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warnmcr: slow lane culture...

2025-10-24T10:00:03Z

Nothing says cultural shift like standstill traffic — by the time you arrive, everything’s just a little stranger... After what feels like a week on the M62, Saturday sees the finale of Transform in Leeds.

This weekend, closer to home in Mancunia, on Fri 24 Oct New Adelphi has Watch Us Dance; Hofesh Schechter's Theatre of Dreams is at Lowry; and Processed Words' Orphans of Water is at PINK in Stockport. Vicky Clarke's Latent Spaces installation is also at SEESAW (24-26 Oct) and there's a Creative Weekend at Islington Mill (also 24-26 Oct).

In Leeds Transform Festival continues util Sat 25 Oct with work to come by Eve Stainton, Ira Brand, Eisa Jocson & Venuri Perera,Samir Kennedy & Sean Murray and Mexa among others.

Elsewhere, in Morecambe, Lancaster Arts has zuppa's Here Now This on Fri 24 + Sat 25 Oct. In Bradford, Javaad Alipoor's Elmet is at Loading Bay (until 2 Nov). In Blackpool there's Lightbox (24 Oct - 1 Nov).

Next week (w/c 27 Oct) on Wed 29 Oct Lowry has Platform+'s Fourfront. On Thu 30 Oct Auntie Tales: Ghost Stoires Across the Generations is at easa contemporary; Rowena Gander's Woman | Women is at New Adelphi; and Manchester Camerata's Black Skies Over Blue Hawaii with Company Chameleon is at The Stoller Hall. On Sun 2 Nov, Aviva Studios has Street Symphony x Krump.

Further afield in Barnsley, the Civic has Joss Arnott Dance's Meet The Hatter on Wed 29 + Thu 30 Oct; while the beginning of November sees the start of the month-long Homotopia in Liverpool - with most performance seemingly between 12+21 Nov.

The following week (w/c 3 Nov) Lowry has Sung Im Her's 1 Degree Celsius on Tue 4 Nov and Ontroerend Goed's Handle With Care on Wed 5 Nov. For something more discursive there's Rachel Smith's Bunker Talk on Tue 4 Nov.

In Huddersfield, Matt Miller's Fixing is at the LBT on Wed 5 Nov. In Sheffield the Drama Studio has Casson + Friends' Shed Stories on Thu 6 Nov and Bad Immigrant on Sat 8 Nov. In Leeds ACE Dance's TWASI is at the Riley Theatre also on Sat 8 Nov.

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. The call for the 27 November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12 noon.

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Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

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Wed 12 Nov, 8pm. PWYD | Lowry

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Thu 20 – Sat 22 Nov, various times. | HOME

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warnmcr: uneven ground...

2025-10-17T10:03:38Z

The black grass looks good in photos, less so under wheels. Abramović’s epic is Manchester’s quietly inaccessible reality...

This weekend, Marina Abramovic's Balkan Erotic Epic concludes at Aviva Studios and Quarantine's Telescope is at Manchester Museum daytimes (both until 19 Oct).

Further afield, Sue Palmer + Sheila Ghelani's Atmospheric Forces is at Lancaster Arts on Fri 17 Oct; Impermanence's Venus 2.0 is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sat 18 Oct and Victoria Firth's Batty! is at Storyhouse, Chester on Sun 19 Oct.

Much further afield, Take Me Somewhere Festival is in Glasgow until 26 Oct.

Next week (w/c 20 Oct) sees Take Me Somewhere (Glasgow), Transform (Leeds) and Spill (Ipswich) all collide!
Meanwhile, in Mancunia, New Adelphi has Raina Greifer's Manic on Wed 22 Oct and Dance With Us on Fri 24 Oct. Vicky Clarke's Latent Spaces is at SEESAW (24-26 Oct); and on Fri 24 Oct Hofesh Schechter's Theatre of Dreams is at Lowry and Processed Words' Orphans of Water is at PINK in Stockport.

Focus (and my satnav) is firmly set on Leeds for Transform Festival (21-25 Oct) with work by Amrita Hepi, Tiran Willemse, Dan Daw, Eve Stainton, Ira Brand and Mexa among others.

Elsewhere, in Morecambe, Lancaster Arts has zuppa's Here Now This on Fri 24 + Sat 25 Oct. In Bradford, Javaad Alipoor's Elmet is at Loading Bay (22 Oct-2 Nov).

The following week (w/c 27 Oct) seems to be curiously quiet apart from Thun 30 Oct when Rowena Gander's Woman | Women is at New Adelphi and Manchester Camerata's Black Skies Over Blue Hawaii with Company Chameleon at The Stoller Hall.

Elsewhere, the beginning of November sees the start of the monthi-long Homotopia in Liverpool - with most performance seemingly between 12+21 Nov.

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. The call for the 27 November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12 noon.

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Tamsin

@WarnMcr: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Wed 12 Nov, 8pm. PWYD | Lowry

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Thu 20 – Sat 22 Nov, various times. | HOME

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warnmcr: non-stop...

2025-10-10T10:06:12Z

...erotic. As the Madonna of Performance Art goes all Balkan on us, the world of politics also descends on Hulme:

This weekend, Marina Abramovic's Balkan Erotic Epic continues at Aviva Studios (until 19 Oct). Victoria Firth's Batty! is at Sale Waterside on Thu 9 Oct; on Thu 9 + Fri 10 Oct Miranda Prag's An Attempt To lose Time is at New Adelphi; and Rhianna Ilube + Coney's 1884 is at HOME, while on Fri 10 Oct Lowry has Mufutau Yusuf's Impasse and The World Transformed Festival also comes to Hulme 10-12 Oct.

On Sat 11 Oct, in Chester, Sam Danson's Daddy's First Gay Date is at the Storyhouse; while in Leeds, Miranda Prag's An Attempt To Lose Time is at Slung Low; and in Sheffield, Dani Abulhawa's Saltwater Crossing is at GLOAM Gallery.

Next week (w/c 13 Oct) added to the Abramovic mix, Twawsi - The World As We See It is at New Adelphi on Thu 16 Oct and Quarantine's Telescope is at Manchester Museum daytimes 16-19 Oct.

Further afield, there's a Scratch at Shakespeare North, Prescot on Tue 14 Oct; Sue Palmer + Sheila Ghelani's Atmospheric Forces is at Lancaster Arts on Fri 17 Oct; Impermanence's Venus 2.0 is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sat 18 Oct and Victoria Firth's Batty! is at Storyhouse, Chester on Sun 19 Oct.
Much further afield, Take Me Somewhere Festival is in Glasgow 15-26 Oct.

The following week (w/c 20 Oct) is battle of the national festivals as this is the week where Take Me Somewhere (Glasgow), Transform (Leeds) and Spill (Ipswich) all collide!

Meanwhile, in Mancunia, New Adelphi has Raina Greifer's Manic on Wed 22 Oct and Dance With Us on Fri 24 Oct. Vicky Clarke's Latent Spaces is at SEESAW (24-26 Oct); and Hofesh Schechter's Theatre of Dreams is at Lowry on Fri 24 oct.

