warnmcr: looks ahead...


So, as a cold wind re-emerges from the east, if you're headed in that direction, tonight Fri 16 Mar there's Snakebox's Play (Akeim Toussaint Buck + Otis Jones) at Seven Artspace, Leeds and Commonwealth's Radical Acts at Bradford Theatre in the Mill; while in Manchester this weekend and next week you can still catch Contact's outing to Rusholme for Rasa's Handlooms (til 24 Mar).

Next week (w/c 19 Mar) the LBT in Huddersfield kicks off A Festival - including A Scratch Night on Tue 20 Mar; while in Preston there's Derelict Live with LaPelle's Factory's The Black Cat at the Media Factory on Wed 21 Mar; and Sweetshop Revolution's BeautifuL is at the Capstone Theatre, Liverpool Hope University on Thu 22 Mar. Meanwhile in Leeds, Lone Twin's On Everest is at Stage@Leeds also on Thu 22 Mar.
Closer to home, for the very young at heart, Simon Mole's Friends For All (directed by our own Peader Kirk) is at Z-arts on Sat 24 Mar.

The following few weeks see the Easter hiatus - but you can catch the IF Dance Festival at Lancaster Arts on Mon 26 Mar; or, over in Huddersfield, the LBT continues A Festival with Sameena Hussain, Demi Nandhra (also at Theatre in the Mill on 12 + 13 Apr) Jackie Hagan on Fri 30 Mar; and Nathaniel Hall, Sonya Moorehead and Rhum and Clay on Sat 31 Mar. De Nada Dance Theatre's Toro: Beauty and the Bull is at The Lowry on Sun 1 April and Victoria Melody's Ugly Chief is at The Old Courts, Wigan on Fri 6 + Sat 7 Apr.

This Weekly Warning is going to take advantage of the Easter lull, so will be back in April - when we'll also be putting on sale tickets for Works Ahead 2018 (Thu 17 + Fri 18 May ) - with new works in development from Vijay Patel and Emma Geraghty. 

Have a good break!

best

Tamsin


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    • Emma Geraghty + Vijay Patel (double bill)
     
     

    warnmcr: spring awakening..?

    Allegedly the weather drama is over (at least as far as the newsworthy south is concerned, but keep checking Pennine routes) -  so if you want to get out and about, there's a busy weekend ahead:

    You can still catch Action Hero's Slaptalk on Sat 10 Mar at HOME and CYC + Sh!t Theatre's She Bangs The Drums at MOSI (until Sun 11 Mar).  In Leeds, Live Art Bistro has Age of The FELINE PURRFECT tonight, Fri 9 Mar; while Seven Artspace has Horse + Bamboo's Moonwatcher on Fri 9 Mar (also in Rossendale on Sat 10 + Sun 11 Mar); and Slung Low's HUB has Best of BE Festival on Sat 10  and Proto-type Theater's The Audit on Sun 11 Mar. Elsewhere, in Liverpool the Playhouse has Mark Thomas's Showtime from the Frontline (til Sat 10 Mar); while Unity has Alice Bunker-Whitney's Place and Chips (Fri 9 + Sat 10 Mar); and in Lancaster, Aliki Chapple's 666 Comments is at The Storey on Sat 10 Mar.

    Next week (w/c 12 Mar) Contact has Rasa's Handlooms in a saree shop in Rusholme (12-24 Mar); while the Lowry has Mark Thomas's Showtime From The Frontline (Tue 13 + Wed 14 Mar) and Ceci N'est Pas Noire + Clay  (Thu 15 Mar). Also on Thu 15 Mar is the Dance With Us platform at New Adelphi, University of Salford.

    Further afield, the Arts Centre at Edgehill University has Akademi's The Troth on Tue 13 Mar and Company Chameleon's 10  on Thu 15 Mar. Derelict at the Media Factory, Preston has Tin Can People's Katie and Pip on Wed 14 Mar. Snakebox's Play (Akeim Toussaint Buck + Otis Jones) is at Seven Artspace, Leeds on Thu 16 Mar; and Commonwealth's Radical Acts is in Bradford on Fri 17 Mar.

