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Current and Upcoming Shows

Past Shows

  • WE ARE OPEN!
    WE ARE OPEN!
    WE ARE OPEN!
    Wed, 11 Aug
    Preston Bus Station
    11 Aug 2021, 10:00 – 25 Sept 2021, 16:00
    Preston Bus Station, Preston PR1 1YU, UK
    11 Aug 2021, 10:00 – 25 Sept 2021, 16:00
    Preston Bus Station, Preston PR1 1YU, UK
    Lancashire Encounter have teamed up with Derelict: Art of the City to bring us their latest shop based public exchange. ‘We are OPEN’ is an arcade of agency for renewed possibility.
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  • The People's Palace of Possibility
    The People's Palace of Possibility
    The People's Palace of Possibility
    Mon, 17 May
    The location of this event is in your home!
    17 May 2021, 09:00 – 21 Jun 2021, 13:00
    The location of this event is in your home!
    17 May 2021, 09:00 – 21 Jun 2021, 13:00
    The location of this event is in your home!
    You are invited to join The People’s Palace of Possibility as a Palace Citizen, to take part in an act of collective imagining and fight against the belief that change is impossible. The People’s Palace of Possibility is an immersive arts project, and its story is told through the post, and through
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  • Storm by Search Party
    Storm by Search Party
    Storm by Search Party
    Wed, 26 Feb
    The Media Factory, Preston
    26 Feb 2020, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    26 Feb 2020, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    The world has ended, the world as we know it at least.
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  • Art of the City
    Art of the City
    Art of the City
    Fri, 08 Nov
    St Georges Centre, Preston
    08 Nov 2019, 10:00
    St Georges Centre, Preston, 28 Friargate, Preston PR1 2TU, UK
    08 Nov 2019, 10:00
    St Georges Centre, Preston, 28 Friargate, Preston PR1 2TU, UK
    WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN THE ART OF THE CITY COMMUNITY?
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  • Commonism by Smith and Sveen
    Commonism by Smith and Sveen
    Commonism by Smith and Sveen
    Fri, 01 Nov
    The Media Factory, Preston
    01 Nov 2019, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    01 Nov 2019, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    Change is possible. Change is necessary. Change is inevitable.
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  • The Archive of Missing Things by Zuppa Theatre
    The Archive of Missing Things by Zuppa Theatre
    The Archive of Missing Things by Zuppa Theatre
    Tue, 17 Sept
    Didsbury Library
    17 Sept 2019, 18:00
    Didsbury Library, 692 Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2DN, UK
    17 Sept 2019, 18:00
    Didsbury Library, 692 Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2DN, UK
    Equipped with an iPad and a headset, you have 90 minutes to explore a maze-like archive in search of the secret at its centre, guided by a live performance happening discreetly around you.
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  • Lancashire Fringe Festival Presents: Fuck you pay me by Joana Nastari
    Lancashire Fringe Festival Presents: Fuck you pay me by Joana Nastari
    Lancashire Fringe Festival Presents: Fuck you pay me by Joana Nastari
    Fri, 24 May
    The Media Factory, Preston
    24 May 2019, 20:20
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    24 May 2019, 20:20
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    An anarchic, authentic and unprecedented insight into the life of a stripper in London’s fast-changing cityscape.
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  • Derelict Mayhem!
    Derelict Mayhem!
    Derelict Mayhem!
    Fri, 24 May
    The Media Factory, Preston
    24 May 2019, 18:00
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    24 May 2019, 18:00
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    ​Derelict MAYHEM is a platform of new live performance, which features both emerging and established artists showcasing new performance material in this welcoming and open environment.
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  • You've Changed by Kate O'Donnell
    You've Changed by Kate O'Donnell
    You've Changed by Kate O'Donnell
    Fri, 16 Nov
    The Media Factory, Preston
    16 Nov 2018, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, The Media Factory, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    16 Nov 2018, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, The Media Factory, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    It’s fifteen years since Kate transitioned and a lot has changed. But, where gender is concerned, are we still stuck in the dark ages? With no rulebook, Kate has written own.
