Word of Warning — Weekly Warning

warnmcr: algorithmic antics...

2025-01-17T11:00:04Z

Following the PM’s glowing praise for AI as the ultimate problem solver, I decided to let ChatGPT take a crack at writing this week’s edition. It started strong, but then went rogue—making up fake listings and jumbling dates like it was training for a comedy gig. As much as I love a good laugh, sending you all on an AI-fueled wild goose chase felt a step too far, even for my dark sense of humour... though it did, genuinely, write what you just read!

This weekend Lowry Botis Seva's Far From The Norm is at Lowry on Sat 18 Jan.

Next week (w/c 20 Jan) is truly hectic with Future Flares crossing into PUSH:
Future Flares (22-24 Jan) at Manchester School of Theatre has Mechanimal's Vigil, Gabriela Flarys + Andrea Maciel's Deluge, Dan Dubowitz's A Night Grit Walk on Wed 22 Jan; Neil Mackenzie, Mole Wetherell + Phoebe Woodbridge's Journey's End Working Title (wip), Lewys Holt's 30 Minute Set and Katy Baird's Get Off on Thur 23 Jan and Pinchbeck + Smith's A Seventh Man on Fri 24 Jan.
Meanwhile at HOME, PUSH 2025 (24 Jan - 8 Feb) kicks off with Afreena Islam-Wright's Lucky Tonight on Fri 24 + Sat 25 Jan.

Over in Liverpool you can catch Mark Thomas's Gaffa Tapes at the Playhouse on Thu 23 Jan and there's a Scratch Night at the Old Electric in Blackpool on Fri 24 Jan.

The following week (w/c 27 Jan)
PUSH at HOME has Switch_Mcr's Bad Science on Mon 27 + Tue 28 Jan, Maz Hedgehog's What Is Love To A Goddess (wip) on Tue 28 + Wed 29 Jan; Smug Roberts' Dementia Street on Wed 29 + Thu 30 Jan; Unhinged on Thu 30 + Fri 31; Girl Gang' Millennial Pink on Fri 31 Jan + Sat 1 Feb and Mothers Who Make' s Motherkind on Sat 1 Feb.
Elsewhere, at Contact, there's Magical Animals: A Tribute to Jackie Hagan on Sat 1 Feb.

Further afield, Sheffield Theatres have Eleanor May Blackburn's Does My Fanny Look Big In This? on Wed 29 Jan and Jenni Jackson's Endurance on Fri 31 Jan + Sat 1 Mar. Unity, Liverpool's Scratch Night on Thu 30 Jan; and Porcelain Delaney's Toilet Paper Diaries is at the Old Electric in Blackpool on Fri 31 Jan.

Meanwhile have a look at Word of Warning's current performance schedule and, for the artists among you, our call for proposals for Turn 2025 and Social Experiment are open until Fri 31 Jan.

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

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Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Thu 6 Feb, from 6pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.

Thu 13 Mar, 7.30pm. PWYD | Contact

DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE

Kellie Colbert

Fri 4 Apr, 7pm. PWYD | Contact

TURN 2025

A night of new North West dance.

warnmcr: defrost slowly...

2025-01-10T11:00:05Z

As we wake up to another crystalline morning, the performance world seems to be slowly thawing out from its panto permafrost..

Next week (w/c 13 Jan) Lowry gets the ball rolling with Tmesis Theatre's Sealskin on Thu 16 Jan and Botis Seva's Far From The Norm on Sat 18 Jan.

The following week (w/c 20 Jan) things really start in earnest:
Future Flares at Manchester School of Theatre (22-24 Jan) has Mechanimal's Vigil, Gabriela Flarys + Andrea Maciel's Deluge, Dan Dubowitz's A Night Grit Walk, Neil Mackenzie, Mole Wetherell + Phoebe Woodbridge's Journey's End Working Title (wip), Lewys Holt's 30 Minute Set, Katy Baird's Get Off, Brigitte Jurack's Vermisserin and Pinchbeck + Smith's A Seventh Man

Meanwhile, at HOME PUSH 2025 (24 Jan - 8 Feb) kicks off with Afreena Islam-Wright's Lucky Tonight on Fri 24 + Sat 25 Jan.

Over in Liverpool you can catch Mark Thomas's Gaffa Tapes at the Playhouse on Thu 23 Jan.

Meanwhile have a look at Word of Warning's current performance schedule and, for the artists among you, our call for proposals for Turn 2025 and Social Experiment are still open.

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

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025

Thu 6 Feb, from 6pm. FREE | Contact

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.

Thu 13 Mar, 7.30pm. PWYD | Contact

DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE

Kellie Colbert

Fri 4 Apr, 7pm. PWYD | Contact

TURN 2025

A night of new North West dance.

warnmcr: end of days...

2024-11-15T11:00:02Z

As the days grow dark, in this pre-emptive run-up to the 'season of goodwill', church and state seem to be unraveling wildly on either side of the pond, meanwhile closer to home, this weekend, our slow creep to doomsday is foretold in (the seriously long) Laurie Anderson's Ark: United States V at Aviva Studios until 24 Nov.
Possibly more elevatinlgy, Uplift is at Company Chameleon Studios tonight, Fri 15 Nov.

In Liverpool, Rowena Gander's Woman | Women is at The Unity in Liverpool on Fri 15 Nov; while in Leeds, Compass has Alisa Oleva's Sounds Like Home on Sat 16 + Sun 17 Nov.

For the remains of November: Wendy Houstoun's WATCH IT! returns to Salford, to the New Adelphi on Mon 18 Nov; while at Aviva Studios, IMpact's Žena: Women in Movement is on Tue 19 Nov. Sneaking into December, if you're feeling discursive, Melanie Wilson's Bunker Talk is at the Salutation on Tue 3 Dec; while Aviva Studios has The Untold Orchestra's Movement on Fri 6 Dec and Blue Now on Sun 8 Dec.

