Enjoy The Show Presents

Ayse Balkos: Canine Teeth (stand up spoken word)

A stand-up monologue about grief, gender and discrimination - a harrowing look at the life of a young Turkish woman.

TICKETS: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Canine-Teeth-stand-up-spoken-word/38055824/

CANINE TEETH by Ayse Balkos

Canine Teeth is a stand up monologue combining live spoken word and soundscapes with storytelling and visual landscape created through visual projection. (Istanbul streets, Turkish culture).

It is a voyage and return – moving into the past, digging ever deeper (into oneself, into relations) – fundamentally journeying from here to discover something that’s over there, and then coming back transformed so the audience may experience the place Ayse started in a new way. This story begins inside, and moves out.

Canine Teeth was developed after Balkos released her collection of poems and songs, “Come To Tower and actively discovered a line through them that connected the works during “Making Autobiographical Theatre Workshop run by On The Run Theatre 2022. The project received an Arts Council Lottery Project Funding with presentations at the Migration Matters Festival and Dorothy Pax in Sheffield in summer of 2022.

About Ayse Balkos:

Ayse walks across the stage and talks about the Turkish culture she was growed in.

A story which has not been heard before that takes place during a day against the back drop of a Turkish society obsessed with marriage and women. Ayse’s stand up show, Canine Teeth is an insightful and ultimately harrowing look at the life of a young Turkish woman.

Rooted in Ayse’s lived experiences, the show is a journey into an alternative reality of a modern and westernized Turkish woman and the clash of family, freedom and faith.

A work about grief, gender, economic and social discrimination. A young women’s relatable experience.

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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024

Doors 7PM, show starts at 8PM

The Ferret | Preston

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA, featuring a hand-picked line-up of hilarious comedians from all over the North West. Keep an eye out for your guest MC!

Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Lineup:

Fil Milton MC

Paul Gittens

Emerson Young

Bobby Milner

Mike Linwood

Sarah Adams

Jack Wilkens

Helen Brooks

Kelly McAteer

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A monthly comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Curated by Fil Milton and featuring guest hosts each month, Make The Ferret Mad Again will land at The Ferret every 3rd Tuesday of each month.

These hilarious nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 16th April 2024

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA, featuring a hand-picked line-up of hilarious comedians from all over the North West. With guest MC Kie Carson!

Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Lineup:

Kie Carson MC

The Mighty Swob

Adam Anwar

Mark Quinn

Jack Pedley

Jack Wilkens

Kevin McDonnell

Jamie Bush

Amy Eggeling

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A monthly comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Curated by Fil Milton and featuring guest hosts each month, Make The Ferret Mad Again will land at The Ferret every 3rd Tuesday of each month.

These hilarious nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 19th March 2024

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA, featuring a hand-picked line-up of hilarious comedians from all over the North West. Keep an eye out for your guest MC!

Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Lineup:

Eddie Fortune (Mc)

Amit Mistry

Dom Hutchins

Josh Sedman

Andy Ellis

Guy Fagan

Matt Trimble

Tom Lewtas

Fil Milton

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A monthly comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Curated by Fil Milton and featuring guest hosts each month, Make The Ferret Mad Again will land at The Ferret every 3rd Tuesday of each month.

These hilarious nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 20th February 2024

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA, featuring a hand-picked line-up of hilarious comedians from all over the North West plus this month’s guest host Matthew Davenport! Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Lineup:

Matthew Davenport (MC)

Ben Turner

Jacky Boy

Tharun Chelley

Fil Milton

Percy savage

Angela Bra

Francine Carlyle

Emerson Young

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A monthly comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Curated by Fil Milton and featuring guest hosts each month, Make The Ferret Mad Again will land at The Ferret every 3rd Tuesday of each month.

