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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Edinburgh apart, that brings us to the big summer recess and this Weekly Warning is going to take a break until things pick up in September - though I'll be back if anything unmissable crops up.
Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

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

Hope to see lots of you tomorrow at Haphazard.

Best

Tamsin

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Information for artists: habmcr.org

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Up Next… 

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts

HAPHAZARD 2024

An afternoon for the curious of all ages.
Chanje Kunda | Chicken Shop Hermits | Chris Sav | Failed Artists Society | Jana Aizupe & Company | perfectly serviceable | Porcelain Delaney | Sohail Khan | Thomas Daniel Byrne & Aimee Williamson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

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

Hope to see lots of you at Haphazard.

Best

Tamsin

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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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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

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
Up Next… 

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts
HAPHAZARD 2024
An afternoon for the curious of all ages.
(Participating artists to be announced.)

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

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

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

... 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

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

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

Information for artists: habmcr.org

Word of Warning
Up Next… 

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.)

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

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.

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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.

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Tamsin

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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.

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Tamsin

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Up Next…

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

In these first days of 'spring', you may be relieved to know that I've been too buried in a dark box this week to cook up political witticism - suffice it to say focus is on:
This weekend, tonight Fri 22 Mar, Turn 2024 at Company Chameleon Studios.  Come and join us for this pay what you decide evening of North West dance with eight short pieces from chris brown, Fabiola Santana, Isaac Glenister, Jake Evans, Just_Ina, Lily Antonia, Lisa Chearles + Louiseanne Wong (programme here).

For full dance immersion, join us on Friday, then on Saturday there's Company Chameleon's Refuse in St Peter's Square, Stockport on Sat 23 Mar (11am + 2pm) and in the evening, Emergence 2024 at the New Adelphi, Salford.

Elsewhere, on Fri 22 Mar, Jenny Sealey's Self-Raising is at Leeds Playhouse; and Tom Dale Dance's Surge & Sub:Version is at Barnsley Civic.

Next week (w/c 25 Mar) - it's Easter so things are a bit sparse, but you can see Alleyne Dance's Far From Home at The Lowry on Tue 26 + Wed 27 Mar; and Robert Wilson + CocoRosie's The Jungle Book at Aviva Studios (27-31 Mar).
In Leeds there's CLAYground Spring on Fri 29 Mar.

The following week, (w/c 1 Apr) things take a turn to the theatrical with Alice Christina Corrigan's FADE at The Lowry on Thu 4 + Fri 5 Apr; and Fat Chance at Leeds Playhouse on Fri 5  + Sat 6 Apr. There's also Richard Chappell Dance's Hot House at the Civic, Barnsley on Fri 5 Apr;  Eleanor May Blackburn's Does My F**** Look Big In This? at Slung Low in Leeds on Sat 6 Apr; and Motionhouse's Starchitects at Chester Storyhouse on Sun 7 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.

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Between Princess Photoshop, Duchess domestic, more Tory wrongism and Louis Walsh, this week has been a beginner's guide on how *not* to PR your image - more Song Sung Blue than I Could Be Happy. Closer to home, our thoughts are turning to dance...

This weekend, Criptic Arts' Self and Other is at HOME on Fri 15 + Sat 16 Mar while The Lowry has Marisa Carnesky's Showwomen on Sat 16 Mar. The Not Quite Light Festival takes place in Swinton (15-17 Mar) - look out for Lowri Evans + Biff Roxby's These Will Vanish on 16+17 Mar).

Next week (w/c 18 Mar) for us at Word of Warning, it's all about Turn 2024 at Company Chameleon studios on Fri 22 Mar. Eight short pieces from chris brown, Fabiola Santana, Isaac Glenister, Jake Evans, Just_Ina, Lily Antonia, Lisa Chearles + Louiseanne Wong. A full evening and pay what you decide!

In a dance-heavy week, there's also Lisa Simpson + Susan Kempster's Being Human at The Lowry on Wed 20 Mar; the New Adelphi has the return of Action Hero + Deborah Pearson's The Talent on Thu 21 Mar and Emergence 2024 on Fri 22 + Sat 23 Mar; while Company Chameleon's Refuse is in St Peter's Square, Stockport on Sat 23 Mar (11am + 2pm).

