Word of Warning — Weekly Warning

Having 'landed' at 2am from a mad evening show-dash to London, I'm feeling decidedly skew-whiff this morning - possibly fitting on the eve of Haphazard, just not necessarily helpful.
Before we get too haphazardous, tonight, Fri 26 Apr, you can catch Company of Others' Crackle. Dust in STUN Studio after which Z-arts erupts into the foaming farrago of Haphazard 2019 (12-3pm, tomorrow, Sat 27 Apr).

In Leeds, Transform Festival (26 Apr - 4 May) gets going (brochure here). This first weekend(26-28 April) includes Action Hero's Oh Europa (events throughout; guided tours 27 + 28 Apr); Motus's MDLSX + Luis Garay's Daimón (both 26+27 Apr); 70/30 Split's bYOB (27 Apr), Jamal Gerald's Idol (27 + 28 Apr)+ nora chipaumire's #Punk (28 Apr).

Next week (w/c 29 Apr) also sees Company Wayne McGregor's Autobiography at the Lowry on Tue 30 Apr, while CYC + BAC Homegrown's Ramping Up is at the Bread Shed (Fri 3 + Sat 4 May).  Imitating the Dog's Heart of Darkness is at Liverpool Playhouse (1-4 May).
Transform Festival continues with its second week (1- 4 May), including machina eX, Future Radicals, colectivA ocupaçao (also coming to Manchester), Tianzhuo Chen + Julian Hetzel.

The following week (w/c 6 May) Contact presents colectivA ocupaçao at Millennium Powerhouse; Bertrand Lesca + Nasi Voutsas are at HOME; while Rhiannon Faith is at The Lowry.

Hope to see you all for some haphazard fun on Saturday... we even have 'butterchimpel' badges..!

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A Thursday afternoon Weekly Warning feels a bit wonky, but with Haphazard coming up I thought I'd slip this in before everyone descends into a sugar-induced easter coma! If you're not chocolate-wallowing, this weekend you can still catch Imitating the Dog's Heart of Darkness at the Lowry and Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes at the Dancehouse, both tonight, Thu 18 Apr; and Amy Voris's Perch at AWOL Studios, at dusk every night in April. Hunt and Darton's Radio Local is also in St Helen's on Sat 20 April.

Next week (w/c 22 April) the pace really picks up. At Z-arts Company of Others' Crackle. Dustis in STUN Studio on Fri 26 April, while on Sat 27 April, we at Word of Warning go into overdrive with Haphazard 2019: a bubbling symphony of a free day out for all ages— clouds of foam, playful shadows, scarecrows with a conscience, a signing musical statue, and the hardest working moth in Tinseltown. Turn up at any time, come and go as you please and expect the unexpected!

Further afield, Lola Maury's Brouhaha is at Theatre in the Mill, Bradford on Wed 24 Apr; while the vacuum cleaner is hosting I Heart Thursdays in St Helen's on Thu 25 Apr.
The big story is over in Leeds for Transform Festival (26 Apr - 4 May). There's a host of international and UK artists so the easiset might be to download the brochure. This first weekend(26-28 April) includes 70/30 Split, Jamal Gerald, Motus + nora chipaumire; while the second week (1- 4 May) includes machina eX, Future Radicals, colectivA ocupaçao (also coming to Manchester), Tianzhuo Chen + Julian Hetzel; with Action Hero running throughout.

The following week (w/c 29 Apr) also sees Company Wayne McGregor at the Lowry, CYC + Homegrown at the Bread Shed.

In other news, our own Works Ahead (16+17 May), featuring Mark Croasdale and Avital Raz is now open for bookings.

Have a lovely, unusually clement, long weekend!

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So, on this sunny morning, with April Fool's Day round the corner, you could almost believe that we're on a balcony in Europe, comfortably relaxing with a coffee, rather than on the edge and about to jump...

Anyway, this weekend, at The Lowry, you can still catch Luca Silvestrini's Protein's Border Tales (Fri 29 Mar), ZU-UK's Binaural Dinner Date and Mark Morris Dance's Pepperland (both Fri 29 + Sat 30 Mar); while Jinkx Monsoon + Major Scales' The Ginger Snapped is at HOME (until Sat 30 Mar).  Further afield, Imitating the Dog's Redux Residency culminates in a sharing tonight, Fri 29 March at Theatre in the Mill; and Chris Thorpe's Status is at Unity, Liverpool tomorrow Sat 30 Mar. Unfortunately Performing Britain in Leeds has been cancelled (see facebook for info).

Next week (w/c 1 April) is pretty quiet. For something more theatrical, Contact presents Ad Infinitum's No Kids on Mon 1 April; while the Shoots scratch night is on Tue 2 Apr, both at the Lowry. Mark Thomas's Check Up (Our NHS @ 70) is at Waterside Sale, also Tue 2 Apr; while Made in China's Super Duper Close Up is at Theatre in the Mill, Bradford on Fri 5 Apr. For something totally different, Amy Voris's Perch is at AWOL Studios, at dusk every night in April.