These hilarious nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 16th January 2024

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA. Expect 7 hilarious comedians from all over the North West plus guest host Peter Edge! Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Lineup:

Peter Edge (MC)

Laurence Tuck

Kev O’Brien

Ash Gorsi

Danielle Frances

Sophie Weinberg

Balthazar Dark (Andrew Marsh)

Fil Milton

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A new comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Hosted by Fil Milton, Make The Ferret Mad Again will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

These nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 19th December

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA. Expect 7 hilarious comedians from all over the North West plus hosting duties from the one and only Fil Milton! Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Lineup:

Kevin McDonnell

Louis Etienne

Dean Maloney

Eleanor Green

Oliver Bowler

Thornley Pogson

Jack Wood

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A new comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Hosted by Fil Milton, Make The Ferret Mad Again will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

These nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 28th November

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

luke wright’s jubilee

Weds, November 8th, 2023

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Crack out the bunting! It’s Luke Wright’s Silver Jubilee. Over twenty-five years, Luke Wright has built up a reputation for being one of Britain’s most popular live poets.

He has won an unprecedented four Saboteur Awards (national awards for spoken word), a Stage Award, and a Fringe First. He’s sold out shows across the world and regularly tours with John Cooper Clarke and The Libertines.

This year, thwarted in his attempts to hold a street party by the philistines on the council and unable to shift the over-ordered commemorative plates, Wright does what a poet does best, and takes a deep dive into himself.

What follows is his most confessional show to date. Wright was adopted as a baby and grew up believing that his adoption “wasn’t a big thing.” But one night he idly stumbled across his birth mother on Facebook.

This window to a world that might have been his has thrown up deep questions about privilege, familial love, and destiny.

This show is an excavation of lives lived and not lived. Wright navigates his audience through a warm and honest hour of poems and stand-up with the directness and pathos that has made him one of the most popular live poets in England.

With some wild experiments in form, a nervous kitten called Sir John Betjeman and a healthy smattering of drum n bass, Wright manages to navigate some heart-wrenching material and keep the laughs coming.

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“Luke is on fire! A poetic interrogation of himself, who he is and where he is from that leaves you tenderised and bruised and with a little something in your eye” Mark Thomas

“His performances rumble with rage, passion and humour” Guardian

“He must be on some kind of dope” John Cooper Clarke

“Cool Poems” Patti Smith

“Fierce, wistful, romantic and witty. A sensational hour” ★★★★★ Stage

“Curiously classless, perfectly placed to dissect the dreams of the British nation. His lexical acrobatics are astounding, often motor-mouthed and breathtakingly honest” ★★★★★ The List

“One of the funniest and most brilliant poets of his generation” Independent

“Visceral, poignant and riotously funny” ★★★★★ Scotsman

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Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Luke-Wrights-Silver-Jubilee-Tour/36388484/

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA. Expect 8 hilarious comedians from all over the North West plus hosting duties from the one and only Fil Milton! Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Lineup:

Mel Judson

Maura Jackson

Syed raza

Ben Shevlin

Danny Royles

Alex Murray

Marigold Lately

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A new comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Hosted by Fil Milton, Make The Ferret Mad Again will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

These nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 17th October

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

Kevin P Gilday: Spam Valley

Weds, October 4th, 2023

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Critically acclaimed writer and performer Kevin P. Gilday (Suffering from Scottishness, Sonnet Youth) takes a verbal sledgehammer to lazy stereotypes and attempts to deconstruct what it really means to be ‘working-class’ in modern Britain. Spam Valley is a hilarious, autobiographical monologue exploring what happens when a working-class upbringing gives way to a middle-class career path. Blending theatre, stand-up and contemporary spoken word; Gilday delves into his own Glaswegian upbringing to chart his journey, from ‘Spam Valley’ to the stage, with trademark wit and delivery. Spam Valley is politically charged theatre at its best.

After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe which garnered critical acclaim, including a five star review, the show hit the road for a mini-tour taking in performances at the iconic Stand comedy clubs. It is now available for booking for one-off performances throughout Oct/Nov 2023.

‘I wanted to make a show that challenged the way we view working class culture while still sharing the messy joy of it’, says Gilday. ‘We only ever seem to see one version of working class life in the media and it often doesn’t relate to my lived experience. I wanted to question that narrative, to attempt to find the truth about working class identity – or the multitudes of it. To do that I needed to delve into my own complex relationship with my upbringing and where I am now as an artist. It’s a personal show with a universal appeal, a hilarious night out with a big message of acceptance at its core.’

