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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

THANK YOU to our #Emergency26 audiences, artists, team, and all at @contactmcr.bsky.social Please tell us your thoughts if you came along via our #audiencesurvey at illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/gnwmcx Our Performance Programme 2026 continues in November w/ Egan & Pinchbeck and a Social Experiment

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

TODAY's #Emergency26 is a day out for the curious at @contactmcr.bsky.social — experience up to 26 live works from Noon to 10pm *Probably* England’s longest-running #liveart event… Emergency 26 is Manchester's 26th micro-marathon of the bizarre, the bold, and the beautiful. 🔗 emergencymcr.org

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in Manchester + beyond… OUR 25 SEPTEMBER EDITION INCLUDES → AND Festival 2026 in #Barnsley (25-27 Sep) → Emergency 26 at @contactmcr.bsky.social #Manchester (Sat 26 Sep) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in Manchester + beyond… OUR 18 SEPTEMBER EDITION INCLUDES → AND Festival 2026 in #Barnsley (25-27 Sep) → Emergency 26 at @contactmcr.bsky.social #Manchester (Sat 26 Sep) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NEXT SATURDAY's #Emergency26 takes over @contactmcr.bsky.social from Noon to 10pm SEE MANCHESTER's 26th micro-marathon of the bizarre, the bold, and the beautiful — with some 26 works spanning #liveart, #contemporaryperformance, installations, interventions — on 26th September 🔗 emergencymcr.org

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in Manchester + beyond… OUR 11 SEPTEMBER EDITION INCLUDES → #PhysicalFest2026 at @unitytheatre.bsky.social #Liverpool (11-12 Sep) → #Emergency26 at @contactmcr.bsky.social (26 Sep) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in Manchester + beyond… OUR 4 SEPTEMBER EDITION INCLUDES → #FestivalofDissent in #Lancaster (Sat 5 Sep) → #PhysicalFest2026 at @unitytheatre.bsky.social #Liverpool (7-12 Sep) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A DAY OUT FOR THE CURIOUS #Emergency26 takes over @contactmcr.bsky.social on 26th September: a micro-marathon of the bizarre, the bold, the beautiful… 🔗 emergencymcr.org *Probably* England’s longest-running Live Art event, Emergency is MCR’s annual platform for #liveart & #contemporaryperformance

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

‪FINAL ARTIST CALL for #Emergency26 *Probably* England’s longest-running #liveart event… The 26th edition of our annual platform for Live Art & contemporary performance takes over @contactmcr.bsky.social on 26 September… 🔗 emergencymcr.posthaven.com 🔴 PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 5pm this Friday, 7 August

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🙏 THANK YOU to our #Haphazard artists, audiences, team, and all at @zarts.bsky.social 💬 Please tell us your thoughts if you came along via our audience survey illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/rnqbgk ✳️ 2026 continues with Emergency: a day out for the curious at @contactmcr.bsky.social on 26 September…

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… OUR 10 JULY EDITION INCLUDES → #AgelessFestival, @yorkshiredance.bsky.social 10+11 July → #Haphazard2026, @zarts.bsky.social 11 July → the @gmfringe.bsky.social 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… OUR 3 JULY EDITION INCLUDES → #Didsbury Arts Festival until Sunday 5 July → #Haphazard2026 at @zarts.bsky.social on Saturday 11 July 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… OUR 26 JUNE EDITION INCLUDES → #Didsbury Arts Festival from 27 June to 5 July → #Haphazard2026 at @zarts.bsky.social on Saturday 11 July 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… OUR 19 JUNE EDITION INCLUDES #Didsbury Arts Festival from 27 June to 5 July 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… OUR 12 JUNE EDITION INCLUDES: → #Census by @malandra-jacks.bsky.social in Wythenshawe (13 June) AND Moston (18 June) → Didsbury Arts Festival (from 27 June) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… OUR 29 MAY EDITION INCLUDES → #evileyes by n:u (melissandre varin) at @contactmcr.bsky.social (29 May) → @sickproductions.bsky.social at Contact (29–30 May) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES → @sickproductions.bsky.social at @contactmcr.bsky.social + @thelowry.com (27–30 May) → evil eyes by n:u (melissandre varin) at Contact (28–29 May) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