Keeping within reach of Manchester, focus is firmly on Leeds for Transform Festival (21-25 Oct) with work by Amrita Hepi, Tiran Willemse, Dan Daw, Eve Stainton, Ira Brand and Mexa among others.

Elsewhere, in Morecambe, Lancaster Arts has zuppa's Here Now This on Fri 24 + Sat 25 Oct. In Bradford, Javaad Alipoor's Elmet is at Loading Bay (22 Oct-2 Nov).

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. The call for the 27 November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12 noon.

Best

Tamsin

@WarnMcr: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Wed 12 Nov, 8pm. PWYD | Lowry

MATHROO BASHA

Thu 20 – Sat 22 Nov, various times. | HOME

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Thu 27 Nov, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

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warnmcr: binary vision...

2025-10-03T10:08:45Z

Following the 10 hour marathon that was Emergency 25 last weekend, the coming week is almost a sprint: a game of two halves, Reckless Sleepers featuring in the first and Marina Abramovic's 4 hour epic kicking off the second. But first...

This weekend, Lowry has Chisato Minamimura's Mark of a Woman and Hannes Langolf's How About Now, both on Sat 4 Oct. Impermanence's Venus 2.0 is at HOME on Fri 3 + Sat 4 Oct.

In Lancaster, Victoria Firth's Batty! is at The Duke's on Sat 4 Oct.
At Leeds Playhouse Ay Kash/If Only is also on Sat 4 Oct

Next week (w/c 6 Oct) Lowry has Reckless Sleepers' Binary Opposition on Tue 7 + Wed 8 Oct and Mufutau Yusuf's Impasse on Fri 10 Oct. Marina Abramovic's Balkan Erotic Epic starts its run (9-19 Oct). Victoria Firth's Batty! is at Sale Waterside on Thu 9 Oct; and on Thu 9 + Fri 10 Oct Miranda Prag's An Attempt To lose Time is at New Adelphi; and Rhianna Ilube + Coney's 1884 is at HOME. The World Transformed Festival also comes to Hulme 10-12 Oct.

In Leeds, Victoria Melody's Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak is at The Old Wollen on Tue 7 Oct,
In Blackpool Gary Clarke Co's Detention is at the Grand Theatre on We 8 + Thu 9 Oct.
In Liverpool, Unity has a Scratch Night on Thu 9 Oct.
In Chester, Sam Danson's Daddy's First Gay Date is at the Storyhouse on Sat 11 Oct.

The following week (w/c 13 Oct) added to the Abramovic mix, Twawsi - The World As We See It is at New Adelphi on Thu 16 Oct.

Further afield, there's a Scratch at Shakespeare North, Prescot on Tue 14 Oct; Sue Palmer + Sheila Ghelani's Atmospheric Forces is at Lancaster Arts on Fri 17 Oct; Impermanence's Venus 2.0 is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sat 18 Oct and Victoria Firth's Batty! is at Storyhouse, Chester on Sun 19 Oct.
Much further afield, Take Me Somewhere Festival is in Glasgow 15-26 Oct.

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. The call for the 27 November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12 noon.

Best

Tamsin

@WarnMcr: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Wed 12 Nov, 8pm. PWYD | Lowry

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Thu 20 – Sat 22 Nov, various times. | HOME

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warnmcr: never mind the jubilee...

2025-09-26T10:00:06Z

… here’s the bonkers: from flesh to fictions, drag to divinations, and yes — even a bathtub — Emergency marks its silver jubilee of testing what a stage can hold.

This weekend, Emergency 25 is at Contact on Sat 27 Sep, with 22 works over a 10 hour period - lots of new faces and some old friends, including the 20 year return of Action Hero's A Western. From body based practice to cold-reading, drag king to taxidermy: from 12-4pm we have ClusterFlux Collective, Dongting Huang, Faye Yan, GOWD, Leon Clowes, Lisa Ford, Luca Federici, Luke McDonnell, Madeleina Kay, Mises Freda Wallace, The Paula Davy and Kris Canavan; then from 4pm we have Action Hero, Burt Turdgirth & special guests, Kellie Colbert & Deborah Newton, n:u (melissandre varin), Tom Cassani, Elana Binysh, Mole Wetherell & UoS Performance, Nathan Birkinshaw, Rachael Gooch and Rosie Hart & Poppy Waxman,

Elsewhere in Mancunia, Lowry has Tom Yum Sim's A Suffocating Choking Feeling tonight, Fri 26 Sep. Stuntman is at both Sale Waterside on Fri 26 Sep and at Lowry on Sat 27 Sep.

Further afield in Liverpool, Unity has New works in progress on Fri 26 Sep.
In Shipley Upswing's Bloom is in the Market Square on Fri 26 + Sat 27 Sep.
In Blackpool, Martha Pailing's Chat Sh*t, Get Hit is at the Grand on Sat 27 Sep.
In Leeds, JV2's Triple Bill is at the Riley Theatre also on Sat 27 Sep.
In Huddersfield, Victoria Firth's Batty! is at the Lawrence Batley Theatre on Sun 28 Sep.

Next week (w/c 29 Sep) Lowry has Liam Francis's Alchemy on Tue 30 Sep, plus Chisato Minamimura's Mark of a Woman and Hannes Langolf's How About Now, both on Sat 4 Oct. Lip Service's Funny Stuff is at Oldham Library on Wed 1 Oct. Impermanence's Venus 2.0 is at HOME on Fri 3 + Sat 4 Oct.

In Liverpool Houmi Miura's In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun is at Unity on Thu 2 Oct.
In Lancaster, Victoria Firth's Batty! is at The Duke's on Sat 4 Oct.
At Leeds Playhouse Ay Kash/If Only is also on Sat 4 Oct

The following week (w/c 6 Oct) Lowry has Reckless Sleepers' Binary Opposition on Wed 8 Oct and Mufutau Yusuf's Impasse on Fri 10 Oct. Marina Abramovic's Balkan Erotic Epic starts its run (9-19 Oct). Victoria Firth's Batty! is at Sale Waterside on Thu 9 Oct; and on Thu 9 + Fri 10 Oct Miranda Prag's An Attempt To lose Time is at New Adelphi; and Rhianna Ilube + Coney's 1884 is at HOME. The World Transformed Festival also comes to Hulme 10-12 Oct.

In Leeds, Victoria Melody's Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak is at The Old Wollen on Tue 7 Oct,
In Blackpool Gary Clarke Co's Detention is at the Grand Theatre on We 8 + Thu 9 Oct.
In Liverpool, Unity has a Scratch Night on Thu 9 Oct.
In Chester, Sam Danson's Daddy's First Gay Date is at the Storyhouse on Sat 11 Oct.

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. The call for the 27 November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12 noon.

Best

Tamsin

@WarnMcr: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Sat 27 Sep, Noon-10pm. PWYD | Contact

EMERGENCY 25

Wed 12 Nov, 8pm. PWYD | Lowry

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Thu 20 – Sat 22 Nov, various times. | HOME

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warnmcr: Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew...

