While the media has us in a January Sue Gray timewarp, in the real world, somewhow we're creeping towards the end of May and in my world I'm creeping back into the dark realms of a theatre for Works Ahead:
IRL:
This weekend RashDash's Oh Mother continues at HOME until 28 May; while tonight, Fri 20 May Babel Theatre's In Search of Fathers is at Manchester School of Theatre and Pete the Terrible x Pen:Chant is at The Edge Theatre; while Katherina Radeva's 40 Minutes for 40 yearsis at Media Factory, Preston on Sat 21 May.
Next week (w/c 23 May) for us, it's all about Works Ahead at Contact on Thu 26 + Fri 27 May - a pay what you decide evening with a macabre film about how we see others; a one-man work-in-progress about revolution, hope, and our capacity for change; and a lo-fi solo symphony of words and movement. It features Helena Ascough's Oh What a Clown, Ross McCaffrey's Sometimes history needs a push + Will Dickie's White Sun.
Meanwhile, there's Lip Service's A Life of Laughter at Chorlton High School on Mon 23 May; and on Fri 27 May: Everything I Didn't Say at The Lowry and Seren Marimba's Dawn at Manchester School of Theatre. Included in SICK! Festival is mandla rae's Category Mistake at Anthony Burgess on Tue 24 May; Essi Rossi's Ejaculation Falls at STUN on Wed 25 + Thu 26 May; + Company Chameleon's Witness This in Harpurhey on Sat 28 May. In Liverpool, there's a Scratch Studio at the Everyman on Sat 28 May.
The following week (w/c 30 May) we're back in Bank Holiday hiatus but you can catch Chrissy Jones' Shadow Girl Origins at Manchester Central Library on Wed 1 Jun - also at Beswick Library on Mon 30 May and, later, at Gorse Hill Studios.
Keep keeping an eye on Chorlton Arts Festival and Lancashire Fringe Festival + Mayfest in Bristol for anything that may take your fancy!
Online:
You can catch Mele Broomes's Grin (digtial) courtesy of BAC 30 May-5 Jun. As ever check out Lowry Digital, HOMESCREEN, MIF Watch On Demand, Unity Online, Sadlers Wells Digital Stage or CPT Digital.
Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances. Hope to see you at Works Ahead!
Best
Tamsin
facebook/WarnMcr | @WarnMcr
IRL:
This weekend RashDash's Oh Mother continues at HOME until 28 May; while tonight, Fri 20 May Babel Theatre's In Search of Fathers is at Manchester School of Theatre and Pete the Terrible x Pen:Chant is at The Edge Theatre; while Katherina Radeva's 40 Minutes for 40 yearsis at Media Factory, Preston on Sat 21 May.
Next week (w/c 23 May) for us, it's all about Works Ahead at Contact on Thu 26 + Fri 27 May - a pay what you decide evening with a macabre film about how we see others; a one-man work-in-progress about revolution, hope, and our capacity for change; and a lo-fi solo symphony of words and movement. It features Helena Ascough's Oh What a Clown, Ross McCaffrey's Sometimes history needs a push + Will Dickie's White Sun.
Meanwhile, there's Lip Service's A Life of Laughter at Chorlton High School on Mon 23 May; and on Fri 27 May: Everything I Didn't Say at The Lowry and Seren Marimba's Dawn at Manchester School of Theatre. Included in SICK! Festival is mandla rae's Category Mistake at Anthony Burgess on Tue 24 May; Essi Rossi's Ejaculation Falls at STUN on Wed 25 + Thu 26 May; + Company Chameleon's Witness This in Harpurhey on Sat 28 May. In Liverpool, there's a Scratch Studio at the Everyman on Sat 28 May.
The following week (w/c 30 May) we're back in Bank Holiday hiatus but you can catch Chrissy Jones' Shadow Girl Origins at Manchester Central Library on Wed 1 Jun - also at Beswick Library on Mon 30 May and, later, at Gorse Hill Studios.
Keep keeping an eye on Chorlton Arts Festival and Lancashire Fringe Festival + Mayfest in Bristol for anything that may take your fancy!
Online:
You can catch Mele Broomes's Grin (digtial) courtesy of BAC 30 May-5 Jun. As ever check out Lowry Digital, HOMESCREEN, MIF Watch On Demand, Unity Online, Sadlers Wells Digital Stage or CPT Digital.
Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances. Hope to see you at Works Ahead!
Best
Tamsin
facebook/WarnMcr | @WarnMcr
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Performance Programme Spring/Summer 2022
Thu 26 & Fri 27 May | Contact
WORKS AHEAD 2022
Helena Ascough | Ross McCaffrey | Will Dickie