Beyond Mancunia, on Tue 19 Nov SK Shlomo's Breathe is at the LBT, Huddersfield; Van Huynh Company's Exquisite Noise is at Lancaster Arts; and PCK Dance's IMAGO is at Sheffield Drama Studio. On Thu 21 Nov Levantes Dance Theatre's The Band is at The Atkinson in Southport; and there's a Scratch Night at The Unity, Liverpool; while on Sat 23 Nov Tmesis Theatre's Sealskin is at Sheffield Drama Studio.
Just into December, there's Tenderfoot Theatre's OutHaus at the Arts Centre, Edgehill University on Mon 2 Dec.

Leeds is busy with The Paper Birds' Feel Me at Leeds Playhouse on Wed 20 + Thu 21 Nov; and No Dress Code Scratch at Yorkshire Dance, Leeds on Fri 22 Nov;
Meanwhile, Compass has SLAP Collective's Brightside (19-21 + 26-28 Nov), and Alt+R (21-23 + 28-30 Nov); Ellie Harrison/Polite Rebellion's Loose Ends (22-24 + 28-30 Nov), Melanie Whitehead-Smith's Here Marks The Spot (25-28 N0v) and Amy Lawrence's Sharing Platter on Sat 30 Nov.

That takes us pretty much to the end of the performance season and the onslaught of the dreaded xmas show - so time for this scrooge to take a break. Unless I spot something truly exciting, I'll be back in mid January in time for Future Flares (21-24 Jan) and PUSH 2025 (24 Jan - 8 Feb).

In the meantime, for dancemakers out there, we'll be launching the call for Turn 2025 in the last week of November.

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

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

warnmcr: conviction politics...

2024-11-08T11:00:06Z

With the world still reeling from a groundhog night in Trumpton, where the 'leader of the free world' is a convicted felon and possibly orange is the new black; suddenly, the UK seems a much saner place and it's hard not to read the title of every current performance as some form of commentary:

This weekend, Red Ladder's Sanctuary is at The Edge on Fri 7 + Sat 9 Nov.

Further afield, Seke Chimutengwende's Long Solo 3 is at Wainsgate Dances, Hebden Bridge on Fri 8 Nov and Hofesh Schecter's From England With Love is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sat 9 Nov.

Next week (w/c 11 Nov) Laurie Anderson's Ark: United States V lands at Aviva Studios (12-24 Nov). There are also two dance platforms: Scratch Nights x Dance is at LOWRY on Wed 13 Nov; and Uplift is at Company Chameleon Studios on Fri 15 Nov.

In Huddersfield at the LBT, National Dance Company Wales' Frontiers is on Tue 12 Nov. Emily Woof's Blizzard is at Lancaster Arts on Wed 13 Nov; and Rowena Gander's Woman | Women is at The Unity in Liverpool on Fri 15 Nov.
Compass in Leeds has Alisa Oleva's Sounds Like Home on Sat 16 + Sun 17 Nov.

The following week (w/c 18 Nov) Wendy Houstoun's WATCH IT! returns to Salford, to the New Adelphi on Mon 18 Nov; while at Aviva Studios, IMpact's Žena: Women in Movement is on Tue 19 Nov - alongside the continuing Ark.

On Tue 19 Nov SK Shlomo's Breathe is at the LBT, Huddersfield; Van Huynh Company's Exquisite Noise is at Lancaster Arts; and PCK Dance's IMAGO is at Sheffield Drama Studio
On Thu 21 Nov Levantes Dance Theatre's The Band is at The Atkinson in Southport; and there's a Scratch Night at The Unity, Liverpool; while on Sat 23 Nov Tmesis Theatre's Sealskin is at Sheffield Drama Studio.

Leeds is busy with The Paper Birds' Feel Me at Leeds Playhouse on Wed 20 + Thu 21 Nov; and No Dress Code Scratch at Yorkshire Dance, Leeds on Fri 22 Nov. Meanwhile, Compass has SLAP Collective's Brightside (19-21 + 26-28 Nov), and Alt+R (21-23 + 28-30 Nov); Ellie Harrison/Polite Rebellion's Loose Ends (22-24 + 28-30 Nov), Melanie Whitehead-Smith's Here Marks The Spot (25-28 N0v) and Amy Lawrence's Sharing Platter on Sat 30 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.

Best

Tamsin

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warnmcr: remember, remember...

2024-11-01T11:02:53Z

As two seeminlgy endless binary contests play out either side of the Atlantic in the coming days, we can only sit back powerless and wonder what explosive repercussions there may be...

This weekend, Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches... is at LOWRY on Fri 1 Nov; and 29 Move BRILLIANCY is at Rogue Studios on Sat 2 Nov.

In Leeds, November sees Compass Festival (1-30 Nov) - early on there's Ling Tan's Leeds' Low Carbon Chinatown (2-15 Nov) and Quarantine's Building of Spines (2-9 Nov).

Next week (w/c 4 Nov) Things are a bit quiet in Mancunia - but for something discursive, there's a Bunker Talk: Lume x Reckless Sleepers at The Salutation on Tue 5 Nov; or more theatrically Red Ladder's Sanctuary is at The Edge on Fri 7 + Sat 9 Nov.

Further afield, James Wilton Dance's The Four Seasons and Creepy Boys are at the Drama Studio, Sheffield on Mon 4 Nov and Tue 5 Nov respectively. Forced Entertainment's Signal To Noise is at Lancaster Arts on Wed 6 Nov. Seke Chimutengwende's Long Solo 3 is at Wainsgate Dances, Hebden Bridge on Fri 8 Nov and Hofesh Schecter's From England With Love is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sat 9 Nov.

The following week (w/c 11 Nov) Laurie Anderson's Ark: United States V lands at Aviva Studios (11-24 Nov); Sam Lowe's The Imposter is at Oldham Library on Tue 12 Nov; Scratch Nights x Dance at LOWRY on Wed 13 Nov, Uplift at Company Chameleon Studios on Fri 15 Nov; and James Rowland's Piece of Work at The Edge (Fri 15 + Sat 16 Nov).

In Huddersfield the LBT has National Dance Company Wales' Frontiers on Tue 12 Nov. Emily Woof's Blizzard is at Lancaster Arts on Wed 13 Nov; and Rowena Gander's Woman | Women is at The Unity in Liverpool on Fri 15 Nov. Compass in Leeds has Alisa Oleva's Sounds Like Home on Sat 16 + Sun 17 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.