    The following week (w/c 19 Mar) seems to be seeing the slide towards Easter - but there's still  Derelict Live with LaPelle's Factory in Preston; and Sweetshop Revolution at Liverpool Hope.

    best

    Tamsin


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    warnmcr: a pest in the west...


    So it's March already and while the 'beast from the east' ravages the country, here in the unique Manchester central micro-bubble it's being more of a pest in the west; though it is still functioning as an effective deterrent to actually going out to a show.  Hopefully next week will bring slightly more enticing travelling conditions, as crossing the Pennines seems a bit de rigueur at the moment...

    This weekend in parts Mancunian, you can still catch Company Chameleon 10 at the Lowry tonight, Fri 2 Mar; the Shamshad Khan-penned Horse + Bamboo's Moonwatcher at the Royal Exchange Theatre (Fri 2 + Sat 3 Mar); and the Free For Arts Festival at Plant NOMA on Sat 3 Mar - more artist info here.

    Heading west, Mapdance is at the Arts Centre at Edgehill University, tonight Fri 2 Mar; and, while braving the Pennines to Leeds doesn't seem advisable, for anyone already there - tonight Fri 2 Mar there's This Is Where It's At at Yorkshire Dance; and Git To The Bunker at Live Art Bistro; while on Sun 4 Mar Uncanny Theatre's Outrage is at the HUB. 

    Next week (w/c 5 Mar) HOME has two shows from Action Hero (the almost sold-out) Extraordinary Rendtion (7-9 Mar) and Slaptalk (Sat 10 Mar); plus Proud and Loud's Affirmations is at Manchester Art Gallery on Thu 8 Mar; while Contact brings CYC + Sh!t Theatre's She Bangs The Drums to MOSI (8-11 Mar).

    Further afield, Leeds remains the place to go: Live Art Bistro has Tom Cassani's Somebody Loves You Drive With Care on Thu 8 Mar and  Age of The FELINE PURRFECT on Fri 9 Mar. Seven Arts has Horse + Bamboo's Moonwatcher on Fri 9 Mar (also in Rossendale on Sat 10 + Sun 11 Mar); Slung Low's HUB has Best of BE Festival on Sat 10 Mar and Proto-type Theater's The Audit on Sat 10 Mar. Elsewhere, in Liverpool the Playhouse has Mark Thomas's Showtime from the Frontline (8-10 Mar); while Unity has Alice Bunker-Whitney's Place and Chips (Fri 9 + Sat 10 Mar); and in Lancaster, Aliki Chapple's 666 Comments is at The Storey on Sat 10 Mar.

    The following week (w/c 12 Mar) Rasa's Handlooms is in a saree shop in Rusholme; while Mark Thomas and Ceci N'est Pas Noire + Clay are at the Lowry. Beyond Mancunia, Akademi and Company Chameleon are at Edgehill; Tin Can People are in Preston; Snakebox are in Leeds; and Commonwealth are in Bradford.

    Keep warm and carry on...!

    best

    Tamsin


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    warnmcr: day of reckoning...


    While we might be basking in sunshine, don't be fooled as the icy grip of winter is due to descend again next week... but mercifully the performance world is warming up a bit.

    This weekend you can still catch The Bare Project's On The Outskirts of a Large Event at HOME and Gecko's The Wedding at Liverpool Playhouse (both til Sat 24 Feb).

    Next week (w/c 26 Feb) things really heat up: Word of Warning sticks its head above the parapet for its first public outing of 2018 to give global greed a reckoning courtesy of Proto-type Theater's The Audit at the Lowry on Wed 28 Feb (also at Lancaster Arts on Tue 27 Feb).  Also in Manchester, the Shamshad Khan-penned Horse + Bamboo's Moonstruck is at the Royal Exchange Theatre on Fri 2 and Sat 3 Feb; and the Free For Arts Festival is at Plant NOMA on Sat 3 Mar.

