Elaine Stapleton

http://www.insightphotography.co.uk/

An Evening of Theatre
Thursday 22nd July, 6pm & 8pm

Justice - A new play by Alfred Howard

You have done nothing wrong. The police take you away and imprison you. They say you will get a fair trial, but the outcome has more to do with the skill of a lawyer than the facts of the case. The trial is a contest between barristers not a search for truth.

An untrained group of 12 people hold your life in their hands. They are supposed to take only the facts into account, but in truth, they are just as likely to be swayed by rhetoric and emotion.

This is not fiction. We call it Justice.

Sweet and Twenty by Floyd Dell

This beutiful little comedy demonstrates how simplicty in theatre can be used to great effect. Now almost lost in time, this play was originally performed by the historic Provincetown Players, New York City, in 1918.

The Provincetown Players was a group of writers and artists who, at the early part of the 20th Century, wanted to see a change in American theatre and created a company committed to producing new plays by exclusively American playwrights. Their efforts launched the careers of Eugene O'Neill and Susan Glaspell.

Floyd Dell was a best-selling author. He was a life-long poet and the author of a hit Broadway play, Little Accident (1928). His influence can be seen in the work of many 20th century American writers.

Tickets: £6 (£4.50)

To book email your name, telephone number, number of tickets, and required performance to: binfo@alfiehoward.com

Wed 9 Jun 2010 - Sat 12 Jun 2010 @ 7:45pm

Fadil Ademi

Alexandra G

http://www.alexandra-g.com/

Pussy Whipped : Queer Punk Grrrl Electro Band nights to change and destroy Canal Street! These are QUEER nights, not GAY nights, to give a platform to amazing queer and female artists and others who fit the ethos.

The third Pussy Whipped is upon us my dears! Your three bands of fun, excitement and revolution are : Ethical Debating Society (amazing energetic riot grrrl from London), Noisy Pig (Weird and fun queer europop from Berlin) and Help Stamp Out Loneliness (Beautiful jangly indiepop from Manchester). As usual, Trash-O-Rama DJ's will bring their delightful punk rock, riot grrrl and cult movie tunes for your booty-shaking pleasure. This one will be a very special and diverse night - do not miss!

£4/3 Entry

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115342555146617&ref=mf

Deborah Walsh

http://www.diva-art.moonfruit.com/

Saturday 10th April

A fusion of two of the finest acoustic female singer-songwriters in town.

Heather Peace (well-known for her leading roles in Ultimate Force, London's Burning and the upcoming BBC TV series, Lip Service) performs a range of soulful, intimate, laidback acoustic tunes.  
www.heatherpeace.com

Claire Mooney, a regular on BBC radio is celebrating 21 years since the release of her first album. Claire performs a blend of passionate, political and playful songs. www.clairemooney.co.uk

Join us for a performance not to be missed!!

Tickets for the 10th April are available from Quaytickets £8.50/£6.50 concessions.

Book  on 0843 2080500 or go to www.quaytickets.com

Saturday, April 17, 2010

OCD
O.C.D. are a three piece band from Bolton. They are made up of Cam Maunder, Kurt Maunder and their older brother Jack Birch. Cam (vocals, bass) and Kurt (guitar, b/vocals) are 16 year old identical twins. And Jack (drums) is 17 years old.                         

JONI FULLER- MIBI AWARD WINNER , TOURED WITH PHIL COLLINS AND CURRENTLY PLAYLISTED ON BBC RADIO LANCASHIRE'One young singer who’s about to hit the big time’ (BBC Breakfast TV)

An 'Inspirational Teenager' (The Independent)

"I've seen thousands of kids and she's special... a star in the making" (Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan - Oasis)

JESS KERSHAW-  'Up next was a young Jess Kershaw, with a selection of gentle acoustic ballads much in the tradition of revered old folk storytelling by artists such as Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins and more recently Dawn Landes.Her own material was certainly of more interest than her cover of the overplayed, over-rated 'Use Somebody' by Kings Of Leon'
Johnny Smith BBC

Thu 22 Apr 2010 - Sat 24 Apr 2010

Following the success of ‘The Benefit of Time & Seconds Out’ Northwest based Organised Chaos Productions present another piece of new writing – ‘Afternoon Tea’
 
What can go wrong over afternoon tea? Lots, actually!

