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Manage New Post Logout Login A no-nonsense weekly signpost to the bizarre, the beautiful + the best performance in Manchester + beyond… By hÅb. #ACEsupported warnmcr: hope receding... ... of an early election as the Government clings on to every shred of ’good’ news, and we face a seemingly endless campaign. This weekend, as the rest of the world is embroiled in the political hot potato that is Eurovision, closer to home Keith Khan’s The Accountants continues at Aviva Studios until Sat 11 May. The Lowry has Dante or Die’s Kiss Marry Kill on Fri 10 + Sat 11 May at St Peter’s, Ancoats while 42 Balloons continues until 19 May. SICK! has Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore’s SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May) while Manchester Jewish Museum’s Synagogue Scratch runs until 30 May. In Leeds, Equilibrio Dinamico’s Luz is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 11 May. Next week (w/c 13 May) is a seriously busy one: In North Manchester, SICK! is in Harpurhey Market with Jenny Gaskell’s Sustainable Travel Agency (15-18 May) and Company Chameleon’s No Us and Them on Sun 19 May; and Smug Roberts’ Dementia Street at NWTAC (16-18 May); while Lauren Yvonne Townsend’s Obsessed (wip) is at The Lowry on Fri 17 May. Also at The Lowry, Arden School of Theatre’s UnTaPped ’24 is on 17 + 18 May. In South Manchester, Chorlton Arts Festival (17-26 May) kicks off including Tina Tamsho-Thomas’s 99 Reasons at 99 Manchester Rd on Fri 17 May. In Leeds NASTY’s ’big’ girls being gross is at the Carriageworks on (13-15 May); Fresh Take is at the Riley Theatre on Tue 14 May; and Back to the Fuschia III: Fade To Black is at CLAY on Wed 15 May. In Prescot, Daniel Kitson’s Collaborator (wip) is at Shakespeare North on (15-18 May). In Hebden Bridge, Makisig Akin + Anya Cloud’s We are (nothing) everything is at Wainsgate Chapel on Fri 17 May. On Sat 18 May, Tuckshop Dance’s Our Secret Garden is in Birkenhead Park; while in Sheffield, The Allotment Project is at the Drama Studio. Much further afield Mayfest kicks off in Bristol (17-26 May). The following week (w/c 20 May) Word of Warning is back in action with Works Ahead: Radiator at Manchester School of Theatre on Fri 24 May. Before that, SICK! at the Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston has Tink Flaherty’s Benched on Wed 22 May, and Louise Orwin’s Fame Hungry (wip) on Thu 23 May. Igor + Moreno’s Karrasekare is at The Lowry on Wed 22 May. For some poetic discussion Manchester Minyanaires is at Manchester Jewish Museum on Sun 26 May. In Leeds there’s Slip & Score Double Bill: Phrases | Shhh on Thu 23 May and Sweet Beef’s I Hate It Here on Sat 25 May at Slung Low at The Warehouse. 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. Best Tamsin @WarnMcr: Facebook · Insta · X (Twitter) · YouTube Information for artists: habmcr.org Word of Warning Up Next… Fri 24 May, 5pm-7pm. FREE | MMU Grosvenor East WORKS AHEAD: RADIATOR A sharing of Live Art. Ash Cox | chris brown | E.M. Parry | Heather Alice | ITZATNA | Jamil Keating | Kelvin Atmadibrata | Lauren Greer ( Participating artists subject to change. ) Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts HAPHAZARD 2024 An afternoon for the curious of all ages. ( Participating artists to be announced. ) Up vote Up voted 0 Tweet Posted warnmcr: take that... In a vote of no confidence rivalling the Local Elections, artists are flying the coop of Manchester’s latest super-venue and the lottery is back on for just who will end up opening the embattled Eastlands megalith - even Barry Manilow has a back-up plan. In more reliable territory, May brings a slew of festivals at various scales including SICK! , GIFT, Chorlton Arts Festival and Mayfest . This weekend Keith Khan’s The Accountants starts at Aviva Studios (4-11 May) or for something more traditionally theatrical 42 Balloons at The Lowry (until 19 May) is receiving high