Futher afield, the Arts Centre at Edgehill University has Dam Van Huynh's Exquisite Noise on Tue 19 Mar and Company Carpi's Disunited Jukebox on Thu 21 Mar. On Fri 22 Mar, Jenny Sealey's Self-Raising is at Leeds Playhouse; and Tom Dale Dance's Surge & Sub:Version is at Barnsley Civic.

The following week, (w/c 25 Mar) is Easter week, but you can see Alleyne Dance's Far From Home at The Lowry on Tue 26 + Wed 27 Mar; and Robert Wilson + CocoRosie's The Jungle Book at Aviva Studios (27-31 Mar).

In Chester, at the Live Rooms, there's The Upside Down Cabaret on Wed 27 Mar; while in Leeds there's CLAYground Spring on Fri 29 Mar.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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You can tell we're in the fading months of a government when that bastion of lefty wokeism, the Daily Mail, calls the Budget an 'under-nourished gerbil'. One might be forgiven for thinking it was possibly less geared to vote-winning than successor-sabotaging... or even that there's another giveaway budget yet to come? In artsworld, meanwhile, things have definitely fattened up:

This weekend, Verve are at New Adelphi, University of Salford on Sat 9 Mar; or you might want to check out Dark Noon at Aviva Studios (until Sun 10 Mar).

Izzie Major's The Bedroom is at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool while in Leeds, FlawBored's It's a Motherf*cking Pleasure is at Leeds Playhouse, both until Sat 9 Mar; or Kasra Jalilipour's Apocrypha of the Later Saints is at CLAY on Fri 8 Mar.

Next week (w/c 11 Mar) Seamas Carey's Help! I Think I'm A Nationalist is at Bolton Octagon on Mon 11 Mar.
The Lowry has Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein (12-14 Mar), Wendy Houstoun's Watch It on Thu 14 Mar and Marisa Carnesky's Showwomen on Sat 16 Mar (also in Lancaster on Thu 14 Mar). 
Jenny Baines & Anna Macdonald's Collaborative Sharing is at Pink in Stockport on Thu 14 Mar; and Criptic Arts' Self and Other is at HOME on Fri 15 + Sat 16 Mar.  The Not Quite Light Festival takes place in Swinton (15-17 Mar) - look out for Lowri Evans + Biff Roxby's These Will Vanish on 16+17 Mar).

The following week, (w/c 18 Mar) Lisa Simpson + Susan Kempster's Being Human is at The Lowry on Wed 20 Mar; Action Hero + Deborah Pearson's The Talent returns, this time to the New Adelphi on Thu 21 Mar which also has Emergence 2024 on Fri 22 + Sat 23 Mar. Word of Warning is back with Turn 2024 at Company Chameleon studios on Fri 22 Mar, so dance aficionados can join us on Friday, head to Stockport for Company Chameleon's Refuse in St Peter's Square Saturday (11am + 2pm), then head to Salford for the evening!

Futher afield, the Arts Centre at Edgehill University has Dam Van Huynh's Exquisite Noise on Tue 19 Mar and Company Carpi's isunited Jukebox on Thu 21 Mar. On Fri 22 Mar, Jenny Sealey's Self-Raising is at Leeds Playhouse; and Tom Dale Dance's Surge & Sub:Version is at Barnsley Civic.

As a footnote, if you're looking for a night out in Cheshire - check out The Upside Down Cabaret at the Live Rooms, Chester, on the last Wednesday of the month.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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This week the Government has seemingly developed an acute case of logophobia - or another phobia they'd rather couch as 'wrongism'; while in Rochdale, the Opposition has simply ceded the debate to the Big Brother cat. 

On this delightful first day of 'Spring' in parts cultural:
This weekend, Chris Thorpe's A Family Business is at HOME (until 2 Mar); while in Leeds, Verve are at the Riley Theatre tonight Fri 1 Mar.