April seems to be something of an elongated Easter slowdown: the following week (w/c 8 April) remains quiet with Señor Serrano's Kingdom is at HOME (9-13 Apr); and Mark Thomas in Liverpool (12+13 Apr); thereafter Imitating the Dog are at the Lowry (16-18 Apr).

The week following Easter gets really busy, including Transform Festival and our own Haphazard(details early next week). Unless something crops up, I'm going to take advantage of the lull to put this Weekly Warning on a break, but will be back in time to tell you more about what's to come that last week of April.

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At the end of a week of political pandemonium, postponement and viral petitions, I feel like my own procrastination skills have been given a masterclass...so, with that in mind, to business:

This weekend Scottee's Fat Blokes continues at HOME (until Sat 23 Mar); while tomorrow, Sat 23 Mar Chris Thorpe's Status is at the Royal Exchange. Elsewhere, Imitating the Dog's Heart of Darkness continues at The Duke's, Lancaster (also until Sat 23 Mar);while in Sheffield,  Theatre Deli has Yes Yes No No's [Insert Slogan Here] on Fri 22 Mar; and Paula Varjack's Cult of K*nzo on Sat 23 Mar.

Next week (w/c 25 Mar) is a busy one... The Lowry has Best of BE Festival on Wed 27 Mar; ZU-UK's Binaural Dinner Date  (both Thu 28 + Fri 29 Mar); Luca Silvestrini's Protein's Border Tales on Fri 29 Mar plus Mark Morris Dance's Pepperland on Fri 29 + Sat 30 Mar. Jinkx Monsoon + Major Scales' The Ginger Snapped is at HOME (28-30 Mar).  Further afield, The Shape of the Pain is at the Arts Centre at Edgehill University on Mon 25 Mar; Imitating the Dog's Redux Residency culminates in a sharing on Fri 29 March at Theatre in the Mill; and Chris Thorpe's Status is at Unity, Liverpool on Sat 30 Mar.  Over in Leeds, meanwhile, Live Art Bistro have their 24 hour Performing Britain marathon, Fri 29 - Sat 30 Mar.  Artists include Gameshow, Hester Chillingworth, Howl Yuan, Katy Dye, Pauilne Mayers,Rachael Clerke, Rachel Gomme, Sh!t Theatre, whatsthebigmistry, Xavier de Sousa, Foxy + Husk among others.

The following week (w/c 1 April) possibly ominously given the date, things seem to be extremely quiet - but Mark Thomas returns to these parts; while Made in China are in Bradford.

I'll stop procrastinating on my current task at hand - attempting to design some truly haphazard print - at least, for once, the thematic matches my skill levels! 

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WORD OF WARNING

 

Sat 27 Apr, 12noon-3pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2019

A free day out for the curious of all ages.

 

Thu 16 + Fri 17 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | STUN Studio

WORKS AHEAD 2019

Mark Croasdale + Avital Raz (double bill)

 

Wed 29 May, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

THE FORECAST

Amy Bell  

(PWYD indicates you Pay What You Decide.)  

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Performance Programme Spring/Summer 2019

Wed 20 Mar, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

BABY FACE

Katy Dye 

 

Sat 27 Apr, 12noon-3pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2019

A free day out for the curious of all ages.

 

Thu 16 + Fri 17 May, 7.30pm. PWYD | STUN Studio

WORKS AHEAD 2019

Mark Croasdale + Avital Raz (double bill)

 

Wed 29 May, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

THE FORECAST

Amy Bell  

(PWYD indicates you Pay What You Decide.)  

As March looms and, with it, fabled mad hares, Word of Warning is gearing up for a raving return to the 90s for its 100th event. Before that on this unseasonably pleasant morning, if you're looking for an outing,then SLAP festival in York (til 23 Feb) might be the place to go - including Beth Cassani + Joseph Mercier (tonight Fri 22 Feb) and Ben Mills,Ali Matthews +Panic Lab (tomorrow, Sat 23 Feb).

Next week (w/c 25 Feb) for something theatrical Wise Children is at HOME (26 Feb - 2 Mar); or further afield, Lancaster Arts has Verveon Mon 25 Feb + Quarantine's Wallflower on Thu 28 Feb. Thursday is generally busy with Dam Van Hunyh's DEP at Axis, Crewe; and Katy Dye's Babyface at Theatre Deli in Sheffield (coming soon to WTF at The Lowry. 

That said, and with no hint of bias whatsoever, where you'll *really* want to be on on Thu 28 Feb, is in the decayed splendour of Hulme's NIAMOS for Will Dickie's The Rave Space.

The following week(w/c 4 Mar) Sleepwalk Collectiveand Mark Thomasare at HOME; Katy Dye, Fran Bushe and Keisha Thompsonare in Huddersfield; and Dam Van Huynh is in Lancaster.

Hoping to see you at The Rave Space (small hint: wear layers, it's just a tad chilly... til it gets moving!)