William and Abigail are on a 'saucy' weekend away, where each others 'true colours' are appearing. Abigail is hoping for wedding bells, little does she know that it's the furthest thing from William's mind.

Whether they are discussing themselves, or most likely other people, Jean and Poppy love to gossip, put the world to rights and really just have a good old moan. While they are drinking and dunking their rich teas something sinister is happening in one of their homes and jean is about to find out who's been watching her... and it isn't the cat!

'Afternoon Tea' is written by Lindsay Kernahan

http://www.organisedchaosproductions.co.uk

"If they can produce this standard of work on their first outing they're definitely worth watching in the future."  Manchester Confidential

Tickets £7.00

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

Rod Priestley

Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:45pm - 11:15pm

Marry Another, Katy Lied, Lisa-Marie Glover and Jinski

KATY LIED, a fantastic band who BOB HARRIS and Radio 2 playlisted and raved about.
Can it really be almost a year since the unforgettable hook and insistent jangle of Katy Lied's debut single "Late Arrival" became a feature of the BBC Radio 2 airwaves, propelling the album of the same name to national attention and garnering across the board praise from audiences and critics alike?


LISA MARIE GLOVER-Lisa Marie Glover - Tea in the Sky 4/5
Reviewed by Rick Underwood - Liverpool Echo

Wow! What a voice! Lisa-Marie is something special. Really special.

Her voice effortlessly swoops from the highest to the lowest, with the honey sweet tone and an emotional quality that gently draws you under her melodious spell.
Lisa-Marie Glover is simply spectacular. She should be the one people are compared to, but if we want comparisons, she sounds a little like Joni Mitchell, a little like KD Lang, and the complex clever harmonies remind me a little of The Roches.
She is folky, bluesy, and jazzy, but most of all, she is herself, and that is pretty marvellous!
You can't help but listen closely to the thoughtful, heartfelt words of her beautifully constructed songs on 'Tea in the Sky'. There's nothing safe or wishy washy in there. She tells it how it is, with a light touch that warms and cheers, as her lovely music enchants. Particularly good are 'Somewhere by the Sea' and 'Poor Baby.'
How fortunate we are to have her right here on our doorstep!
Do yourself a huge favour, and get out to her local gigs, before she is inevitably whisked away into her life as a global superstar!

Lisa-Marie Glover is pure gold, and 'Tea in the Sky' simply shines with her special brand of magic.


JINKSI-

Steve Jinski has dipped his toes into many musical pools including acoustic roots, folk, pop, country and all those bits that sound a bit like acoustic roots, folk, pop and country, but the fact that always remains the same is his uncanny knack of coming up with nailed-on, brilliant tunes.


His new album, Hurry Home, features ex-Prefab Sprout member, Wendy Smith, on backing vocals and consists of a collection of carefully crafted and beautifully sculptured songs which delve into the heartland of acoustic roots with themes inspired by the trials and tribulations of everyday life.

MARRY ANOTHER- Prestwich based band who have made an impressive debut recently."The bass is solid and the vocals are delivered well. Harmonies are great. Track has a good chorus and hook distinct from the verse and giving the melody a good sound"

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Andrew Gilmore

Gilmore is an artist and writer based in Manchester. His work has appeared in magazines such as Bizarre and Artists and Illustrators. He has worked with bands and his fine art work has been hung in galleries across the country. The writing has taken the form of a novel, a children’s picture book and numerous short stories.

Recently he finished, after two years, his conceptual eBay work.

www.stylusbarbed.com

Feb 3rd -6th

North West based Organised Chaos Productions present a double bill of new writing.

"Seconds Out" is written by Helen East: Al has had his time in the limelight as a boxer and is now training the boxers of the future; he can't wait for his young protégé, Danny, to battle it out at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Danny is enjoying the fame and adulation but has decided he doesn't want to go. Can anyone "win" in this battle of wills? Set in real time in an inner-city gym, the play asks the question how far would you go for someone you love?

"The Benefit of Time" is written by Terri-Ann Brumby: Debbie Green is dull. Debbie Green is plain. Debbie Green works in Human Resources. Donald Cruickshank her hypnotist is desperate for celebrity. Can Debbie's colourful "previous life" reshape her mundane existence? "You are currently in a dormant life. Which means you are a very old soul that has had many traumatic or extraordinary existences. That's why you're boring." A triumph over adversity story, with past life regression, royalty, personnel procedure, cunning, crime, birth, death and filth! Don't be a loser be a Tudor.

www.organisedchaosproductions.co.uk

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

15th & 16th Feb @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm

‘Kiss my Heart’ shares with you stories about those secret, beautiful, heartbreaking, unconditional, platonic, unrequited, surprising and silent loves...

It’s Valentine’s Day… lets fill the day full of love! Just you, me and a little pink tent will experience a tale of love shared just for you. Performances can be booked, one slot per person through www.kissmyheart.co.uk. You can come along and just enjoy the exhibition, experience a performance of someone else’s tale of love… and maybe even anonymously share one of your own.

Exhibition free. £2 per story.

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

Photographs by Sue Langford
Sunday 3 - Sunday 31 January

The next work to adorn the walls of Taurus on Canal Street is a collection of photographs by Manchester-based Sue Langford, which will be displayed throughout January.
A keen amateur, Sue's work shows her love of the great outdoors and her natural eye enables her to see the opportunity in an unusual angle. The "jokey oak" - a simple image of an oddly shaped oak tree on the approach to Mam Tor near Edale - demonstrates this perfectly: "I made my way down the slope to a point where I had a clean line of horizon behind the tree. I had to lie on the floor to get it but I think the picture was worth the odd looks I got!"

Sue is showing a selection of images from 2009: Ibiza, Wales and Italy all feature; the Umbrian landscapes were taken on an olive-picking holiday with British Trust for Conservation Volunteers in November. About a metre wide, the largest landscape was taken from the olive groves at Villa Pianciani near Spoleto, but - while landscapes do feature - Sue is quite relaxed about her subject matter: she says "I very rarely go out to take a photograph. I tend to just go for a walk and take my camera with me in case I see something while I'm out." The results tend to be quite striking and often feature a stunning blue sky: if that's not something to go and look at in January, I don't know what is!

All of the images are for sale with a limited print run. To contact Sue, email her at:

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

A VARIETY OF WORKS IN ACRYLICS
by Ernesto Thompson.

Ernesto’s family were one of the first Manchester families to emigrate to Australia under the ‘£10.00 Scheme’ back in the 1950’s.  He saw first hand the emerging world of New South Wales, and so began his love of the sea. At 14 he lived a life far removed from the ones his friends were living in Reddish in Stockport.
Returning to UK in the 1959 he met and married his wife Sheila and after a short time as a signal man for British Rail he became one of the first police constables in the newly formed ‘Manchester Smithfield Market Police.’

After reaching the status of Chief Inspector for the Market Police, and after taking early retirement Ernesto, was diagnosed in 2005 with prostate cancer.
It was during his recovery that Ernesto and Sheila bought a house in Fuertaventura and Ernesto could further his love of painting . They now enjoy winters under the Canarian sun, where he spends his time on his commission work and their summers in the North West of England again completing commissions for his UK clients.

For more information contact Ernesto’s Publicist, Lorraine Worsley
Countess Publicists Ltd. Email Lorraine@lorraineworsley.co.uk
Tel.  07970 744 363

Ivor Sexton

This exhibition is of a limited edition set of prints entitled "Urban Angels" My work is inspired by various sources...the things I see, read or hear. This set of images are inspired by a comment a friend once said. "Wouldn't it be great if there was someone out there watching over us".

I am currently working closely with Park Gallery in Glasgow who are representing me at this time. I also have work displayed at the gallery. 