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  • Summit by Andy Smith
    Summit by Andy Smith
    Summit by Andy Smith
    Sat, 03 Nov
    The Media Factory, Preston
    03 Nov 2018, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    03 Nov 2018, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    “We need to use our imagination. We need to imagine that change might be possible. That change is possible, however hard or impossible it might seem.”
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  • Placebo by Clod Ensemble
    Placebo by Clod Ensemble
    Placebo by Clod Ensemble
    Fri, 19 Oct
    The Media Factory, Preston
    19 Oct 2018, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    19 Oct 2018, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    A room full of expectation, suggestion and infectious rhythm. What is fake and what is real? Is the movement the medicine?
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  • Carboot Disco Bingo
    Carboot Disco Bingo
    Carboot Disco Bingo
    Sat, 22 Sept
    Preston Market
    22 Sept 2018, 12:00
    Preston Market, Orchard St, Preston PR1, UK
    22 Sept 2018, 12:00
    Preston Market, Orchard St, Preston PR1, UK
    Get your bingo dabbers at the ready as their carboot is being filled with (almost) fabulous prizes, Donna Summer will blast out from the stereo and you’ll learn some un forgettable dance moves to impress your mates!
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  • No Bull!
    No Bull!
    No Bull!
    Sat, 22 Sept
    Preston City Centre
    22 Sept 2018, 12:00
    Preston City Centre, Preston, UK
    22 Sept 2018, 12:00
    Preston City Centre, Preston, UK
    Like a Spanish ‘Running of the Bulls,’ NO BULL! is an ironic recreation of the famous Pamplona tradition with a twist…
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  • Katie & Pip by Tin Can People
    Katie & Pip by Tin Can People
    Katie & Pip by Tin Can People
    Wed, 14 Mar
    The Media Factory, Preston
    14 Mar 2018, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    14 Mar 2018, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    Katie & Pip celebrates the relationship between Katie, a 15-year-old Type 1 Diabetic girl and ‘Pip’ her 5 year old border collie, trained by Katie to save her life on a daily basis.
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  • The Hartlepool Monkey by Gyre & Gimble
    The Hartlepool Monkey by Gyre & Gimble
    The Hartlepool Monkey by Gyre & Gimble
    Sat, 07 Oct
    The Media Factory, Preston
    07 Oct 2017, 14:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    07 Oct 2017, 14:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Media Factory, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
    A French ship runs aground off the coast of England. Only a cabin girl and the ship’s mascot, a chimpanzee, survive and make it to shore. But the townsfolk mistake the monkey, in its military uniform, for a spy, and condemn him to a life-or-death trial.
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  • Carboot Disco Bingo: After Dark
    Carboot Disco Bingo: After Dark
    Carboot Disco Bingo: After Dark
    Sat, 01 Jul
    The Media Factory, Preston
    01 Jul 2017, 20:45
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    01 Jul 2017, 20:45
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    Derelict presents Derelict Summers Night; creating a space for everyone to get involved. Expect cake, refreshments, artworks, live performance and music. This is a chance to meet, a chance to relax, a chance to prepare for the evening shenanigans.
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  • O No! by Jamie Wood
    O No! by Jamie Wood
    O No! by Jamie Wood
    Sat, 01 Jul
    The Media Factory, Preston
    01 Jul 2017, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    01 Jul 2017, 19:30
    The Media Factory, Preston, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN, UK
    A psychedelic ride, and a wonky homage to the woman damned for destroying the Beatles, O No! borrows Yoko Ono’s art instructions to ask whether falling in love is always catastrophic.
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  • Derelict: Morrissey Dancers
    Derelict: Morrissey Dancers
    Derelict: Morrissey Dancers
    Sat, 01 Jul
    Preston City Centre
    01 Jul 2017, 11:00
    Preston City Centre, Preston, UK
    01 Jul 2017, 11:00
    Preston City Centre, Preston, UK
    PANIC ON THE STREETS OF PRESTON. Calling all Miserable Prestonians!
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