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Catch 22 Years at Lancashire Fringe Festival
Lancashire Fringe Festival is over the bloody moon to have award-winning actress and comedienne Katie O’Brien perform her provocative one-woman show Catch 22 Years in Preston. The show, happening on Friday, May 17, is a hugely alternative take on well-established taboo tales of addiction, challenging perceptions of recovery. And I’m delighted that it will take…
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Louise Fazackerley to launch Lancashire Fringe Festival
Louise Fazackerley will launch Lancashire Fringe Festival on Wednesday, May 15, at Vinyl Tap in Preston. The brilliant spoken-word performer debuts new show The Secret at the festival. Louise, who has supported the godfather of punk poetry John Cooper Clarke, last played in Preston to a sell-out crowd of over 80 people. The pop poet…
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Lancashire Fringe Festival 2019 (Preston May 15-24)
It’s taken a while to get this far – and the worst bit has been having to turn down some of my favourite people and performers because I couldn’t find them a venue. I was working had on this until last night. But some other brilliant shows have squeezed their way into the festival, not…
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Hollie McNish at the Harris Museum, Preston
Over 80 people came to the sold-out Hollie McNish event at the Harris Museum in Preston. Absolutely delighted that she agreed to come, and that the Harris agred to host the show. Her tour continues across the UK.
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Blackpool, What a Sh!t Place To Die
Sensational night, sensational performance by Mark Newsome. We were so proud to put on this play, written by Phil Pearson and based on Mark’s life. Hugely positive feedback. The event was a sell-out at the Stanley Arms. Follow he show on Twitter: @blackpoolWASPTD
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Women Who Wank – first tour dates announced
We’re delighted to be working with exceptional performer Joanne Tremarco. And her first two performances of women Who Wank – her acclaimed hit show – are in Preston and Blackpool. This improvsied show, full of tender moments and outrageous comedy, was word-of-mouth hit at Edinburgh Fringe. I was blown away when I saw it and…
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Photos: Matt Abbott at Vinyl Tap (Preston Feb 13, 2019)
All photos by Garry Cook. Images inlcude the after show Q&A. Matt Abbott’s website is here.
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Can we talk about performance poetry?
Performance poetry, or spoken word as some people call it, is a very popular type of live theatre. It’s like a cross-over experience – part theatre, part rock gig. That’s the best way I can describe the feeling of being in the audience. It’s an exhilarating, captivating and moving experience. Anyone who has seen a…
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