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

warnmcr: low budget horror...

2024-10-25T10:00:05Z

As the Halloween budget looms, we can only wait to see what will go bump in the night...

This weekend, Daniel Kitson's Pith at the Royal Exchange and Khalid Abdalla's Nowhere at HOME continue until 26 Oct; Catherine Shaw's Indestructible is at LOWRY on Fri 25 Oct; and Watch Us Dance is at the New Adelphi Theatre on Sat 26 Oct.

Next week (w/c 28 Oct) Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches... is at LOWRY on Thu 31 Oct + Fri 1 Nov; and 29 Move BRILLIANCY is at Rogue Studios on Sat 2 Nov. For something a bit different: described as theatrical catwalk extravaganza, Miselo Kunda's Crowning Culture is at Aviva Studios on Mon 28 Oct.

In Hebden Bridge, Tim Etchells & Meg Stuart's Shown & Told is at Wainsgate Chapel on Tue 29 Oct.

November sees Compass Festival in Leeds (1-30 Nov) - early on there's Ling Tan's Leeds' Low Carbon Chinatown (2-15 Nov) and Quarantine's Building of Spines (2-9 Nov). The second half of the month brings Alisa Oleva, SLAP Collective's Brightside and Alt+R, Ellie Harrison/Polite Rebellion, Melanie Whitehead-Smith and Amy Lawrence.

The following week (w/c 4 Nov) Things are a bit quiet in Mancunia - but for something discursive, there's a Bunker Talk: Lume x Reckless Sleepers at The Salutation on Tue 5 Nov; or more theatrically Red Ladder's Sanctuary is at The Edge on Fri 7 + Sat 9 Nov.

Further afield, James Wilton Dance's The Four Seasons and Creepy Boys are at the Drama Studio, Sheffield on Mon 4 Nov and Tue 5 Nov respectively. Forced Entertainment's Signal To Noise is at Lancaster Arts on Wed 6 Nov. Seke Chimutengwende's Long Solo 3 is at Wainsgate Dances, Hebden Bridge on Fri 8 Nov and Hofesh Schecter's From England With Love is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sat 9 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.

Best

Tamsin

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warnmcr: CAPITAL...

2024-10-18T10:00:03Z

As upper case shouting now appears to be de rigueur for Manchester venues (HOME, CONTACT and now LOWRY), some of us are choosing to remain a little more title case demure...

This weekend, TAP + Ugly Bucket's Punk is Dead is at Arden School of Theatre on Fri 18 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 LOWRY. Continuing are Daniel Kitson's Pith at the Royal Exchange (until 26 Oct) and Sonia Hughes's I Am From Reykjavik exhibition at Longsight Community Art Space (unti 25 Oct).

Further afield, in theatre mode 1927's Please Right Back is at Leeds Playhouse until 19 Oct); Big Telly's Granny Jackson's Dead is in Liverpool on Fri 18 + Sat 19 Oct; and Fierce Festival in Birmingham continues until 20 Oct.

Next week (w/c 21 Oct) Khalid Abdalla's Nowhere is at HOME (22-26 Oct); Catherine Shaw's Indestructible is at 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.

The following week (w/c 28 Oct) Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches... is at LOWRY on Thu 31 Oct + Fri 1 Nov; and 29 Move BRILLIANCY is at Rogue Studios on Sat 2 Nov.

In Hebden Bridge, Tim Etchells & Meg Stuart's Shown & Told is at Wainsgate Chapel on Tue 29 Oct; while November sees Compass Festival in Leeds (1-30 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.

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

warnmcr: 100 days...

2024-10-11T10:00:05Z

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.

Best

Tamsin

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warnmcr: post-show blues...

2024-10-04T10:00:06Z

https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/theatre/mariposa

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.

Best

Tamsin

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warnmcr: emergency operation...

2024-09-27T10:00:00Z

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.

Best

Tamsin

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EMERGENCY 24

warnmcr: harvest estival...

2024-09-20T10:00:04Z

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.

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

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EMERGENCY 24

warnmcr: feline fatale...

2024-09-13T10:00:00Z

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.

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

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Sat 28 Sep, Noon-10pm. PWYD | Contact

EMERGENCY 24

warnmcr: the Fall...

2024-09-06T10:00:03Z

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.

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

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Sat 28 Sep, Noon-10pm. PWYD | Contact

EMERGENCY 24

warnmcr: hap-hazardous behaviour...

2024-07-26T10:00:02Z

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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warnmcr: look what you made me do...

2024-07-19T10:00:05Z

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

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warnmcr: kidulthood...

2024-07-12T09:36:07Z

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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warnmcr: did the earth move for you..?

2024-07-05T10:00:05Z

Those who slept through the night's 'efficient' landslide have woken to the end of one road and a map of a different hue. It's possibly a sad day for satire with the dispatch of some major clowns, though the emboldened farago will surely continue the joke, however unfunny.

For those still awake, this weekend, Greater Manchester Fringe is underway and you could try Tides at Salford Arts Theatre tonight, Fri 5 Jul or Nexxus Dance's The Restaurant at The Fitzgerald (5-7 Jul).

There's also Lowri Evans + Renato Bolelli Rebouças's Carousel of Us in Swinton Square (until 6 Jul).

Elsewhere, Chester Storyhouse has Lovestruck (until 6 Jul).

Next week (w/c 8 Jul) on Monday, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator is at Bolton Octagon, while Sweet Dreams opens at Aviva Studios on Thu 11 Jul (until 1 Sep). On the GM Fringe, Igloof Haus's Jewel + Olivera is at Social Refuge on Mon 8 Jul, while Sam Lowe's The Imposter is at King's Arms on Sat 13 Jan.

Further afield, 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. Further afield, on Thu 11 + Fri 12 Jul Departure Lounge is at Derby Theatre.

The following 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).

Further afield Tian Glasgow's Tomorrow is not Promised is at The LBT, Huddersfield on Wed 17 Jul; and Oranges + Stones is at The Unity in Liverpool on Thu 18 Jul. The 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 Sun 21 Jul at Warrington Central Station.

