WHAT'S ON

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

SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER & SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2020

YOUR PLAYGROUND VOICE IS GONE BY LIBBY HALL

“He’s a peedo…he was wearing socks with his flip-flops.”

A fly tip in the woods becomes a breeding ground for playground politics, angst, and all things unwanted when a group of scallies claim it as their own. They argue, laugh and anguish about being older, all the while trying to dodge the ‘peedo’ who has been spying on them from the trees, and sleeping on their turf.

Loss of innocence proves devastating in a world where kids aren’t allowed to be kids.

VISITING COMPANY | EMILY JANE ROONEY AND FULL TABLE PRODUCTIONS| PART OF THE GM FRINGE FESTIVAL

FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER & SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2020

BIG GIRL

Big Girl is a one woman show that fuses stand-up comedy, spoken word and movement to share ridiculous experiences around body positivity and what life has been like growing up as a fat, queer, working-class woman... from Essex.

Big Girl uses observational stand-up comedy, self-penned spoken word poetry and movement to evoke various feelings from her audiences to build a relationship – a friendship.

Emily interacts with her audiences like a stand-up comedian would but to share relatable moments in growing up as well as comment on social and political observations; creating a friendly, warm, embracing atmosphere at the same time.

VISITING COMPANY | HANNAH BRACKENBURY

SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2020

VICTORIOUS - PERFORMED BY HANNAH BRACKENBURY

Join award-winning musical comedy performer Hannah Brackenbury as she presents a joyful and poignant musical tribute to the late, great comedy genius Victoria Wood.

Winner of Best Show (Funny Women Awards 2019) and Best of the Festival (Brighton Fringe 2018), this hilarious and uplifting hour-long show celebrates the life and musical work of a much-missed British comedy icon.

Featuring a generous helping of classic Victoria Wood songs including 'Pam', 'Bum to the World', 'Music & Movement' and the unforgettable 'Ballad of Barry & Freda', deftly interwoven with Brackenbury's own original songs, witty poems and tender monologues written in memory and celebration of her life-long comedy hero.

VISITING COMPANY | TWO TALED THEATRE COMPANY | PART OF GM FRINGE

NEW DATE TBC

FAKE IT TO MAKE IT

“Fake it to Make it” by Three Taled Dog Theatre, is a satirical play with a cabaret feel which uses audience participation. Character driven, the play incorporates video, music and dance.It is a satire on car crash TV gameshows and the ways social media is used by individuals to create identities.

The play follows the three absurd narratives of Welshman Bryn, Mancunian Flamenco dancer Bianca and Italian man Antoneddu as they vie for online popularity as part of the TV selection process for ‘Fake it to Make it’.

VISITING COMPANY | LEWYS HOLT

THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER & FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2020

PHRASES & FOOTNOTES

Phrases and Footnotes is a pair of solo contemporary dance works that fuse text, humour and improvisation to subtly explore our innate needs for connection and fears of loneliness.

Phrases: Miscommunication and confusion are often things to be avoided but what if you just lay into them? What if there's actually nothing else? Big questions. Existential meanderings. Don't worry. I have a PowerPoint.

Footnotes: Footnotes is a parody of an academic lecture that’s dense language is de-railed by footnotes that could entail anything from dancing to oversharing to surreal narratives to flirting.

. "Wonderful" ★★★★ (Broadway Baby) "Genius" ★★★★ (Voice) "Fascinating" ★★★★★ (Darker Neon)

VISITING COMPANY | THOMAS CAMERON | PART OF GM FRINGE

FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2020

A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS WITH CLASSIC BRIT AWARD NOMINEE THOMAS CAMERON

‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a charismatic tenor whose voice is making waves in the world of classical music. His beautiful debut album ‘The Voice of Thomas Cameron’ has been met with critical acclaim and great enthusiasm from his fanbase.

With his inimitable personality and performing a number of well-loved songs including musical theatre hits and beautiful classical pieces, Thomas gives a very special performance to remember.

Thomas was featured on BBC television where they described him as ‘wowing the music world’, a statement fully endorsed by his nominations for The Best In Music Award and the Classic Brit Awards.

VISITING COMPANY | JB BARRINGTON | COMEDY & PEOTRY

SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2020

A NIGHT OF COMEDY AND POETRY - JB BARRINGTON & FRIENDS

JB Barrington is a Salford born award winning performance poet renown for his searing and satirical poetry and snarling delivery of strong sentiments and sharp rhymes. He's is funny, endearing, nostalgic and a spoken word maestro who provides one of the most powerful performances on the UK scene

"Lovely stuff; touches heart-strings and the odd raw nerve" - Johnny Vegas

“Savagely funny and profoundly moving” - Cheltenham Poetry Festival

"Great poetry, absolute class" Steve Cradock (OCS & Paul Weller)

"A warm charm, a rapier

wit & a real appreciation of words" - Louder Than War

Performers on the evening

Marvin Cheeseman | Jim Higo | Jenny Berry | Jim Burke

VISITING COMPANY | IN ASSOCIATION WITH CREATED A MONSTER THEATRE| PART OF THE GM FRINGE FESTIVAL

WEDNESDAY 11TH , THURSDAY 12TH & FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER

THE WELL

Phoebe and Cecilia will make a difference. They will matter.

They will wade through their pathetic and predictable lives to find something more. After a nap, that is.

A dark and delicious, one-hour comedy that explores illness, female friendship and what it means to live without purpose.

A shiny and ludicrous new play about clawing your way out.

VISITING COMPANY | MUSIC | THE BAR - STEWARDS

SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2020

THE BAR-STEWARDS THE SONS OF VAL-DOONICAN

Hailing from Barnsley, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are on a mission! Determined to follow in their spiritual father’s immortal footsteps and keep his legacy alive, they have a talent for Bar-Stewardizing other famous people’s songs with new comedy lyrics, on acoustic geetar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, accordion, keyboard, keytar, and the world's first synthesiser ukulele! To complete their squeaky-clean image, brothers-from-other-mothers Scott, Björn and Alan have become instantly recognisable for their immaculate hair and their stylish choice of knitwear.

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