Theatre

ExtraOrdinary

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 8 at 18:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

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MAY 28 at 21:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

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Can you ever be Extra if you've only ever been Ordinary? What happens when you've been quiet for so long that you don't even know what your real voice sounds like? Elaine has spent too long being seen and not heard, and sometimes barely that. We meet Elaine stuck in a rut of a toxic relationship, and losing herself in the noise of the world around her. Straight-laced and a sucker for rules, she yearns for something more. Find out what happens when she meets the effervescent Clementine. Can she break familial cycles and ensure she finds her own voice? **Trigger Warnings** menti...

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Flesh and Bone

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The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 26 at 18:45 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

Missing people from the 1960s/70s inter-communal Cypriot conflict are returning as zombies, disrupting borders and creating havoc, but not for Muppet-Joker. He's more concerned about how moving to Cyprus has landed him with emo siblings, Sage and Milton, divided by religious trauma, and their leader, Athena, who thinks she is a vampire spiritually connected to Gerard Way. Combining a real Tumblr drama with the fiery question of how we can move forward from silent tragedies, Flesh and Bone explores the intersection of the internet's hyper-individualist culture alongside collective violence....

Theatre

Gerry Carroll - Young

Theatre

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 at 12:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £4

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An Ordinary Man, A Hero of the Land of the Young. A solo clown odyssey written and performed by Gerry Carroll (age 73 and not slowing down). Long ago, the warrior-poet Oisín rode off with the golden-haired Niamh to Tír na nÓg – the Land of the Young, where time stands still. Three hundred years later he came home... and instantly turned into a wrinkly old man. Gerry has a soul-crushing office job, discovers clown and comedy, and explores what it’s like when you slowly turn into a wrinkly old man. What happens when we leave the Land of the Young? In this joyous and unexpectedly moving hou...

Theatre

Home for Boys

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The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 3-4 at 12:15 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

MAY 3 at 13:30 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

MAY 4 at 14:45 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

Canadian author Robin Taylor Wright has teamed up with Birmingham artists to create a 'translated' piece about young boys growing up in the 'system' in 1996. Randall and PJ enjoy a steady relationship, despite the power imbalance, until newcomer Casey changes the dynamic. PJ looks up to Casey, but Randall is instantly jealous. With PJ's birthday looming, the young men reconcile their own reasons for being there, as well as learn to live in a 'forced brotherhood' situation. ...

Theatre

Natter

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 11-12, 14 at 18:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £10

Book Tickets

Natter is an award-winning comedy set in 1980s Salford - following the trials and tribulations of Helen and Linda, two "old women" who spend their time grappling with useless husbands, a homosexual son and, most importantly, what's on telly! (* Helen & Linda may, or may not, be played by two gay men in frocks!) Winning Best Comedy at Manchester Fringe 2024. Natter is written by, and stars, award-winning artist, Joe Henry-Evans (Best Newcomer, Manchester Fringe 2021) alongside John Thacker, and directed by Qweerdog's artistic director, Stewart Campbell (Canal Street Lonely Hearts Club, Hope...

Theatre

Waiting for Texto!

Theatre

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 21 at 20:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £7

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Waiting for Texto is an electrifying interactive comedy play that captures the raw, universal experience of waiting for a response to your carefully crafted WhatsApp message. Through humour and technology, it explores the frustration of not getting a reply after an unforgettable night. Described as Bridget Jones meets Baby Reindeer, the play offers a fresh, hilarious take on the trials of modern dating, perfect for anyone who's struggled with love and texting in the digital age. If men are such visual creatures, why can't they see my texts?! A hilarious show which really distinguishes itsel...

Theatre

Wheel of Failure

Theatre

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 15 at 18:45 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 16 at 16:30 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 17 at 20:15 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

A washed-up game-show host’s big break died in a lawsuit, his wife left, his kids hate him, and now he’s clinging to one last shot at redemption. With only his ten-year-old indentured sidekick, Orphan, and a cardboard cutout of his ex-wife, he runs a disastrously homemade game show featuring gems like Whose Drink Is Mine and Wheel of Shit From My House. Created by real-life father/son duo William and Jimmy Kontos, it’s an interactive comedy where no matter how many points you score… it still all adds up to failure. ...