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

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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An afternoon for the curious of all ages.

(Participating artists to be announced.)

warnmcr: first past the post...

2024-06-28T10:00:04Z

As the seemingly endless stream of scandals plays tag with a journalistic game of gotcha, project farago seems to have hit a new low. At least by this time next week we should know the outcome.

In the interim, for something less tawdry...

This weekend, Short Supply's Scratch is at Islington Mill on Fri 28 Jun; and Out of CTRL is at the Lowry with Andee Collard's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and Heather Alice's Sanspective on Fri 28 Jun and Shawn J Stephen's Constellations of Care and Scarlett Rose Lovette's Pseudo//Seizure Diary on Sat 29 Jun.

Further afield, tonight Fri 28 Jun Thick & Tight's Tits & Teeth is at Blackpool Grand; and Roadhouse Improvisation is at Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge. On Sat 29 Jun Fireflies at Dawn is at Slung Low's Warehouse in Leeds.

Next week (w/c 1 Jul) sees the start of Greater Manchester Fringe. Things that caught my eye Tides at Salford Arts Theatre on Thu 4 + Fri 5 Jul; Nexxus Dance's The Restaurant at The Fitzgerald (5-7 Jul).
There's also Girl Gang's Itch That Scratch Night at Contact on Wed 3 Jul; Lowri Evans + Renato Bolelli Rebouças's Carousel of Us in Swinton Square (4-6 Jul); or for something discursive there's a Bunker Talk with Big Telly at the Salutation on Tue 2 Jul.

Elsewhere, Chester Storyhouse has Lovestruck (4-6 Jul).

The following week (w/c 8 Jul) on Monday, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator is at Bolton Octagon, while Sweet Dreams opens at Aviva Studios on Thu 11 Jul (until 1 Sep). On the GM Fringe, Igloof Haus's Jewel + Olivera is at Social Refuge on Mon 8 Jul, while Sam Lowe's The Imposter is at King's Arms on Sat 13 Jan.

Further afield, 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. Further afield, on Thu 11 + Fri 12 Jul Departure Lounge is at Derby Theatre.

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

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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warnmcr: all bets are off...

2024-06-21T10:00:03Z

As Sunak's great election gamble takes on a whole new meaning, it's hard to believe there's another two weeks of this unedifying specatcle still to come. For a more entertaining spectacle, this weekend you can still catch House of Mcr at Aviva Studios (until 22 Jun).

Next week (w/c 24 Jun) things pick up a bit: Short Supply's Scratch is at Islington Mill on Fri 28 Jun; and Out of CTRL is at the Lowry with Andee Collard's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and Heather Alice's Sanspective on Fri 28 Jun and Shawn J Stephen's Constellations of Care and Scarlett Rose Lovette's Pseudo//Seizure Diary on Sat 29 Jun.

Further afield, in Prescot, Emily Parr's No Coward Soul is at Shakespeare North on Wed 26 Jun; in Leeds, Furnace x Arts at the Arms Scratch Night is at Leeds Playhouse on Thu 27 Jun; and Fireflies at Dawn is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 29 Jun. In Blackpool Thick & Tight's Tits & Teeth is at the Grand on Fri 28 Jun.
Much further afield, there's ITCH at Eastside Projects in Birmingham on Thu 27 Jun.

The following week (w/c 1 Jul) sees the start of Greater Manchester Fringe. Things that caught my eye Tides at Salford Arts Theatre on Thu 4 + Fri 5 Jul; Nexxus Dance's The Restaurant at The Fitzgerald (5-7 Jul).
There's also Girl Gang's Itch That Scratch Night at Contact on Wed 3 Jul - or for something discursive there's a Bunker Talk with Big Telly at the Salutation on Tue 2 Jul.

Elsewhere, Chester Storyhouse has Lovestruck (4-6 Jul).

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

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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warnmcr: manifestly obvious...

2024-06-14T10:00:05Z

In the battle of Captain Cautious vs Dishless Rishi, the latter seems to have mastered the French Exit. Given culture barely merits a mention in any of the major party manifestos, looks like we'll continue to be low on the agenda...

This weekend is pretty quiet in Mancunia though you could try Mohand and Peter at HOME, tonight Fri 14 Jun; or check out the Festival of Libraries (until 16 Jun) across Manchester; or We Invented the Weekend (Sat 15 + Sun 16 Jun) on Salford Quays.

Elsewhere, in Leeds, you can see Emilyn Claid's Untitled at the Riley Theatre tonight, Fri 14 Jun, and Gobscure's You Have Already Surivived at Slung Low's Warehouse tomorrow, Sat 15 Jun. In Sheffield, Unwired Dance Theatre's Where We Meet is at Theatre Deli on Fri 14 + Sat 15 Jun; and The Monocle is at the Drama Studio on Sat 15 Jun.

Next week (w/c 17 Jun) seems even quieter - so far all I've come across is House of Mcr at Aviva Studios (20-22 Jun). In Liverpool, Ugly Bucket's Stuffed is at the Unity on Thu 20 Jun and That F*cking Seagull is at Theatre Deli in Sheffield on Fri 21 + Sat 22 Jun.

The following week (w/c 24 Jun) Short Supply's Scratch is at Islington Mill on Thu 27 Jun; and Out of CTRL is on at the Lowry with Andee Collard's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and Heather Alice's Sanspective on Fri 28 Jun and Shawn J Stephen's Constellations of Care and Scarlett Rose Lovette's Pseudo//Seizure Diary on Sat 29 Jun.

Further afield, in Prescot, Emily Parr's No Coward Soul is at Shakespeare North on Wed 26 Jun; in Leeds, Furnace x Arts at the Arms Scratch Night is at Leeds Playhouse on Thu 27 Jun; and Fireflies at Dawn is at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 29 Jun. In Blackpool Thick & Tight's Tits & Teeth is at the Grand on Fri 28 Jun. Much further afield, the thing I'm most drawn to is ITCH in Birmingham on Thu 27 Jun.