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

All at Sea by Gemma Parker

Taking its cue from nautical slang and its everyday use, All At Sea is a collection of paintings illustrating well known phrases while influenced by traditional sailor tattoos styles and pin ups.

The work takes the viewer on a romantic and melancholic journey featuring lost loves, cruel sirens and shipwrecked sailors.

Using both acrylics and water colours the paintings bridge classic sailor tattoo style with a wistful and dreamy narrative inviting the viewer to embrace the call of the sea with all its beauty and perils.

Gemma Parker is a fine artist who specialises in the celebration of femininity and the theatrical.

She has exhibited across the UK including ‘Ooh La La’, Britain’s first burlesque inspired art show in Nottingham and been artist in residence for the Sunderland Council art project, ‘What do you think you’re looking at…The Sunniside of burlesque’. She also takes private commissions, to find out more go to: www.gemmaparker.co.uk

Gemma is also one half of the burlesque double act The Chantilly Belles who were short listed for the best new talent award at the Big Burlesque Bout last year in Birmingham : www.myspace.com/thechantillybelles

www.gemmaparker.co.uk

http://www.bootlegtheatre.co.uk

Bari Goddard

http://www.barigoddard.co.uk/

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

Written by Sian Johnson performed by Sian Hawthorn and Directed by Nola Dutton

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

Richard Fletcher

Airoyuwa Aghedo

Richard Asbury : Patterns of Nature

“Patterns of Nature” is the latest exhibition by Manchester-based artist Richard Asbury.

In this new series of works, Richard explores the relationships that exist between the various structures of Nature and the natural laws that bind them.

Trees feature prominently in this exhibition, for in their form lies the structure of a multitude of things; neural networks, veins and arteries, rivers and streams etc.

Throughout our bodies, the world around us, and the universe, certain patterns recur again and again.

This exhibition explores and expresses those pleasing proportions that make Nature so beautiful and harmonious.

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Quaytickets.com

or  0870 428 0785

Syd Haslam

A lifetime spent making his mark

As a boy, Syd Haslam saw drawing as an opportunity to avoid school work. He showed early talent for life drawing. Whilst serving in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, he supplied his fellow sailors with “pin-ups” for their walls but at the same time was able to capture the stark reality of war. Syd’s ability to portray the human form has stayed with him and today he regularly goes to life classes in Bolton, his home town. “Life drawing requires discipline and perseverance” is one of Syd’s sayings.

Pencils, charcoal, water colours and oils –Syd has even been known to paint on wallpaper. A packing case maker by trade and a Boltonian through and through, in addition to life drawings, Syd has given pleasure to his family and friends with paintings of local scenes, often capturing them before demolition, creating almost a historical record.

In 1966, artist L S Lowry selected Syd’s painting of Church Bank, Bolton for an exhibition at Bolton Art Gallery. The Bolton Evening News at the time referred to Syd as an “Artistic Artisan – carpentry to canvas in leisure time” Bolton Art Gallery subsequently purchased the painting

Lifelong Learning

At the age of 84 and never frightened to try new things, since retiring Syd has strived to and enjoyed increasing his range of skills in local classes and art groups. Laurette Evans, Arts Officer at Bolton University says: “I have a drawing by Syd on my office wall which is admired by everyone who sees it. This drawing is in charcoal and chalk rather than pencil and is typical of how Syd is prepared to experiment in his art work. He has a saying “Trying new ways of drawing keeps you young and I have to say he gets younger every week!”

That’s Life!

Here at Taurus, “That’s Life!” brings together a collection of Syd’s observations on the human form. The life drawings represent no more than a quick study to capture form and tone. That brevity of time contributes to his strong and clear style.

EGGS!

A Cracking new performance collective!
Its Easter weekend
Its in Taurus bar

Its not cheep-cheep its free!

3pm – 4pm Sat and sun

3 short pieces and a compare...

Bob down with a beer!

Featuring Kristyna Myles, Mike Dignam, Paul Mosely and Andy Gibson

Dave Buxton

Dave’s main inspiration has always been the Lake District where he both lives and works.