Next week (w/c 4 Mar) in a tribute to Nigel Charnock, Marco D'Agostin's Best Regards is at The Lowry on Tue 5 Mar. Verve are at New Adelphi, University of Salford on Sat 9 Mar - or for something more discursive there's a Bunker Talk at The Salutation on Tue 5 Mar.
To the West, the Arts Centre at Edgehill University has Wendy Houstoun's Watch It on Tue 5 Mar and Vanhulle Dance's Olive Branch on Thu 7 Mar; while in Liverpool, Izzie Major's The Bedroom is at the Adelphi Hotel (6-9 Mar). To the East,  The Polar Bear (is dead) is at The LBT, Huddersfield on Wed 6 Mar; while in Leeds, FlawBored's It's a Motherf*cking Pleasure is at Leeds Playhouse (7-9 Mar) and Kasra Jalilipour's Apocrypha of the Later Saints is at CLAY on Fri 8 Mar.

The following week, (w/c 11 Mar) on Mon 11 Mar Seamas Carey's Help! I Think I'm A Nationalist is at Bolton Octagon. The Lowry has Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein (12-14 Mar), Wendy Houstoun's Watch It on Thu 14 Mar and Marisa Carnesky's Showwomen on Sat 16 Mar (also in Lancaster on Thu 14 Mar). Jenny Baines & Anna Macdonald's Collaborative Sharing at Pink in Stockport on Thu 14 Mar. Criptic Arts' Self and Other is at HOME on Fri 15 + Sat 16 Mar and there's the Not Quite Light Festival in Swinton (15-17 Mar - though details of what it entails are sparse).
The Arts Centre at Edgehill University has Altered Skin's Fatherhood on Tue 12 Mar and The Polar Bear (is dead) on Thu 14 Mar. Also on Thu 14 Mar, Rosy Carrick's Musclebound is at Theatre Deli, Sheffield.

As a footnote, if you're looking for a night out in Cheshire - check out The Upside Down Cabaret at the Live Rooms, Chester, on the last Wednesday of the month.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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As our elected leaders hijack the suffering of thousands to play out partisan toddler-worthy squabbling worthy of toddlers, in artsworld the order of business is still quite sparse:

This weekend, Figs in Wigs' Big Finish is at HOME (until Sat 24 Feb); and Drag & Draw is at PINK in Stockport on Fri 23 Feb.
Elsewhere, Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein is at Leeds Playhouse (until Sat 24 Feb); and Eleanor May Blackburn's Does My Fanny Look Big In This? is at Theatre Deli, Sheffield on Fri 23 Feb. Bi-Topia is at Blackpool Grand on Fri 23 Feb; while Jenny Sealey's Self-Raising is at Liverpool Everyman on Fri 23 + Sat 24 Feb.

Next week (w/c 26 Feb) Chris Thorpe's A Family Business is at HOME (29 Feb - 2 Mar) + New Arrangements: Method Over Matter is at PINK in Stockport on Thu 29 Feb.
In Leeds, Verve are at the Riley Theatre on Fri 1 Mar.

The following week, (w/c 4 Mar) Marco D'Agostin's Best Regards is at The Lowry on Tue 5 Mar, and Verve are at New Adelphi, University of Salford on Sat 9 Mar - or for something more discursive there's a Bunker Talk at The Salutation on Tue 5 Mar.
Further afield, in Ormskirk there's Wendy Houstoun's Watch It on Tue 5 Mar (coming to The Lowry on Thu 14 Mar) and Vanhulle Dance's Olive Branch on Thu 7 Mar. Izzie Major's The Bedroom is at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool 6-9 Mar;  The Polar Bear (is dead) is at The LBT, Huddersfield on Wed 6 Mar; while FlawBored's It's a Motherf*cking Pleasure is at Leeds Playhouse (7-9 Mar).

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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As the UK economy turns the corner - into recession, the only things not receding are the hairline cracks - or aching chasms in the Tory vote.

