Upcoming events.
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
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.
Lancashire Fringe: Jo & Dave Have Moved
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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: 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: 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.
The Adventures of the Bearded Lady
The Adventures of the Bearded Lady
Dream job, huge fanbase, and in a committed relationship with a beefy dancing bear. Everything was going right for the bearded lady, until her secret came out…
A coming of age fairytale about the bearded lady who ran away from the circus and embarked on a voyage transcending time, space and sex, her struggles to understand the societal limits on her gender and the eventual acceptance of herself as a woman.
Appropriating Leonardos from da Vinci to DiCaprio, a gender bending journey and joyful F*ck You to a world that asks people to hide or change who they are.
The show was first performed at Camden People's Theatre in 2018, and went on to Dumfries Big Burns Supper, Brighton fringe and a full run at the Edinburgh fringe with Gilded Balloon.
In January 2020, headhunted by producer Chris Dodd, the bearded lady travelled half way across the world for Perth fringe, performing in four venues, including her first circus tent (Casa Mondo, Yagan Square.
As well as the live show, the character’s autobiography is available to buy from all good bookshops. https://www.tdbeek.com/shop
Reviews:
‘Brilliantly understated comic with the punk spirit of the Sex Pistols’ ★★★★ The Scotsman
‘Tip top show’ Henning Wehn
‘Hilarious but equally thought-provoking, it’s funny and deep in the best combination’ The Brighton Blogger
'A real hidden gem... The writing has a fierce imagination and a very winning performance from van der Beek mixing, as it does comedy, singing and high drama’ Stephen Carlin
'At times enchanting, funny, joyous, and delightful, but there is also drama and stark tragedy – and just the right amount of bawdiness. Original and captivating, I highly recommend' Keith Prince
Ticket link: skiddle.com/e/35869334