Nana Funk
Nana Funk is a cabaret/burlesque/songstress who has years of experience under her belt (and sometime
07/12/2023
I am SUPER EXCITED to be hosting A Very Special Winter Cabaret at Rainhill Library on 13th for St Helens Libraries Again, another stellar line up! Music, Burlesque, Poetry & dance! Come & get proper Christmassy with us!!
Tickets in link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-very-special-winter-cabaret-show-hosted-by-nana-funk-tickets-765179742207?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing
A Very Special Winter Cabaret Show hosted by Nana Funk! An evening filled with performance, music, laughter, dance and mince pies....
06/12/2023
A Nana prepares Ukulele Club Liverpool
What’s behind today’s Nanadvent door? A wee shout for the fab Ukulele Club Liverpool who have helped me with me ukulele skills along the years. I’ll be hosting their annual Chrimbo do tonight raising cash for Owen McVeigh Foundation with the wonderful Splintered Ukes headlining OOOKOOOLAYLEEEEEEE FUUUUN
Todays Nanadvent calendar door opens on to my wee Crowdfunder for the Tough Old Bird 2024 tour which I am self funding due to funding for theatre being incredibly challenging. Check out the link https://fb.watch/oKQ7WiJ--P/ to see the fab thank you presents on offer & any donation is greatly appreciated. Thank you to all of you who have donated so far!! Tickets for the unity theatre show on 20th Jan are on sale now with ticket link in the Crowdfunding page.
Tough Old Bird explores how women are viewed in society as they have the absolute gall to get older! Have you ever noticed those adverts promising to ‘defy the effects of ageing’? Ooh Nana hates them. What about when we get old? Where’s the instruction manual? Who deems what is ‘acceptable behaviour’? What happens when your voice isn’t listened to, or you become slowly invisible?
04/12/2023
I am absolutely delighted to be joining the rather marvellous Official Tony Blaney for his Swinging into Christmas at Peter Kavanagh’s on 23 December. It’s going to be SO CHRISTMASSY!!! From 9pm til late…and totes free. Sod the present wrapping come & get your chops round some swinging tunes
03/12/2023
Crowdfunder update - thank yous are up on me website (link below) & signed photos have been emailed to everyone who’s donated £10 and more. If you don’t receive them (or a message asking for your email address) let me know. Videos will be coming soooooon. Happy Sunday all
www.nanafunkrocks.com
TOUGH OLD BIRD ANNOUNCEMENT… unity theatre tickets for 20 January 2024 are LIVE!! What an exciting thing to be behind door 1 of me Nanadvent Calendar!! ME & VAL CAN’T WAIT!!
Tickets here - https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/tough-old-bird-2/
29/11/2023
TOUGH OLD BIRD CROWDFUNDER UPDATE - A new THANK YOU gift has been added…any donation over £10 now gets a signed photo from me AND Val!! This offer will be backdated so no one loses out! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. It is very much appreciated! Link is below if you haven’t donated yet & would still like to.
https://gofund.me/780aa675
Let’s get this show on the road!
December is (obvs) Chrimbo-tastic! I can’t wait to get me jingle bells on...and it's not a glitch - I'm doing a double stint at St Mary's On The Hill...Can't wait! Check the following for all deets Ukulele Club Liverpool, St Helens Libraries St Mary's Creative Space Neil Kendall Photographer Hope Street Harmonies or check out me website https://www.nanafunkrocks.com/
25/11/2023
Well that was a lot of fun!! Thank you to everyone who came down to Bishop Auckland's Christmas Town 2023 for me big quiz at The Cabaret Club. And big congrats to everyone involved! What a fab place!
If you took any pics or vids feel free to pop them on here as I was having too much fun to take any.
BACCANALIA
Bishop Auckland's Christmas Town
20/11/2023
Many of you may or not may know that I was recently unsuccessful in my Arts Council application for the next steps for my show Tough Old Bird. You also may or many not know that the next steps are a national tour...that is already booked in. So guess what? We're still doing it! The theme of the show is so important and I truly believe that we need to keep the conversation about ageing going...so, this is where you come in. Touring a show to this scale, and making sure everyone is paid properly, doesn't come cheap so we need some support covering our costs and have launched a crowdfunder. I am very aware that money is tight for everyone, so any amount at all will help. Sharing the crowdfunder is also super helpful (especially if you've got a lovely rich relative...). https://gofund.me/780aa675
Thank you so much in advance and I can't wait to bring Tough Old Bird to you again!
"This show is something I would love to see again and would bring my friends and family to see. It really is heartwarmingly hilarious"
"One feels it should be a mandatory watch for anyone over the age of 40"
Tough Old Bird UK Tour 2024, organized by Harriet Warnock From Nana Funk, the great-great-grandmother of good times, comes a heartfelt musical jour… Harriet Warnock needs your support for Tough Old Bird UK Tour 2024
19/11/2023
What a gorgeous night! Thank you for a wonderful time and fabulous audience. It was a privilege to be part of the awesome line up. And possibly my fave Ask Nana question to date (see the last photo)
18/11/2023
A Nana prepares
18/11/2023
A Nana prepares
18/11/2023
On the train to mayhem! Pound Arts
17/11/2023
Having a little practice of Ask Nana ahead of my debut at the Mayhem Cabaret at Pound Arts tomorrow. To do that I use questions that I didn’t get round to answering at old gigs…I wonder how drunk Sara Cassidy & Ian were by 10.30 that night at Summer Strum. In the song I just sang in answer to the question I thought they’d probably be very tipsy after a sniff of a pint as they were so busy making everything so boss for all of us ❤️
13/11/2023
I am VERY excited about the Magic and Mayhem Cabaret at Pound Arts on Saturday. The line up is AWESOME!!! I’m very chuffed to be on it.