    Further afield, on Thu 1 Mar there's Sweetshop Revolution's BEAUTIFUL at the Arts Centre at Edgehill University; and Ryan O'Shea's I R A N at Axis Arts, Crewe; while on Fri 2 Mar (into Sat 3 Mar) Live Art Bistro has Git To The Bunker, an all-night lock-in described as a performative exhibition, on Fri 2 into Sat 3 Mar. Also in Leeds, Uncanny Theatre's Outrage is at the HUB on Sun 4 Mar.

    There's also a healthy dose of dance: on Thu 1 Mar with Company Chameleon's 10 at the Lowry and Verve's Mixed Bill at Lancaster Arts; on Fri 2 Mar there's Mapdance at the Arts Centre at Edgehill University; and This Is Where It's At at Yorkshire Dance, Leeds.

    The following week (w/c 5 Mar) there are two shows from Action Hero (Extraordinary Rendtion and Slaptalk) at HOME; plus Proud and Loud's Affirmations at Manchester Art Gallery.  Further afield, Leeds is busy with Tom Cassani, Age of The FELINE PURRFECT, Horse + Bamboo (also in Rossendale); Best of BE Festival and Proto-type Theater; while in Liverpool there's Mark Thomas and Alice Bunker-Whitney.

    Hope to see you at The Lowry for The Audit!

    best

    Tamsin


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    warnmcr: the cupboard's bare...


    With pancakes and flowers safely behind us, and before easter eggs fill the shelves, we've somehow already reached the middle of Feb and the cupboard's looking a bit bare...

    This weekend, though, you can still catch Sophie Willan's Branded at Bradford Theatre in the Mill or Louisa Claughton's Interchangeable Bodies at Live Art Bistro, Leeds, both on Fri 16 Feb; also in Leeds, there's Pauline Mayers's What If I Told You at WYP (tonight Fri 16 + tomorrow Sat 17 Feb); and Antonia Beck + Lucy Nicholls's The Death Show at HUB on Sun 18 Feb.

    Next week (w/c 19 Feb) in Manchester there's The Bare Project's On The Outskirts of a Large Event at HOME (21-24 Feb), while Gecko's The Wedding is at Liverpool Playhouse (also 21-24 Feb). Staying in more theatrical mode you can also catch Horse + Bamboo Theatre's The Moonwatcher at The Duke's, Lancaster (Tue 20 Feb), Bury Met (Wed 21 Feb) and The Grand Clitheroe (Fri 23 Feb).

    The following week (w/c 26 Feb) Proto-type Theater are in Lancaster and with WoW at the Lowry - which also hosts Company Chameleon; Horse + Bamboo are at the Royal Exchange Theatre; Sweetshop Revolution + Mapdance at Edgehill; Verve in Lancaster; Ryan O'Shea in Crewe; and Uncanny Theatre in Leeds.

    best

    Tamsin


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    warnmcr: hearts + flowers or sackcloth + ashes...


    In the blink of an eye yet another week has passed and already a strange confluence of valentines and ash wednesday is looming - presumably you'll be able to spot us sad singles by our sackcloth and ashes! On the show front, things are just a bit quiet in parts Mancunian, so if you're itching for some performance, you might want to consider a roadtrip...

    Tonight, Fri 9 Feb Queer Contact has 201DanceCompany's Skin at Waterside, Sale; while Tin Can People's Katie and Pip is at Lancaster Arts. Meanwhile, on Sun 11 Feb, Form has Christopher Brett Bailey+ Tomas Jevanova's Rate-X at Bootleg Social in Blackpool.

    Next week (w/c 12 Feb) for a touch of the acrobatic, The Lowry has Nikki + JD's Knot on Thu 14 Feb (more info); otherwise, get ready to hit the road for Racheal Ofori's So Many Reasons at Edgehill on Mon 12 Feb; or Probe's Now You See It in Crewe on Tue 13 Feb. Fallen Angels' Dark Night Ends is at Liverpool Hope's Capstone Theatre on Thu 15 Feb; while Sophie Willan's Branded is at Bradford Theatre in the Mill on Fri 16 Feb.
    Head to Leeds for Pauline Mayers's What If I Told You at WYP (13-17 Feb); Louisa Claughton's Interchangeable Bodies at Live Art Bistro on Fri 16 Feb; and Antonia Beck + Lucy Nicholls's The Death Show at HUB on Sun 18 Feb. 
    Alternatively in Lancaster there's The Bare Project's On The Outskirts Of A Large Event on Tue 13 Feb, plus the Foot in the Door sharings on Thu 15 Feb (both at Lancaster Arts); or Daniel Bye's The Price Of Everything on Wed 14 Feb at the Gregson.