This weekend, at The Lowry, there's Scratch Nights x New Earth Academy Fri 16 Feb. For some physical spectacle, you could see Ockham's Razor's Tess (until 17 Feb) or, for some great performers, Wise Children's Blue Beard at HOME (until 24 Feb) .  Elsewhere, Imitating the Dog's Frankenstein is at Leeds Playhouse (until 24 Feb); and Eleanor May Blackburn's Does My Fanny Look Big In This? is at Theatre Deli, Sheffield on Fri 16 + 23 Feb.

Next week (w/c 19 Feb) Figs in Wigs' Big Finish is at HOME (21-24 Feb); and Drag & Draw is at PINK in Stockport on Fri 23 Feb.
Further afield, Andy Smith + Lynsey O'Sullivan's A Citizen's Assembly is at Lancaster Arts on Wed 21 Feb; Bi-Topia is at Blackpool Grand on Thu 22 + Fri 23 Feb; while Jenny Sealey's Self-Raising is at Liverpool Everyman on Fri 23 + Sat 24 Feb.

The following week, (w/c 26 Feb) is very quiet: Chris Thorpe's A Family Business is at HOME (29 Feb - 2 Mar) + New Arrangements: Method Over Matter is at PINK in Stockport on Thu 29 Feb. In Leeds, Verve are at the Riley Theatre on Fri 1 Mar.

Meanwhile, we at Word of Warning have a couple of things creeping up this spring: Turn 2024 spins into sight on Fri 22 Mar; while the ante is upped with ELOINA's High Steaks on Sat 27 Apr.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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So we launch into the new year and a new season with what we will inevitably look back on as a true artistic highlight: Joe Wicks's MOVE Manchester at Aviva Studios... a taste of the future of cultural venues?

For those of us not into PE with Joe, next week (w/c 22 Jan) there's an unseasonal blast of activity with Future Flares at MMU featuring award-winning Enkidu Khaled's Working Method on Wed 24  + Fri 26 Jan, Reckless Sleepers' String Section, Michael Pinchbeck's Another Way of Telling and Gillian Dyson's Nerve in the Bone on Thu 25 Jan and An Image is an Act Not a Thing on Fri 26 Jan.
The Lowry has Bitteroot's If It's To Break on Wed 24 Jan, Company Chameleon Studios has Beyond The Studio - Connect on Thu 25 Jan and Hope Mill has the Create sharing on Fri 26 Jan.
In Leeds, Northern Rascals' Shed is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 27 Jan.

The following two weeks (w/c 29 Jan + w/c 5 Feb) see a return to a more traditional seasonal lull - but there's Bi-Topia at Sale Waterside on Fri 2 + Sat 3 Feb; and at The LBT, Huddersfield on Wed 7 Feb.
Marisa Carnesky's Showwomxn is at the Drama Studio in Sheffield on Sat 3 Feb (coming to the Lowry in March).
On Thu 8 Feb, As SHE Likes It is at the Arts Centre at Edgehill University; and Gandini Juggling Project is at the Duke's in Lancaster; while, on Sat 10 Feb, Maura Jackson Even More O' Me is at Bolton Octagon on Sun 11 Feb.

The Weekly Warning will be back in a couple of weeks when activity starts to pic up a bit more.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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... not the next new cabaret night, but the sleight of hand where the Chancellor pulls a tax rabbit from his hat and yet we're still worse off. Surely the illusion wasn't a Spring election bunny? Meanwhile in winter:

This weekend, Rowland's Leaving's 100 Screens is at Longsight Art Space and Ridiculusmus's So is at The Lowry both tonight, Fri 24 Nov; while Tom Dale Company's Surge 360 is at Sale Waterside on Sat 25 Nov. In Liverpool, at the Williamson Tunnels, Homotopia has an EAT ME Cave Weekender (Fri 24-Sun 26 Nov) including EM Williams + Henri T's Always Been Here on Sat 25 Nov.

Next week (w/c 27 Nov) is the start of the seasonal slow-down. There's Laura Murphy's A Spectacle of Herself on Tue 28 Nov at The Lowry. Van Huynh Company's In Realness is at the Arts Centre at Edgehill University on Thu 30 Nov;  and Company Mek's Father Politics is at the Riley Theatre, Leeds on Sat 1 Dec.