praise. SICK! has Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore’s SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May). In Leeds, Area Jeune Ballet’s Double Bill is at the Riley Theatre tonight, Fri 3 May, while way over in Gateshead, GIFT Festival runs 3-5 May including Action Hero, Greg Wohead and more. Next week (w/c 6 May) The Lowry has Scratch Nights X Galleries on Thu 9 May and Dante or Die’s Kiss Marry Kill on Fri 10 + Sat May at St Peter’s, Ancoats. Manchester Jewish Museum starts its Synagogue Scratch (9-30 May). For something discursive, there’s a Bunker Talk with Chris Thorpe at the Salutation on Tue 7 May. LEAP in Liverpool has a Triple Bill on Wed 8 May; while Equilibrio Dinamico’s Luz is at the Riley Theatre Leeds on Sat 11 May. The following week (w/c 13 May) things suddenly come to life! In North Manchester, SICK! is in Harpurhey Market with Jenny Gaskell’s Sustainable Travel Agency (15-18 May) and Company Chameleon’s No Us and Them on Sun 19 May; and Smug Roberts’ Dementia Street at NWTAC (16-18 May); while Lauren Yvonne Townsend’s Obsessed (wip) is at The Lowry on Fri 17 May. Also at The Lowry, Arden School of Theatre’s UnTaPped ’24 is on 17 + 18 May. In South Manchester, Chorlton Arts Festival (17-26 May) kicks off including Tina Tamsho-Thomas’s 99 Reasons at 99 Manchester Rd on Fri 17 May. In Leeds NASTY’s ’big’ girls being gross is at the Carriageworks on (13-15 May); Fresh Take is at the Riley Theatre on Tue 14 May; and Back to the Fuschia III: Fade To Black is at CLAY on Wed 15 May. In Prescot, Daniel Kitson’s Collaborator (wip) is at Shakespeare North on (15-18 May). In Hebden Bridge, Makisig Akin + Anya Cloud’s We are (nothing) everything is at Wainsgate Chapel on Fri 17 May. On Sat 18 May, Tuckshop Dance’s Our Secret Garden is in Birkenhead Park; while in Sheffield, The Allotment Project is at the Drama Studio. 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. Best Tamsin @WarnMcr: Facebook · Insta · X (Twitter) · YouTube Information for artists: habmcr.org Word of Warning Up Next… Fri 24 May, 5pm-7pm. FREE | MMU Grosvenor East WORKS AHEAD: RADIATOR A sharing of Live Art. Ash Cox | chris brown | E.M. Parry | Heather Alice | ITZATNA | Jamil Keating | Kelvin Atmadibrata | Lauren Greer ( Participating artists subject to change. ) Sat 27 Jul, 1pm-4pm. FREE | Z-arts HAPHAZARD 2024 An afternoon for the curious of all ages. ( Participating artists to be announced. ) Up vote Up voted 0 Tweet Posted warnmcr: mayday... As May and the Local Elections loom, rumours abound that the Govt may be about to hit the panic button and call the Big One - maybe as a distraction from the runaway horse of defeat... This weekend on Sat 27 Apr for us, at Word of Warning, it’s all about ELOINA’s High Steaks at The Lowry; while David Hoyle’s Still Got It is at Aviva Studios. On Sun 28 Apr Ute Lemper’s Time Traveller is at the RNCM. Further afield, tonight Fri 26 Apr there are choices to be made: in Liverpool, Habibi Funk’s Berber Boy is at the Unity (part of Up Next Festival until 4 May); and LEAP Dance Festival kicks off at the Black E and runs until 10 May; while in Leeds, Jo Hauge + Nicol Parkinson’s kiss&cry is at CLAY. Also in Leeds, Rendez-vous Dance’s The Monocle is at the Riley Theatre on Sat 27 Apr; while, in Lancaster Imitating the Dog’s Frankenstein continues at The Duke’s until Sat 27 Apr. Next week (w/c 29 Apr) Tilly Lee Kronick’s Handful of Nothing is at The Lowry on Thu 2 May; while Keith Khan’s The Accountants is at Aviva Studios (4-11 May). May also brings SICK! Festival including Ria Righteous + Rachel Shore’s SAFE in Harpurhey Shopping Centre (4-31 May). In Leeds, Verve Triple Bill is at the Playhouse on Tue 30 Apr and Area Jeune Ballet’s Double Bill is at the Riley Theatre on Fri 3 May. Suzy Homemaker is at the Drama Studio, Sheffield on Wed 1 May. In Lancaster on Thu 2 May, Action Hero’s The Talent is at Lancaster Arts while Emergence Triple Bill is at the Duke’s. Also on Thu...