    The following week (w/c 19 Feb) generally things are looking a touch threadbare - but you can always catch The Bare Project at HOME, while Gecko is in Liverpool.

    I'm gearing up for a week on the road (as we're supporting Foot in the Door in Lancaster) - though I might be tempted to stay home in my sackcloth for the odd pancake...

    best

    Tamsin


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    warnmcr: the bear necessities...


    Here we are in February, unbelievably the sun's shining and they're changing the guard at Manchester Palace...

    Unless I'm missing something, after the January early flurry, we seem to be hitting a bit of a quiet patch in parts Mancunian, but this weekend, Hofesh Schechter's Grand Finale continues at HOME  til Sat 3 Feb); while Hannah Mook is doing a wip sharing of Me and My Whale at Partisan on Sun 4 Feb.

    Next week (w/c 5 Feb) however, Queer Contact has Jamie Fletcher & Company's Dancing Bear at the Palace Theatre on Tue 6 + Wed 7 Feb; and 201DanceCompany's Skin at Waterside, Sale on Fri 9 Feb. 
    Further afield on Tun 6 Feb Motionhouse's Charge is at Chester Storyhouse while Tom Cassani's Someone Loves You Drive With Care is at Axis, Crewe; on Thu 8 Feb YesYesNoNo's Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist is at Theatre Delicatessen, Sheffield while The Hiccup Project's May-We-Go-Round is at the Arts Centre, Edgehill University; Tin Can People's Katie and Pip is at Lancaster Arts on Fri 9 Feb; and Christopher Brett Bailey+ Tomas Jevanova's Rate-X is at Bootleg Social in Blackpool courtesy of Form, on Sun 11 Feb.

    The following week (w/c 12 Feb) seems, once more, to be about travelling: Racheal Ofori is at Edgehill; Probe in Crewe; Pauline Mayers, Louisa Claughton and Antonia Beck + Lucy Nicholls in Leeds; The Bare Project, Foot in the Door and Daniel Bye in Lancaster; Fallen Angels in Liverpool; and Sophie Willan in Bradford.

    Just a quick final note that, for the early birds amongst you, you can now book for Word of Warning's first little peek over the parapet this year with Proto-type Theater's The Audit (Wed 28 Feb).

    best

    Tamsin


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    warnmcr: taking stock...


    So unbelievably February is looming already, not that I trust for a second the hazy sunshine that's peeking through this morning...

    This weekend, you can still catch Hercules Productions' Rasta Liv at HOME (tonight Fri 26 + tomorrow Sat 27 Jan) while Queer Contact 2018 (27 Jan-24 Feb) kicks off tomorrow, Sat 27 Jan, with a Mother's Ruin at Oldham Coliseum. Further afield Bryony Kimmings + Brian Lobel's A Pacifist's Guide To The War On Cancer starts its run at Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse (26 Jan-3 Feb).

    Next week (w/c 29 Jan) seems a bit on the quiet side but Hofesh Schechter's Grand Finale is at HOME (31 Jan-3 Feb); while Rebekka Platt's SHIFT is at Partisan on Thu 1 Feb; and Keisha Thompson's Man On The Moon is at Liverpool Unity also on Thu 1 Feb.

    The following week (w/c 5 Feb) Jamie Fletcher & Co are at the Palace Theatre courtesy of Queer Contact.  If you fancy travelling pickings are quite rich, with Tom Cassani in Crewe; Motionhouse in Chester; YesYesNoNo in Sheffield; The Hiccup Project at Edgehill; Tin Can People in Lancaster and Christopher Brett Bailey in Blackpool.

    We at Word of Warning, meanwhile, are taking a little time out from programme for a bit of stock-taking, so Spring/Summer will be quite quiet - though fittingly we will next be popping up with a WTF at The Lowry with Proto-type Theater's The Audit (tickets available Fri 2 Feb).

    best

    Tamsin


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    warnmcr: off the rails...

