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 […]
HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND
Horrible Histories Live on Stage rolls into Blackpool Grand Theatre this week, with double gruesome helping of Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians landing across four days of performances. Packed with outrageous facts, larger-than-life characters and the show’s signature eye-popping 3D effects, it’s history as you were never taught it at school. Writer and director Neal […]
Gold & Delicious: Student showcase
Celebrate the first assignment exhibition from Creative Practice students at Blackpool School of Arts at Abingdon Street Market. Inspired by the theme “Gold & Delicious”, this exhibition showcases the creativity, imagination and fresh perspectives of emerging local artists. From bold ideas to unexpected interpretations, this exhibition celebrates the students’ first steps in their creative journeys. […]
Music Q&A: A Certain Ratio
Almost 50 years after they formed, Manchester post-punk and funk pioneers A Certain Ratio return to Bootleg Social on Friday, playing their albums Sextet and Force in full. Martin and Don talk about favourite Blackpool gigs, why experimentation has kept them going, and the young bands they’re tipping next What are you most looking forward […]