With the advent of meteorological Spring and the unedifying spectacle of our leaders cosying up to the mendacious mandarin, we can only hope for global warming not just of the ecological variety...
This weekend Louise Orwin's Fame Hungry conitunes at HOME tonight, Fri 28 Feb.Further afield Chester Storyhouse has Dreamtime Fellrunner on Fri 28 Feb and Barbara on Sat 1 Mar; and the LBT Huddersfield has Motionhouse's Hidden on Sat 1 Mar. Heart of Glass also presents the sold-out Resort at Bidston Observatory (28 Feb - 2 Mar).
Next week (w/c 3 Mar) In Mancunia, for something a bit different you could try Ivo Graham's Carousel at HOME on Thu 6 + Fri 7 Mar or Red Bastard at the Kings Arms on Sun 9 Mar.
In the wider region, Natalie Bellingham's Look After Your Knees is at the LBT, Huddersfield. Up Next Festival takes place at the Unity in Liverpool (6-8 Mar) - catching my eye was the Friday Night double bill and Decolonial Dogs' Siren Blues on Sat 8 Mar. Sat 8 Mar also sees the start in Liverpool of DaDaFest's DDFI40 (8-31 Mar) launching at the Cunard Building with Hand Ships Sail on Sat 8 Mar.
The following week (w/c 10 Mar) Things pick up a bit in Macunia. We at Word of Warning are back at Contact for Kellie Colbert's Dedicated To The One I Love on Thu 13 Mar.
Elsewhere, The Nordic Council's Happy Hour is at Lowry on Wed 12 Mar; and New Adelphi has Lip Service's Funny Stuff on Thu 13 Mar and Verve's Triple Bill on Sat 15 Mar.
In Liverpool, Reece Williams's This Kind of Black is at the Unity on Thu 13 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 - and click here if you want to apply to perform at the next Social Experiment.
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Word of Warning Performance Programme 2025
Thu 13 Mar, 7.30pm. PWYD | Contact
DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
TURN 2025
A night of new North West dance.
Dais Leach | Emmy Lahouel (Meraki Collective) | Io Soy | JP Hon |
KUDERA + MPEARSONATER | Maelstrom Theatre | Rachel Yan Ting Li |
UMAMI‑i!‑MOVEMENT
Participating artists subject to change.
Thu 22 May, from 6pm. FREE | Contact
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
A new gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance.
