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Jun
28
Tue
Mark Thomas: Red Shed (work in progress) @ Jacksons Lane
Jun 28 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Mark Thomas: Red Shed (work in progress) @ Jacksons Lane

Red Shed is the third part in a trilogy that started with the multi award winning shows Bravo Figaro and Cuckooed.

Mark returns to the place where he first started to perform in public, a red wooden shed in Wakefield, the Labour Club, to celebrate the club’s 50th birthday.

Interviewing old friends and comrades Mark pieces together the club’s history and works with the club to campaign with some of the poorest workers in the country for their rights.

It is the story of the battle for hope and the survival of a community in a small wooden shed.

It is part theatre, part stand up, part journalism, part activism and returns to Mark’s obsessions of community and struggle.

The show will involve the audience (in a nice way) to help recreate the shed and its inhabitants.

Jun
29
Wed
Mark Thomas: Red Shed (work in progress) @ Jacksons Lane
Jun 29 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Mark Thomas: Red Shed (work in progress) @ Jacksons Lane

Red Shed is the third part in a trilogy that started with the multi award winning shows Bravo Figaro and Cuckooed.

Mark returns to the place where he first started to perform in public, a red wooden shed in Wakefield, the Labour Club, to celebrate the club’s 50th birthday.

Interviewing old friends and comrades Mark pieces together the club’s history and works with the club to campaign with some of the poorest workers in the country for their rights.

It is the story of the battle for hope and the survival of a community in a small wooden shed.

It is part theatre, part stand up, part journalism, part activism and returns to Mark’s obsessions of community and struggle.

The show will involve the audience (in a nice way) to help recreate the shed and its inhabitants.

Jul
14
Thu
Jess Love: And the Little One Said @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 14 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Combining high-level circus skills with pathos, humour and beauty, Jess Love creates a vision that is at once delicately touching, visually enchanting and heart-warmingly playful. Dark clowning, dirty acrobatics and surreal sideshow feats go hand-in-hand with slapstick, roller-skating, hula hoops, skipping and hopscotch acrobatics – phew! With crafted storytelling and awe inspiring images on a bed of roses and broken glass, it’s so sweet you’ll want to squeal!

“LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING…SERIOUSLY WACKY…EXCITING…CHARISMATIC”★★★★ THE AGE

We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.

You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.

Jul
15
Fri
A Night with Alula @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 15 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Newly announced as Associate Artists at Jacksons Lane, Alula are a phenomenon. Three strong, skilled young women with a rapport like no other; their main discipline – the Cyr Wheel – has astounded audiences the world over. Now they return to their home for this very special one-off event, combining stylish group work, astonishing solos, acrobatics and live music, with a special guest or two thrown in to the mix. Come join Alula’s world!

 

We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.

You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.

Jul
22
Fri
Fantastic Voyage: a Bowie Circus Cabaret @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 22 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

David Bowie loved the circus, and we love David Bowie.

Jacksons Lane pays its respects with a once-in-a-lifetime night of spectacular sound and vision that we think will blow your minds. Performers from across the globe come together to celebrate Ziggy, the Thin White Duke, and maybe even Jareth the Goblin King as they choose their favourite Bowie look and song for a night of spaceman-inspired circus that’s out of this world.

 

We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.

You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.

Jul
23
Sat
Lords of Strut: Chaos @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 23 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Closing the festival in screwball style, join Ireland’s most emotional dancers as they share their bullet proof secret to life and happiness! A motivational, semi-nude, breathtakingly funny show, Sean and Seamus dance and bicker their way through an hour of physical and meta-physical comedy.

“if Michael Flatley and Jim Carey had a sadomasochistic love child they would be it” Elle Magazine

“THIS SHOW WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE; OR AT LEAST MAKE YOU LAUGH. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?”
THE IRISH TIMES

We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016 shows.

You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.

Sep
6
Tue
Jonathan Pie: Live! @ Jacksons Lane
Sep 6 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Jonathan Pie is a respected News reporter for a respected News broadcaster but he has a problem. He has several problems. He hates his job. He hates his colleagues. But mainly he hates the f**king News.

Join him for this live show where he hilariously reveals the truth behind recent News events both home and abroad. He’ll also be discussing his own meteoric rise to mediocrity…and one imagines he’ll be venting plenty of spleen in the process.*

*Warning: may contain some f**king strong language.

Ages 14+

Sep
7
Wed
Jonathan Pie: Live! @ Jacksons Lane
Sep 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Jonathan Pie is a respected News reporter for a respected News broadcaster but he has a problem. He has several problems. He hates his job. He hates his colleagues. But mainly he hates the f**king News.

Join him for this live show where he hilariously reveals the truth behind recent News events both home and abroad. He’ll also be discussing his own meteoric rise to mediocrity…and one imagines he’ll be venting plenty of spleen in the process.*

*Warning: may contain some f**king strong language.

Ages 14+

Dec
6
Tue
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
7
Wed
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
8
Thu
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
10
Sat
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
11
Sun
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
13
Tue
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
14
Wed
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
15
Thu
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
17
Sat
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
18
Sun
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
19
Mon
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
20
Tue
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
22
Thu
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
23
Fri
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Dec
24
Sat
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 24 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Shows at 10am; 12.00 or 13.30 and 15.00 Most days!

We’re going on a bear hunt.
We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We’re not scared.

A family go on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

Age 2-7

“You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre” ★★★★ Time Out

“A must-see family show…oozes melodious charm” The Stage

“An imaginative and highly entertaining puppet show for young and old alike.” Huffington Post

Nov
25
Sat
Crisis Midwinter Swim @ Parliment Hill Lido
Nov 25 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Crisis Midwinter Swim

Jump in with Crisis this Christmas!

Challenge yourself to a solo dip or take on a polar relay with friends this winter.

No one should face homelessness, and winter can be the hardest time. Your icy plunge can help end homelessness once and for all.

Will you brave the cold and help raise money for Crisis this Christmas?

Jul
13
Fri
Bouncers @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Written by John Godber

 

Lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph are the original men in black as they tell the tale of one night in a disco in the 80’s in this outrageous parody of Saturday Night Fever! All the gang are out on the town, the boys, the girls, the cheesy DJ, the late night kebab man and the taxi home, all under the watchful eyes of the Bouncers.

‘You’ll be rolling in the aisles’ The Daily Mail

‘Bouncers is not so much a play as it is a social phenomenon’ The Guardian

Jul
14
Sat
Bouncers @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Written by John Godber

 

Lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph are the original men in black as they tell the tale of one night in a disco in the 80’s in this outrageous parody of Saturday Night Fever! All the gang are out on the town, the boys, the girls, the cheesy DJ, the late night kebab man and the taxi home, all under the watchful eyes of the Bouncers.

‘You’ll be rolling in the aisles’ The Daily Mail

‘Bouncers is not so much a play as it is a social phenomenon’ The Guardian