WHAT'S ON

VISITNG COMPANY | FOXTAIL THEATRE PART OF GM FRINGE 2019

SATURDAY 6TH JULY & SUNDAY 7TH JULY

THIS WAY UP

A young father is moving into his new house with his daughter.

There's lots to do; unpacking, decorating, organising and reorganising. All the boring things adults do which they call 'important'. But Dad's productivity is stopped in its tracks when the cardboard boxes in his living room come to life...

Join the adventure with Foxtail Theatre's 40 minute play as it takes you to the Jungle, up in the Air, the Antarctic, and many other wonderful locations. Told without words, the show uses puppetry, original music and physical theatre to tell the story. 'This Way Up' is suitable for ages 3+.

VISITING PERFORMER | DOMMY B

SUNDAY 7TH JULY 2019

WHEN TROLLS TRY TO EAT YOUR GOLDFISH

In the middle of the night there is a noise - a snuffling and a shuffling and a splintering of wood. A line of troll-prints lead out the door, across the lawn and into the deep, dark forest. All of the animals have disappeared!

Where have they gone? One young girl is going to do everything she can to save the day ...

Dommy B (from BBC 'Rhyme Rocket') has previously performed his shows Spark, The Goblin Wizard and The Dragon Who Hates Poetry here Salford Arts.

‘My only criticism is not being warned to wear waterproof mascara, I laughed so hard!’ A Mum from Preston after 'The Dragon Who Hates Poetry'.

‘Funny and enjoyable. More! More More!’ Seven year old boy describing Dommy B poetry.

“From the moment he started to speak we were totally captivated- the incredible way he uses words, the expression and energy of the delivery and the subject matter made him irresistible.” - City Life Magazine

INHOUSE | SALFORD ARTS THEATRE'S YOUNG PERFORMERS COMPANY - PART OF GM FRINGE

WEDNESDAY 17TH JULY, THURSDAY 18TH JULY & FRIDAY 19TH JULY

THE MELTING OF A SINGLE SNOWFLAKE BY LIBBY HALL

“There’s no telling what people will do, I think thoroughly good people are capable of thoroughly wicked things.’

A group of outcasts, freaks, and weirdos find friendship and common ground during the Summer holidays after the disappearance of a local school boy unites them, and forces them to examine the role they each played in his life. As they embark on a mission to find him, it becomes clear that the events of Summer ’19 will stay with them forever.

“Everything has an impact, everything, everything. Even a tiny inconsequential something, like the melting of a single snowflake, can eventually lead to an avalanche.”

A coming of age play that looks at the darker side of humanity, the ugly things that motivate and connect us.

INHOUSE COMPANY | SALFORD THEATRE COMPANY -PART OF GM FRINGE

WEDNESDAY 24TH JULY, THURSDAY 25TH JULY & FRIDAY 26TH JULY

DROWNING IN SILENCE BY RONI ELLIS

Michelle and Jane are sisters who wre once very close but then one day things changed. All appeared perfect until the family of four became three. Talking became a thing of the past and each child and their father seemingly lived sepereate lives, dealing with the changes out of thei control.

Conversations never had inevitably things change an then it's too late.

VISITING COMPANY | MRS PANKHURST PLAYERS - PART OF GM FRINGE

SATURDAY 27TH JULY

SHREW

This radical adaptation, set in a nightclub populated with drag kings and gangsters, releases Shakespeare’s famous yet controversial play from its comedic origins to foreground Kate’s journey from strength and independence to being trafficked into a forced marriage.

Mrs Pankhurst's Players is a new feminist theatre collective committed to making high quality, politically engaged, text-based theatre. With strong links to the Pankhurst Centre, the collective emerged from Edge Hill University's Drama programme to create theatre focused on foregrounding female experience.

VISITIG COMPANY | MANIACAL VISION PRODUCTIONS - PART OF GM FRINGE

MONDAY 29TH JULY & TUESDAY 30TH JULY

WHAT REMAINS

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Follow three individuals working on a converted landfill site as they explore the innate selfishness of humanity and what it really takes to save the planet, and themselves.

VISITING COMPANY | TIM KEOGH PRODUCTIONS

FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER & SATURDAY 26TH OCTOBER

OUT OF TIME BY TIM KEOGH

“Out of Time” explores the life of Brian Jones, the founder of The Rolling Stones. We first encounter Brian, barely out of his teens, as he auditions Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in the seedy back streets of Soho in the summer of 1962. We follow their progress as they play their first London concerts and obtain a recording contract. As the Stones hit the top of the charts the first cracks begin to appear in the relationship between Jones, Jagger and Richards. “Out of Time” exposes the ruthless internal dynamics and sexual competition within the group, leaving Brian very much on the outside looking in.

“Out of Time” challenges the traditionally held view that Brian Jones was simply a victim of the excesses of the Sixties and that he just couldn’t cope with his fame and fortune. It examines his difficult childhood in post war Cheltenham and exposes his inability to establish a fulfilling relationship with any of the women in his life.

George Harrison put it simply when he said that “there was nothing the matter with him that a little extra love wouldn’t have cured. I don’t think he had enough love and understanding.”

VISITING COMPANY | ROUGH HOUSE THEATRE & LIVE WIRE THEATRE

THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER & FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2019

GETTING THE THIRD DEGREE BY DOUGIE BLAXLAND

In dramatising Laurie Cunningham’s meteoric rise to stardom Getting The Third Degree also explores how he and his fellow black players - Brendon Batson and Cyrille Regis - triumphed over the racial abuse and physical threats often orchestrated by The National Front through a potent combination of footballing brilliance, charismatic style and compelling dignity.

Incorporating 1970’s funk, soul and blues, contemporary commentary and social and political speeches, Getting The Third Degree is a powerful piece of theatre that vividly recreates a tense and troubled period in the history of football and the wider society.

INHOUSE PROFESSIONAL COMPANY

SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER UNTIL TUESDAY 31ST DECEMBER 2019

DICK WHITTINGTON - A TRADITIONAL PANTOMIME

Our much loved panto tickets are now on sale for 2019 get booking or miss out

Our Inhouse Professional Family Pantomime appeals to all, from children to not-so-grown-up grown ups.

Dick Whittington seeks his fame and fortune ....along the way he fights the evil King Rat with the help of hs friends

FILLED WITH GOOD OLD FASHIONED COMEDY, SLAPSTICK, AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION , SONG AND DANCE

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