2025-09-19T10:03:55Z

...Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub. It doesn't get much grubbier than the in camera toy soldier Trumpton episode with even the current crop of flag-wavers kept out of sight... Elsewhere, in more public performance:

This weekend, Lowry has Art for A Rainy Day's How A Spiral Works on Sun 21 Sep (discount code CIRCUS8 for £8 ticket).

In Bradford, Mind the Gap's The Invite is on at The Beacon, Lister Park, until Sat 20 Sep.

Next week (w/c 22 Sep) things pick up pace. Lowry has Ella Tighe's Disco Queen on Wed 24 Sep and Tom Yum Sim's A Suffocating Choking Feeling on Fri 26 Sep. Stuntman is at both Sale Waterside on Thu 25 + Fri 26 Sep and at Lowry on Sat 27 Sep. There's also a Bunker Talk with Alex Kelly at the Salutation pub on Tue 23 Sep.

Of course, for us, it's all about Emergency 25 at Contact on Sat 27 Sep - Emergency's 25th birthday, with 23 works over a 10 hour period - lots of new faces and some old friends, including the 20 year return of Action Hero's A Western.

Further afield in Liverpool, Unity has Lip Service's Funny Stuff on Wed 24 Sep and New works in progress on Fri 26 Sep.
In Preston, Shouting Out Loud Preston (no link) is at the Media Factory on Thu 25 Sep (6.30 pm).
In Shipley Upswing's Bloom is in the Market Square on Fri 26 + Sat 27 Sep.
In Blackpool, Martha Pailing's Chat Sh*t, Get Hit is at the Grand on Sat 27 Sep.
In Leeds, JV2's Triple Bill is at the Riley Theatre also on Sat 27 Sep.
In Huddersfield, Victoria Firth's Batty! is at the Lawrence Batley Theatre on Sun 28 Sep.

The following week (w/c 29 Sep) Lowry has Liam Francis's Alchemy on Tue 30 Sep, plus Chisato Minamimura's Mark of a Woman and Hannes Langolf's How About Now, both on Sat 4 Oct. Lip Service's Funny Stuff is at Oldham Library on Wed 1 Oct. Impermanence's Venus 2.0 is at HOME on Fri 3 + Sat 4 Oct.

In Liverpool Houmi Miura's In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun is at Unity on Thu 2 Oct.
In Lancaster, Victoria Firth's Batty! is at The Duke's on Sat 4 Oct.
At Leeds Playhouse Ay Kash/If Only is also on Sat 4 Oct.

Looking ahead, in a busy November we are completing our Autumn with the return of Malandra Jacks' Census at HOME (20-22 Nov). The call for the 27 November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12noon.

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: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Sat 27 Sep, Noon-10pm. PWYD | Contact

EMERGENCY 25

Wed 12 Nov, 8pm. PWYD | Lowry

MATHROO BASHA

Thu 20 – Sat 22 Nov, various times. | HOME

CENSUS

Thu 27 Nov, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

(PWYD are Pay What You Decide events)

warnmcr: the great unpacking...

2025-09-12T10:00:04Z

Autumn is officially upon us, and with it the pavements overflow, the traffic stalls, and culture braces for its annual student influx — a great unpacking to rival an Ambassador's hasty relocation.

This weekend, Darkfield's Arcade at Lowry, Flight at Aviva Studios and Séance at HOME - continue until 21 Sep.

In Hebden Bridge, at 11 am on Sunday 14 Sep there's The Alternative Sunday Sermon with Tim Etchells at Wainsgate Chapel followed by Maya Carroll & Soul Roberts's Sunday Session.

Next week (w/c 15 Sep) Lowry has a Double Bill: New Work in Dance on Wed 17 Sep (discount code ANET FOR £5 ticket) and Art for A Rainy Day's How A Spiral Works on Sun 21 Sep (discount code CIRCUS8 for £8 ticket).

In Bradford, Mind the Gap's The Invite is on at The Beacon, Lister Park, 17-20 Sep; while in Liverpool, Unity has a Scratch Night on Thu 18 Sep.

The following week (w/c 22 Sep) things pick up pace. Lowry has Ella Tighe's Disco Queen on Wed 24 Sep and Tom Yum Sim's A Suffocating Choking Feeling on Fri 26 Sep. Stuntman is at both Sale Waterside on Thu 25 + Fri 26 Sep and at Lowry on Sat 27 Sep.
Of course, for us, it's all about Emergency 25 at Contact on Sat 27 Sep.

Further afield in Liverpool, Unity has Lip Service's Funny Stuff on Wed 24 Sep and New works in progress on Fri 26 Sep.
In Preston, Shouting Out Loud Preston (no link) is at the Media Factory on Thu 25 Sep.
In Shipley Upswing's Bloom is in the Market Square on Fri 26 + Sat 27 Sep.
In Blackpool, Martha Pailing's Chat Sh*t, Get Hit is at the Grand on Sat 27 Sep.
In Leeds, JV2's Triple Bill is at the Riley Theatre also on Sat 27 Sep.
In Huddersfield, Victoria Firth's Batty! is at the Lawrence Batley Theatre on Sun 28 Sep.

Looking ahead, we are delighted to welcome the return of Hetain Patel with Mathroo Basha, on Wed 12 November at Lowry (on sale today).
The call for the November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12noon.

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: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Sat 27 Sep, Noon-10pm. PWYD | Contact

warnmcr: cultural reform...

2025-09-05T10:03:04Z

Nothing says the future of the arts is secure like the latest defection to Farago Inc - we can all sleep secure! Meanwhile...

This weekend, tonight, Fri 5 Sep, Nuua Circus's Meanwhile is at Lowry and there's a discount code: 'CIRCUS8' for £8 tickets (also applies to Art for A Rainy Day's How A Spiral Works on Sun 21 Sep).

Also on Fri 5 Sep, Eggs Collective's Dark Nights is at Bradford's Loading Bay.

Next week (w/c 8 Sep) sees a triple outing for Darkfield with Arcade at Lowry, Flight at Aviva Studios and Séance at HOME - all running 10-21 Sep. Also at HOME, Houmi Miura's In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun is on Thu 11 Sep.

In Hebden Bridge, at 11 am on Sunday 14 Sep there's The Alternative Sunday Sermon with Tim Etchells at Wainsgate Chapel followed by Maya Carroll & Soul Roberts's Sunday Session.

The following week (w/c 15 Sep) Lowry has a Double Bill: New Work in Dance on Wed 17 Sep (discount code ANET FOR £5 ticket) and Art for A Rainy Day's How A Spiral Works on Sun 21 Sep (discount code CIRCUS8 for £8 ticket).

In Bradford, Mind the Gap's The Invite is on at The Beacon, Lister Park, 17-20 Sep; while in Liverpool, Unity has a Scratch Night on Thu 18 Sep.

Still a few weeks off, the 25th Emergency is on Sat 27 Sep at Contact; and the call for the November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12noon.

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: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Sat 27 Sep, Noon-10pm. PWYD | Contact

EMERGENCY 25

Thu 27 Nov, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

A day out for the curious.

warnmcr: Swiftly into Autumn...

