Word of Warning — Weekly Warning

As temperatures dip as sharply as the new government's popularity, there's definitely a seasonal shift in the air...

This weekend, Sonia Hughes's I Am From Reykjavik exhibition launches at Longsight Community Art Space tonight Fri 11 Oct; Jennifer Jackson's WRESTLELADSWRESTLE is ongoing at HOME (until 12 Oct); and The Lowry has Insomniac's Fable on Sun 13 Oct

Next week (w/c 14 Oct) Natasha Stanic Mann's The Return is at The Edge, Chorlton on Thu 17 Oct. The Lowryhas  Stopgap's Lived Fiction also on Thu 17 Oct; while Daniel Kitson's Pith is at the Royal Exchange (17-26 Oct). On Sat 19 Oct, ACCA Dance's Occupational Hazard is at The Edge and Simone Mousset's The Passion of Andrea 2 is at The Lowry.

Further afield, in theatre mode 1927's Please Right Back is at Leeds Playhouse (15-19 Oct); or you have to look further still for more Live Art content with Fierce Festival (15-20 Oct) in Birmingham.

The following week (w/c 21 Oct) Khalid Abdalla's Nowhere is at HOME (22-26 Oct); Catherine Shaw's Indestructible is at The Lowry on Fri 25 Oct; and Watch Us Dance is at the New Adelphi Theatre on Sat 26 Oct.

In Liverpool, there's a Scratch Night at the Unity on Wed 23 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.


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Tamsin

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This week I'm a little flat after last Saturday's marathon of performance - have a look at what we were up to here. After 28 pieces in one day, I'm now looking forward to a quieter weekend. If you, however, are in need of more stimulation:

This weekend, for some corporate performance art Blue Man Group's Bluevolution is at The Lowry (until 6 Oct) - also playing host to Mark Thomas's Gaffa Tapes on Sun 6 Oct. Jennifer Jackson's WRESTLELADSWRESTLE is at HOME (until 12 Oct).

Beyond Mancunia, today, Fri 4 Oct, Motionhouse's Starchitects is at Blackpool Grand and Jasmin Vardimon's NOW is at The LBT, Huddersfield.

Next week (w/c 7 Oct) The Lowry has Theatre Re's Moments on Tue 8 + Wed 9 Oct and Insomniac's Fable on Sun 13 Oct. Sonia Hughes's I Am From Reykjavik exhibition launches at Longsight Community Art Space on Fri 11 Oct. Those worried about BoJo the clown's fortunes can line his ample pockets at Boris Johnson Unleashed on Sat 12 Oct at the Bridgewater Hall.

Further afield, https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/theatre/mariposa is at The Duke's, Lancaster on Tue 8 Oct; and Louise Orwin's Fame Hungry is at the Media Factory in Preston on Wed 9 Oct.

The following week (w/c 14 Oct) things are a bit quiet in Mancunia - but Natasha Stanic Mann's The Return is at The Edge, Chorlton on Thu 17 Oct. The Lowryhas  Stopgap's Lived Fiction also on Thu 17 Oct; and Simone Mousset's The Passion of Andrea 2 on Sat 19 Oct.

Further afield, in theatre mode 1927's Please Right Back is at Leeds Playhouse (15-19 Oct); or you have to look further still for more Live Art content with Fierce Festival (15-20 Oct) in Birmingham.

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.


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Tamsin

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As the weirdness of the wider world competes with the weirdness of what I do for a living, it's hard to wrestle my thoughts away from the logistical behemoth that is tomorrow's 24th Emergency at Contact. It's the biggest we've done in years, and, among the 28 pieces we welcome plenty of new friends, current friends and even some from the good old greenroom days! It truly is a micro-marathon, running non-stop from noon til 10pm, come and go as you please and all PWYD - check out the afternoon and evening programme.

Also this weekend, you can still catch Tania Camara's As I Am Naturally at The Lowry tonight Fri 27 Sep; and Ivan Michael Blackstock's Traplord at Aviva Studios (until Sun 29 Sep). There's also Portraits of Recovery's Queer Gallery Takeover at Manchester Art Gallery on Sun 29 Sep.

Further afield, Tmesis Theatre's Sealskin is at The Dukes, Lancaster on Sat 28 Sep.

