.M. Parry, Heather Alice, ITZATNA, Jamil Keating, Kelvin Atmadibrata, Lauren Greer.

Before that, SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Tink Flaherty's Benched on Wed 22 May, and Louise Orwin's Fame Hungry (wip) on Thu 23 May.
Igor + Moreno's Karrasekare is at The Lowry on Wed 22 May.  For some poetic discussion Manchester Minyanaires is at Manchester Jewish Museum on Sun 26 May.

In Leeds there's Slip & Score Double Bill: Phrases | Shhh on Thu 23 May and Sweet Beef's I Hate It Here on Sat 25 May at Slung Low at The Warehouse.

The following week (w/c 27 May) SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Vijay Patel's Brotherly Otherly and Frankie Thompson's Catts. The Lowry has Brook Tate's Birthmarked (29-31 May).

In Liverpool, Liz Roche's Sentient is at the Everyman (30 May - 1 June). In Leeds - Gecko direct The Rescue at the Riley Theatre Sat 1 and Sun 2 Jun; while in Sheffield Emergence 2024 is at the Drama Studio.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

Best

Tamsin

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... of an early election as the Government clings on to every shred of 'good' news, and we face a seemingly endless campaign. 

This weekend, as the rest of the world is embroiled in the political hot potato that is Eurovision, closer to home Keith Khan's The Accountants continues at Aviva Studios until Sat 11 May. The Lowry has Dante or Die's Kiss Marry Kill on Fri 10 + Sat 11 May at St Peter's, Ancoats while 42 Balloons continues until 19 May.  SICK! has Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore's SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May) while Manchester Jewish Museum's Synagogue Scratch runs until 30 May.

In Leeds, Equilibrio Dinamico's Luz is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 11 May.

Next week  (w/c 13 May) is a seriously busy one:
In North Manchester, SICK! is in Harpurhey Market with Jenny Gaskell's Sustainable Travel Agency (15-18 May) and Company Chameleon's No Us and Them on Sun 19 May; and Smug Roberts' Dementia Street at NWTAC (16-18 May); while Lauren Yvonne Townsend's Obsessed (wip) is at The Lowry on Fri 17 May.
Also at The Lowry, Arden School of Theatre's UnTaPped '24 is on 17 + 18 May.
In South Manchester, Chorlton Arts Festival (17-26 May) kicks off including Tina Tamsho-Thomas's 99 Reasons at 99 Manchester Rd on Fri 17 May.

In Leeds NASTY's 'big' girls being gross is at the Carriageworks on (13-15 May); Fresh Take is at the Riley Theatre on Tue 14 May; and Back to the Fuschia III: Fade To Black is at CLAY on Wed 15 May.
In Prescot, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator (wip) is at Shakespeare North on (15-18 May).
In Hebden Bridge, Makisig Akin  + Anya Cloud's We are (nothing) everything is at Wainsgate Chapel on Fri 17 May.
On Sat 18 May, Tuckshop Dance's Our Secret Garden is in Birkenhead Park; while in Sheffield, The Allotment Project is at the Drama Studio.
Much further afield Mayfest kicks off in Bristol (17-26 May).

The following week (w/c 20 May) Word of Warning is back in action with Works Ahead: Radiator at Manchester School of Theatre on Fri 24 May.
Before that, SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Tink Flaherty's Benched on Wed 22 May, and Louise Orwin's Fame Hungry (wip) on Thu 23 May. Igor + Moreno's Karrasekare is at The Lowry on Wed 22 May.  For some poetic discussion Manchester Minyanaires is at Manchester Jewish Museum on Sun 26 May.

In Leeds there's Slip & Score Double Bill: Phrases | Shhh on Thu 23 May and Sweet Beef's I Hate It Here on Sat 25 May at Slung Low at The Warehouse.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

Best

Tamsin

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In a vote of no confidence rivalling the Local Elections, artists are flying the coop of Manchester's latest super-venue and the lottery is back on for just who will end up opening the embattled Eastlands megalith - even Barry Manilow has a back-up plan. 

In more reliable territory, May brings a slew of festivals at various scales including SICK!, GIFT, Chorlton Arts Festival and Mayfest.

This weekend Keith Khan's The Accountants starts at Aviva Studios (4-11 May) or for something more traditionally theatrical 42 Balloons at The Lowry (until 19 May) is receiving high praise.  SICK! has Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore's SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May).

In Leeds, Area Jeune Ballet's Double Bill is at the Riley Theatre tonight, Fri 3 May, while way over in Gateshead, GIFT Festival runs 3-5 May including Action Hero, Greg Wohead and more.