ENCOUNTER NEW PERFORMANCE with n:u (melissandre varin) next week @contactmcr.bsky.social An experiment with ancient cosmologies… A powerful performance-ritual… An invitation to enter… 🧿 #evileyes 📅 28 MAY 7.30pm / 29 MAY 6.30pm 🔗 worksahead.org 🎟️ Pay What You Can: £10/£5/£2 (book via Contact)

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES → @sickproductions.bsky.social at @contactmcr.bsky.social + @thelowry.com (27–29 May) → #evileyes by n:u (melissandre varin) at Contact (28–29 May) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🧿 evil eyes 🧿 a performance-ritual from n:u (melissandre varin) at @contactmcr.bsky.social 📅 28 MAY, 7.30pm / 29 MAY, 6.30pm 🔗 worksahead.org 🎟️ Pay What You Can: £10/£5/£2

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

LIVE ART LATER THIS MONTH 🧿 #evileyes is a new work-in-development at @contactmcr.bsky.social from n:u (melissandre varin) that directly confronts the power dynamics embedded in gaze… 28 MAY, 7.30pm 29 MAY, 6.30pm 🔗 worksahead.org 🎟️ Pay What You Can: £10/£5/£2

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

WEEKLY WARNING read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best new #performance in #Manchester + beyond… 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES → Mr Blackpool by @hclaytonwright.bsky.social on Saturday @thelowry.com (2 May) → #Liverpool City Region's @leapdancefestival.bsky.social (to 9 May) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

CALLING LIVE ARTISTS: we’re seeking engaging, playful, quirky ideas with @zarts.bsky.social for #Haphazard2026 — a free afternoon of Live Art for all ages on 11 July 🔗 haphazard.posthaven.com ✴️ PROPOSAL DEADLINE: Fri 8 May, 5pm 📷 from Haphazard 2025: Puppetfingers, Shannon Mulvey, Madame Zucchini

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

THEATRICAL EXTRAVAGANZA 🗼 see @hclaytonwright.bsky.social's new show #MrBlackpool on Saturday night, 8pm at @thelowry.com 🎟️ tickets.thelowry.com

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Mr Blackpool by Harry Clayton-Wright (Show Trailer)

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES → #Liverpool City Region's Leap Dance Festival (24 Apr - 9 May) → Mr Blackpool by @hclaytonwright.bsky.social at @thelowry.com next Saturday (2 May) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read today’s guide to the bizarre, beautiful + best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES → Fixing by Matt Miller at @thelowry.com tonight (10 April) → Census by @malandra-jacks.bsky.social in Nelson next Saturday (18 April) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read our no-nonsense guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES → Victoria Melody at The Old Courts #Wigan (29 March) → @malandra-jacks.bsky.social at Wortley Hall w/ @manifestopress.bsky.social (7 April) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read our no-nonsense guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #manchester + beyond… INCLUDES Turn 2026's night of new #dance at @contactmcr.bsky.social (tonight, Friday 20 March) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: discover the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in Manchester + beyond… 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com INCLUDES TWO DANCE EVENTS — RNS Moves w/ @candocodance.bsky.social at @rncmlive.bsky.social (17 Mar) — Turn 2026's night of new #dance at @contactmcr.bsky.social (20 Mar)

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

HIGHLIGHTING NORTH WEST DANCE — see #Turn2026 at @contactmcr.bsky.social on 20 March, a night of new #dance ft nine short works from 7pm… Alice Robinson Moves Blood Bones Jones Clara Selberg (📷) Emmy Jax & Sophia Egan Hui-Hsin Lu Joseph Adamson Joseph Lau & friends printerror Sap Dance turnmcr.org

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: discover the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in Manchester + beyond… 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com INCLUDES — Census by @malandra-jacks.bsky.social at Shakespeare North Playhouse (12+13 March) — Turn 2026's night of new #dance at @contactmcr.bsky.social (20 March)

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Oldham Coliseum Theatre @oldhamcoliseum.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🚨FINAL CALL FOR CENSUS🚨 Funny, intimate and defiant, Census is a love letter to working-class communities told through real voices. Last tickets available — book now before they're gone. 📅 Thursday 5 March 📍 Billingtons Oldham, 3 Ascroft Street, Oldham OL1 1HY coliseum.org.uk/whats-on/cen...