Next week (w/c 30 Sep) The Lowry has Blue Man Group (2-6 Oct); Nuua Company's Blueberry Burdock on Thu 3 Oct; and Mark Thomas's Gaffa Tapes on Sun 6 Oct. Jennifer Jackson's WRESTLELADSWRESTLE is at HOME (3-12 Oct). There's also a Bunker Talk with Chronic Insanity at the Salutation on Tue 1 Oct.

Beyond Mancunia, on Thu 3 Oct, Natalie Bellingham's Look After Your Knees is at the Dukes, Lancaster and The Duke is at Storyhouse, Chester.  On Fri 4 Oct, Motionhouse's Starchitects is at Blackpool Grand and Jasmin Vardimon's NOW is at The LBT, Huddersfield.

The following week (w/c 7 Oct) The Lowry has Theatre Re's Moments on Tue 8 + Wed 9 Oct and Insomniac's Fable on Sun 13 Oct. Sonia Hughes's I Am From Reykjavik exhibition launches at Longsight Community Art Space on Fri 11 Oct. In most 'live art' event of the week, The Bridgewater Hall appears to be outdoing us all with 'a manly peptalk' from Boris Johnson Unleashed on Sat 12 Oct.

In parts Lancastrian, DeNada' Dance Theatre's Mariposa is at The Duke's in Lancaster on Tue 8 Oct.

Hope to see lots of you at Emergency - I'll be the dark blur with a camera clamped to my face!

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.


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Tamsin

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As the weather seems intent on deceiving us, this midsummer is illusory and all the hallmarks of autumn are present - from the incursion of descending students to the uptick in performance...

This weekend, tonight, Fri 19 Sep, SK Shlomo's Breathe is at HOME, while in Hebden Bridge, Kirstie Simson's Subterranea is at Wainsgate Chapel.

Next week (w/c 23 Sep) Tania Camara's As I Am Naturally is at The Lowry on Thu 26 and Fri 27 Sep; and Ivan Michael Blackstock's Traplord at Aviva Studios (26-29 Sep).

Of course, our main focus is Emergency 24 at Contact on Sat 28 Sep. The 24th iteration with 28 artists throughout the building from 12noon til 10pm - afternoon and evening programme details now online.

Elsewhere, Shechter II's From England With Love is at Blackpool Grand on Tue 24 + Wed 25 Sep; Liverpool has Blackfest (23-32 Sep) and a Scratch Night at the Unity on Wed 25 Sep; while the Duke's, Lancaster has The Dreamtime Fell Runner on Thu 26 Sep.

The following week (w/c 30 Sep) The Lowry has Blue Man Group (2-6 Oct) and Nuua Company's Blueberry Burdock on Thu 3 Oct and Mark Thomas's Gaffa Tapes on Sun 6 Oct. Jennifer Jackson's WRESTLELADSWRESTLE is at HOME (3-12 Oct).

Beyond Mancunia, on Thu 3 Oct, Natalie Bellingham's Look After Your Knees is at the Dukes, Lancaster and The Duke is at Storyhouse, Chester.  On Fri 4 Oct, Motionhouse's Starchitects is at Blackpool Grand and Jasmin Vardimon's NOW is at The LBT, Huddersfield.

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.


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Tamsin

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As America appears to be making the relative merits of ailurophilia the defining benchmark for electoral success, the world's most popular childless cat lady could now be employing Swiftonomics as the deciding factor...
Closer to home...

This weekend, is pretty quiet but there is Panos Kandunias's I bought a flip phone at HOME (11-14 Sep) - or for something completely different Gwyneth Goes Skiing at Hope Mill Theatre (until 21 Sep).

Next week (w/c 16 Sep), Liminal, the MMU MA showcase is at Manchester School of Theatre 17-19 Sep while SK Shlomo's Breathe is at HOME on Fri 20 Sep.
Further afield, Kirstie Simson's Subterranea is at Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge on Fri 20 Sep.

The following week (w/c 23 Sep) gets busier and is particularly exciting for us: with Tania Camara's As I Am Naturally at The Lowry on Thu 26 and Fri 27 Sep; and, of course, Emergency 24 at Contact on Sat 28 Sep.
There's also Ivan Michael Blackstock's Traplord at Aviva Studios (26-29 Sep).

Beyond Mancunia, Shechter II's From England With Love is at Blackpool Grand on Tue 24 + Wed 25 Sep; Liverpool has Blackfest (23-32 Sep) and a Scratch Night at the Unity on Wed 25 Sep; while the Duke's, Lancaster has The Dreamtime Fell Runner on Thu 26 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.