    This morning finds me more than a little bleary, from a train-tube-overground roundtrip railfest last night to see new shows by Stacy Makishi and Lucy Hutson (if you're heading to London in the next few weeks, check out NOW 18 at The Yard - just maybe don't try there and back in the night!)  Meanwhile, I'll attempt to offer some clarity on this week's offerings much closer to home:

    This weekend, tonight Fri 19 Jan, you might still catch Reckless Sleepers' The Last Supper at Salford University's Digital Performance Lab (says it's sold out but keep an eye on the site); while tomorrow, Sat 20 Jan, The Lowry has Michela Pelusio's Space Time Helix.

    Next week (w/c 22 Jan) PUSH continues at HOME, including Meraki Collective's Only Speak When Spoken To on Tue 23 and Wed 24 Jan; and Hercules Productions' Rasta Liv (25-27 Jan).  The Lowry has two durational pieces from Adam York Gregory + Gillian Jane Lees  (of Proto-type Theater): on Thu 24 Jan Perspective is not a science (but a hope) with Salford University; and on Fri 25 Jan, Present Tense (look out for Proto-type Theater's The Audit in March - on sale 2 Feb). Oldham Coliseum has Lemn Sissay's Something Dark on Thu 25 Jan plus the kick-off of Queer Contact 2018 (27 Jan-24 Feb) with a Mother's Ruin on Sat 27 Jan. Further afield Lancaster Arts launches its season on Tue 23 Jan with 21 Common's Dancer;  Stage@Leeds has Keira Martin's Here Comes Trouble on Thu 25 Jan; while Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse has Bryony Kimmings + Brian Lobel's A Pacifist's Guide To The War On Cancer (26 Jan - 3 Feb)

    The following week (w/c 29 Jan) Hofesh Schechter is at HOME; Rebekka Platt is at Partisan; Massive Owl are at Axis, Crewe and Keisha Thompson is at Liverpool Unity.

    I'm off to imbibe more caffeine to counteract the effects of getting to Hackney Wick and back in the evening!

    best

    Tamsin


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    warnmcr: pushing on...


    It's a whole new year and I'm battling to crawl out of the hideous void that was December 2017, when this Weekly Warning lost its most avid reader, my mum.  So, in her memory, here's my first attempt to look forward to 2018:

    Thanks to the Royal Exchange and HOME, the year gets off to a flying start.  This weekend you can still catch Tim Cowbury (Made in China)'s The Claim at Royal Exchange Theatre (until Sat 13 Jan).  HOME's PUSH 2018 (12-27 Jan) also kicks off, and tomorrow (Sat 13 Jan) has Propel, a day of sharings including James Monaghan (Sheep Knuckle)'s Forrest, Elmi Ali's Said The Seismograph About The Tremor and Josh Coates + Ali Pidsley's Untitled A.I. Project Interactive Workshop.

    Next week (w/c 15 Jan), PUSH continues with two shows by YESYESNONO: Insert Slogan Here on Mon 15 and Tue 16 Jan; and 5 Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist on Mon 15 and Wed 17 Jan.  Salford University's Digital Performance Lab also plays host to Reckless Sleepers' The Last Supper on Thu 18 (sold out) + Fri 19 Jan; while The Lowry has Michela Pelusio's Space Time Helix on Sat 20 Jan.

    The following week (w/c 22 Jan) PUSH continues, including Meraki Collective and Hercules Productions; while at The Lowry there are two durational pieces from Adam York Gregory + Gillian Jane Lees  (of Proto-type Theater) working with Salford University; and Queer Contact 2018 (27 Jan-24 Feb) kicks off with a Mother's Ruin at Oldham Coliseum (which also hosts Lemn Sissay); while further afield Stage@Leeds has Keira Martin; and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse has A Pacifist's Guide To The War On Cancer.
     
    So basically - if you're post-xmas stir-crazy, I think there's something there that will pretty much fill every night to the end of the month..!

    best

    Tamsin


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