Online, Melanie Wilson's Dreaming Species listening experience for headphones has just launched.

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

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warnmcr: shaken not stirred...

2024-06-07T10:00:05Z

From milkshakes to unstirred affirmation of shaky figures, this week has been the perfect example of not letting the truth ruin a good story... Away from the political drama, things are pretty quiet:

This weekend, Schechter II's From England With Love is at HOME (until 8 Jun); or on a musical note, Huang Ruo's City of Floating Sounds is at Aviva Studios (until 9 Jun); while on a historical note, both Manchester Histories Festival and Universally Manchester run until 9 Jun.

Further afield, in Leeds, very sadly, tonight Fri 7 Jun sees Happy Ending - CLAY's closing party.

In Lancaster, The Duke's has Carbon Theatre's The Witness tonight Fri 7 Jun. On Sat 8 June, Sheffield Theatres have Thatcher-rite and Theatre Deli has Shift + Space including Voidspace Live! on Sat 9 Jun; while in Leeds, Emergence 24 is at the Riley Theatre.

Next week (w/c 10 Jun) the Festival of Libraries takes place 12-16 Jun across Manchester or you could try Mohand and Peter at HOME on Thu 14 + Fri 15 Jun.

In Leeds, on Fri 14 Jun you can see Emilyn Claid's Untitled at the Riley Theatre and Gobscure's You Have Already Surivived at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 15 Jun. In Sheffield, Unwired Dance Theatre's Where We Meet is at Theatre Deli on Fri 14 + Sat 15 Jun; and The Monocle is at the Drama Studio on Sat 15 Jun.

The following week (w/c 17 Jun) seems even quieter - so far all I've come across is House of Mcr at Aviva Studios (20-22 Jun). In Liverpool, Ugly Bucket's Stuffed is at the Unity on Thu 20 Jun and That F*cking Seagull is at Theatre Deli in Sheffield on Fri 21 + Sat 22 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.

Best

Tamsin

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warnmcr: orange is the new...

2024-05-31T10:01:08Z

As conviction politics get a whole new definition, proceedings the other side of the pond have trumped the domestic farago of defection and purge.

In parts cultural, it seems like a quiet few weeks:

This weekend, tonight, Fri 31 May, Brook Tate's Birthmarked is at The Lowry.

In Liverpool, Liz Roche's Sentient is at the Everyman (until 1 June). In Leeds - Gecko direct The Rescue at the Riley Theatre on Sat 1 and Sun 2 Jun; while in Sheffield Emergence 2024 is at the Drama Studio on Sat 1 Jun.

Next week (w/c 3 Jun) Rowena Gander's Barely Visible returns to Mancunia, this time to The Lowry on Wed 5 June; while Schechter II's From England With Love is at HOME (6-8 Jun). On a historical note, both Manchester Histories Festival and Universally Manchester run 6-9 Jun.

In Lancaster, The Duke's has Carbon Theatre's The Witness on Fri 7 Jun. On Sat 8 June, Sheffield Theatres have Thatcher-rite; while in Leeds, Emergence 24 is at the Riley Theatre.

The following week (w/c 10 Jun) seems pretty quiet generally and especially in parts Mancunian, but you can check out the Festival of Libraries (12-16 Jun). In Leeds, on Fri 14 Jun you can see Emilyn Claid's Untitled at the Riley Theatre and Gobscure's You Have Already Surivived at Slung Low's Warehouse on Sat 15 Jun. Also on Sat 15 Jun, The Monocle is at the Drama Studio, Sheffield.

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

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warnmcr: radiating joy...

2024-05-24T10:00:05Z

As a sodden Sunak is upstaged by Labour's 1997 election campaign anthem, his grand Downing Street gesture might be termed a damp squib. As we look forward to 6 weeks of back-biting debate we might need to look elsewhere to radiate joy...

This weekend, today Fri 24 May we are at Manchester School of Theatre with Works Ahead: Radiator at Manchester School of Theatre. Running 5-7pm it's a free, come-and-go, informal sharing featuring Ash Cox, chris brown, E.M. Parry, Heather Alice, ITZATNA, Jamil Keating, Kelvin Atmadibrata, Lauren Greer.

Also, tonight Fri 24 May, Online Selves 2 is at PINK in Stockport; while Manchester Minyanaires is at Manchester Jewish Museum on Sun 26 May.

In Leeds there's Sweet Beef's I Hate It Here on Sat 25 May at Slung Low at The Warehouse, while, in Bristol, Mayfest runs until 26 May.

Next week (w/c 27 May)
SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Vijay Patel's Brotherly Otherly on Wed 29 May and Frankie Thompson's Catts on Thu 30 May. The Lowry has Brook Tate's Birthmarked (29-31 May) and Short Supply have a Scratch at Islington Mill on Thu 30 May.

In Liverpool, Liz Roche's Sentient is at the Everyman (30 May - 1 June). In Leeds - Gecko direct The Rescue at the Riley Theatre Sat 1 and Sun 2 Jun; while in Sheffield Emergence 2024 is at the Drama Studio.

The following week (w/c 3 Jun)
Rowena Gander's Barely Visible returns to Mancunia, this time at The Lowry on Wed 5 June; while Schechter II's From England With Love is at HOME (6-8 Jun). On a historical note, both Manchester Histories Festival and Universally Manchester run 6-9 Jun.

In Lancaster, The Duke's has Carbon Theatre's The Witness on Fri 7 Jun. On Sat 8 June, Sheffield Theatres have Thatcher-rite; while in Leeds, Emergence 24 is at the Riley Theatre.

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

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WORKS AHEAD: RADIATOR

A sharing of Live Art.

Ash Cox | chris brown | E.M. Parry | Heather Alice | ITZATNA | Jamil Keating | Kelvin Atmadibrata | Lauren Greer

(Participating artists subject to change.)

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2024

An afternoon for the curious of all ages.

(Participating artists to be announced.)

warnmcr: fascinating...

