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

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)

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

8pm TONIGHT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 wordofwarning.org/current/2026/melody

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

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

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

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

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. wordofwarning.org/socialexperiment

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

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

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 wordofwarning.org/current/2025/malandrajacks

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!

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.

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

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 👇 buff.ly/AYO3QFu

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.

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

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

Had so many transformational experiences being part of previous editions of this, can’t recommend it enough. Live Art peeps 👀

WEEKLY WARNING discover new #performance to watch in #Manchester and the wider #north in our latest #guide to upcoming shows and events…

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.

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

WEEKLY WARNING discover new #performance to watch in #Manchester and the wider north in our latest guide to upcoming shows and events… including SATURDAY's #Emergency25 at @contactmcr.bsky.social…

WEEKLY WARNING discover new #performance to watch in #Manchester and the wider north in our latest guide to upcoming shows and events… including November's return of #Census by Malandra Jacks…

WEEKLY WARNING discover new #performance to watch in #Manchester + beyond… includes advance notice of #HetainPatel at @thelowry.com on 12 November, on sale today… wordofwarning.posthaven.com

#Emergency25 takes over @contactmcr.bsky.social on Saturday 27 September from Noon to 10pm — with an Afternoon of installations, interventions, limited capacity works — followed by an Evening full of short shows from 4pm — including the return of special guests, Action Hero 🔗 emergencymcr.org

Funding update: NLPG Under £30k begins a phased reopening from tomorrow, opening to all applicants from Mon 22 Sept. NLPG £30k – £100k will open by Tues 30 Sept. Our CEO @henleydarren.bsky.social answers some key questions about what to expect. Read now: buff.ly/TwLSrXG

WEEKLY WARNING discover new #performance to watch in #Manchester and the wider #north in our latest guide to upcoming shows and events…

AUTUMN PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME wordofwarning.org/current/2025 #Emergency25 a day out for the curious at @contactmcr.bsky.social on Saturday 27 September from Noon to 10pm #SocialExperiment an informal gathering at Contact on Thursday 27 November from 6pm to 9pm + two further events to be announced…

New blog from our CEO @henleydarren.bsky.social 📝 Darren shares updates on our grant-making systems and provides further news on timings for National Lottery Project Grants and Developing your Creative Practice: buff.ly/LVCl6FP

I'm excited to be performing with the "Hate Dress" as part of 'Emergency 25' at @contactmcr.bsky.social on Sat 27th Sept 'Emergency 25' is Manchester’s 25th micro-marathon of the bizarre, the bold, and the beautiful @warnmcr.bsky.social More info here: wordofwarning.org/current/2025...

A DAY OUT FOR THE CURIOUS, #Emergency25 takes over @contactmcr.bsky.social on Sat 27 Sep. emergencymcr.org ARTISTS Action Hero Alexis Maxwell Burt Turdgirth & special guests ClusterFlux Collective Dongting Huang Elana Binysh Faye Yan GOWD Kellie Colbert & Deborah Newton Kris Canavan Leon Clowes &…

WEEKLY WARNING: discover new #performance to watch in #Manchester & beyond… 🚨 includes advance notice of our 25th Emergency (probably England’s longest-running #LiveArt event) taking over @contactmcr.bsky.social on Saturday 27 September…

Latest update on our grant management systems: Our CEO, Darren Henley, answers your key questions in this Q&A blog post: buff.ly/f4TybD1

Grant management system update: Today we are sharing important updates on: - how to request payments - getting access support with your application - the new opening dates for Incentivising Touring and Supporting Grassroots Music www.artscouncil.org.uk/applying-fun...

⏸️ PAUSE — our performance programme is on hiatus, we'll announce our autumn plans later in August 🟥 EMERGENCY 25 — thank you to all who proposed, we'll be in touch w/ artists by 1 September ⚠️ WEEKLY WARNING — discover new performance to watch in Manchester & beyond via wordofwarning.posthaven.com

FINAL ARTIST CALL for EMERGENCY 25, our 25th annual platform for #liveart & contemporary #performance → emergencymcr.posthaven.com *Probably* England’s longest-running Live Art event, #Emergency25 will take over @contactmcr.bsky.social on Saturday 27 Sep… PROPOSAL DEADLINE 5pm this Friday (8 Aug)

We are very sorry for the disruption this causes, and we are working as quickly as we can to accept applications again. Please see more info here: buff.ly/8gdTBxY (3/3)