2025-08-29T10:00:05Z

After a weirdly truncated August, with the falling of the leaves and the betrothal of a pop icon, Autumn looms large...

This weekend, So La Flair, Night People and Beg, Steal & Borrow's Pleasure Rebellion is at HOME on Fri 29 and Sat 30 Aug.

Next week (w/c 1 Sep) Lois Weaver's Long Table takes place at Aviva Studios on Tue 2 Sep.
On Fri 5 Sep, Nuua Circus's Meanwhile is at Lowry and there's a discount code: 'CIRCUS8' for £8 tickets (also applies to Art for A Rainy Day's How A Spiral Works on Sun 21 Sep).

Also on Fri 5 Sep, Eggs Collective's Dark Nights is at Bradford's Loading Bay.

The following week (w/c 8 Sep) sees a triple outing for Darkfield with Arcade at Lowry, Flight at Aviva Studios and Séance at HOME - all running 10-21 Sep. Also at HOME, Houmi Miura's In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun is on Thu 11 Sep.

In Hebden Bridge, at 11 am on Sunday 14 Sep there's The Alternative Sunday Sermon with Tim Etchells at Wainsgate Chapel followed by Maya Carroll & Soul Roberts's Sunday Session.

For a bit of advanced notice, we at Word of Warning are gearing up for our 25th Emergency (Sat 27 Sep at Contact) - including special guests Action Hero with the return of A Western, to mark their 20th anniversary.

While you have missed the boat applying for Emergency, the call for the November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12noon.

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: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Sat 27 Sep, Noon-10pm. PWYD | Contact

EMERGENCY 25

Thu 27 Nov, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

warnmcr: haphazard by design...

2025-08-01T10:00:04Z

As August dawns and the summer lull is now upon us, I make no apologies for this week being a shameless plug for tomorrow's Haphazard - Sat 2 Aug from 1-4pm at Z-arts.

From Frankendiva to Nigel Cabbage, a giant mushroom to a flying witch and a haphazard attempt to find balance, it's another free afternoon of all ages mayhem featuring Aimee Williamson, Madame Zucchini, Orla Collier, Puppetfingers, Shannon Mulvey, the institute for crazy dancing and TurnAround Dance Theatre. Full programme details here.

Thereafter, for the remainder of August, it looks pretty quiet. Sneaking into the end of the month is So La Flair, Night People and Beg, Steal & Borrow's Pleasure Rebellion at HOME on Fri 29 and Sat 30 Aug.

This mail is going to take a break until, probably, the first week of September. My indolence in not attempting the usual spreadsheet of Edinburgh picks is vindicated, as the Fringe has turned off that facility, so I couldn't do it anyway - but a list of url's for shows that Edinburgh producers have recommended is on the blog version of this mail.

This is your final call for proposals for Emergency on 27 Sep (deadline 8 Aug); but the November edition of Social Experiment remains open until Wed 12 Nov 12noon).

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: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Sat 2 Aug, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

Haphazard 2025

warnmcr: your party or mine...

2025-07-25T10:00:05Z

As the Left equivocates inauspiciously over its name, we can only hope their offer will entice 16 + 17 year old's from the grip of the Far(age) Right.

In artsworld, with the summer lull looming:

This weekend, as part of Refract Festival 25 (until 27 Jul), Sale Waterside has Levantes Dance Theatre's Hug today Fri 25 Jul and Linden Dance's Caged on Sun 27 Jul. At Contact, MMU's Performance Research Group has PRG Presents - A Sharing of New Work this afternoon, Fri 25 Jul.

Liverpool Biennial has Aroma Cantonese Opera Troupe's Participatory Performance at Pine Court on Fri 25 Jul and Alice Rekab + collaborators' Mythlantics at Bluecoat on Sat 26 Jul.

Next week (w/c 21 July) for us, it's all about Haphazard on Sat 2 Aug from 1-4pm at Z-arts. From Frankendiva to Nigel Cabbage, it's another free afternoon of all ages mayhem featuring Aimee Williamson, Madame Zucchini, Orla Collier, Puppetfingers, Shannon Mulvey, the institute for crazy dancing and TurnAround Dance Theatre.

Thereafter, as August dawns, things go quiet and all eyes turn to Edinburgh. I'm in two minds about the trip myself, so haven't done my usual trawl through the listings - but have uploaded a list of url's for shows that Edinburgh producers have recommended to the blog version of this mail.

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 - plus calls are open for Emergency on 27 Sep (deadline 8 Aug); and the November edition of Social Experiment (deadline Wed 12 Nov 12noon).

Best

Tamsin

@WarnMcr: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Sat 2 Aug, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

Haphazard 2025

warnmcr: mif you already...

2025-07-18T10:00:05Z

This weekend, tonight, Fri 18 Jul, as MIF retreats towards the horizon, you can catch Germaine Kruip's A Possibility at RNCM (untl 20 Jul). Elsewhere Sam Danson's Daddy's First Gay Date is at Sale Waterside, tonight Fri 18 Jul.

In Leeds, Compass has Ling Tan's Leeds' Low Carbon Chinatown at Chapel FM Arts Centre on Sat 19 Jul.

Next week (w/c 21 July) Marcus J Free's Marcus Is Alive is at Manchester Jewish Museum on Thu 24 Jul.
As part of Refract Festival 25 (22-27 Jul), Sale Waterside has Levantes Dance Theatre's Hug on Thu 24 + Fri 25 Jul and Linden Dance's Caged on Sun 27 Jul. At Contact, MMU's Performance Research Group has PRG Presents - A Sharing of New Work on Fri 25 Jul.

Liverpool Biennial has Aroma Cantonese Opera Troupe's Participatory Performance at Pine Court on Fri 25 Jul and Alice Rekab + collaborators' Mythlantics at Bluecoat on Sat 26 Jul.

The following week (w/c 28 Jul) we launch into our last hurrah for the season when we return to Z-arts for another Haphazard on Sat 2 Aug.

As August dawns, things go quiet and all eyes turn to Edinburgh. I'm in two minds about the trip myself, so haven't done my usual trawl through the listings - but have uploaded a list of url's for shows that Edinburgh producers have recommended below.

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 - plus calls are open for Emergency on 27 Sep (deadline 8 Aug); and the November edition of Social Experiment (deadline Wed 12 Nov 12noon).

Best

Tamsin

@WarnMcr: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT

Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Sat 2 Aug, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

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warnmcr: don't look back in...

2025-07-11T10:04:02Z

...Prestwich, I heard you say... As hotels skyrocket and the parkas and bucket hats amass in the north of the city, further south eyes are still fixed on MIF:

This weekend, Blackhaine's And Now I Know What Love Is is ongoing until 19 Jul at Diecast; Fale Sā/Sacred House - Sauniga (Ceremony) at HOME until 12 Jul: and Juliet Ellis's A Symphony of Flesh and Bones at Aviva Studios until 13 Jul.

