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Lancashire Fringe: Cheekykita - An Octopus, the Universe ’n’ Stuff
Lancashire Fringe: FREE performances across Lancashire!
Comedy - Theatre - Spoken Word - Dance
Cheekykita: An Octopus, the Universe ’n’ Stuff
Weds, Sept 25 (9pm)
The Ferret
60mins
Age guidance: 16+
FREE show - no tickets needed
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.
Cheekykita comes to Preston for the third time with a new show packed with same clowning and indescribable side-splitting comedy!
She boasts a reviews list longer than any other performer in the UK – and it reads like a who’s who of British comedy:
‘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
‘Brilliantly surreal and delightfully silly. Made me absolutely howl with laughter’ Ellie Taylor
‘Go see Cheekykita, mental!’' Tony Law
Reviews:
‘Hilarious, bizarre and endearing all rolled into one absolute delight of a show’ ***** Edinburgh Reviews
‘There’s a real sense of absurd originality here. It’s a weird, daft, mad chunk of comedy, a very funny, very silly, and very enjoyable work’ **** ComedyToWatch
‘It’s brilliant’ BBC Radio 4
‘Like stepping through 2001, A Space Odyssey's stargate’ Comedy.co.uk
‘Somewhere in the universe of Boosh' Chortle
‘Mancunian maverick like no one else out there’ The Alarmist
‘Like Spike Milligan on MDMA’ The List
‘Not even a show I intended to review but, after watching it, I found I had a moral obligation to do so….This act could – and should – be playing, and selling-out, big venues. I can’t wait to see her perform again. It is the silliest, maddest, funniest hour I have ever spent and it is fantastic' Fringe Review ★★★★★
‘It is one of those shows that I would describe as a work of genius without being able to pin down exactly why’ Lynne Parker, Funny Women ★★★★★
‘Like The Mighty Boosh on crack’ Broadway Baby
Lancashire Fringe: Henry Roberts - Close Enough to Touch
Lancashire Fringe: FREE performances across Lancashire!
Comedy - Theatre - Spoken Word - Dance
Henry roberts: close enough to touch
Weds Oct 02 (7.30pm)
The Ferret
75mins
Age guidance: 16+
FREE show - no tickets needed
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. He spends his days cruising men’s toilets, finding secret pleasure with strangers. But over the course of the play, his secrets start to catch up on him, his shame builds, and the people around him start to pay the price…
Henry Roberts is a queer writer and photographer originally from Lancashire now based in London. In his work, Henry explores questions of memory, identity and intimacy in an uncertain world. He was a member of the Young Vic’s 2022 cohort of young theatre-makers. His plays have reached the final 100 submissions for the Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate Award and have been long listed in the RSC’s 37 Plays project and by the Traverse Theatre.
Performed by Ross Barbour
Written by Henry Roberts
Directed by Lauren Tranter
Henry Roberts
Henry Roberts is a queer writer and photographer originally from Lancashire now based in London. In his work, Henry explores questions of memory, identity and intimacy in an uncertain world. He was a member of the Young Vic’s 2022 cohort of young theatre-makers. His plays have reached the final 100 submissions for the Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate Award and have been long listed in the RSC's 37 Plays project and by the Traverse Theatre.
Lancashire Fringe: He Said, She Said by Lydia Baines
Lancashire Fringe: FREE performances across Lancashire!
Comedy - Theatre - Spoken Word - Dance
He Said, She Said by Lydia Baines
Mon Oct 07, 2024 (7.30pm)
The Ferret
30mins
Age guidance:
FREE show - no tickets needed
It shows the development and changes in the relationship of the two characters and the consequences of his actions.
In the aftermath of a blurry night, Eve wakes up disoriented and half-dressed. Amidst the scattered remnants of the night before, she grapples with the unsettling gaps in her recollections, while James, with his own hidden agenda, tries to manage the situation. Tension mounts as Eve’s piecemeal revelations hint at a darker truth, leaving her to question everything, including James’ intentions.
This is Baines’ first original piece of work, having recently graduated from Preston College’s Actor Training Academy. In 2024, Baines was one of two Lancaster Playwriting Prize winners, funded by the Dukes Theatre in Lancaster and Lancaster University.
The play is part of the new commissions program for Lancashire Fringe Festival.
Lancashire Fringe: Jo & Dave Have Moved
Lancashire Fringe: FREE performances across Lancashire!
Comedy - Theatre - Spoken Word - Dance
Jo & Dave Have Moved
Mon Oct 07 (8.30pm)
The Ferret
60mins
Age guidance: 12+
FREE show - no tickets needed
‘Jo and Dave Have Moved’ is a play about change. Jo and Dave have recently relocated and down-sized, following their son going to university and Dave’s redundancy.
The new house is full of surprises and seems strangely familiar. After a series of odd events, Jo begins to research the history of the house. She is not prepared for what she discovers, when the past begins to reveal itself. It is a play about love, loss and new beginnings.
Lancashire Fringe: The S WERD - Spoken Word Open Mic Night
Lancashire Fringe: FREE performances across Lancashire!
Comedy - Theatre - Spoken Word - Dance
The s Werd - spoken word open mic night
Tues Oct 08 (7pm)
The Ferret
120mins
Age guidance: 12+
FREE show - no tickets needed