2024-05-17T10:00:04Z

In a week that saw a wonderland outbreak of fascinators and top hats, the great and the good, the famous and the obscure (I know my place) of the creative industries rubbed shoulders with royalty in the very seat of the establishment. Closer to home things are more full blown pig-out than dainty afternoon tea:

This weekend, in North Manchester, SICK! is in Harpurhey Market with Jenny Gaskell's Sustainable Travel Agency (15-18 May) and Company Chameleon's No Us and Them on Sun 19 May; and Smug Roberts' Dementia Street at NWTAC (16-18 May); while Lauren Yvonne Townsend's Obsessed (wip) is at The Lowry on Fri 17 May.

Also at The Lowry, Arden School of Theatre's UnTaPped '24 is on Fri 17 + Sat 18 May.
Chorlton Arts Festival runs 17-26 May including Tina Tamsho-Thomas's 99 Reasons at 99 Manchester Rd on Fri 17 May.

In Hebden Bridge, Makisig Akin + Anya Cloud's We are (nothing) everything is at Wainsgate Chapel on Fri 17 May.
In Prescot, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator (wip) is at Shakespeare North on (until Sat 18 May).
On Sat 18 May, Tuckshop Dance's Our Secret Garden is in Birkenhead Park; while in Sheffield, The Allotment Project is at the Drama Studio.
Much further afield Mayfest runs 17-26 May.

Next week (w/c 20 May) Things quieten down but we, at Word of Warning are back in action with Works Ahead: Radiator at Manchester School of Theatre on Fri 24 May (5-7pm). It's a Live Art sharing featuring Ash Cox, chris brown, E.M. Parry, Heather Alice, ITZATNA, Jamil Keating, Kelvin Atmadibrata, Lauren Greer.

Before that, SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Tink Flaherty's Benched on Wed 22 May, and Louise Orwin's Fame Hungry (wip) on Thu 23 May.
Igor + Moreno's Karrasekare is at The Lowry on Wed 22 May. For some poetic discussion Manchester Minyanaires is at Manchester Jewish Museum on Sun 26 May.

In Leeds there's Slip & Score Double Bill: Phrases | Shhh on Thu 23 May and Sweet Beef's I Hate It Here on Sat 25 May at Slung Low at The Warehouse.

The following week (w/c 27 May) SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Vijay Patel's Brotherly Otherly and Frankie Thompson's Catts. The Lowry has Brook Tate's Birthmarked (29-31 May).

In Liverpool, Liz Roche's Sentient is at the Everyman (30 May - 1 June). In Leeds - Gecko direct The Rescue at the Riley Theatre Sat 1 and Sun 2 Jun; while in Sheffield Emergence 2024 is at the Drama Studio.

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: Facebook · Insta · X (Twitter) · YouTube

Information for artists: habmcr.org

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Fri 24 May, 5pm-7pm. FREE | MMU Grosvenor East

WORKS AHEAD: RADIATOR

A sharing of Live Art.

Ash Cox | chris brown | E.M. Parry | Heather Alice | ITZATNA | Jamil Keating | Kelvin Atmadibrata | Lauren Greer

(Participating artists subject to change.)

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2024

An afternoon for the curious of all ages.

(Participating artists to be announced.)

warnmcr: hope receding...

2024-05-10T10:00:04Z

... of an early election as the Government clings on to every shred of 'good' news, and we face a seemingly endless campaign.

This weekend, as the rest of the world is embroiled in the political hot potato that is Eurovision, closer to home Keith Khan's The Accountants continues at Aviva Studios until Sat 11 May. The Lowry has Dante or Die's Kiss Marry Kill on Fri 10 + Sat 11 May at St Peter's, Ancoats while 42 Balloons continues until 19 May. SICK! has Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore's SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May) while Manchester Jewish Museum's Synagogue Scratch runs until 30 May.

In Leeds, Equilibrio Dinamico's Luz is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 11 May.

Next week (w/c 13 May) is a seriously busy one:
In North Manchester, SICK! is in Harpurhey Market with Jenny Gaskell's Sustainable Travel Agency (15-18 May) and Company Chameleon's No Us and Them on Sun 19 May; and Smug Roberts' Dementia Street at NWTAC (16-18 May); while Lauren Yvonne Townsend's Obsessed (wip) is at The Lowry on Fri 17 May.
Also at The Lowry, Arden School of Theatre's UnTaPped '24 is on 17 + 18 May.
In South Manchester, Chorlton Arts Festival (17-26 May) kicks off including Tina Tamsho-Thomas's 99 Reasons at 99 Manchester Rd on Fri 17 May.

In Leeds NASTY's 'big' girls being gross is at the Carriageworks on (13-15 May); Fresh Take is at the Riley Theatre on Tue 14 May; and Back to the Fuschia III: Fade To Black is at CLAY on Wed 15 May.
In Prescot, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator (wip) is at Shakespeare North on (15-18 May).
In Hebden Bridge, Makisig Akin + Anya Cloud's We are (nothing) everything is at Wainsgate Chapel on Fri 17 May.
On Sat 18 May, Tuckshop Dance's Our Secret Garden is in Birkenhead Park; while in Sheffield, The Allotment Project is at the Drama Studio.
Much further afield Mayfest kicks off in Bristol (17-26 May).

The following week (w/c 20 May) Word of Warning is back in action with Works Ahead: Radiator at Manchester School of Theatre on Fri 24 May.
Before that, SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Tink Flaherty's Benched on Wed 22 May, and Louise Orwin's Fame Hungry (wip) on Thu 23 May. Igor + Moreno's Karrasekare is at The Lowry on Wed 22 May. For some poetic discussion Manchester Minyanaires is at Manchester Jewish Museum on Sun 26 May.

In Leeds there's Slip & Score Double Bill: Phrases | Shhh on Thu 23 May and Sweet Beef's I Hate It Here on Sat 25 May at Slung Low at The Warehouse.

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: Facebook · Insta · X (Twitter) · YouTube

Information for artists: habmcr.org

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Fri 24 May, 5pm-7pm. FREE | MMU Grosvenor East

WORKS AHEAD: RADIATOR

A sharing of Live Art.

Ash Cox | chris brown | E.M. Parry | Heather Alice | ITZATNA | Jamil Keating | Kelvin Atmadibrata | Lauren Greer

(Participating artists subject to change.)