On GM Fringe, Paper People Theatre's The Opposite of Distance is at The Kings Arms on Fri 11 + Sat 12 Jul, while Manchester Independents has Andrew Kuwornu's Unveiling the Unspoken canvas Vol.2 exhibition at The Horsfall until 5pm today 11 Jul. In Salford, Amber Cronin's A Weight to Entice Buoyancy is at Gore Street Arch (M3 5FP) on Sat 12 Jul.

In Liverpool, the Unity has Penguin on Fri 11 Jul and Herz; the Roots of the Potato on Sat 12 Jul. Compass Festival is showing Alisa Oleva's Sounds Like Home - Listening Gardens (open weekly 12 Jul - 9 Aug) at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm in Leeds.

Next week (w/c 14 July) As we enter the last week of MIF, we are also entering the fray with another Social Experiment at Contact on Thu 17 Jul - this time with a bit of a spoken word angle, with participating artists Ben Hodge, James Moss, Leah Stone, Rachel Smith, Shahireh Sharif + Xhi Ndubisi.

MIF adds Germaine Kruip's A Possibility at RNCM (17-20 Jul). Manchester Independents has LINTD's The black impossible at The White Hotel on Thu 17 Jul.

In Leeds, Compass has Ling Tan's Leeds' Low Carbon Chinatown at Chapel FM Arts Centre on Sat 19 Jul.

The following week (w/c 21 Jul) Marcus J Free's Marcus Is Alive is at Manchester Jewish Museum on Thu 24 Jul; Sale Waterside has Levantes Dance Theatre's Hug on Thu 24 + Fri 25 Jul and Linden Dance's Caged on Sun 27 Jul. At Contact, MMU's Performance Research Group has PRG Presents - A Sharing of New Work on Fri 25 Jul.

Liverpool Biennial has Aroma Cantonese Opera Troupe's Participatory Performance at Pine Court on Fri 25 Jul and Alice Rekab + collaborators' Mythlantics at Bluecoat on Sat 26 Jul.

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 - plus last call if you want to apply to perform at the 17 July Social Experiment (next deadline 2 July).

Best

Tamsin

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WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Thu 17 Jul, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

Social Experiment

Sat 2 Aug, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

Haphazard 2025

warnmcr: oh jeremy drama...

2025-07-04T10:00:05Z

As the day dawns on a new Corbynista party to hold Government reforms (or Reform?) to account, in artsworld festival season is in full swing - with Manchester International Festival (3-20 Jul), with GM Fringe running alongside plus the ongoing Liverpool Biennial.

This weekend, ongoing at MIF is mainly theatre: Liberation at the Royal Exchange (until 19 Jul) and ballet: Royal Ballet's A Single Man (until 6 Jul) but there's also Michael Beard + Company Chameleon's Experiments in the Lab (Sun 6 Jul then again on 8 + 15 Jul). In less performative mode, MIF has Fale Sā/Sacred House exhibition at HOME (4 Jul-10 Aug); while, showcasing GM artists, Manchester Independents has Andrew Kuwornu's Unveiling the Unspoken canvas Vol.2 exhibition at The Horsfall (3-11 Jul) and Nasima Bee's A love letter for the remaining softness left in brown boys... film, launching at Manchester Museum on Sun 6 Jul.

Further afield, in Liverpool Izzy Major's The Living Room is at The Adelphi Hotel 2-9 Jul; while in Bradford, Akram Khan with Helen Linsell's Memories of the Future is at the Alhambra on Sat 5 Jul.

Next week (w/c 7 July) MIF sees Balmy Army's Contact Takeover on Wed 9 + Thu 10 Jul; Blackhaine's And Now I Know What Love Is (9-19 Jul) at Diecast; Fale Sā/Sacred House - Sauniga (Ceremony) at HOME 10-12 Jul: and Juliet Ellis's A Symphony of Flesh and Bones at Aviva Studios (10-13 Jul). In GM Fringe, Paper People Theatre's The Opposite of Distance is at The Kings Arms on Fri 11 + Sat 12 Jul. In Stockport, on Thu 10 Jul there's performative life-drawing: Conversations with Lula and Martha - Performance 1: The basement at the Garrick Theatre.

In Liverpool, the Unity has Penguin on Fri 11 Jul and Herz; the Roots of the Potato on Sat 12 Jul. Compass Festival is showing Alisa Oleva's Sounds Like Home - Listening Gardens (open weekly 12 Jul - 9 Aug) at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm in Leeds.

The following week (w/c 14 Jul) Possibly foolishly, for a bit of MIF come-down, we are entering the fray with another Social Experiment at Contact on Thu 17 Jul - check back next week as we'll actually have programmed it by then!
MIF adds Germaine Kruip's A Possibility at RNCM (17-20 Jul). Manchester Independents has LINTD's The black impossible at The White Hotel on Thu 17 Jul.

In Leeds, Compass has Ling Tan's Leeds' Low Carbon Chinatown at Chapel FM Arts Centre on Sat 19 Jul.

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 - plus last call if you want to apply to perform at the 17 July Social Experiment (next deadline 2 July).

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Thu 17 Jul, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

Social Experiment

Sat 2 Aug, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

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warnmcr: who's your daddy...

2025-06-27T10:00:04Z

While Trump plays daddy to NATO, Manchester is about to experience the mother of all festival months... with next week seeing the kick of Manchester International Festival, with GM Fringe running alongside.

Tonight, Fri 27 June, you can experience Cloudscapes on Castlefield Viaduct; or if you're partial to physical theatre and clowning, there's a double bill of wips by Franciso de Nata + Frau Maga at the Kings Arms.

Next week (w/c 30 June) it all a bit of a whirl. For a quiet kick-off, there's Bunker Talks: Lena Simic x James Marriott on Tue 1 Jul. There's also the start of GM Fringe (1-31 Jul).
MIF (3-20 Jul) officially kicks off with The Herds in Manchester City Centre on Thu 3 Jul. Performatively speaking, the first week of MIF is mainly theatre: Liberation at the Royal Exchange (3-19 Jul) and ballet: Royal Ballet's A Single Man (2-6 Jul); but there's also Michael Beard + Company Chameleon's Experiments in the Lab (6, 8 + 15 Jul) - both at Aviva Studios. In less performative mode, MIF has Fale Sā/Sacred House exhibition at HOME (4 Jul-10 Aug); while, showcasing GM artists, Manchester Independents has Andrew Kuwornu's Unveiling the Unspoken canvas Vol.2 exhibition at The Horsfall (3-11 Jul) and Nasima Bee's A love letter for the remaining softness left in brown boys... film, launching at Manchester Museum on Sun 6 Jul.

Further afield, in Liverpool Izzy Major's The Living Room is at The Adelphi Hotel 2-9 Jul; while in Bradford, Akram Khan with Helen Linsell's Memories of the Future is at the Alhambra on Sat 5 Jul.

The following week (w/c 7 Jul) MIF sees Balmy Army's Contact Takeover on Wed 9 + Thu 10 Jul; Blackhaine's And Now I Know What Love Is (9-19 Jul) at Diecast; and Juliet Ellis's A Symphony of Flesh and Bones at Aviva Studios (10-13 Jul). In GM Fringe, Paper People Theatre's The Opposite of Distance is at The Kings Arms on Fri 11 + Sat 12 Jul.

