Naomi Wood: Gobbess
Weds, Sept 25 (7.30pm)
Media Factory, UCLan, Kirkham Street
60mins
Age guidance: 14+
She doesn’t want to be a Goddess. She wants to be a Gobbess. A spoken-word show involving aerial hoop, acro-chair and burlesque dance.
‘A huge talent… mesmerising’ Brighton & Hove News
‘Pure magic… delightful’ Discover Brighton
COMEDY PERFORMANCE
Cheekykita: An Octopus, the Universe ’n’ Stuff
Weds, Sept 25 (9pm)
The Ferret
60mins
Age guidance: 16+
Multi award-winning comedian Cheekykita’s one-woman, tour-de-force nonsense ride from sea to space… Longlisted for Best Show Award ISH Edinburgh Comedy 2023.
‘Hilarious’ Alan Davies
‘Ridiculous in a good way’ Arthur Smith
‘Right up my street’ John Kearns
‘Clown act of the highest order, floating around in some other ether, Cheekykita is tapped into the magic a true gem’ Tom Ward
THEATRE
Lancashire People’s Theatre: Lancashire Briefs ’24 (community venue tour)
Thurs Sept 26 (7.30pm)
Penwortham Arts Centre
Fri Sept 27 (7.30pm)
Plungington Community Centre
Lancashire People’s Theatre present Lancashire Briefs ’24, a series of brand new monologues by Lancashire writers, performed by Lancashire actors.
Phoebe Foxtrot: Capacity To Hold
Sat Sept 28 (12pm noon until 6pm)
Preston Bus Station
Durational 1-2-1 performance – approx 10mins
Join Preston’s very own arty-farty-fairy-godmother; Phoebe Foxtrot, for a special 1-2-1 storytelling and mini clay workshop.
Capacity To Hold is a celebration of women and all the amazing things they can do. From climbing mountains to bringing world peace, hear the stories of women from around the world, whilst you make your very own little clay pot.
SPOKEN WORD
Shak + open mic
Sat Sept 28 (6pm)
Preston Bus Station
60mins
Age guidance: 14+
See international poetry slam winner Shak perform a poetry set in the unique surroundings of Preston Bus Station. There is also an open mic section for audience members to perform at this unique event. Participants will have their performance recorded and photographed.
MUSICAL DANCE PERFORMANCE
Sole Rebel Date
Sat Sept 28 (7pm)
Preston Bus Station
45mins
Age guidance: All ages
Sole Rebel are a company of highly-skilled tap dancers and live jazz musicians who will perform within the historic architectural masterpiece of Preston Bus Station.
FIRE SHOW
Joshua Holden: Rise of the Fire Wolf
Sat Sept 28 (7.45pm)
Preston Bus Station
45mins
Age guidance: All ages
Stunning fire show by Preston’s premier fire performer.
This pewrfoamnce will be outdoors on the north end of the bus station’s pedestrianised area.
THEATRE
Lancashire People’s Theatre: Lancashire Briefs ’24
Sun Sept 29 (7.30pm)
The Continental
90mins
Age guidance: 12+
Lancashire People’s Theatre present Lancashire Briefs ’24, a series of brand new monologues by Lancashire writers, performed by Lancashire actors.
This is new work commissioned especially for Lancashire Fringe Festival.
NOTE: LPT will also perform this show on Thurs Sept 26 and Fri Sept 27 at community venues in Preston and South Ribble (see above).
Nathan Birkinshaw: Get a Proper Job
Mon Sept 30 (7.30pm)
The Continental
40mins
Age guidance: 14+
Performance artist Nathan Birkinshaw previews his new WIP about being a performance artist.
Martha Pailing: Chat Sh*t, Get Hit
Mon Sept 30 (8.30pm)
The Continental
60mins
Age guidance: 14+
Combining spoken word, live art and football chants, Chat Sh*t, Get Hit is a funny and uncompromising new show about recovery, solidarity and the suppression of women’s rage.
DANCE
Aimee Williamson: Ballad of the Selkie
Tues Oct 01 (7.30pm)
The Continental
20mins
Age guidance: All ages
Enter into the watery world of the Selkie, who finds herself with the audience on land, an environment not made for her. Ballad of the Selkie is a dance-based performace.
