With any luck, next week may see us move away from global sleaze and skulduggery towards people-powered Digging for land. Trouble and struggle in the best way - though the squealing may inevitably continue...
This weekend, Lowry has Ockham's Razor's Collaborator until 7 Feb; while HOME has Company Chameleon's Obscura on Fri 6 Feb.
In Leeds, Ebnflõh's La Probabilité du Néant is at Riley Theatre on Sun 8 Feb.
Next week (w/c 9 Feb) Dickson Mbi's Tell Us is on Mon 9 + Tue 10 Feb at Lowry; where Word of Warning also returns on Wed 11 Feb with Victoria Melody's Trouble, Struggle, Bubble & Squeak, directed by Mark Thomas (Pay What You Decide).
Queer Contact returns with has Main Character Energy on Thu 12 + Fri 13 Feb and You're Not Getting Any Younger on Sat 14 Feb.
In Leeds, at Riley Theatre, Co-Lab 2026 is on Thu 12 and Fri 13 Feb and Coalesce Dance Theatre's Mika and The Polar Bear is on Sat 14 Feb.
The following week (w/c 9 Feb) We're once more in action with Social Experiment: Queer Contact Edition on Thu 19 Feb, while, also at Contact, Graham Clayton-Chance's Less Like Ourselves and More Like Each Other runs 11-1700 on Sat 21 Feb.
Further afield, in Lancaster, Imitating the Dog's War of the Worlds is at the Duke's (18-21 Feb) and Ontroerend Goed's Handle With Care is at Lancaster Arts on Thu 19 Feb.
Perfect Show For Rachel is at Sheffield Theatres (18-21 Feb).
Not content with shows in Mancunia on consecutive weeks, from 23 Feb Word of Warning also has a hand in the tour of Malandra Jacks' Census - coming to Chester, Oldham, Prescot and more very soon.
Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.
Notes for Artists - The call for participants for LADA's DIT (formerly DIY) workshop programme remains open until 23 Feb, including Jo Hellier's Birth The Musical, which we are co-hosting with Lowry.
Best
Tamsin
@WarnMcr: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT
This weekend, Lowry has Ockham's Razor's Collaborator until 7 Feb; while HOME has Company Chameleon's Obscura on Fri 6 Feb.
In Leeds, Ebnflõh's La Probabilité du Néant is at Riley Theatre on Sun 8 Feb.
Next week (w/c 9 Feb) Dickson Mbi's Tell Us is on Mon 9 + Tue 10 Feb at Lowry; where Word of Warning also returns on Wed 11 Feb with Victoria Melody's Trouble, Struggle, Bubble & Squeak, directed by Mark Thomas (Pay What You Decide).
Queer Contact returns with has Main Character Energy on Thu 12 + Fri 13 Feb and You're Not Getting Any Younger on Sat 14 Feb.
In Leeds, at Riley Theatre, Co-Lab 2026 is on Thu 12 and Fri 13 Feb and Coalesce Dance Theatre's Mika and The Polar Bear is on Sat 14 Feb.
The following week (w/c 9 Feb) We're once more in action with Social Experiment: Queer Contact Edition on Thu 19 Feb, while, also at Contact, Graham Clayton-Chance's Less Like Ourselves and More Like Each Other runs 11-1700 on Sat 21 Feb.
Further afield, in Lancaster, Imitating the Dog's War of the Worlds is at the Duke's (18-21 Feb) and Ontroerend Goed's Handle With Care is at Lancaster Arts on Thu 19 Feb.
Perfect Show For Rachel is at Sheffield Theatres (18-21 Feb).
Not content with shows in Mancunia on consecutive weeks, from 23 Feb Word of Warning also has a hand in the tour of Malandra Jacks' Census - coming to Chester, Oldham, Prescot and more very soon.
Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter (X if you must) for short-notice performances.
Notes for Artists - The call for participants for LADA's DIT (formerly DIY) workshop programme remains open until 23 Feb, including Jo Hellier's Birth The Musical, which we are co-hosting with Lowry.
Best
Tamsin
@WarnMcr: Bsky | Fb | Insta | X | YT
WORD OF WARNING PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME 2026
Wed 11 Feb, 8pm. PWYD | LowryTROUBLE, STRUGGLE, BUBBLE & SQUEAK
Victoria Melody (dir. Mark Thomas)
Thu 19 Feb, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT: QUEER CONTACT EDITION
A gathering for Live Art and performance.
Fri 20 Mar, 7pm. PWYD | Contact
TURN 2026
A night of new North West dance.
Thu 9 Apr, 6pm-9pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A gathering for Live Art and performance.
Sat 2 May, 8pm. £15/£12 | Lowry
MR BLACKPOOL
Harry Clayton-Wright
(PWYD are Pay What You Decide events)