In Liverpool, the Unity has Penguin on Fri 11 Jul and Herz; the Roots of the Potato on Sat 12 Jul.

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 last call if you want to apply to perform at the 17 July Social Experiment (next deadline 2 July).

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME

Thu 17 Jul, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

Social Experiment

Sat 2 Aug, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

Haphazard 2025

warnmcr: summer break (up)...

2025-06-06T10:00:02Z

So, finally, an upcoming week when we don't have a show on! We might be off show-alert, but you've basically got a week left to catch work before pre-festival lull sets in; after which you might just have to amuse yourselves with the fall-out from the implosion of the Trusk (or is it DonElon) bromance (sound on) .

This weekend, Lowry has Liz Richardson's Local on Fri 6 Jun; and Upswing's Showdown on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun. Miss Brexit is at Contact on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun; Ockham's Razor's Tess is at HOME 5-7 Jun; James Rowland's Piece of Work is at The Edge on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun; and Coalesce Dance Theatre's Threads is at Manchester Central Library on Sat 6 Jun.

In Leeds, Northern Contemporary has IDP X Benji Reid's Jump Up In The Air And Stay There on Fri 6 Jun + Emergence Triple Bill on Sat 7 Jun; while Sutara Gayle's The Legends of Them is at Leeds Playhouse (Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun).
In Liverpool, Sat 7 Jun sees the start of Liverpool Biennial (until 17 Sep).

Next week (w/c 9 June) things are starting to quieten down in Mancunia, but Thick & Tight's Natural Behaviour is at Lowry on Tue 10 + Wed 11 Jun.

In Bradford, Testo's Wet Mess is at the Loading Bay on Wed 11 + Thu 12 Jun. In Warrington there's a Pride Scratch Night at the Parr Hall on on Thu 12 Jun.
Victoria Firth's Batty! is at the Drama Studio, Sheffield on Thu 12 + Fri 13 Jun; while Liz Richardson's Local is at The Dukes, Lancaster on Fri 13 Jun.

The remainder of June is looking really quiet. On Fri 20 Jun, Avanti Display's Crow is at Birch Community Centre, Fallowfield.

In Bradford, Language: no problem is at the Loading Bay on Tue 17 Jun; and on Fri 20 Jun Penguin is at the Beacon and Eggs Collective's Dark Nights is at the Loading Bay.

In the light of how quiet everything is, this mail is going to take a couple of week's break and will be back at the end of the month, in time to talk about the upcoming summer festival frenzy.

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 click here if you want to apply to perform at the 17 July Social Experiment (next deadline 2 July).

Best

Tamsin

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warnmcr: peer-reviewed...

2025-05-30T10:08:16Z

As we emerge from Fabiola Santana's show last night, we roll straight on into the scholarly exploration(?!) that is Social Experiment: Student Edition at Contact next Thursday. But before that...

This weekend, Benji Reid's Find Your Eyes concludes tonight, Fri 30 May at Aviva Studios; and PINK in Stockport has The Same Deep Water As You on Sat 31 May.

Elsewhere, Ockhams Razor's Tess is at Leeds Playhouse (until 31 May) while James Rowland Dies At The End Of The Show is at Sheffield Theatres on Fri 30 May. Yorkshire Dance has Collective Encounters over the weekend, including AURA's Trans*Performativity on Fri 30 May, and on Sat 31 May Ghetto Fabulous's Catwalk Extravaganza (there's also a screening of Graham Clayton-Chance's Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede).

Next week (w/c 2 June) Word of Warning's 4 week run concludes with: Social Experiment: Student Edition at Contact on Thu 5 June. Curated + produced (under my watchful eye) by The Producing Group, from MMU's MA Performance Degree Programme, it features 5 pieces by current or graduating students: Amelia Grace, Dana Potter, GIN Niemtus, Isla Webster & Gabrielle Kaufman, Oscar Dickson, Will Oliver.

Beyond that, things are busy: Lowry has Becky Namgauds's The Heat on Tue 3 June; Liz Richardson's Local on Fri 6 Jun; and Upswing's Showdown on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun.
Miss Brexit is at Contact on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun; Ockham's Razor's Tess is at HOME 5-7 Jun; James Rowland's Piece of Work is at The Edge on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun; and Coalesce Dance Theatre's Threads is at Manchester Central Library on Sat 6 Jun.

In Bradford Tavaziva Dance's Greed is at The Beacon, Bowling Park on Thu 5 Jun.
In Leeds, Northern Contemporary has IDP X Benji Reid's Jump Up In The Air And Stay There on Fri 6 Jun + Emergence Triple Bill on Sat 7 Jun; while Sutara Gayle's The Legends of Them is at Leeds Playhouse (Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun).
In Liverpool, on Thu 5 Jun Phoenix Dance Theatre's Inside Giovanni's Room is at Liverpool Playhouse while 7 Jun sees the start of Liverpool Biennial (until 17 Sep).

The following week (w/c 9 June) Thick & Tight's Natural Behaviour is at Lowry on Tue 10 + Wed 11 Jun.

In Bradford, Testo's Wet Mess is at the Loading Bay on Wed 11 + Thu 12 Jun. Victoria Firth's Batty! is at the Drama Studio, Sheffield on Thu 12 + Fri 13 Jun; while Liz Richardson's Local is at The Dukes, Lancaster on Fri 13 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 - and click here if you want to apply to perform at the 17 July Social Experiment (next deadline 2 July).

Best

Tamsin

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Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Thu 5 Jun, 6pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT: STUDENT EDITION

warnmcr: same time next week...

2025-05-23T09:01:22Z

As we roll out of last night's Social Experiment, we gear up to shift location out of town for our next weekly outing, but before that...

This weekend, Lowry has Ali Chahrour's The Love Behind My Eyes on Sat 24 May; Avanti Display's Crow is at the Vale on Sat 24 May and Benji Reid's Find Your Eyes is at Aviva Studios (25-30 May).
Further afield, the Drama Studio, Sheffield has Joseph Mercier's Pop Odyssey on Fri 23 May.

Next week (w/c 26 May) the third of our weekly outings takes us to Company Chameleon for Fabíola Santana's We're Here Because They Were on Thu 29 May.
Otherwise, things are a touch quiet in Mancunia but you might want to check out PINK in Stockport which has The Same Deep Water As You on Sat 31 May.

Elsewhere, Ockhams Razor's Tess is at Leeds Playhouse (28-31 May) while James Rowland Dies At The End Of The Show is at Sheffield Theatres on Fri 30 May. Yorkshire Dance has Collective Encounters over the weekend, including AURA's Trans*Performativity on Fri 30 May, and on Sat 31 May Ghetto Fabulous's Catwalk Extravaganza (there's also a screening of Graham Clayton-Chance's Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede).