Next week (w/c 6 May) The Lowry has Scratch Nights X Galleries on Thu 9 May and Dante or Die's Kiss Marry Kill on Fri 10 + Sat May at St Peter's, Ancoats. Manchester Jewish Museum starts its Synagogue Scratch (9-30 May). For something discursive, there's a Bunker Talk with Chris Thorpe at the Salutation on Tue 7 May.

LEAP in Liverpool has a Triple Bill on Wed 8 May; while Equilibrio Dinamico's Luz is at the Riley Theatre Leeds on Sat 11 May.

The following week  (w/c 13 May) things suddenly come to life!
In North Manchester, SICK! is in Harpurhey Market with Jenny Gaskell's Sustainable Travel Agency (15-18 May) and Company Chameleon's No Us and Them on Sun 19 May; and Smug Roberts' Dementia Street at NWTAC (16-18 May); while Lauren Yvonne Townsend's Obsessed (wip) is at The Lowry on Fri 17 May.
Also at The Lowry, Arden School of Theatre's UnTaPped '24 is on 17 + 18 May.
In South Manchester, Chorlton Arts Festival (17-26 May) kicks off including Tina Tamsho-Thomas's 99 Reasons at 99 Manchester Rd on Fri 17 May.

In Leeds NASTY's 'big' girls being gross is at the Carriageworks on (13-15 May); Fresh Take is at the Riley Theatre on Tue 14 May; and Back to the Fuschia III: Fade To Black is at CLAY on Wed 15 May.
In Prescot, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator (wip) is at Shakespeare North on (15-18 May).
In Hebden Bridge, Makisig Akin  + Anya Cloud's We are (nothing) everything is at Wainsgate Chapel on Fri 17 May.
On Sat 18 May, Tuckshop Dance's Our Secret Garden is in Birkenhead Park; while in Sheffield, The Allotment Project is at the Drama Studio.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

Best

Tamsin

@WarnMcr: Facebook · Insta · X (Twitter) · YouTube

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
Up Next… 

Fri 24 May, 5pm-7pm. FREE | MMU Grosvenor East

WORKS AHEAD: RADIATOR

A sharing of Live Art.

Ash Cox | chris brown | E.M. Parry | Heather Alice | ITZATNA | Jamil Keating | Kelvin Atmadibrata | Lauren Greer

(Participating artists subject to change.)

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2024

An afternoon for the curious of all ages.

(Participating artists to be announced.)

As May and the Local Elections loom, rumours abound that the Govt may be about to hit the panic button and call the Big One - maybe as a distraction from the runaway horse of defeat...

This weekend on Sat 27 Apr for us, at Word of Warning, it's all about ELOINA's High Steaks at The Lowry; while David Hoyle's Still Got It is at Aviva Studios. On Sun 28 Apr Ute Lemper's Time Traveller is at the RNCM.

Further afield, tonight Fri 26 Apr there are choices to be made: in Liverpool, Habibi Funk's Berber Boy is at the Unity (part of Up Next Festival until 4 May); and LEAP Dance Festival kicks off at the Black E and runs until 10 May; while in Leeds, Jo Hauge + Nicol Parkinson's kiss&cry is at CLAY.

Also in Leeds, Rendez-vous Dance's The Monocle is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 27 Apr; while, in Lancaster Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein continues at The Duke's until Sat 27 Apr.

Next week (w/c 29 Apr) Tilly Lee Kronick's Handful of Nothing is at The Lowry on Thu 2 May; while Keith Khan's The Accountants is at Aviva Studios (4-11 May). May also brings SICK! Festival including Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore's SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May).

In Leeds, Verve Triple Bill is at the Playhouse on Tue 30 Apr and Area Jeune Ballet's Double Bill is at the Riley Theatre on Fri 3 May. Suzy Homemaker is at the Drama Studio, Sheffield on Wed 1 May. In Lancaster on Thu 2 May, Action Hero's The Talent is at Lancaster Arts while Emergence Triple Bill is at the Duke's. Also on Thu 2 May, LEAP's Liverpool Dance Prize is at the Capstone Theatre. Much futher afield in Gateshead, GIFT Festival runs 3-5 May including Action Hero, Greg Wohead and more.

The following week (w/c 6 May) The Lowry has Scratch Nights X Galleries on Thu 9 May and Dante or Die's Kiss Marry Kill on Fri 10 + Sat May at St Peter's, Ancoats. For something discursive, there's a Bunker Talk with Chris Thorpe at the Salutation on Tue 7 May.

LEAP in Liverpool has a sold-out Triple Bill on Wed 8 May; while Equilibrio Dinamico's Luz is at the Riley Theatre Leeds on Sat 11 May.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

Best

Tamsin

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