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Roaming Performance Programme and Weekly Warning signpost to events in Manchester + beyond… By hÅb. #ACEsupported
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WEEKLY WARNING: read our first guide of the year to #performance in #Manchester + beyond…

DISCOVER the bizarre, beautiful, and best upcoming performance — including #FutureFlaresFestival on 21-23 Jan at @manmetuni.bsky.social feat. Pinchbeck & Smith, WilL Dickie, et al…

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WEEKLY WARNING: read our first guide of the year to #performance in #Manchester + beyond…

DISCOVER the bizarre, beautiful, and best upcoming performance — including #FutureFlaresFestival on 21-23 Jan at @manmetuni.bsky.social feat. Pinchbeck & Smith, WilL Dickie, et al…

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January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Up. My. Street.
Looking forward to this it's just up the road 👍🎯
“A JOYFUL TESTAMENT TO PEOPLE POWER” — The Guardian

#VictoriaMelody blends storytelling & stand-up in a tale of high jinks and resistance @thelowry.com on 11 FEB

Directed by @markthomasinfo.bsky.social, it celebrates the ordinary people still shaping history

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January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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Oh you lucky folk of Salford and its lesser sibling Manchester. Enjoy!
“A JOYFUL TESTAMENT TO PEOPLE POWER” — The Guardian

#VictoriaMelody blends storytelling & stand-up in a tale of high jinks and resistance @thelowry.com on 11 FEB

Directed by @markthomasinfo.bsky.social, it celebrates the ordinary people still shaping history

wordofwarning.org/current/2026/melody
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
“A JOYFUL TESTAMENT TO PEOPLE POWER” — The Guardian

#VictoriaMelody blends storytelling & stand-up in a tale of high jinks and resistance @thelowry.com on 11 FEB

Directed by @markthomasinfo.bsky.social, it celebrates the ordinary people still shaping history

wordofwarning.org/current/2026/melody
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
FINAL CALL for DANCE ARTISTS turnmcr.posthaven.com

#Turn2026 is our platform for NW England dancers and dance-makers at @contactmcr.bsky.social on 20 March

Proposal Deadline is 5pm on Friday 16 Jan

Partners: hÅb, Cheshire Dance, Contact, Project Auske. Supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A TALE OF HIGH JINKS AND RESISTANCE

see Victoria Melody’s blend of storytelling and stand-up (dir. @markthomasinfo.bsky.social) at @thelowry.com on 11 February at 8pm

★★★★ “A charming, heartwarming salute to the people who keep a community afloat” — The Stage

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January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
DANCE ARTIST OPEN CALL for #Turn2026
our platform for NW England dancers and dance-makers returns to @contactmcr.bsky.social on 20 March…

PROPOSALS via turnmcr.posthaven.com (deadline Fri 16 Jan)

PARTNERS: hÅb, Cheshire Dance, Contact, Project Auske, supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
CALLING NORTH WEST DANCE-MAKERS

we're seeking proposals from NW dancers and dance-makers for Turn 2026 at @contactmcr.bsky.social on 20 March

APPLY via turnmcr.posthaven.com (deadline Fri 16 Jan)

PARTNERS: hÅb, Cheshire Dance, Contact, Project Auske, supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Now on hiatus, Word of Warning's Performance Programme 2026 will be announced from early January
— including our next #WTFWednesday at @thelowry.com, featuring Victoria Melody (dir. Mark Thomas) on 11 Feb
— plus our next #SocialExperiment at @contactmcr.bsky.social, a #QueerContact Edition on 19 Feb
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
THANKS to all who joined us last night for #SocialExperiment
— and to the team at @contactmcr.bsky.social
— and to artists Gemma, Gin, Howard & Graham, Lydia, Matt, Tom, Yuri

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT CONTINUES next year on Thursdays 19 February (a #QueerContact Edition), 9 April, 11 June
Word of Warning: Social Experiment 2025
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November 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
JOIN US LATER TODAY for a #SocialExperiment at @contactmcr.bsky.social, 6pm-9pm

A free and informal gathering for anyone interested in Live Art and contemporary performance to meet, chat, and see artists try ideas out… This edition features seven works from 6pm.