The following week (w/c 2 June) Word of Warning may be back at Contact for a little something extra on Thu 5 June. Lowry has Becky Namgauds's The Heat on Tue 3 June; Liz Richardson's Local on Fri 6 Jun; and Upswing's Showdown on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun. Miss Brexit is at Contact on Fri 6+ Sat 7 Jun; Ockham's Razor's Tess is at HOME 5-7 Jun; James Rowland's Piece of Work is at The Edge on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun; and Coalesce Dance Theatre's Threads is at Manchester Central Library on Sat 6 Jun.

In Bradford Tavaziva Dance's Greed is at The Beacon, Bowling Park on Thu 5 Jun.
In Leeds, Northern Contemporary has IDP X Benji Reid's Jump Up In The Air And Stay There on Fri 6 Jun + Emergence Triple Bill on Sat 7 Jun; while Sutara Gayle's The Legends of Them is at Leeds Playhouse (Fri 6 + Sat 7 Jun).
In Liverpool, on Thu 5 Jun Phoenix Dance Theatre's Inside Giovanni's Room is at Liverpool Playhouse while 7 Jun sees the start of Liverpool Biennial (until 17 Sep).

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 click here if you want to apply to perform at the 17 July Social Experiment (next deadline 2 July).

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Thu 29 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Company Chameleon

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE

A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.

(PWYD are Pay What You Decide events.)

warnmcr: hebdomadal...

2025-05-16T10:00:05Z

As we emerge blinking into the sunlight from the dark of Works Ahead production week, terrifyingly we are already gearing up for next week's Social Experiment. What fool thought consecutive weeks was a good idea?! Before that though:

This weekend, tonight (Fri 16 May) is your last chance to catch Works Ahead at Contact featuring Adèle Le Gallez and Martha Pailing (Pay What You Decide starting at £0)
Also finishing this weekend is Hamlet Hail to The Thief at Aviva Studios (until 18 May); while those partial to clowning can see third floor theatre's non (In French) at The Edge on Sun 18 May.

In Leeds, Chris Thorpe's Talking About The Fire is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 17 May.

Next week (w/c 19 May) for us it's all about the second Social Experiment on Thu 22 May at Contact - featuring Ben Hodge, Joely Mae Greally & Jasmine Naila Burt, Lizzy Owen, Secret Location Theatre Company, Bitterroot, Paper People Theatre and Julie Burrow. Come and join us from 6-9pm - it's completely free!

Meanwhile Lowry has Kontemporary Korea's HAM:BETH on Tue 20 May and Ali Chahrour's The Love Behind My Eyes on Sat 24 May. Emergence Dance are at Waterside, Sale on Thu 22 May; Avanti Display's Crow is at the Vale on Sat 24 May and Benji Reid's Find Your Eyes is at Aviva Studios (25-30 May).

Further afield, the Drama Studio, Sheffield has s till hungry/Bryony Kimmings's Show Pony on Mon 19 May and Joseph Mercier's Pop Odyssey on Fri 23 May. Gary Clarke's Detention is at LBT in Huddersfield on Wed 21 + Thu 22 May. On Thu 22 May Unity, Liverpool has the All Things Considered Scratch; and the Dukes Lancaster has Blast Fest; while Verve are at Leeds Playhouse.

The following week (w/c 26 May) we move locations to Company Chameleon for Fabíola Santana's We're Here Because They Were on Thu 29 May.
Otherwise, things are a touch quiet in Mancunia but you might want to check out PINK in Stockport which has The Same Deep Water As You on Sat 31 May.

Elsewhere, Ockhams Razor's Tess is at Leeds Playhouse (28-31 May) while James Rowland Dies At The End Of The Show is at Sheffield Theatres on Fri 30 May. Yorkshire Dance has Collective Encounters over the weekend, including AURA's Trans*Performativity on Fri 30 May, and on Sat 31 May Ghetto Fabulous's Catwalk Extravaganza (there's also a screening of Graham Clayton-Chance's Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede).

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 click here if you want to apply to perform at the 17 July Social Experiment (next deadline 2 July).

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Thu 15 + Fri 16 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Contact

WORKS AHEAD 2025

A sample of new performance.
Adèle Le Gallez | Martha Pailing

Thu 22 May, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

Thu 29 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Company Chameleon

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE

Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

(PWYD are Pay What You Decide events.)

warnmcr: No Smoking! Works Ahead...

2025-05-09T10:00:04Z

While the media's fixation on Papal emissions may have ended, we have only just begun our own form of sequestration in the hallowed cloisters of Contact for next week's Works Ahead.

This weekend, continuing are Wise Children's North by North West at HOME until 10 May; and Hamlet Hail to The Thief at Aviva Studios until 18 May. Meanwhile Royal Exchange's Den in Stalybridge has Afreena Islam Wright's Lucky Tonight on Sat 10 May and Company Chameleon's Double Bill on Sun 11 May and Lowry has Gandini Juggling's Heka on Sun 11 May.

In Liverpool, LEAP's New Dance Works is at the Unity on Fri 9 May and Daniel Bye's Imaginary Friends is at Duke's Lancaster on Sat 10 May.

Next week (w/c 12 May) sees us embark on a four week run of shows: first up it's Works Ahead on Thu 15 + Fri 16 May at Contact: two early developments from Adèle Le Gallez and Martha Pailing.
Meanwhile Gary Clarke Company's Detention is on Wed 14+ Thu 15 May at Lowry; and those partial to clowning can see third floor theatre's non (In French) at The Edge on Sun 18 May.

In Chester, Storyhouse has Theatre Re's Birth on Tue 13 + Wed 14 May; while in Leeds, Chris Thorpe's Talking About The Fire is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 17 May.

The following week (w/c 19 May) Lowry has Kontemporary Korea's HAM:BETH on Tue 20 May and Ali Chahrour's The Love Behind My Eyes on Sat 24 May. Emergence Dance are at Waterside, Sale on Thu 22 May; Avanti Display's Crow is at the Vale on Sat 24 May and Benji Reid's Find Your Eyes is at Aviva Studios (25-30 May).

For us it's all about the second Social Experiment on Thu 22 May at Contact - so impromptu that by next week I might know what's in it!

Further afield, the Drama Studio, Sheffield has s till hungry/Bryony Kimmings's Show Pony on Mon 19 May and Joseph Mercier's Pop Odyssey on Fri 23 May. Gary Clarke's Detention is at LBT in Huddersfield on Wed 21 + Thu 22 May. On Thu 22 May Unity, Liverpool has the All Things Considered Scratch; and the Dukes Lancaster has Blast Fest; while Verve are at Leeds Playhouse.

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 click here if you want to apply to perform at the 17 July Social Experiment (next deadline 3 July).

Best
Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

Thu 15 – Fri 16 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2025
A sample of new performance.
Adèle Le Gallez | Martha Pailing

Thu 22 May, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.

Thu 29 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Company Chameleon
WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE
Fabíola Santana

(PWYD are Pay What You Decide events.)

warnmcr: cooling-off period...

2025-05-02T10:00:04Z

As the mini-heatwave softens to a more Mancunian cloudy calm, maybe it will also allow for some buyers' remorse on the overnight electoral farago...

This weekend, HOME has Daniel Bye's Imaginary Friends until 3 May and, continuing until 10 May: Wise Children's North by North West; while at Aviva Studios Hamlet Hail to The Thief continues until 18 May).