Self taught, he first used a small digital camera to capture snaps of his days out walking and mountain biking in the local fells, creating a photo diary as he went along.  What started as a simple diary soon became a hobby and the hobby progressed onwards to become a part of his daily life. He is now rarely seen venturing out without a camera in tow.

When not out and about with his camera Dave can be found brewing fine ales at Hawkshead Brewery near Kendal. He claims it’s a tough job that somebody has to do it!  He has also produced most of the commercial images used by the company today.

If you would like to see more of Dave’s photographs then please do go to www.innominateimage.co.uk  and have a look around.

Dave would like to thank his son Gary and partner Nick for persuading both himself and Iain at Taurus, that an exhibition would be a good thing.
We all know who to blame :)

Tickets £7.50

Featuring Joni Fuller, Luke Jackson, Ian Miller and Dayve Dean

Joni has supported Phil Collins and is already touring Europe and many top festivals, she is only 17 and released her first album, Voices, at 14 which was lauded. She plays piano, guitar and violin in her act. 

Luke Jackson, 14, has already had one of his songs in an Indie film, whilst Ian Miller is making waves in the Northwest.
 
Dayve Dean, who is not 18 and under was allowed to play because he is fantastic and recently released his new album which was produced by Nigel Stonier and has backing vocals by the illustrious Thea Gillmore.

Levi won the myspace competition about two years ago to tour with Imogen Heap out of the thousands of bands who entered (I believe about 10,000). He is a one man symphony who uses looping and electronic devices in his performance. You need to SEE him to believe it.

Gary Nock - Live This man has a voice that kisses you every which way you can be kissed and these two tracks showcase it to perfection...
"His voice picks up and runs with the emotive lyrics, it strokes your ears with calloused fingers one minute and velvet
gloves the next......" THE MAG

Catherine Taylor- Dawson is a one woman sweet soul show and Risa Hall has been called ’lyrically courageous and musically eclectic' by the BBC

John Eastwood

Vicky Rock

Fiona Bevan - In The City Finalist 2007 and nominee for an Indy Award, her quirky blend of pop and jazz had been brought to the attention of Tom Robinson who has been playing her on the radio and calls her 'simply brilliant'

Steph Grant - a BBC new talent finalist

Nick Williams - the UK's answer to Rufus Wainwright

Jo Bywater - a gutsy singer/songwriter from Liverpool

Sarah Quinn

A bunch of very funny people performing very clever sketches

An exquisite night of queer stand-up -

MC Kerry Leigh

Rosie Wilby

David Meech

and other acts.

RISA HALL, SARAH LOUISE, MITZI AND MABEL AND PAUL HANDYSIDE..

Admission Free

Andrew Johnson

What does a piano, a microphone, songbooks and a warm, inviting space need?    ...you!

You are invited to the premier of the Pianoke Busker Bar:  classier than karaoke and more dynamic than backing tracks, Pianoke gives you the opportunity to sing like a diva, with live piano accompaniment, in a safe, intimate and friendly space. 

Our Pianoke team will start the evening with some tasty tunes, then the books and the microphone are over to you.  You choose what you want to sing, or just listen to, and we’ll play it for you.  During the evening, we’ll sing-along with some all-time favourites, from Vera and the War Years through to Elton and the Moulin Rouge; from musicals to classic pop; from light rock to jazz; from pure cheese to pure anthem; it’s all available for you.

We’ll be surprisingly good for you!

The Pianoke Busker Bar...    ...keeping music live!

No longer the death sentence it used to be, Wench Theatre explores what it means to live with HIV in today's world.

To book tickets early email wench-theatre@hotmail.co.uk
(Play contains strong language)

Coming Soon - Booking Opens 28th July

Meet Alice; a guaranteed liability. Alice is a bisexual, single woman in a straight man's world. She finds it hard to talk to attractive people, to string a sentence together, even just to be herself.

What alice really wants is to find love, but all she gets is a string of awkward dates that send people running, screaming and possibly even crying.

Ever been on a bad date? I promise, it'll never have been quite as bad as this.

'The Speed of Dating' is a farcical guide of "how not to get laid".

