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James Reilly
leo&hyde
In The Plus is a solo performance about asexuality using
clowning, storytelling, and drama to share the voice of those
in the asexual community. Previously extracts of work have
been shared as part of scratch nights at Hope Mill Theatre's
(Turn On Fest) and In Good Company's (Check-In Festival).
The year is 6421 and two robots are narrating a
documentary about a curious ancient life form: human
beings. The AI David Attenboroughs of the future discover
truth about humans, their coffee habits, their love of solitude
and their secret addiction to a substance called 'internet'.
2017 Manchester Theatre Award winners leo&hyde return
to Manchester Fringe with this immersive new musical at
Foundation Coffee House in the Northern Quarter.
In The Plus
Lock 91
12-13 Jul 7:15pm 45m
£5 (£3.25 concs)
Theatre
World Premiere of Full Production
Supported by DYCP Arts Council England
The Coffee Shop Musical
Foundation NQ
12-16 Jul 7pm, 7:30pm,
8:30pm 60m
£12 (£10.50 concs)
Musical
Manic Immersive
Pete Wells
Gang Roulette
Pete Wells: Success (Work in
Progress)
"The Sculters of Salford need you! It's 1930 and an
important meeting between the major Gangs of England
has been arranged.
The Lions Den
13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24,
27, 31 Jul 5pm, 7:15pm,
9:30pm 105m
£15 to £19.99 (£15 to
So dress to impress and come join us, but the only question
is...
Whose Gang Will You Choose? Gang Roulette! Where the
sudience control the ending of every show, with 4 possible
Alternative Endings!"
Kings Arms R Quigley
Room
13 Jul 7pm 60m
£2.50
Comedy
Cream-Faced Loons Theatre Company
Rachel Creeger
The Loons are here to perform their new musical take on
Shakespeare's classic magical comedy - only the van with
all the actors, the set and the script seems to have broken
down in the middle of nowhere, so it's up to a well-meaning
stage hand to grab a guitar and do the whole show
themselves....It's only Shakespeare, how hard can it be?
If your religion encourages being seen to be doing what's
expected, and then a pandemic arises where clapping
in front of your neighbours feels compulsory, does your
altruistic drive take a hike? Join award-winning Jewish
comedian Rachel Creeger for a wander down that rocky
road paved with the best of intentions. A show about trying
to do what's right - it's funny how things work out in the end.
A Midsummer Night's
Dream(ISH)
International Anthony
Burgess Foundation
13 Jul 7:30pm 60m
£8 (£5 concs)
Comedy
Rachel Creeger - Pray It
Forward
Garrick Theatre Whitefield
13-14 Jul 8pm 60m
£10 (£8.50 concs)
Comedy
Jake Baker
Freddie Hayes
Jake Baker: Unity (Work in
Progress)
Kings Arms R Quigley
Room
14-15 Jul 7pm 60m
£5 (£3 concs)
Comedy
Join this award-winning comedian for an hour of laughs as
he tries to unravel the great issues of our time like: what
to say to a flat-earther, how to win gold at the Olympics
and what to do with a life-size cardboard cut-out of Danny
DeVito! 'Endearingly offbeat, with great comic timing and
an engagingly whimsical mind' **** - Edinburgh Reporter
Potatohead
The Kings Arms Theatre
14 Jul 7pm, 9pm 60m
£10 (£8 concs)
Theatre
£8
Comedy
Blue Masque Theatre
Join queer cabaret icon Aidan Sadler as they take you on
the award winning journey to Tropicana!
Bessie is a harlot, waiting outdoors for a late client. This
richly-written new play jumps around the centuries, not
fixed in time or space. Blue Masque Theatre (nominated
for Edinburgh Fringe / Greater Manchester Fringe awards)
returns to touring with another gem, packed with tense
drama and fiery Northern wit. Written by Manchester
playwright Derek Martin, and directed by Rhonwen
McCormack.
Nothing is safe from ridicule so be led on an exploration
of body image, heteronormativity and sometimes wearing
a dress round the house on a muggy day. Here, you'll
experience belting eighties synth-pop nostalgia punctuated
with world class stand-up comedy.
Medium Rare Productions
PLANKTON
Welcome to Plankton-On-Sea.
The Kings Arms Theatre
15 Jul 7:30pm 60m
£12 (£10 concs)
Comedy
"Potatohead" is a starch raving mad adaptation of Doctor
Faustus and the Seven Deadly Sins... with puppets.
Performed by Freddie Hayes, directed by Sh!t Theatre.
"Potatohead" is a story of a humble spud who dreams of
becoming a stand-up comedian. But how does a couch
potato grow to become a golden wonder? This 1 hour solo
show involves puppetry, stand-up comedy, singing, dancing
and plenty of potatoes.
Weird Wood
Aidan Sadler: Tropicana
The Met
14 Jul 7:30pm 60m
Do you feel successful? Then this is your show. Pete, host
of The News, The Smalls Sketch Festival finalist and the
third thing that he was definitely successful at - brings you a
show about making it, divorced billionaires, and why there's
an oversized piano in his undersized flat. 'Delightfully silly
with off-putting mystique' **** (Pete, After a good date)
It's your classic British seaside town: donkeys, deckchairs
and a deadly monster terrorizing the shore. Who will live?
Who will die? And who will lose their life savings in the
penny arcades? Grab a bag of cockles and avoid the
bloodbath on the beach by joining us for this silly sinister
sketch show! Think 'League of Gentlemen' meets 'Jaws'
"A testament to British culture and humour" **** Voice Mag
Bessie At Midnight, Alone
Salford Arts Theatre
14-16 Jul 7:30pm 90m
£10 (£8 concs)
Theatre
NoLogoProductions
Make-up
Lady Christina leaves the stage at the end of another
performance. Drag has become a drag, and tonight could
be her last ever show. When the make-up starts to come off,
the face in the mirror takes Christopher Laneghan back to
the life he lived before she came along. Can he live, if living
The Kings Arms Theatre is without her?
16-17 Jul 2pm, 7pm 60m
£10 (£7.50 concs)
'Gripping and intense. Raises questions, answers some,
Theatre
and raises more.' Buxton Fringe Review
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