Happiness! The Ken Dodd Exhibition
Opening on 24 June and running until 2 January, this major new exhibition brings Sir Ken Dodd’s extraordinary world of comedy, laughter and happiness to Blackpool in spectacular style. Packed with iconic costumes, famous tickling sticks, rare memorabilia, original notebooks, hilarious props and interactive experiences, it’s a joyful journey through the life and career of […]
Exhibition Preview: Excavation of a Traitorous Body by Holly Kilner
Holly Kilner has made her own body the subject of her first solo show and the results don’t flinch. Excavation of a Traitorous Body previews at Abingdon Studios this Thursday. Across paintings, biomorphic forms and recurring motifs, Blackpool-based disabled artist Holly Kilner charts what she describes as an ongoing negotiation between the body, the medical […]
Exhibition Preview: The Coastal Theatre of Western Britain by Christine Rodger
Christine Rodger has spent decades charting the coastline of western Britain – first from the deck of a small cruiser, sketchbook in hand, and now from her home on the Fylde Coast. As her new exhibition, The Coastal Theatre of Western Britain, opens at Aunty Social this September, she sat down for coffee, scones and […]