For the rest of December there's Debut at the New Adelphi, Salford on Mon 4 Dec; a Bunker Talk with Jade Monserrat at the Salutation on Tue 5 Dec; Lightwaves on Salford Quays (7-10 Dec) and two nights of queer Jewish performance at Manchester Jewish Museum (Sun 10 Dec) and Islington Mill (Sat 16 Dec) respectively. In Leeds, there's Motus Mori's Corpus at the Art Gallery (8-10 Dec); in Liverpool there's Top Joe's Christmas Mass at the Everyman on Sat 16 Dec.
One to look out for in January is Andy Smith + Lynsey O'Sullivans A Citizens' Assembly at the Lowry on 18 Jan.

The Weekly Warning is going to take a seasonal break now and will be back mid January when the early shoots of performance start to appear.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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As one former party leader enters the Lords and another the Jungle, we can only wonder which one is Piggy...

This weekend, Company Chameleon present Uplift in Openshaw, tonight Fri 17 Nov, and Deep Flow at Aviva Studios on Sun 19 Nov. Frantic Assembly's Metamorphosis at The Lowry and Reece Williams's This Kind of Black  at HOME both continue until Sat 18 Nov

In Liverpool, Homotopia has David Hoyle's Ten Commandments at the Unity on Fri 17 Nov; and Queercore Double Bill at the Playhouse on Sat 18 Nov.
In Sheffield In the Realm of the Dark Rabbit is at the Drama Studio on Fri 17 Nov and Avital Raz's Unnatural Cycles is at Theatre Deli on Sat 18 Nov.
In Hebden Bridge, Siobhan Davies + Charlie Morrissey are at Wainsgate Chappel on Sat 18 Nov.

Next week (w/c 20 Nov) Rowland's Leaving's 100 Screens is at Lonsight Art Space and Ridiculusmus's So at The Lowry both on on Fri 24 Nov; while Tom Dale Company's Surge 360 is at Sale Waterside on Sat 25 Nov. 

Further afield Forced Entertainment's If All Else Fails is at Lancaster Arts on Tue 21 Nov. In Leeds Harry-Clayton Wright's A Night at the Plaza is at Howard Assembly Room on Wed 22 Nov + Eloina's High Steaks is at CLAY on Thu 23 Nov. 

Also on Thu 23 Nov: Rose Condo's How To Starve An Artist is at Theatre Deli in Sheffield, Will Dickie's White Sun is at the Arts Centre at Edgehill University and Porcelain Delaney The Toilet Paper Diaries is at Unity, Liverpool. 

Also in Liverpool, Homotopia has an EAT ME Cave Weekender Fri 24-Sun 26 Nov at the Williamson Tunnels.

The following couple of weeks (from 27 Nov) really see the seasonal slow-down. There's Laura Murphy at The Lowry, Van Huynh Company in Ormskirk and Company Mek in Leeds. Into December there's Debut at the New Adelphi, Salford; a Bunker Talk with Jade Monserrat at the Salutation and two nights of queer Jewish performance for Chanukah at Manchester Jewish Museum and Islington Mill respectively.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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While cruellagate rages through the central cabal, on the fringes, the former cultural supremo unleashes her latest opus, conspiracy-theorising the plight of her fallen idol... Meanwhile, in the real world, the rest of us are getting on with the last big charge before the seasonal venus flytraps overtake us...

This weekend,  ACE Dance's Unknown Realms is at The Lowry on Fri 10 + Sat 11 Nov; while The Welcome takes over Aviva Studios (11-19 Nov).
Further afield Sheffield Plahyouse has Penguin on Fri 10 Nov and Parler Femme on Sat 11 Nov. In Warrington Company Carpi's When You Light A Candle is at the Pyramid on Sat 11 Nov; while Homotopia kicks off in Liverpool (11 Nov-2 Dec).