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Tamsin

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Not another Mancunian supergroup reforming but the landing of Autumn and the first few performative leaves starting to fall - though they're just a bit thin on the ground...

This weekend, Fallen Angels Transfiguration is at HOME on Fri 6 Sep - or if you're heading anywhere near London Unlimited Festival is at the Southbank Centre until Sun 8 Sep.

Next week (w/c 9 Sep), Scarlett-Rose Lovette's Pseudo is at The Lowry on Tue 10 Sep and Panos Kandunias's I bought a flip phone is at HOME (11-14 Sep).

The following week (w/c 16 Sep) Liminal, the MMU MA showcase is at Manchester School of Theatre 17-19 Sep while SK Shlomo's Breathe is at HOME on Fri 20 Sep.
Further afield, Kirstie Simson's Subterranea is at Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge on Fri 20 Sep.

And, just to give an early plug, the 24th Emergency is at Contact on Sat 28 Sep - it's a ludicroulsy bumper edition, with 28 pieces, so get in training for a marathon!

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.


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Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
Up Next… 
Sat 28 Sep, Noon-10pm. PWYD | Contact

EMERGENCY 24

A day out for the curious.
Afternoon, Noon-4pm.
Ali Wilson | Billy Gigurtsis | Diane Dwyer | Emergency Chorus | Farida Yesmin | Heather Alice White | Jennifer Ng | Ludo & Jake | Martin Hamblen | Nicola Dale | Riley Hamshaw-Mills | Robyn Greeves | Rowena Gander | The Paula Davy
Evening, 4pm-10pm.
Adèle Le Gallez | Ali Wilson | Annie Finn & Poppy Waxman | Drunken Chorus | Isabella Victorie A. | Jana Aizupe & Company | Kelvin Atmadibrata | Lewys Holt | Ludo & Jake | Luke McDonnell | Maria Garcia | Martha Pailing | Mi Otra Hermana | Shannon Mulvey | WilL Dickie | Yafei Zheng
(Participating artists subject to change.)

So as the Olympics torch wends its way towards the opening ceremony, I thought I'd revisit our 2012 tradition of bringing you a little alternative take on its journey, courtesy of Richard Dedomenici.

This weekend, for us, it's all about Haphazard at Z-arts tomorrow, Sat 27 Jul (1-4pm). Among other things, we have dancing wizards and bewigged enchiladas, zimmer acrobatics, a wookie and a singing prawn.  The full programme is online and Chanje Kunda, Chicken Shop Hermits, Chris Sav, Failed Artists Society, Jana Aizupe & Company, perfectly serviceable, Porcelain Delaney, Sohail Khan, Thomas Daniel Byrne & Aimee Williamson.

Elsewhere Refract Festival is on in Sale (until 28 July); Switch_Mcr's OUT LOUD is at The Edge, until 27 Jul; and Slavs + Tatars' Transliterative Tease is at ESEA Contemporary on Sat 27 Jul.
On the GM Fringe, Kyra Scott's It Is What It Is is at The Kings Arms on Fri 26 + Sat 27 Jul; and Boyography is at Social Refuge on Sat 27 Jul.

Beyond Mancunia, Look After Your Knees is at Leeds Playhouse on Fri 26 Jul.

Next week (w/c 29 Jul) Shakespeare North in Prescot has A Caravan Named Desire 30 Jul- 1 Aug and, further ahead, Ridiculusmus's Alas! Poor Yorick 22-24 Aug.

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

A reminder that my attempt to sieve through the listings for what I think might be worth a look is at the blog version of this mail. Aside from the International Festival, your safest bet is probably the Here & Now Showcase.

Edinburgh apart, that brings us to the big summer recess and this Weekly Warning is going to take a break until things pick up in September - though I'll be back if anything unmissable crops up.
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, you've got til 2 August for the open call for proposals for Emergency (28 Sep).

Hope to see lots of you tomorrow at Haphazard.

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.
Chanje Kunda | Chicken Shop Hermits | Chris Sav | Failed Artists Society | Jana Aizupe & Company | perfectly serviceable | Porcelain Delaney | Sohail Khan | Thomas Daniel Byrne & Aimee Williamson

Since the stall in the decline of the UK inflation rate is apparently down to Swiftonomics maybe the wider performing arts can shake off the bad blood of the past 14 years as this cruel summer taunts us with its fleeting appearance.  Before the seasonal blank space of August descends, there's a little flurry to come:

This weekend, The Lowry has Brave Space (until 20 Jul).
Elsewhere, Lowri Evans's I'm Glad You Came greets arrivals on Sat 20 and Sat 27 Jul at Warrington Central Station.

Next week (w/c 22 Jul) we are back at Z-arts on Sat 27 Jul with the joyful chaos that is Haphazard (full programme now online).
Elsewhere Refract Festival is on in Sale (23-28 July); Switch_Mcr's OUT LOUD is at The Edge, 25-27 Jul; and Slavs + Tatars' Transliterative Tease is at ESEA Contemporary on Sat 27 Jul.
On the GM Fringe, HER Productions' Sunny Girl is at the New Adelphi 22-25 Jul); Kyra Scott's It Is What It Is is at The Kings Arms on Fri 26 + Sat 27 Jul; and Boyography is at Social Refuge on Sat 27 Jul.

Beyond Mancunia, in Warrington, Company Carpi's Disunited Jukebox is at the Parr Hall on Thu 25 Jul.
Look After Your Knees is at Leeds Playhouse on Fri 26 Jul.

The following week (w/c 29 Jul) Shakespeare North in Prescot has A Caravan Named Desire 30 Jul- 1 Aug and, further ahead, Ridiculusmus's Alas! Poor Yorick 22-24 Aug.

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

A reminder that  my attempt to sieve through the listings for what I think might be worth a look is at the blog version of this mail. Aside from the International Festival, your safest bet is probably the Here & Now Showcase.

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, you've got til 2 August for the open call for proposals for Emergency (28 Sep).

Hope to see lots of you at Haphazard.

Best

Tamsin

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

With the sudden outbreak of adulting in the Government, it seems fitting to hit pause on the cynicism - for now at least. Over in Leeds, the maturity continues with the Ageless Festival, the same can't be said for us however, as we start to gear up for an outbreak of juvenility with Haphazard. But before that:

This weekend, Sweet Dreams is at Aviva Studios until 1 Sep. On the GM Fringe, Sam Lowe's The Imposter is at King's Arms on Sat 13 Jan.

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.
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival also takes place (13-20 Jul). Alia & Dani In One Another's Presence at the Quaker Meeting House on Sat 13 Jul might be of interest.
Further afield Departure Lounge at Derby Theatre continues, tonight Fri 12 Jul.

Next week (w/c 15 Jul) on the Fringe there's Joshua Val Martin's With Love, Mr Gay on Tue 16 Jul at Social Refuge. Contact has Knock & Nash's Pillock on Wed 17 + Thu 18 Jul; and The Lowry has Brave Space (18-20 Jul).

Elsewhere, Tian Glasgow's Tomorrow is not Promised is at The LBT, Huddersfield on Wed 17 Jul. 
Oranges + Stones is at The Unity on Thu 18 Jul as part of the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival.
Warrington Arts Festival (19-27 Jul) kicks off including Night People's Aphrodite's House Party on Thu 19 Jul and Lowri Evans's I'm Glad You Came on Sat 20 and Sat 27 Jul at Warrington Central Station.

The following week (w/c 22 Jul) we are back at Z-arts on Sat 27 Jul with the joyful chaos that is Haphazard.
Short Supply's Scratch is at Islington Mill on Thu 25 Jul and Slavs + Tatars' Transliterative Tease is at ESEA Contemporary on Sat 27 Jul. On the Fringe, HER Productions' Sunny Girl is at the New Adelphi 22-25 Jul); Kyra Scott's It Is What It Is is at The Kings Arms on Fri 26 + Sat 27 Jul; and Boyography is at Social Refuge on Sat 27 Jul.

Beyond Mancunia, in Warrington, Company Carpi's Disunited Jukebox is at the Parr Hall on Thu 25 Jul.
Look After Your Knees is at Leeds Playhouse on Fri 26 Jul.
Looking further ahead, Shakespeare North has A Caravan Named Desire 30 Jul- 1 Aug and Ridiculusmus's Alas! Poor Yorick 22-24 Aug.

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

That just leaves the behemoth that is Edinburgh (2-26 Aug). This year, the usual hours of perusing has left me genuinely struggling to see wood for trees. There are very few artist names I recognise - which could be good or bad, but definitely make it a lucky dip. For what it's worth -  my attempt to sieve through the listings for what I think might be worth a look is at the blog version of this mail. Aside from the International Festival, your safest bet is probably the Here & Now Showcase. 

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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