Blü Romantic
Miss Whiskey Twist
Sandy Sure
Miss Merlin
Mat Ricardo
My photo (& a couple more I reckon) by Neil Kendall Photographer
06/11/2023
November also brings me back up to The Cabaret Club to help kick off the BACCANALIA Bishop Auckland's Christmas Town. There’s gonna be songs, there’s gonna be a quiz…it’s gonna be FABULOUS!! Check out the link for deets! And check out the rest of the events! SO MUCH FUN!!!
Photo by Neil Kendall Photographer
Last night at the fabulous celebration of I had a lovely chat with Izzy, who inspired this song. She reminded me that it was about 3 years ago when she was nearly 4 so I thought I'd re-share it. Thank you again Izzy for the song idea and hope to see you again soon (and your Mum)
05/11/2023
I had a BOSS night at Gillian’s (won’t let me tag) birthday bash last night! Happy actual birthdee Gillian. Thanks for a top night 🎂 🎉 🎤
03/11/2023
November brings some exciting gigs! I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the line up for Pound Arts fabulous Mayhem Cabaret on 18th which is part of their Magic and Mayhem Festival. They’ve had to add extra tickets due to popularity so get in quick & check out the rest of the festival. Deets in their page
Due to popular demand we've just added 15 extra seats for our MAYHEM CABARET on the 18th of November 🥳 Join our fabulous line-up Whiskey Falls Mat Ricardo Miss Merlin Nana Funk Sandy Sure and host Blü Romantic for a night of unashamed and unrestrained frivolity and frolics 😈
https://poundarts.org.uk/whats-on/the-mayhem-cabaret-2023/
I had a crackin time at Hobo Kiosk hosting the Halloween quiz. What a bloomin lovely crowd. Here's me doing a little halloween ditty co-writ with quiz master extraordinaire Trev Fleming Voiceover
30/10/2023
This week's community shout out is for another group that I met whilst doing the The Lowry Sunday Show Selector earlier this month. Talk About It Mate is a Manchester based social enterprise offering creative approaches to mental health and championing peer support in our everyday lives. As well as Talk About It Mate they also have Walk About It Mate, Proud About It Mate and Talk About It Women to reach out to as many people as possible. Check them out for their different groups!
23/10/2023
Todays community shout out is for Women with Wings CIC who I met at The Lowry Show Selectors a few weeks ago. They empower & motivate women in Manchester by offering Wellness Services & Events & Business Support. This week they are celebrating women’s achievements on Fri 27th at St Paul’s Peel Parish Hall, Little Hulton as part of Black History month. Check them out 💜
21/10/2023
Was going to watch me mates Leslie and Lesley De Bonderville - Mediums at Large at Glorified Halloween 🎃 at Future Yard and I’ve only ended up on the bill!! Oops!
Glorified Cabaret
21/10/2023
I got papped at Comic Con Liverpool 2023 Thanks David Munn Photography for the boss photo
21/10/2023
A Nana prepares Comic Con Liverpool
18/10/2023
I thought I’d do some shout outs to the fab organisations that I’ve hosted and performed for recently to highlight just how awesome they are! First off Art & Soul Tribe - “A world where individuality is celebrated, diversity is encouraged & everyone has their chance to shine.”
Using a person centred, trauma informed approach, they use the Arts as a safe and engaging tool to encourage and teach people to share their stories, have their voices heard and empower others to do the same.
Through a programme of community connection, skills building, formal tuition, advocacy and peer mentoring they aim to improve Mental Health & Reduce Stigma.
Based in Deeside they run a multitude of in person & online workshops & groups. Check out their page for more details
A bit of singing along to The Mid Life Crisis Club at YPAS - Young Person's Advisory Service fundraiser at The Bentley Liverpool Still time to chuck them some cash to help restore their city centre hub. They do cracking work with young people & their families across Merseyside.
A crackin night at The Bentley Liverpool raising cash for the restoration of the YPAS - Young Person's Advisory Service city centre mental health hub. Wonderful hearing the brilliant too. If you’d like to donate to YPAS - Young Person's Advisory Service check out their page. They do wonderful stuff supporting young people & their families across Merseyside.
Here’s a snippet of The Mid Life Crisis Club giving some top tunes
06/10/2023
A Nana prepares YPAS - Young Person's Advisory Service
06/10/2023
Looking forward to hosting this tonight. Raising cash for the restoration of YPAS - Young Person's Advisory Service city centre Mental Health Hub. Check out their page for the Just Giving link
Here’s a wee snippet of my main stage set at Tribe Fest 2023 You can’t quite hear the audience as they were tucked away from the rain but they were great! Thank you again Art & Soul Tribe
03/10/2023
Me mates Leslie and Lesley De Bonderville - Mediums at Large will be gracing the stage at this. Last few tickets remaining!
Don’t forget to grab your tickets for our Halloween special on 21st October at
Free tickets available for anyone struggling to purchase one, please DM us!
03/10/2023
"The crown jewel of the event was arguably its host, dynamic powerhouse Nana Funk, who captivated the audience with her captivating musical theatre and dance performances."
This is very nice isn't it?? Thank you Salford Now. Check out the full write up for The Lowry Sunday Showcase event. It was a pleasure to be part of.
"It's for everyone and everyone can engage with it" - Salford theatre welcomes all | Salford Now A Salford performance showcase continued on its' mission to make theatre accessible to all by hosting a unique theatre event yesterday.
02/10/2023
As well as awesome music at Tribe Fest 2023 there was also a bit of knife & axe throwing with Axes to Ashes Obvs I was a natural (!?) & was papped by fab photographer Art & Soul Tribe
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