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November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
THANK YOU — to #MalandraJacks, to their creative team, to the team at HOME, and to all who came to see #Census last week…

FEEDBACK — please tell us your thoughts if you came along by filling in our audience survey at www.illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/gnwmcx
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
WEEKLY WARNING

Discover bizarre and beautiful performance in #Manchester + beyond with our latest no-nonsense guide, including…

THIS WEEKEND's #Census, Malandra Jacks award-winning show at HOME

THURSDAY's #SocialExperiment, a free gathering for Live Art & performance at @contactmcr.bsky.social
Word of Warning — Weekly Warning
A no-nonsense weekly signpost to the bizarre, the beautiful + the best performance in Manchester + beyond… By hÅb. #ACEsupported
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November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
THEATRE THIS WEEK at #HOMEmcr

What happens when a working-class community tells its own story…

Funny, intimate, and defiant — CENSUS is #MalandraJacks award-winning celebration of communities rarely seen on stage | Thu 7.45pm | Fri 7.45 | Sat 2.15+7.45

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Census Trailer
YouTube video by Malandra Jacks
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November 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
WEEKLY WARNING — discover the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance to watch in #Manchester + beyond with our no-nonsense guide

INCLUDING NEXT WEEK
> the award-winning 'Census' by Malandra Jacks at HOME
> and 'Perfect Show for Rachel' at @contactmcr.bsky.social with SICK!
Word of Warning — Weekly Warning
A no-nonsense weekly signpost to the bizarre, the beautiful + the best performance in Manchester + beyond… By hÅb. #ACEsupported
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November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
THANK YOU to Hetain Patel, the team at @thelowry.com, and all who came to see 'Mathroo Basha' last night…

Please tell us your thoughts if you came along by filling in our audience survey at www.illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/gnwmcx

Image by Foteini Christofilopoulou.
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
WEDNESDAY DANCE at @thelowry.com

Acclaimed visual artist and filmmaker #HetainPatel uses movement and audio interviews to explore generational change across his Brit-Gujarati family in #MathrooBasha (Mother Tongue in Gujarati) on 12 November, 8pm.

find out more wordofwarning.org/current/2025/patel
Mathroo Basha Trailer
YouTube video by Fabric
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November 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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You can apply to this funding now, or if you would prefer, you can wait for the next round of Developing Your Creative Practice next April.

Take a look at the information on our website to learn more about this temporary change, and why we’ve made it 👇

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DYCP change: New Research and Development funding in National Lottery Project Grants
All the information you need about the changes to Developing Your Creative Practice and National Lottery Project Grants
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October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Funding update:

We’re pausing the next round of Developing Your Creative Practice until April 2026.

In the meantime, in its place, we’re launching £7.5 million of R&D Funding for individuals, as part of our National Lottery Project Grants programme.
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
NOVEMBER wordofwarning.org/current/2025

12th #MathrooBasha
Hetain Patel’s moving exploration of generational change
@thelowry.com

20th–22nd #Census
Malandra Jacks’ love letter to working-class communities
HOME

27th #SocialExperiment
A gathering for live art and performance
@contactmcr.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Are you a live artist or practitioner eager to explore how and why you make?

Applications for Do It Together are now open!

tinyurl.com/49ce24w4

⏰Deadline to apply: Wednesday 12 November, 5pm

#DIT2026
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Had so many transformational experiences being part of previous editions of this, can’t recommend it enough.

Live Art peeps 👀
Are you a live artist or practitioner eager to explore how and why you make?

Applications for Do It Together are now open!

tinyurl.com/49ce24w4

⏰Deadline to apply: Wednesday 12 November, 5pm

#DIT2026
October 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
WEEKLY WARNING

discover new #performance to watch in #Manchester and the wider #north in our latest #guide to upcoming shows and events…
Word of Warning — Weekly Warning
A no-nonsense weekly signpost to the bizarre, the beautiful + the best performance in Manchester + beyond… By hÅb. #ACEsupported
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October 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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1/ Yesterday it was my delight to perform as part of Emergency 25 at Contact Theatre in Manchester - a brilliant day of contemporary performance art. My huge thanks go to Jeff Kew for his brilliant videos documenting the “Hate Dress” which were screened as part of my performances.
September 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
THANK YOU to our #Emergency25 audience, artists, team, and all at @contactmcr.bsky.social

PLEASE TELL US your thoughts if you came along by filling in our survey at illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/gnwmcx

OUR PROGRAMME continues in November with Hetain Patel / Malandra Jacks / a Social Experiment
September 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM