As the sticky white rain floats down on us, apparently it's now officially Spring... which is both meteorologically and curatorially ironic, as the end of the Word of Warning Spring season is now in view... so grab it while you can before it's just an illusion:
Tonight, Fri 4 March, you can join us for a relaxed free evening in STUN at Z-arts for a touch of magic with Vincent Gambini's This Is Not A Magic Show plus the highly-visible Top Joe. While next week, we welcome the very long anticipated and inevitably provocative Kim Noble's You're Not Alone to Contact on Sat 12 Mar. We've been chasing this one for nearly three years, and it's here for one night only so please don't miss it!
Elsewhere, this weekend, in Leeds you can still catch Daniel Oliver's Weird Séance, at Live Art Bistro on Sat 5 Mar; and Cheryl Martin's Alaska at the HUB on Sun 6 Mar.
The following week (w/c 7 Mar), things really pick up pace again, so in Manchester, plan your week carefully:
At Contact there's Bryony Kimmings + Tim Grayburns's Fake it 'til you Make it on Wed 9 + Thu 10 Mar; and, of course, Kim Noble's You're Not Alone on Sat 12 Mar. At the Lowry, there's Mark Thomas's Trespass on Thu 10 Mar; and at the Royal Exchange there's Jo Fong's An Invitation (10-12 Mar). So, to do the lot, you'll need to see Bryony Kimmings on Wednesday, Mark Thomas on Thursday, Jo Fong on Friday and finally blow your mind with Kim Noble on Saturday!
Elsewhere, Lancaster is back in festival mode with Hear Me Roar (8-12 Mar) including a work in progress triple bill with Becci Sharrocks, Stella Duffy + Maja Bugge; Mary Paterson + Maddy Costa's Monotony; the inimitable Tammy Whynot and Project O's Benz Punany.
Meanwhile Sh!t Theatre's Women's Hour is at the Continental in Preston on Thu 10 Mar.
The following week (w/c 14 Mar) WoW type activity starts to quieten down again in the run-up to Easter; but, in more physical theatre realms there's Complicité at HOME; or, further afield, J Fergus Evans + Rhiannon Armstrong at the LBT, Huddersfield, and Mark Thomas at the Dukes, Lancaster.
Meanwhile, I'm off to wait nervously for the arrival of our magical performers - or rather their less glamorous alter egos. The lovely Debbie McGee I am not, but join us anyway tonight for Vincent Gambini's This Is Not A Magic Show. It's free (donations welcome) but it's first come, first served... so get here in good time!
Best
Tamsin
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Performance Programme Spring 2016
Fri 4 Mar, 7.30pm. By donation | an Informal evening in STUN Studio at Z-arts
THIS IS NOT A MAGIC SHOW
Vincent Gambini + guest trick from Top Joe
Sat 12 Mar, 8pm. £13/7 | Contact
YOU'RE NOT ALONE
Kim Noble
Spring 2016 is brought to you by hÅb with Contact, Z-arts, Sustained Theatre Up North (STUN) + SICK! Festival.
Coming soon…
HUG, Turn, Works Ahead, Hazard + the world premiere of Queer as Yolk, The Redux.