The charity for Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood hosts a fundraiser with talks and live music. SUDC hopes to raise its profile and much needed funds through this community night out.
Preston’s Empire Police return to Bootleg for a summer headline show, with support from another Preston band Tuesday Night Whites.
Blackpool pop-punk/metalcore band Octopus Montage are joined by metal core band Aleya on the final date of their July Weekender. For fans of A Day To Remember, I Previal and Being Me The Horizon.
Rich Wilson takes you on a hilarious journey over life’s obstacles. His acerbic observations, sure-fire wit and real life stories will have you laughing well after his show has finished. Engaging, charming and just plain funny, Wilson will become your new favourite comic.
Do you like comedy? Do you like shows? What are your thoughts on excellence? If you like all three, then Edinburgh Award-winning Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show is the excellent comedy show for you.
A joint performance with Anthony Briscoe and Helena Ascough. A message from a stranger made local poet Anthony realise his craft was all for nothing. It hasn't affected him though. Helena brings standup/spoken word, sharing internet dating horrors, embarrassing love stories, and self-acceptance lessons.
Blackpool's community theatre, the Old Electric, invites you to be part of its creative community. To celebrate its third birthday, the OE is giving the venue a summer spruce up and wants to hear your ideas. Join them from 10am-6pm at their open house where you’ll be given volunteering jobs such as painting, cleaning, technical and artistic projects, soft furnishing updates, lifting, shifting and admin-ing. Volunteers should arrive at either 10am or 1pm each day and be prepared to get dirty! There will be tea and biscuits at 11-11.30am and 3-3.30pm each day where you can share your views about…
An exclusive hour of songs and stories, from the silly to the satirical, by Blackpool’s favourite musical comedy duo, Black Liver. Ruth Cockburn and Keith Carter (‘The White Stripes with laughs’) play hilarious highlights from their last two sell-out touring shows, as well as pant-wetting new songs (so bring extra set of pants). Already with a throng of fans (The Black Liverettes) due to their online videos and stage shows, this one is going to be special.
Listen Me Alice is a night like no other. Unless there is another night that writes original radio comedy scripts and performs them live on stage in front of an audience – recording each show of risqué silliness to broadcast at a later date. In which case, it’s just like that. Join the crew of the Star Ship Ham in TREK WARS. Be amazed at a man flying on the radio as Listen Me Alice performs public domain Superman scripts. And listen aghast as the world famous detective Hemlock Shrooms investigates another Pantomime Murder. Recommended audience Age 15+.
Andy Hollingworth has spent the last 28 years photographing comedians. He photographed Victoria Wood in 1997 and 23 years later was invited to photograph her ensemble of actors and then her archive of papers and objects. In this free talk hosted by Showtown in the Pavilion, audiences (recommended 14+) will discover more about this legend of comedy and the acts who worked alongside her.