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Performance Programme Spring/Summer 2019

Thu 28 Feb, 8pm (doors 7.30). PWYD | NIAMOS, Hulme

THE RAVE SPACE

Will Dickie 

 

Wed 20 Mar, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

BABY FACE

Katy Dye 

 

Sat 27 Apr, 12noon-3pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2019

A free day out for the curious of all ages.

 

Thu 16 + Fri 17 May, 7.30pm. Price tbc | STUN Studio

WORKS AHEAD 2019

Mark Croasdale + Avital Raz (double bill)

 

Wed 29 May, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

THE FORECAST

Amy Bell  

(PWYD indicates you Pay What You Decide.)  

For those of us not heart-warmed by the commercial glow of Valentine's, I'm afraid we can't look to performance as an escape, as the half-term lull seems to be on us - though you could still catch 1927's The Animals and Children Took to the Streets at HOME (until Sat 16 Feb).

Next week (w/c 18 Feb) enforced wanderlust continues (though less than I thought, due to month gremlins in our google calendar). Tuckshop Dance Theatre's Neverland is at Storyhouse, Chester on Mon 18 Feb; and Forced Entertainment's To Move In Time is at Lancaster Arts on Tue 19 Feb. Extend your range a bit and there's SLAP festival in York (20-23 Feb) including Emma Geraghty, Beth Cassani + Joseph Mercier, Ben Mills, Ali Matthews and Panic Lab.

The following week (w/c 25 Feb) of course it's all about Word of Warning's 100th event Will Dickie's The Rave Space at NIAMOS on Thu 28 Feb! But through a less myopic lens, there's Wise Children at HOME; Verve + Quarantine in Lancaster; Dam Van Hunyh in Crewe; and Katy Dyein Sheffield (also with us at the Lowry in March, available to book from today).

In the meantime enjoy the unseasonal weather (but you'll be a bit chilly if you believe 'national' 19 degree weather forecasts - 'national' only means south!)

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Performance Programme Spring/Summer 2019

Thu 28 Feb, 8pm (doors 7.30). PWYD | NIAMOS, Hulme

THE RAVE SPACE

Will Dickie 

 

Wed 20 Mar, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

BABY FACE

Katy Dye 

 

Sat 27 Apr, 12noon-3pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2019

A free day out for the curious of all ages.

 

Thu 16 + Fri 17 May, 7.30pm. Price tbc | STUN Studio

WORKS AHEAD 2019

Mark Croasdale + Avital Raz (double bill)

 

Wed 29 May, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

THE FORECAST

Amy Bell  

(PWYD indicates you Pay What You Decide.)  

A somewhat desolate, damp start to February can be briefly cheered this weekend with Queer Contact 19's Mother's Ruin at Waterside, Sale, tonight, Fri 8 Feb; and House of Suarez's Vogue Ball at Manchester Academy 2 tomorrow, Sat 9 Feb.  If you're in the mood for a more theatrical stroll, Gare du Nord's Manchester Walking Tour is on Sat 9 Feb, while 1927's The Animals and Children Took to the Streets is ongoing at HOME (until 16 Feb).
Elsewhere, James Wilton's The Storm at Blackpool Grand tonight, Fri 8 Feb.

Next week (w/c 11 Feb) it's all happening on Tuesday and Wednesday and all outside Manchester: Tuckshop Dance Theatre's Neverland is at The Egg Studio, Liverpool on Tue 12 Feb; and Action Transport, Ellesmere Port on Wed 13 Feb. The Arts Centre at Edgehill University has Stuart Waters's Rockbottom on Tue 12 Feb and Greg Wohead's Celebration Florida on Wed 13 Feb; while on Wed 13 Feb you can also pick from: Carroll & Disley's Expanding the Picture II at the Bluecoat, Liverpool; Patrick Campbell's Black Rivers at Axis Crewe; or Lucy Hutson's Bi Curious George and Other Sidekicks at Theatre Deli, Sheffield.

The following week (w/c 18 Feb) Tuckshop Dance is in Chester, Forced Entertainment and Imitating the Dog in Lancaster; and a Lizzie Klotz + Victoria Firth double bill in Huddersfield. A bit beyond our normal range, but possibly worth the extra miles is SLAP festival over in York (20-23 Feb).

In Word of Warning news, we're happy to announce that this year's Works Ahead artists are Mark Croasdale and Avital Raz - more info coming soon... and don't forget you can now book to join us for our 100th event: Will Dickie's The Rave Space at NIAMOS. Best Performance Programme Spring/Summer 2019

Thu 28 Feb, 8pm (doors 7.30). PWYD | NIAMOS, Hulme

THE RAVE SPACE

Will Dickie 

 

Wed 20 Mar, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

BABY FACE

Katy Dye 

 

Sat 27 Apr, 12noon-3pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2019

A free day out for the curious of all ages.

 

Thu 16 + Fri 17 May, 7.30pm. Price tbc | STUN Studio

WORKS AHEAD 2019

Mark Croasdale + Avital Raz (double bill)

 

Wed 29 May, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

THE FORECAST

Amy Bell  

(PWYD indicates you Pay What You Decide.)