Allow yourself to laugh at someone else's misfortune, because even when the ships are down, at least you're not Alice.

Jon, an aspiring filmmaker on the verge of hitting it big, hooks up for the weekend with his best friend from high school, Vince, a volunteer fireman who makes his money selling dope. Enter Amy Randall, whom they once both dated. Accusations fly, resentment festers and sexual jealousies are exposed.

Contains strong language

DIANA JOHNSTONE, SARAH DICKSON, MATT TANNER and ANDY GIBSON

From the Bristol area, up here to promote her new album with the ethereally sweet sounds.

Barry Stockton

to book in advance call/text 07912444318
(play contains strong language)

http://www.buffbangpow.co.uk/

http://www.myspace.com/aristocrash

Rachael Kichenside - ".. the sweet meander of Rachael's voice, caught as it is between a summers day and a smoky night, it somehow makes sense. Beautifully lazy, lazily beautiful whichever way you look at it, its a winner."Special independence day weekend show featuring special international guests. Emil Brynge, from Sweden has been compared to a modern Nick Drake with his haunting resonant music. Risa returns from a triumpant tour in New York where she rocked the house.  Paul Thornton, in his solo spot, spoils us with his intricate picking in classical, country and ragtime styles.

For more information visit the Sparkle web site

Jim Giles

Deborah Walsh

A BUNCH OF VERY FUNNY PEOPLE PERFORMING VERY CLEVER SKETCHES

Rough Sketch Comedy Club hosts a regular night of high quality sketch comedy, all seamlessly tied together by the acclaimed Kerry Leigh. Kerry is resident compare of the infamous Laughing Cows Comedy and an established performer on a national scale along with a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe with her one woman show.

Along with Kerry, this month sees acts from the North-West such as Williamson & Jones (The Brides of Comedy), Not2Bad Comedy Duo and from London Town the slick talents of old school sketch The Scarlet Pimps and comedy songstress and actor Pippa Evans an established comic performer performing nationally.

Kerry Leigh: “...Kerry Leigh displayed a beautifully sardonic edge to express an inventive and refreshing set with an occasional unexpected surreal moment.” Marissa Burgess – City Life

The Scarlet Pimps – “...dynamic physical and musical comedy that won over the audience.” “Likable duo in a series of pacy sketches...” Entertainment Manchester This is a high energy, unique show that is not to be missed. Over 1 hour of original material in an eclectic mix of styles.

Rough Sketch Comedy Club is produced by the fresh, new, innovative company Rough Sketch Productions.

Tickets £5 adv, £7 on Door

*Chapman has cancelled this event and it will be headlined by Ian Britt*

Ian Britt is a well respected Singer/Songwriter from Sheffield, England

Born in Sheffield and moving on after a colourful youth & adolescence, Ian fled his roots to study music in the notoriously musical city of
Manchester, He signed to the independent label Jalapeno Records in London in 2005 while making himself a name locally as an acoustic
singer-songwriter.

A debut album was recorded in 2005 with a duo of dance/breaks producers and on release was met with a positive and encouraging reaction from national/regional press/radio. The album "One Day I" culminated in a grand and commandingly produced soulful, Trans-Atlantic sound with mature, honest, sometimes humorous lyrical writing, assured technical ability and a keen melodic pop-rock-radio sensibility.

Ian Britt is a must see for 2008. Everywhere he goes he succeeds in capturing peoples' hearts with his accessible music which he shares
with his audience as a true troubadour.

Risa Hall pre- NY gigs, Mike Dignam, a very young gifted player who is making waves. Also featuring Ian Bailey and Marwood.

Aly Fell

http://www.darkrising.co.uk/

An Evening of Clairvoiyance

Thursday 17th April@7:30 pm

Two hours of psychic demostration with the auduence

To reserve your ticket call 07982 120671

http://dawnsherwood.co.uk/

Ragz is making big waves in the UK. See her before she is snapped up and signed. Junkhouse Dog is blues to rock the house, Caroline England has recently won the artist of the month for BBC Liverpool and Garron Frith is a musician’s musician. A great eclectic mix.

Dog Sees God
Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead

when CBs dog dies of rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too stoned to provide any coherent speculation, his sister has gone goth, his ex girlfriend has been sectioned, and his other fiends are too inebriated to give him any form of solace.

But by a chance reunion with his childhood friend, the target of this group's bullying offers CB a peace of mind, and sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits.

Whether you’re familiar with the iconic comic strip or have never seen it before, Dog Sees God is the perfect show for anyone who likes to laugh.
Don’t  miss out on this chance to see the first UK production of this fantastic, youthful and edgy play.

“Inventive and raunchy... hysterically funny.”  New York Post

Tickets £5 on the door
Please note this performance contains adult content

Visit the web site for more information and ticket options

Jenny Core

http://www.jennycore.com

GREEN T PRESENTS...

7.30pm on Thursday 13th March.

Following a full house performance of their play 'Crow of Murders' at Contact theatre this February, Green T now come to Taurus with a colourful new collection of poems exploring queer modern love.

Directed by Dominic Berry (co-host of greenroom's Freed Up Poets and a 2007 'At Home' Artist in residence with Contact), 'Green T Presents...' is an eclectic, exciting mix of both new and established voices in verse.

"amazing arrangement of poems"

"so refreshing to watch something so alive, bizarre, intriguing, definitely queer, brave performances overall. thank you!"
"touching, fun and daring

"there's something really chocolate boxey about the variety of voices"

Price £2 / £1 concessions
Contains strong language and poems of the queerest sexual nature!

Jon Byrne’s quirky storytelling , passionate singing and Alex Harvey-like belting will blow your mind while Risa’s will be premiering her new songs to be featured on her album which will be recorded in 2008. Paper Wives, simply stunning music. Also featuring Sean Whittaker.

Gemma Parker

It’s that grim time of year again when we could all do with a little indulgence to cheer us up. This February sees Taurus host an exhibition of pure decadence.

Gemma Parker, Manchester’s first and only retro pin up and burlesque artist has created a series of paintings featuring a selection of ladies derrières all themed around sweeties and chocolates.

In France the phrase ‘bon bons’ is a slang term for anywhere below the waist. Here we see Parker using that term to its fullest and most fun. Each peachy behind is enhanced with ice cream colours and sugary titles. With the collection ranging from jellybeans to strawberry fondant there should be a flavour to temp anyone’s taste buds.

http://www.gemmaparker.co.uk

Rooted in old school, acoustic, porch blues whilst exploring heavy, angular funk and experimenting with brushes of late night jazz.

'RADIO TWO song of the week' Holly from Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers’ whose music is an amalgamation of blues, country, jazz and folk. A sound rooted in old school, acoustic, porch blues whilst exploring heavy, angular funk and experimenting with brushes of late night jazz.

Simon Chandler is exquisite bossa nova to lift your spirits and keep you dancing all through the night. Holly Burton brings the best of Seattle to Manchester with her lyrical work.

Helen Boulding who just appeared on the One Show for the BBC singing Marc Bolan's Life's A Gas and her new album Red Dress is out in Feb with a crackin single Copenhagen

RYAN LAMEY • RISA HALL
LISA REDFORD • TOM KERSWILL

SATURDAY JAN. 26TH 2008 @ 8:15 tickets: £5/£4

Ryan Lamey is a Canadian singer/songwriter who now resides in Manchester and calls himself 'a Madcunian'. His powerful pop and explosive lyrics are causing a stir on this side of the pond
 
Risa Hall- Her latest ep APPLE TARTE boasts a contemporary feel and comfortably encompasses mid-tempo reflection with Roses and upbeat rock with Simple Life.  She is described as 'wide ranging and really very enjoyable'
 
Lisa Redford -is a Bob Harris Radio 2 favourite featured many times as a special guest by Bob both in the studio and at the live shows at the Borderline, London.  Her voice is glorious.
 
Tom Kerswill- Is a Manchester favourite who is well known for his contribution to the local scene.

Marwood - from New York makes a triumphant return after his July appearance.

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