Next week (w/c 13 Nov) is seriously busy! Frantic Assembly's Metamorphosis is at The Lowry (14-18 Nov); Miranda Prag's An Attempt to Lose Time is at the New Adelphi on Wed 15 Nov; Reece Williams's This Kind of Black (Requiem for Black Boy) is at HOME (15-18 Nov); Company Chameleon's Uplift is in Openshaw on Fri 17 Nov and Tim Crouch's Truth's A Dog Must To Kennel is at Contact on Thu 16 Nov (also at Lancaster Arts on Wed 15 Nov); and Company Chameleon's Deep Flow is at Aviva Studios on Sun 19 Nov.

In Liverpool, Homotopia at the Unity has Black Sheep on Wed 15 Nov and David Hoyle's Ten Commandments on Fri 17 Nov; at the Invisible Wind Factory: Chosen Haram on Thu 16 Nov; and at the Playhouse: Queercore Double Bill on Sat 18 Nov.
Hidden Track's The Cost of Everything is at Sheffield Drama Studio on Tue 14 Nov and The Duke's Lancaster on Thu 16 Nov. There's a Scratch Night at Pyramid Arts in Warrington on Thu 16 Oct; while in Sheffield In the Realm of the Dark Rabbit is at the Drama Studio on Fri 17 Nov and Avital Raz's Unnatural Cycles is at Theatre Deli on Sat 18 Nov. In Hebden Bridge, Siobhan Davies + Charlie Morrissey are at Wainsgate Chappel on Sat 18 Nov.

The following week (w/c 20 Nov) Mancunia seems a bit quiet: Rowland's Leaving is at Lonsight Art Space; Ridiculusmus at The Lowry and Surge 360 at Sale Waterside. Further afield Forced Entertainment are in Lancaster; Harry-Clayton Wright + High Steaks in Leeds; Rose Condo in Sheffield; Porcelain Delaney in Liverpool; Will Dickie in Ormskirk while Homotopia has an EAT ME Cave Weekender!

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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In a week of explosive revelations surrounding Bojo the clown and his cabal, suddenly the fireworks recalling the Gunpowder Plot seem a little more tame. As performative as it all may be, in the actual world of performance, the next couple of weeks are pretty busy:

This weekend, Lewys Holt's The Empty Orchestra is at Waterside Arts, Sale on Sat 4 Nov; while Mark Thomas is in England + Son at HOME until Sat 4 Nov; and Free Your Mind comes to a close at Aviva Studios on Sun 5 Nov.
In Leeds, Ellie Harrison's All That Lives is at CLAY on Sat 4 Nov; while in Sheffield,  James Wilton Dance's Lore is at the Drama Studio also on Sat 4 Nov.

Next week (w/c 6 Nov) at The Lowry there's Joe Sellman-Leava's Fanboy on Thu 9 Nov and ACE Dance's Unknown Realms on Fri 10 + Sat 11 Nov; while The Welcome takes over Aviva Studios (11-19 Nov) - alternatively there's a Bunker Talk with The Long Dead Stars at The Salutation on Tue 7 Nov.
Further afield Black Sheep is at The Duke's in Lancaster on Wed 8 Nov; at Sheffield Plahyouse, Penguin is on Thu 9 + Fri 10 Nov and Parler Femme is on Sat 11 Nov. In Warringtoin Company Carpi's When You Light A Candle is at the Pyramid on Sat 11 Nov; while Homotopia kicks off in Liverpool (11 Nov-2 Dec).

The following week (w/c 13 Nov) Frantic Assembly is at The Lowry; An Attempt to Lose Time at the New Adelphi; Reece Williams at HOME; Company Chameleon in Openshaw and Tim Crouch at Contact (also in Lancaster).
In Liverpool, Homotopia has Black Sheep, Chosen Haram, David Hoyle, Queercore Double Bill. Hidden Track are in Sheffield and Lancaster. There's a Scratch Night in Warrington; In the Realm of the Dark Rabbit and Avital Raz in Sheffield and Siobhan Davies + Charlie Morrissey in Hebden Bridge.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

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Tamsin

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