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2024

An afternoon for the curious of all ages.

(Participating artists to be announced.)

warnmcr: take that...

2024-05-03T10:00:04Z

In a vote of no confidence rivalling the Local Elections, artists are flying the coop of Manchester's latest super-venue and the lottery is back on for just who will end up opening the embattled Eastlands megalith - even Barry Manilow has a back-up plan.

In more reliable territory, May brings a slew of festivals at various scales including SICK!, GIFT, Chorlton Arts Festival and Mayfest.

This weekend Keith Khan's The Accountants starts at Aviva Studios (4-11 May) or for something more traditionally theatrical 42 Balloons at The Lowry (until 19 May) is receiving high praise. SICK! has Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore's SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May).

In Leeds, Area Jeune Ballet's Double Bill is at the Riley Theatre tonight, Fri 3 May, while way over in Gateshead, GIFT Festival runs 3-5 May including Action Hero, Greg Wohead and more.

Next week (w/c 6 May) The Lowry has Scratch Nights X Galleries on Thu 9 May and Dante or Die's Kiss Marry Kill on Fri 10 + Sat May at St Peter's, Ancoats. Manchester Jewish Museum starts its Synagogue Scratch (9-30 May). For something discursive, there's a Bunker Talk with Chris Thorpe at the Salutation on Tue 7 May.

LEAP in Liverpool has a Triple Bill on Wed 8 May; while Equilibrio Dinamico's Luz is at the Riley Theatre Leeds on Sat 11 May.

The following week (w/c 13 May) things suddenly come to life!
In North Manchester, SICK! is in Harpurhey Market with Jenny Gaskell's Sustainable Travel Agency (15-18 May) and Company Chameleon's No Us and Them on Sun 19 May; and Smug Roberts' Dementia Street at NWTAC (16-18 May); while Lauren Yvonne Townsend's Obsessed (wip) is at The Lowry on Fri 17 May.
Also at The Lowry, Arden School of Theatre's UnTaPped '24 is on 17 + 18 May.
In South Manchester, Chorlton Arts Festival (17-26 May) kicks off including Tina Tamsho-Thomas's 99 Reasons at 99 Manchester Rd on Fri 17 May.

In Leeds NASTY's 'big' girls being gross is at the Carriageworks on (13-15 May); Fresh Take is at the Riley Theatre on Tue 14 May; and Back to the Fuschia III: Fade To Black is at CLAY on Wed 15 May.
In Prescot, Daniel Kitson's Collaborator (wip) is at Shakespeare North on (15-18 May).
In Hebden Bridge, Makisig Akin + Anya Cloud's We are (nothing) everything is at Wainsgate Chapel on Fri 17 May.
On Sat 18 May, Tuckshop Dance's Our Secret Garden is in Birkenhead Park; while in Sheffield, The Allotment Project is at the Drama Studio.

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

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

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WORKS AHEAD: RADIATOR

A sharing of Live Art.

Ash Cox | chris brown | E.M. Parry | Heather Alice | ITZATNA | Jamil Keating | Kelvin Atmadibrata | Lauren Greer

(Participating artists subject to change.)

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2024

An afternoon for the curious of all ages.

(Participating artists to be announced.)

warnmcr: mayday...

2024-04-26T10:00:05Z

As May and the Local Elections loom, rumours abound that the Govt may be about to hit the panic button and call the Big One - maybe as a distraction from the runaway horse of defeat...

This weekend on Sat 27 Apr for us, at Word of Warning, it's all about ELOINA's High Steaks at The Lowry; while David Hoyle's Still Got It is at Aviva Studios. On Sun 28 Apr Ute Lemper's Time Traveller is at the RNCM.

Further afield, tonight Fri 26 Apr there are choices to be made: in Liverpool, Habibi Funk's Berber Boy is at the Unity (part of Up Next Festival until 4 May); and LEAP Dance Festival kicks off at the Black E and runs until 10 May; while in Leeds, Jo Hauge + Nicol Parkinson's kiss&cry is at CLAY.

Also in Leeds, Rendez-vous Dance's The Monocle is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 27 Apr; while, in Lancaster Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein continues at The Duke's until Sat 27 Apr.

Next week (w/c 29 Apr) Tilly Lee Kronick's Handful of Nothing is at The Lowry on Thu 2 May; while Keith Khan's The Accountants is at Aviva Studios (4-11 May). May also brings SICK! Festival including Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore's SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May).

In Leeds, Verve Triple Bill is at the Playhouse on Tue 30 Apr and Area Jeune Ballet's Double Bill is at the Riley Theatre on Fri 3 May. Suzy Homemaker is at the Drama Studio, Sheffield on Wed 1 May. In Lancaster on Thu 2 May, Action Hero's The Talent is at Lancaster Arts while Emergence Triple Bill is at the Duke's. Also on Thu 2 May, LEAP's Liverpool Dance Prize is at the Capstone Theatre. Much futher afield in Gateshead, GIFT Festival runs 3-5 May including Action Hero, Greg Wohead and more.

The following week (w/c 6 May) The Lowry has Scratch Nights X Galleries on Thu 9 May and Dante or Die's Kiss Marry Kill on Fri 10 + Sat May at St Peter's, Ancoats. For something discursive, there's a Bunker Talk with Chris Thorpe at the Salutation on Tue 7 May.

LEAP in Liverpool has a sold-out Triple Bill on Wed 8 May; while Equilibrio Dinamico's Luz is at the Riley Theatre Leeds on Sat 11 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.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
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Sat 27 Apr, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

HIGH STEAKS

ELOINA

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2024

An afternoon for the curious of all ages.

(Participating artists to be announced.)

warnmcr: sweet revenge...

2024-04-19T09:41:38Z

As Duchess Domestic's UK domain gets bought out for charitable causes and Taylor Swift continues her march to global dominance, unleashing artistic revenge on those who have wronged her - we are left to wonder if only governments could be so creative in their tactics.

This weekend HOME Young Company's We're All Just Wasps in Glass Houses is at HOME on Fri 19 + Sat 20 Apr.