Further afield, Now Northwich takes place on Sat 3 May; while the same day, in Liverpool, LEAP has Digital Moves at the Unity; and in Leeds, the Riley Theatre has Equilibrio Dinamico's Through Her Eyes - 3 Female Voices.

Next week (w/c 5 May) Lowry has Aakash Odedra's Songs of the Bulbul on Tue 6 May and Gandini Juggling's Heka on Sun 11 May.

In Liverpool, Jasmin Vardimon's Now is at the Playhouse on Wed 7 + Thu 8 May and LEAP's New Dance Works is at the Unity on Fri 9 May.

The following week (w/c 12 May) Gary Clarke Company's Detention is on Wed 14+ Thu 15 May at Lowry, while we are back at Contact with this year's Works Ahead on Thu 15 + Fri 16 May.

In Chester, Storyhouse has Theatre Re's Birth on Tue 13 + Wed 14 May; while in Leeds, Chris Thorpe's Talking About The Fire is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 17 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 - and click here if you want to apply to perform at the next Social Experiment (next deadline 8 May).

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Thu 15 + Fri 16 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Contact

WORKS AHEAD 2025

A sample of new performance.
Adèle Le Gallez | Martha Pailing

Thu 22 May, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.

Thu 29 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Company Chameleon

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE

A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.

(PWYD are Pay What You Decide events.)

warnmcr: mission creep...

2025-04-25T10:00:04Z

Disregarding the creep in the Whitehouse, as Mayday approaches, the year is creeping inexorably past us, and, on Sunday, Factory International's Radiohead-inspired opus dawns Hamlet Hail to The Thief at Aviva Studios (27 Apr - 18 May).

Further afield, Figs in Wigs' Little Wimmin is at the Loading Bay in Bradford, tonight Fri 25 Apr. and Liverpool Improvisation Festival is at the Unity, Liverpool (until 26 Apr)

Next week (w/c 28 Apr) HOME has Wise Children's North by North West (29 Apr - 10 May) and Daniel Bye's Imaginary Friends (1-3 May).

Elsewhere, Rhiannon Faith's Lay Down Your Burden is at the Beacon, Wibsey Park, Bradford on Tue 29 + Wed 30 Apr. Lancaster Arts has Jean Daniel Broussé's (le) Pain on Thu 1 May. Now Northwich takes place on Sat 3 May; while the same day, in Leeds, the Riley Theatre has Equilibrio Dinamico's Through Her Eyes - 3 Female Voices.

The following week (w/c 5 May) added to the ongoings at Aviva Studios and HOME, Lowry has Aakash Odedra's Songs of the Bulbul on Tue 6 May and Gandini Juggling's Heka on Sun 11 May.

In Liverpool, Jasmin Vardimon's Now is at the Playhouse on Wed 7 + Thu 8 May and LEAP's New Dance Works is at the Unity on Fri 9 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 - and click here if you want to apply to perform at the next Social Experiment (next deadlin 8 May).

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Thu 15 + Fri 16 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Contact

WORKS AHEAD 2025

A sample of new performance.
Adèle Le Gallez | Martha Pailing
Thu 22 May, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.
Thu 29 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Company Chameleon

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE

Fabíola Santana
(PWYD are Pay What You Decide events.)

warnmcr: nerves of steel...

2025-04-11T10:01:49Z

Amid global meltdown, the Government's cool calm head has been proven... to make the relationship just that bit less special... meanwhile closer to home we're keeping calm 'til after the Easter lull.

Between now and Easter: Dibby Theatre's Toxic is holding the fort - with performances at the LBT, Huddersfield tonight, Fri 11 Apr and at Lowry (16-19 Apr).

Meanwhile in Prescot, Ali Matthews Mushroom Language is at Shakespeare North on Tue 15 + Wed 16 Apr; and in Bradford Vince Virr's Pop! is at The Beacon, Wibsey Park on Sat 19 Apr.

Following Easter (w/c 21 Apr) at Aviva Studios, Jonathan McGrath's Where It Happened (sold-out) runs 24-26 Apr, then Hamlet Hail to The Thief takes over (27 Apr - 18 May). The next week HOME has Wise Children's North by North West (29 Apr - 10 May) and Daniel Bye's Imaginary Friends (1-3 May).

Elsewhere, Turn Prize recipient Fabiola Santana's We're Here Because They Were (w-i-p) is at Unity, Liverpool (ahead of its performance at Company Chameleon in May). Bradford has Figs in Wigs' Little Wimmin on Thu 24 + Fri 25 Apr at the Loading Bay and Rhiannon Faith's Lay Down Your Burden at the Beacon, Wibsey Park on Tue 29 + Wed 30 Apr. Lancaster Arts has Jean Daniel Broussé's (le) Pain on Thu 1 May. Now Northwich takes place on Sat 3 May; while the same day, in Leeds, the Riley Theatre has Equilibrio Dinamico's Through Her Eyes - 3 Female Voices.

This mailer is going to take a week off for Easter, but will be back on 25 Apr.
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 click here if you want to apply to perform at the next Social Experiment.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Thu 15 + Fri 16 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Contact

WORKS AHEAD 2025

A sample of new performance.
Adèle Le Gallez | Martha Pailing

Thu 22 May, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

Thu 29 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Company Chameleon

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE

A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.

(PWYD are Pay What You Decide events.)

warnmcr: what's the spin...

2025-04-04T10:00:05Z

As the trans-atlantic tangerine tyrant puts a curious spin on the UK's reaction to his trade war, closer to home we have our own take on the pirouette:

This weekend: tonight, Fri 4 April, it's all about Turn 2025 at Contact is now sold out. If you're joining us you'll see 8 pieces from Dais Leach, Emmy Lahouel (Meraki Collective), JP Hon, KUDERA + MPEARSONATER, Maelstrom Theatre, Néa Synergy, Rachel Yan Ting Li, UMAMI‑i!‑MOVEMENT - full programme here.

Next week (w/c 7 Apr) Platform 4's The Alice Project is at Lowry on Wed 9 Apr and Ridiculusmus's Alas! Poor Yorick is at The Met, Bury on Thu 10 Apr.

In Bradford Cie Moost's Palette(s) is at The Beacon, Wibsey Park (7-9 Apr) and Nathaniel J Hall/Dibby Theatre's Toxic is at Loading Bay, on Wed 9 Apr (also at the LBT, Huddersfield on Fri 11 Apr).

The following week (w/c 14 Apr) sees Easter itself and the traditional lull but Dibby Theatre's Toxic is at Lowry (16-19 Apr).

In Prescot, Ali Matthews Mushroom Language is at Shakespeare North on Tue 15 + Wed 16 Apr; and in Bradford Vince Virr's Pop! is at The Beacon, Wibsey Park on Sat 19 Apr.

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 click here if you want to apply to perform at the next Social Experiment.

Best

Tamsin

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Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Fri 4 Apr, 7pm. PWYD | Contact

TURN 2025

Thu 22 May, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

Thu 29 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | Company Chameleon

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE