Word of Warning — Weekly Warning

warnmcr: mind the gap…

Passengers departing Manchester for Westminster are advised to check they have all their ambitions with them. Meanwhile for those of us staying...

This weekend, Emergence 26's Triple Bill is also at New Adelphi on Fri 19 Jun.

In Leeds, Roadhouse 23 is at Yorkshire Dance on Fri 19 Jun and Selene is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 20 Jun.

Next week (w/c 22 June) gets busy again. There's Wisteria Theatre's Small Hours at SeeSaw on Wed 24 + Sat 27 Jun; The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor at Aviva Studios (25-27 Jun) and Didsbury Arts Festival (27 Jun - 5 Jul) including Quarantine; Choe Smith; Greta Zapettini on Sat 27 and Ontroerend Goed on Sun 28 Jun.

In Leeds, Sharon Watson + Khadijah Ibrahim's In The Front Room - is at the Riley Theatre and Fireflies at Dawn is at Leeds Playhouse on Wed 24 + Thu 25 Jun.

The following week (w/c 29 June) Didsbury Arts Festival continues with Less than three collective's Doyo Uwan Tacu Poft Ea? and Andy Smith + Lynsey O'Sullivan's A Citizen's Assembly both on Tue 30 Jun; Victoria Melody's Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak on Thu 2 Jul plus Ben Hodge's Can I Join You?; and a Contemporary Dance Mixed Bill both on Sat 4 Jul. Waterside Arts has You Are Witnessing My Villain Era also on Thu 2 + Fri 3 Jul.

This week also sees the opening of Ai Weiwei's Button Up! at Aviva Studios (1 Jul - 6 Sep) including the 24 hour Sewing A Button (Fri 3 - Sat 4 Jul ).

July also sees Greater Manchester Fringe including Natalie Patuzzo's Every Single Sound In The World at The Kings Arms on Sat 4 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.

Notes for Artists - Social Experiment remains open for proposals for the November edition. The call for proposals for Emergency 26 is now open!

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 578/ FY 10

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

warnmcr: impact assessment...

As one Census reaches its conclusion and another count looms, attention turns to the arithmetic of consequences, as local numbers acquire national significance…

This weekend, Malandra Jacks' Census is at Wythenshawe Library on Sat 13 Jun.
In Liverpool Nicola Hardman's Final Curtain Call is at Unity on Sat 13 Jun.

Next week (w/c 15 June) could be your last chance to catch Malandra Jacks' Census in a homecoming gig at NWTAC in Moston on Thu 18 Jun. Emergence 26's Triple Bill is also at New Adelphi on Thu 18 + Fri 19 Jun.

In Leeds, Roadhouse 23 is at Yorkshire Dance on Fri 19 Jun and Selene is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 20 Jun.

The following week (w/c 22 June) gets busy again. There's Wisteria Theatre's Small Hours at SeeSaw on Wed 24 + Sat 27 Jun; The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor at Aviva Studios (25-27 Jun) and Didsbury Arts Festival (27 Jun - 5 Jul) including Quarantine; Choe Smith; Greta Zapettini on Sat 27 and Ontroerend Goed on Sun 28 Jun.

In Leeds, Sharon Watson + Khadijah Ibrahim's In The Front Room - is at the Riley Theatre and Fireflies at Dawn is at Leeds Playhouse on Wed 24 + Thu 25 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.

Notes for Artists - Social Experiment remains open for proposals for the November edition; look out for Emergency proposal call coming soon.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 577/ FY 9

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

warnmcr: content warning...

As the race to generate content continues, whether we're actually content still hangs in the air…

This weekend, seems very quiet - but you could check out We Invented The Weekend on Sat 6 + Sun 7 June at Lowry; or in Leeds, Pickled Republic at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 6 Jun.

Next week (w/c 8 June) on Thu 11 Jun we are back in action again at Contact with Social Experiment with Ash Cox, Blood Bones Jones + Lauren Temple from 6pm plus, at roughly 8pm, Nathan Birkinshaw's How To Be Content - an exploration of contentment, led by a man brimming with mediocrity.

Since I seem to be attempting to be in two places at once, Malandra Jacks' Census is also back out in Greater Manchester Libraries - Urmston on Thu 11 Jun and Wythenshawe on Sat 13 Jun.

In Liverpool Nicola Hardman's Final Curtain Call is at Unity on Sat 13 Jun.

The following week (w/c 15 June) could be your last chance to catch Malandra Jacks' Census in a homecoming gig at NWTAC in Moston on Thu 18 Jun. Emergence 26's Triple Bill is also at New Adelphi on Thu 18 + Fri 19 Jun.

In Leeds, Roadhouse 23 is at Yorkshire Dance on Fri 19 Jun and Selene is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 20 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.

Notes for Artists - Social Experiment remains open for proposals for the November edition; look out for Emergency proposal call coming soon.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 577/ FY 9

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

(PWYC are Pay What You Can events)

warnmcr: sticky situations...

As the global mess sinks deeper into its own oily residue, our week has likewise turned dark and viscous…

This weekend, tonight, Fri 29 May you can still join us for n:u (melissandre varin)'s Evil Eyes at Contact. For a full evening, you can also team it with SICK!'s screening of Hannah Ballou's (I) Miss America and In Bed With My Brother's Philosophy of the World (both continuing at Contact until Sat 30 May).

HOME has Shechter II's In The Brain and YES YES NO NO's Nation; while Lowry has Le Gateau Chocolat's Spirituals - all until Sat 30 May.

Beyond Mancunia, Leeds Playhouse has Perfect Show for Rachel (28 May - 6 June).

Next week (w/c 1 June) things seem pretty quiet but ther's Cie. Modo Grosso's Tout/Rien on Mon 1 + Tue 2 June (use this link and code CIRCUS08 for an £8 ticket); plus We Invented The Weekend on Sat 6 + Sun 7 June - all at Lowry.

In Lancaster, The Duke's has Blast Fest on Thu 4 Jun; while Pickled Republic is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 6 Jun.

The following week (w/c 8 June) we are back in action again with Social Experiment with special guest Nathan Birkinshaw on Thu 11 Jun at Contact. Malandra Jacks' Census is also back out in Greater Manchester Libraries - Urmston on Thu 11 Jun and Wythenshawe on Sat 13 Jun.

In Liverpool Nicola Hardman's Final Curtain Call is at Unity on Sat 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.

Notes for Artists - Social Experiment remains open for proposals for the November edition; look out for Emergency proposal call coming soon.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 576/ FY 8

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

Thu 28 May, 7.30pm. PWYC | Contact
Fri 29 May, 6.30pm. PWYC | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2026
EVIL EYES
n:u (melissandre varin)

Thu 11 Jun, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A gathering for Live Art and performance
with special guest Nathan Birkinshaw.

(PWYC are Pay What You Can events)

warnmcr: evil eyes...

Not the latest internecine staring contest, but an invitation to a contemplative performance ritual. But before that...

This weekend, it's all about Yorkshire: in Leeds, Toussaint to Move's Windows of Displacement is at Yorkshire Dance on Fri 22 May and Bobak Champion's I'm Muslamic Don't Panik! is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 23 May. Meanwhile Matthew Hawkins's Ready is at Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge on Sun 24 May.

Next week (w/c 24 May) the pace in Mancunia really picks up:
Please do join us for the first of two Works Ahead outings: n:u (melissandre varin)'s Evil Eyes at Contact on Thu 28 + Fri 29 May - a performance-ritual experimenting with ancient cosmologies: Vodún figures of the twins, Celtic folklore, and African knowledge systems.

Meanwhile, Lowry has Double Bill: Voyage & Hakkõ on Tue 26 and Wed 27 May.
HOME has Shechter II's In The Brain (27 -30 May) and YES YES NO NO's Nation (28-30 May).
SICK! has Krishna Istha + Geetha Shankar's Second Trimester at Lowry Wed 27 + Thu 28 May; and on Fri 29 + Sat 30 May, a screening of Hannah Ballou's (I) Miss America and In Bed With My Brother's Philosophy of the World at Contact. Come on Friday and you can catch those AND n:u (melissandre varin)'s Evil Eye all in one go!
Also on Fri 29 + Sat 30 May Le Gateau Chocolat's Spirituals is at Lowry.

Beyond Mancunia, Leeds Playhouse has Perfect Show for Rachel (28 May - 6 June).

The following week (w/c 1 June) maybe I'm missing something but all seems a bit quiet - on my radar is just Cie. Modo Grosso's Tout/Rien on Mon 1 + Tue 2 June and We Invented The Weekend on Sat 6 + Sun 7 June - all at Lowry.

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.

Notes for Artists - the cut-off for the next Social Experiment (11 June) is Mon 25 May.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 576/ FY 8

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

Thu 28 May, 7.30pm. PWYC | Contact
Fri 29 May, 6.30pm. PWYC | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2026
EVIL EYES
n:u (melissandre varin)

Thu 11 Jun, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A gathering for Live Art and performance
with special guest Nathan Birkinshaw.

(PWYC are Pay What You Can events)

warnmcr: Infamy!...

... Infamy! They’ve all got it in for me! As Starmerdrama slips from briefing war into leadership contest, “not now, Andy” hasn’t aged well…

This weekend, Aviva Studios has ENO's Angel's Bone until Sat 16 May; and Sale Waterside has Sanjay Lago's Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte on Fri 15 May; while on Sat 16 May 53Two has Funeral Teeth; and New Adelphi has VERVE.

Next week (w/c 17 May) Contact has Split Ends on Tue 19 and Wed 20 May.

Further afield, Harry Clayton-Wright's Mr Blackpool has its homecoming gala at Blackpool Grand on Wed 20 May. In Leeds, Toussaint to Move's Windows of Displacement is at Yorkshire Dance on Fri 22 May and Bobak Champion's I'm Muslamic Don't Panik! is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 23 May.

The following week (w/c 24 May) Pace in Mancunia really picks up!
Our focus is on the first of two Works Ahead outings: n:u (melissandre varin)'s Evil Eye at Contact on Thu 28 + Fri 29 May.
Meanwhile, Lowry has Double Bill: Voyage & Hakkõ on Tue 26 and Wed 27 May.
HOME has ShechterII's In The Brain (27 -30 May) and YES YES NO NO's Nation (28-30 May).
SICK! has Krishna Istha + Geetha Shankar's Second Trimester at Lowry Wed 27 + Thu 28 May; and on Fri 29 + Sat 30 May, a screening of Hannah Ballou's (I) Miss America and In Bed With My Brother's Philosophy of the World at Contact. Come on Friday and you can catch those AND n:u (melissandre varin)'s Evil Eye all in one go!
Also on Fri 29 + Sat 30 May Le Gateau Chocolat's Spirituals is at Lowry.

Beyond Mancunia, Leeds Playhouse has Perfect Show for Rachel (28 May - 6 June).

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.

Notes for Artists - the cut-off for the next Social Experiment (11 June) is Mon 25 May.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 575/ FY 7

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

Thu 28 May, 7.30pm. PWYC | Contact
Fri 29 May, 6.30pm. PWYC | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2026
EVIL EYES
n:u (melissandre varin)

Thu 11 Jun, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A gathering for Live Art and performance
with special guest Nathan Birkinshaw.

(PWYC are Pay What You Can events)

warnmcr: spin cycle...

As last night's voting picture emerges, the morning round of face-saving begins - could no overall control be both outcome and metaphor?

This weekend, at Lowry is Nine Sixteenths on Fri 8 May (and at Slung Low, Leeds on Sat 9 May) and Period Drama on Sat 9 May. Also on Sat 9 May Manchester Collective x Thick & Tight's Papillons is at RNCM; while Chorlton Arts Festival (9-21 May) kicks off including The Potato War at The Royal Oak.

Elesewhere it's still all dance with Phoenix Dance's Interplay at Liverpool Playhouse on Fri 8 May; Emergence's Triple Bill at The Dukes, Lancaster on Sat 9 May; LEAP has a Takeover: Scratch at Shakespeare North on Sat 9 May and Hofesh Schechter's In The Brain is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sun 10 May.

Next week (w/c 11 May) focus seems to be on Greater Manchester: Aviva Studios has ENO's Angel's Bone 12-16 May; Oldham Coliseum has P Burton Morgan's Running Commentary at George St Chapel on Wed 13 May; Sale Waterside has Johnny Woo's Suburbia on Thu 14 May and Sanjay Lago's Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte on Fri 15 May; while 53Two has Funeral Teeth on Sat 16 May

The following week (w/c 17 May) Contact has Split Ends on Tue 19 and Wed 20 May.

Further afield, Harry Clayton-Wright's Mr Blackpool has its homecoming gala at Blackpool Grand on Wed 20 May. In Leeds, Toussaint to Move's Windows of Displacement is at Yorkshire Dance on Fri 22 May and Bobak Champion's I'm Muslamic Don't Panik! is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 23 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.

Notes for Artists - the call for Haphazard - all ages Live Art - is open (deadline 5pm today, 8 May) and the rolling call for Social Experiment (next edition 11 June, deadline Mon 25 May) remains open.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 574/ FY 6

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

Thu 28 May, 7.30pm. PWYC | Contact
Fri 29 May, 6.30pm. PWYC | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2026
EVIL EYES
n:u (melissandre varin)

Thu 11 Jun, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A gathering for Live Art and performance
with special guest Nathan Birkinshaw.

(PWYC are Pay What You Can events)

warnmcr: purdah on the dancefloor...

With the arrival of Mr Blackpool, you might think conference season has come early, when really it’s just the run-up to the local elections…

This weekend, for us it's all about the extraordinary Harry Clayton-Wright's Mr Blackpool at Lowry on Sat 2 May - 'cabaret, magic, dance, and drag, this is cultural archaeology and satire at its campiest, presented in lurid technicolor and garish seaside spectacle'.

Further afield, in Liverpool LEAP has Queer Moves on Fri 1 May and Akeim Toussaint Buck's Windows of Displacement on Sat 2 May all at Unity. Also in Liverpool Roy Claire Potter's Comms Fail is at Bluecoat on Sat 2 May.
Much further afield GIFT is in Gateshead 1-3 May.

Next week (w/c 4 May) SICK! has Dan Dawes's Exxy at Lowry on Wed 6 + Thu 7 May. Also at Lowry is Nine Sixteenths on Fri 8 May (and at Slung Low, Leeds on Sat 9 May) and Period Drama on Sat 9 May. Also on Sat 9 May Manchester Collective x Thick & Tight's Papillons is at RNCM; while Chorlton Arts Festival (9-21 May) kicks off including The Potato War at The Royal Oak.

Elesewhere it's all dance: Verve's Triple Bill at Leeds Playhouse on Wed 6 May; Phoenix Dance's Interplay at Liverpool Playhouse on Fri 8 May; Emergence's Triple Bill at The Dukes, Lancaster on Sat 9 May; LEAP has a Takeover: Scratch at Shakespeare North on Sat 9 May and Hofesh Schechter's In The Brain is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sun 10 May.

The following week (w/c 11 May) focus seems to be on Greater Manchester: Aviva Studios has ENO's Angel's Bone 12-16 May; Oldham Coliseum has P Burton Morgan's Running Commentary at George St Chapel on Wed 13 May; Sale Waterside has Johnny Woo's Suburbia is at Waterside Arts on Thu 14 May and Sanjay Lago's Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte on Fri 15 May; while 53Two has Funeral Teeth on Sat 16 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.

Notes for Artists - the call for Haphazard - all ages Live Art - is open (deadline 8 May) and the rolling call for Social Experiment (next edition 11 June) remains open.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 573/ FY 5

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

Sat 2 May, 8pm. £15/£12 | Lowry
MR BLACKPOOL
Harry Clayton-Wright

Thu 28 May, 7.30pm. PWYC | Contact
Fri 29 May, 6.30pm. PWYC | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2026
EVIL EYES
n:u (melissandre varin)

Thu 11 Jun, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A gathering for Live Art and performance with special guest Nathan Birkinshaw.

(PWYC are Pay What You Can events)

warnmcr: checked-out...

In a week that proves good vetting isn’t just for our furry friends, some political neutering may be overdue. Meanwhile in parts theatrical:

This weekend, you can still catch Mole Wetherell, Teresa Brayshaw & Hannah Butterfield's Mob at New Adelphi, tonight Fri 24 Apr.

Beyond Mancunia, also tonight, Fri 24 Apr Markéta Stránská and Charlie Morrissey's Scáling is at Wainsgate Chapel; and, with the start of LEAP 26 (24 Apr-26 May) Cathy Waller Company's You and Us is at Capstone Theatre, Liverpool. On Sat 25 Apr, Northern Rascals' Sunny Side is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds.

Next week (w/c 27 Apr) for us it's all about the extraordinary Harry Clayton-Wright's Mr Blackpool at Lowry on Sat 2 May. Also at Lowry Circa's Wolf is on Wed 29 + Thu 30 Apr (£15 with promo code CIRCUS15).

Before that, on Tue 28 Apr Building,Tearing Repairing is at SeeSaw; ; The Dreamtime Fellrunner is at The Edge in Chorlton on Thu 30 Apr; and on Fri 1 May Emergence Dance 2026 is at Sale Waterside

Further afield, in Liverpool LEAP has Liverpool Dance Prize on Thu 30 Apr; Queer Moves on Fri 1 May and Akeim Toussaint Buck's Windows of Displacement on Sat 2 May all at Unity. Also in Liverpool Roy Claire Potter's Comms Fail is at Bluecoat on Sat 2 May.
Meanwhile, It's the Economy Stupid is at Barnsley Civic on Thu 30 Apr.
Much further afield GIFT is in Gateshead 1-3 May.

