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Wow, wow, wow! 'Havisham' was a triumph last night. Audience feedback: "Gripping", "She's so believable", "What a woman!" If you missed it don't dismay - there is another show TONIGHT (Saturday 4th May) at Kelsall Community Centre. Link to tickets in comments.

Heather Alexander brings 'Havisham' to Tarvin Community Centre Fri 3rd May 7:30pm & Kelsall Community Centre Sat 4th May 7:30pm

Here's the trailer for 'Havisham' the brilliant show from Heather Alexander Winner of Best Female Actor (Buxton Fringe 2023) Coming to Tarvin Community Centre Fri 3rd May & Kelsall Community Centre Sat 4th May. "If you knew my story, your heart would break too..."

Today we're joining our theatre friends in celebrating The World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People! An annual event that takes place on March 20th across the World. The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) lead the initiative with the purpose to communicate and promote the phrase: “Take a child to the theatre, today.” We're lucky enough to have two fantastic pieces of children's theatre this Spring Season - why not bring your little one's along and share the love of theatre with them! Theatre Porto Big Imaginations National Rural Touring Forum - NRTF Rural Touring Dance Initiative Mind the Gap Vicars Cross Community Centre Vicars Cross Baby and Toddler Group Tarvin Community Centre St Mary's Creative Space

Such a wonderful spectrum of shows to keep you entertained; there was something for everyone - we hope you agree!

A new dance season has just launched in the North West with an exciting programme of performances set to run at variety of venues between January and March 2023. Discover what to experience and where, as well as the diverse artists, organisations and venues that are showcasing this FANTASTIC art form. Performance listings from DCNW partners and members can be found at: https://danceconsortianorthwest.org/winter-performances #NWDance #NewDanceSeason #WinterSpring2023

A new dance season has launched in the North West with an exciting programme of performances set to run at variety of venues over Autumn and Winter 2022. Discover what to experience and where, as well as the diverse artists, organisations and venues that are showcasing this fabulous art form. Performance listings from DCNW partners and members can be found at: www.danceconsortianorthwest.org/aw22-performances #NWDance #NewDanceSeason #AW2022 #cheshiredance

The Area Manager: Spot On Flash Fiction
Here is this weeks gem of a story from Spot On's Flash Fiction Shorts. This week they present The Area Manager by Tom Jenks A slow day at the office and biscuits in cling film, waiting endlessly for the area manager to arrive. Inspiration can strike from the most mundane of places and events. This week Tom Jenks tells us a short story inspired by office life and politics. Has the daily grind left you with a short story to tell? Tom Jenks says: "Flash fiction is about leaving things out, about not explaining everything exhaustively and instead leaving space where things can be imagined. Be ruthless, even if this means losing a bit you really like and are sure confirms your genius. You can always use it somewhere else,such as a birthday card, a shopping list, or a letter to your solicitor, depending on the circumstances." This season of Flash Fiction Shorts is delivered in partnership between Spot On and Lancashire Libraries Reading Friends. Lancashire libraries are working with The Reading Agency to deliver a programme called Reading Friends. This is a nationwide programme developed by The Reading Agency and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The programme is delivered in partnership with organisations across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Get Gone: Spot On Flash Fiction
This week’s Spot On Flash Fiction short, ‘Get Gone’ by Tania Hershman is now live. These shorts really are beautiful little nuggets of stories! Enjoy. What do you do when the world tells you to get gone? Now we are past half way with our series of Flash Fiction Shorts, we’re in awe of the variety of worlds created by authors in less than 5 minutes. This week’s short ‘Get Gone’ by Tania Hershman is no exception to this! Have you given Flash Fiction writing a go yet? Tania’s Top tip is ‘ Embrace the space constraint, let it allow you to let go of almost everything, trust your reader to fill in the gaps.’ Can you tell a whole story in just the space of a Facebook comment? Show us what you’ve got below! This season of Flash Fiction Shorts is delivered in partnership between Spot On and Lancashire Libraries Reading Friends. Lancashire libraries are working with The Reading Agency to deliver a programme called Reading Friends. This is a nationwide programme developed by The Reading Agency and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The programme is delivered in partnership with organisations across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The Wild : Spot On Flash Fiction
Here is the second of Spot On's Flash Fiction short stories series. Click below to watch the 3 minute story of 'The Wild' by Sarah-Clare Conlon. A sad encounter and a wild journey at sea. This week's Flash Fiction short from Sarah-Clare Conlon, will have you feeling the sea spray on your face and the wind in your hair, if only for 3 minutes! If you could escape to ‘The Wild’? Which Wild would you choose? Feel inspired to write your own flash-fiction? Sarah-Clare’s Top Tip: As you write, and definitely once you think you're done, read your work out loud. This will help you pick up on superfluous words, unwanted repetition and clunky phrasing, with the bonus of discouraging strangers from sitting next to you on the bus. This season of Flash Fiction Shorts is delivered in partnership between Spot On and Lancashire Libraries Reading Friends. Lancashire libraries are working with The Reading Agency to deliver a programme called Reading Friends. This is a nationwide programme developed by The Reading Agency and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The programme is delivered in partnership with organisations across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The Sweet Spot: Spot On Flash Fiction
Our chums at Spot On have realsed the first of a new series of Spot On shorts... this time even shorter, as they present works of flash fiction. The first is now realeased and we will keep you up to date with each new release. These all look fantastic, we cant wait to watch them. A human cannonball who loves puddings... what could possibly go wrong? Spot On have teamed up with Lancashire Libraries Reading Friends to bring you six Flash Fiction shorts. While life might be moving back to normal we know the power that comes from taking even just 5 minutes out of your day to listen to a really good story. Plus, if you’re left feeling inspired, each week we will be sharing our writers top tips for writing your own flash fiction. We’d love to see what you come up with, email [email protected] to share your tales with us. We’re kicking off this new season of shorts with ‘The Sweet Spot’ from Fat Roland, a writer and performer from Manchester. This piece is made for grown up audiences and contains some mild bad language. Fat Roland’s Top Tip for writing Flash Fiction: To make your story feel tighter, colour your text. If you can imagine a sentence as a scene in a movie i.e. direct action with actor movement and camera angles and cool lighting, then colour that sentence in green. Colour any dialogue in yellow. Colour the rest in red. Done colouring? Now see if you can halve the word count of anything in yellow, and consider deleting at least three-quarters of anything coloured in red. And yes, this may involve getting rid of whole red sections, such as lengthy thought processes or exposition. Boo! Down with the red stuff! You may vary the colours, although please avoid puce. Lancashire libraries are working with The Reading Agency to deliver a programme called Reading Friends. This is a nationwide programme developed by The Reading Agency and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The programme is delivered in partnership with organisati

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