DANCE
Aline Costa: In Bloom
Tues Oct 01 (8pm)
The Continental
45mins
Age guidance: All ages, guide 12+
In Bloom, is a solo performance, conceived, choreographed and performed by Aline Costa.
This solo dance piece uses dynamic movement and dark determination to create a fragile space, challenging preconceptions and evoking powerful, unsettling emotions.
THEATRE
Close Enough to Touch
Weds Oct 02 (7.30pm)
The Ferret
75mins
Age guidance: 16+
A funny and intimate queer one-person play exploring sexuality, shame… and toilets.
He’s lost in life. He doesn’t have a job, he doesn’t have direction… but he does have a secret.
Performed by Ross Barbour
Written by Henry Roberts
Directed by Lauren Tranter
SPOKEN WORD – COMEDY
Anthony Briscoe: Talentless Millennial Poet (To The Detriment Of The Craft) + open mic
Thurs Oct 03 (open mic from 7.30pm, show starts 8.30pm)
Vinyl Tap
60mins
Age guidance: 14+
After receiving an unwarranted comment Anthony Briscoe is here to show it hasn’t affected him at all not even enough to use it as his title.
Briscoe’s new humorous spoken-word/absurd comedy show comes to Vinyl Tap, Preston, accompanied by a poetry open mic.
SPOKEN WORD
Short Story Slam -hosted by John Gillmore
Fri Oct 04 (7.30pm)
Preston Methodist Church
90mins
Age guidance: 12+
WANTED: Twelve fiction writers for a short story slam.
Audience participation comes to the forefront in the hugely popular Short Story Slam – where you vote for the winner!
In a hugely entertaining event, 12 writers – who usually sit alone in a dark corner of their homes huddled over a laptop – break out of their comfort zones and read their stories in front of a live audience.
SPOKEN WORD
Louise Fazackerley’s Poet’s Pub Tour
Sat Oct 05 (from 3pm)
Various locations – see enjoyshow.co.uk for full route and locations
5hrs
Age guidance: 18+
Enjoy the magic of poetry in the beautiful surroundings of some of Preston’s best micro pubs and independent bars.
Expect brilliant poetry, some spoken-word open mic and sociable drinking.
Pub Poetry Tour route
3pm – Start: Chew’s Yard
4pm – Winckley Street Ale House
4.50pm – Plugs and Taps
5.30pm – Preston Central Methodist Church for Her Hair performance
6.15pm – Ends: The Orchard (Preston Market)
PERFORMANCE
The Girly Organist: Her Hair
Sat Oct 05 (5.30pm)
Preston Methodist Church
Age guidance: 12+
Mixing an organ recital with video installation and live dance performance by Emily Davies, Her Hair is about the cultural experience of a mixed race girly in Lancashire.
Her Hair is a unique new commission as part of Lancashire Fringe Festival.
PERFORMANCE – COMEDY
Nana Funk: Tough Old Bird
Sun Oct 06 (7.30pm)
The Continental
60mins
Age guidance: 12+
From Nana Funk, the great-great-grandmother of good times, comes a heartfelt musical journey of exploration, inspired by real life events and stories. Tough Old Bird explores how women are viewed in society as they have the absolute gall to get older!
‘Nana’s comedic stylings evoke the warm-hearted but deadly-sharp observational style of Victoria Wood’ ★★★★ North West End
PERFORMANCE
He Said, She Said by Lydia Baines
Mon Oct 07, 2024 (7.30pm)
The Ferret
30mins
Age guidance: 12+
THEATRE
Jo & Dave Have Moved
Mon Oct 07 (8.30pm)
The Ferret
60mins
Age guidance: 12+
Jo and Dave Have Moved is a one act 60-minute play written by Sarah Green. The play has not yet been performed previously. The play is part of the new commissions program for Lancashire Fringe Festival.
The S WERD: Spoken Word Open Mic Night
Tues Oct 08 (7pm)
The Ferret
120mins
Age guidance: 12+
Preston’s most exciting spoken word night by The S Werd returns to The Ferret as part of Lancashire Fringe Festival. Hosted by The S Werd’s Becca Jaye.
Louise Orwin: Fame Hungry
Weds Oct 09 (7.30pm)
Media Factory, UCLan
70mins
The hit Edinburgh Fringe show about fame and social media comes to Preston.
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