In Liverpool, Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein is at the Playhouse (17-20 Apr), while the Liverpool Improv Festival runs 19-21 Apr including Rowena Gander's Freeing My Body With The Pole today, Fri 19 Apr at the Unity. In Lancaster, The Dukes plays host to Blast Fest also on Fri 19 Apr.

Next week (w/c 22 Apr) on Tue 23 + Wed 24 Apr you can see the student TAPPFEST showcase at New Adelphi, University of Salford.
On Sat 27 Apr we, at Word of Warning are back at The Lowry with ELOINA's High Steaks; while David Hoyle's Still Got It is at Aviva Studios and Ute Lemper's Time Traveller is at the RNCM on Sun 28 Apr.

In Liverpool, Up Next Festival is at the Unity (24 Apr - 4 May) including Andrew McKay/Filla Crack's WO-MAN (24 Apr) and Habibi Funk's Berber Boy (26 Apr).
In Lancaster, Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein is at The Duke's (24-27 Apr), as is An Attempt To Lose Time on Thu 25 Apr.
In Sheffield, Tom Yum Sim's A Suffocating, Choking Feeling is at Theatre Deli, Sheffield on Thu 25 + Fri 26 Apr. While in Leeds, Jo Hauge + Nicol Parkinson's kiss&cry is at CLAY on Fri 26 Apr and Rendez-vous Dance's The Monocle is at the Riley Theatre.

The following week (w/c 29 Apr) Tilly Lee Kronick's Handful of Nothing is at The Lowry on Thu 2 May; while Keith Khan's The Accountants is at Aviva Studios (4-11 May). May also brings SICK! Festival including Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore's SAFE.

In Leeds, Verve Triple Bill is at the Playhouse on Tue 30 Apr and Area Jeune Ballet's Double Bill is at the Riley Theatre on Fri 3 May. Suzy Homemaker is at the Drama Studio, Sheffield on Wed 1 May. In Lancaster on Thu 2 May, Action Hero's The Talent is at Lancaster Arts while Emergence Triple Bill is at the Duke's. Also on Thu 2 May, LEAP's Liverpool Dance Prize is at the Capstone Theatre. Much futher afield in Gateshead, GIFT Festival runs 3-5 May including Action Hero, Greg Wohead and more.

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: Facebook · Insta · X (Twitter) · YouTube

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
Up Next…

Sat 27 Apr, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry

HIGH STEAKS

ELOINA

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2024

An afternoon for the curious of all ages.

(Participating artists to be announced.)

warnmcr: total eclipse...

2024-04-12T19:43:17Z

In this week of planetary phenomena, only Donald Trump could inflate his (anti-)messianic ambition to suck the very light from the sky - in my mind it should be soundtracked by this devastating eclipse anthem.

This weekend everywhere seems to be erring towards plays and only NYDC's Wall at Leeds Playhouse on Sat 13 Apr jumps out.

Next week (w/c 15 Apr) on Tue 16 Apr Andy Smith + Lynsey O'Sullivan's A Citizen's Assembly is at HOME while Aakash Odedra's Mehek is at The Lowry. You could also try HOME Young Company's We're All Just Wasps in Glass Houses on Fri 19 + Sat 20 Apr.

In Liverpool, Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein is at the Playhouse (17-20 Apr), while the Liverpool Improv Festival runs 19-21 Apr including Rowena Gander's Freeing My Body With The Pole on Fri 19 Apr at the Unity. In Lancaster, The Dukes plays host to Blast Fest also on Fri 19 Apr.

The following week (w/c 22 Apr) on Sat 27 Apr we, at Word of Warning are back at The Lowry with ELOINA's High Steaks while David Hoyle's Still Got It is at Aviva Studios and Ute Lemper's Time Traveller is at the RNCM on Sun 28 Apr.

In Liverpool, Up Next Festival is at the Unity (24 Apr - 4 May) including Andrew McKay/Filla Crack's WO-MAN (24 Apr) and Habibi Funk's Berber Boy (26 Apr).
Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein is at The Duke's, Lancaster (24-27 Apr), as is An Attempt To Lose Time on Thu 25 Apr.
Tom Yum Sim's A Suffocating, Choking Feeling is at Theatre Deli, Sheffield on Thu 25 + Fri 26 Apr; while Jo Hauge + Nicol Parkinson's kiss&cry is at CLAY in Leeds on Fri 26 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.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
Up Next…

Sat 27 Apr, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry
HIGH STEAKS
ELOINA

warnmcr: scooped...

2024-04-05T10:00:06Z

During this damp post-Easter lull, at least we have the riveting prospect of the celebrity-filled latest episode of the great Windsor soap opera.

For something more edifying, this weekend, in Mancunia there's Alice Christina Corrigan's FADE at The Lowry tonight Fri 5 Apr.
Also tonight, Fri 5 Apr, in Warrington, Thick & Tight's Tits and Teeth is at Pyramid Arts Centre; and Richard Chappell Dance's Hot House is at Barnsley Civic. In Leeds, Fat Chance is at the Playhouse on Fri 5 + Sat 6 Apr; and Eleanor May Blackburn's Does My F**** Look Big In This? is at Slung Low on Sat 6 Apr. In Chester, Motionhouse's Starchitects is at the Storyhouse on Sun 7 Apr.

Next week, (w/c 8 Apr) Ephemeral Ensemble's Rewind is at HOME on Wed 10 + Thu 11 Apr, while David Hoyle starts his takeover of Aviva Studios on Wed 10 Apr. In Leeds, NYDC's Wall is at Leeds Playhouse on Sat 13 Apr.

The following week (w/c 15 Apr) on Tue 16 Apr Andy Smith + Lynsey O'Sullivan's A Citizen's Assembly is at HOME while Aakash Odedra's Mehek is at The Lowry.

In Liverpol, Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein is at the Playhouse (17-20 Apr), while the Liverpool Improv Festival runs 19-21 Apr. In Lancaster, The Dukes plays host to Blast Fest on Fri 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.

Best

Tamsin

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
Up Next…

Sat 27 Apr, 8pm. PWYD | The Lowry
HIGH STEAKS
ELOINA