The following week (w/c 4 May) SICK! has Dan Dawes's Exxy at Lowry on Wed 6 + Thu 7 May. Also at Lowry is Nine Sixteenths on Fri 8 May (and at Slung Low, Leeds on Sat 9 May) and Period Drama on Sat 9 May. Also on Sat 9 May Manchester Collective x Thick & Tight's Papillons is at RNCM; while Chorlton Arts Festival (9-21 May) kicks off including The Potato War at The Royal Oak.

Elesewhere it's all dance: Verve's Triple Bill at Leeds Playhouse on Wed 6 May; Phoenix Dance's Interplay at Liverpool Playhouse on Fri 8 May; Emergence's Triple Bill at The Dukes, Lancaster on Sat 9 May; LEAP has a Takeover: Scratch at Shakespeare North on Sat 9 May and Hofesh Schechter's In The Brain is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sun 10 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.

Notes for Artists - the call for Haphazard - all ages Live Art - is open (deadline 8 May) and the rolling call for Social Experiment (next edition 11 June) remains open.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 572/ FY 4

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

Sat 2 May, 8pm. £15/£12 | Lowry
MR BLACKPOOL
Harry Clayton-Wright

Thu 28 May, 7.30pm. PWYC | Contact
Fri 29 May, 6.30pm. PWYC | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2026
EVIL EYES
n:u (melissandre varin)

Thu 11 Jun, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A gathering for Live Art and performance
with special guest Nathan Birkinshaw.

(PWYC are Pay What You Can events)
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warnmcr: social distancing...

With shortages mooted, the powers may be dusting off the old ‘stay at home’ advice. Will the return of the streamed show follow?

If, however, you’re not a fan of governmental directive, here are your options…

This weekend, Leila Navabi's Relay is at Lowry on Fri 17 Apr; while for younger viewers, Z-arts has Coalesce Dance Theatre's Mika and the Polar Bear on Sat 18 Apr.

Further afield, on Sat 18 Apr, in the afternoon, Malandra Jacks' Census is at 3B Systems in Nelson; while that evening Burrows & Fargion's The Quiet Dance & The Unison Piece are at Wainsgate Chapel in Hebden Bridge.

Much further afield, Buzzcut is happening in Glasgow (until 18 Apr).

Next week (w/c 20 Apr) seems pretty quiet in Mancunia - but you might want to check out. Mole Wetherell, Teresa Brayshaw & Hannah Butterfield's Mob at New Adelphi on 23 + 24 Apr.

Beyond parts Mancunian, on Fri 24 Apr Markéta Stránská and Charlie Morrissey's Scáling is at Wainsgate Chapel; and, with the start of LEAP 26 (24 Apr-26 May) Cathy Waller Company's You and Us is at Capstone Theatre, Liverpool. On Sat 25 Apr, Northern Rascals' Sunny Side is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds.

The following week (w/c 27 Apr) for us it's all about the extraordinary Harry Clayton-Wright's Mr Blackpool at Lowry on Sat 2 May. Also at Lowry Circa's Wolf is on Wed 29 + Thu 30 Apr (£15 with promo code CIRCUS15).

Before that, on Tue 28 Apr Building,Tearing Repairing is at SeeSaw; ; The Dreamtime Fellrunner is at The Edge in Chorlton on Thu 30 Apr; and on Fri 1 May Emergence Dance 2026 is at Sale Waterside

Further afield, in Liverpool LEAP has Liverpool Dance Prize on Thu 30 Apr; Queer Moves on Fri 1 May and Akeim Toussaint Buck's Windows of Displacement on Sat 2 May all at Unity. Also in Liverpool Roy Claire Potter's Comms Fail is at Bluecoat on Sat 2 May.
Meanwhile, It's the Economy Stupid is at Barnsley Civic on Thu 30 Apr.

Much further afield GIFT is in Gateshead 1-3 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.

Notes for Artists - the call for Haphazard - all ages Live Art - is open (deadline 8 May) and the rolling call for Social Experiment (next edition 11 June) remains open.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org
No. 571/ FY 3

WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026

Sat 2 May, 8pm. £15/£12 | Lowry
MR BLACKPOOL
Harry Clayton-Wright

Thu 28 & Fri 29 May, eve. PWYC | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2026
العين — Le mauvais oeil — The evil eye
n:u (melissandre varin)

Thu 11 Jun, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A gathering for Live Art and performance
with special guest Nathan Birkinshaw.

(PWYC are Pay What You Can events)