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

A NIGHT OF NEW DANCE — join us for #Turn2026 at @contactmcr.bsky.social on Friday 20 March turnmcr.org SEE NINE SHORT DANCE-WORKS by NW artists… Alice Robinson Moves Blood Bones Jones Clara Selberg (📷) Emmy Jax & Sophia Egan Hui-Hsin Lu Joseph Adamson Joseph Lau & friends printerror Sap Dance

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: our no-nonsense guide to the bizarre, beautiful, and best performance in Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES — imitating the dog‘s War of the Worlds at @liveveryplay.bsky.social (4-7 Mar) — Malandra Jacks at Billingtons w/ @oldhamcoliseum.bsky.social (5 Mar) 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: discover the bizarre, beautiful, and best performance in Manchester + beyond… 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com INCLUDES — Census by Malandra Jacks at @storyhouselive.bsky.social, Chester (23 Feb) — imitating the dog‘s War of the Worlds at @thelowry.com (25-28 Feb)

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

JOIN US THURSDAY EVENING at @contactmcr.bsky.social for #SocialExperiment: #QueerContact Edition A FREE, INFORMAL GATHERING for anyone interested in Live Art and contemporary performance — to meet, chat, and see artists try ideas out FEATURES SEVEN WORKS from 6pm wordofwarning.org/socialexperiment

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: discover the bizarre, beautiful, and best performance in Manchester + beyond… 🔗 wordofwarning.posthaven.com INCLUDES — Social Experiment and more events during Queer @contactmcr.bsky.social (13-21 Feb) — Imitating the dog‘s War of the Worlds at The Dukes, Lancaster (18-21 Feb)

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

THANK YOU to Victoria Melody, the Lowry team, and all who came to see her on Wednesday night… Please tell us your thoughts if you came along by filling in our audience survey at www.illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/gnwmcx @markthomasinfo.bsky.social @thelowry.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

WEDNESDAY at @thelowry.com VICTORIA MELODY blends storytelling and stand-up in a tale of high jinks and resistance directed by @markthomasinfo.bsky.social Past and present collide in a celebration of the ordinary people still shaping history 🔗 wordofwarning.org/current/2026/melody 📷 Matt Stronge

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

WEEKLY WARNING read our no-nonsense signpost to discover the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES Victoria Melody dir. by @markthomasinfo.bsky.social at @thelowry.com (11 Feb) the return of Queer @contactmcr.bsky.social (12-21 Feb) wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read our no-nonsense signpost to discover the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… INCLUDES: Adam York Gregory & Gillian Jane Lees at Lancaster Arts (31 Jan) Company Chameleon at HOME (6 Feb) Victoria Melody at Lowry (11 Feb) wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

WEEKLY WARNING: read our no-nonsense signpost to discover the bizarre, beautiful, and best #performance in #Manchester + beyond… NEXT WEEK includes HOME x Malandra Jacks (28-31 Jan) and Adam York Gregory & Gillian Jane Lees at Lancaster Arts (31 Jan daytime) wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

NEXT MONTH at @thelowry.com directed by @markthomasinfo.bsky.social, Victoria Melody celebrates the ordinary people still shaping history in a blend of #storytelling and stand-up… watch past and present collide in a tale of high jinks and resistance on 11 FEB wordofwarning.org/current/2026/melody

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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… wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Up. My. Street. Looking forward to this it's just up the road 👍🎯

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Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Oh you lucky folk of Salford and its lesser sibling Manchester. Enjoy!

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