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PlayMakers: Summer 2022 28/06/2022

Derby Brewery Arms | Wednesday 13 July 2022, 6-8pm

Heading to the Fringe? With many PlayMakers decamping North of the Border, Box of Tricks brings together Manchester theatremakers and offstage creatives to swap stories, practical advice and survival tips to stay happy and healthy throughout the month of August. Whether you’re a Fringe veteran or virgin, if you’re heading up to the ‘Burgh to be onstage, offstage or anywhere in-between, this will be a festival essential for you!

Join Box of Tricks and Associate Artist Alice Longson at the Derby Brewery Arms, Cheetham Hill on Wednesday 13 July from 6pm onwards for the chance to meet fellow Fringe-goers and find out everything you need to know about the world’s largest arts festival.

Tickets are FREE but booking is essential. Reserve your place via Eventbrite now.

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The Yard, Manchester | Thursday 28 July 2022, 10:30am-12pm

A relaxed drop-in event to meet Box of Tricks and chat with other PlayMakers

We'll put the kettle on and bring out the biscuits!

Join Box of Tricks for an informal meet-up with Northern playwrights and theatremakers at our home at The Yard, Manchester.

Tickets are FREE but booking is essential. Reserve your place via Eventbrite now.

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The Yard, Manchester | Tuesday 9 August 2022, 6:30pm

An 'in the moment' workshop for all creative disciplines with Box of Tricks' Associate Artist Lee Affen

Creatives of all disciplines, this is a jam. Lee Affen (AffenAudio) holds the space for practicing artists of all disciplines to come together and explore the magic of collaboration.

A workshop exploring theatre and sound, this is a space for musicians, writers, visual artists, dancers…everyone, to create unique and ‘in the moment’ connections.

This is a night with ambiguity, play and surprise at its heart and your involvement will make this workshop fly. So, bring your scratchy ideas and an open mind and let’s create chaos and beauty together.

Doors and bar open at 6:30pm.

Tickets are PWYD. Book your place via Eventbrite now.

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