About Kevin P. Gilday:

Kevin P. Gilday is an award-winning poet, writer and performer from Glasgow. He is the founder of poetry performance collective The Scribbler's Union and was co-founder of much loved spoken word cabaret night Sonnet Youth. He is a National Theatre of Scotland Breakthrough Writer, a BBC Writersroom Scottish Voice and one of Scotland’s most celebrated contemporary poets.

Kevin has performed all over the world, from Hollywood to East Kilbride, including major festivals (BBC 6Music Festival, Glastonbury), Fringes (Edinburgh, Toronto, Vancouver) as well as large scale tours of the UK, Germany, Canada and the US. He has supported artists and public figures such as Akala, Saul Williams, George the Poet, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead, Sage Francis, The Silencers and Jeremy Corbyn MP.

His theatre work includes writing, performing, directing and production credits on hit shows Suffering from Scottishness, Exiles, Gigantic Lying Mouth, thick skin, elastic heart and Confessionals.

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Praise for Spam Valley:

‘Poignant class satire that demands to be heard’

★★★★★ - The Wee Review

‘Do your heart some good by grabbing a ticket before the run ends’

★★★★ – The Quintessential Review

‘an autobiographical monologue about class, delivered with controlled feeling and biting wit’

The Scotsman (Link)

Praise for Suffering from Scottishness:

★★★★ - The Scotsman
★★★★ - The Wee Review
★★★★ - Everything Theatre
★★★★ - Corr Blimey
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AWARD - Fringe Review
PICK OF THE FRINGE - Scots Wae Hae

Tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Spam-Valley---Kevin-Gilday-spoken-word/36417067/

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Tuesday the 19th Sept, Make The Ferret Mad Again is BACK for another night of hilarity with 7 comedians from all over the North West, plus hosting duties from the one and only Fil Milton! Expect everything plus the kitchen sink! 🙌

You’ll be party to these stellar acts:

Heidi Clark

Hannah Rudd

Hannah Carson

Adam Rohan

Sarah JH

Eddy Midgely

Sunny Shine

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston!

A new comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Hosted by Fil Milton, Make The Ferret Mad Again will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

These nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again!

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Tuesday 19th September

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA. Expect 8 hilarious comedians from all over the North West plus hosting duties from the one and only Fil Milton! Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Andy Ellis

James Green

Amit Mistry

Joy France 

Samee Anibaba

Jamie bush 

Daniel McCreanor

Rich Davenport

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A new comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Hosted by Fil Milton, Make The Ferret Mad Again will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

These nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 15th August

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

Every third Tuesday of the month we bring you MTFMA. Expect 8 hilarious comedians from all over the North West plus hosting duties from the one and only Fil Milton! Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

Lineup:

Lloyd & Williams

Eve Coppersthwaite

Ben Robinson

Jimmy Shirley

Kimia Etemadi

Kie Carson

Kelly McAteer

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A new comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Hosted by Fil Milton, Make The Ferret Mad Again will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

These nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 18th July

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

A collision between jazz music, burlesque and theatre...

Get ready for a unique cabaret performance by Selina Helliwell and Jas Nisic.

Lost in Tib Street tells the story of two women in the swinging sixties, navigating their lives and joining forces to set up their own cabaret.

With an array of classic jazz covers and burlesque dance sequences tied up in a theatrical bow, this is a show not to be missed.

So get lost on Tib Street with Jas and Ember. Swing into the sixties and all that jazz...

Lost in Tib Street is a brand-new theatre show from To Bee Productions set in the swinging 60s.

The production company has partnered with multi-award winning theatre-maker Selina Helliwell on the new show, which combines elements of jazz, burlesque and theatre.

Selina Helliwell is a well-known name in the North West theatre scene. The performer has won numerous awards, including the award for ‘Best New Producer’ at the Manchester Fringe Festival 2021.

Grab a ticket to the show here:  https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Lost-in-Tib-Street/36359011/

“Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

After last month’s amazing inaugural MTFMA, we’re throwing caution to the wind again with our next event! 8 hilarious comedians from all over the North West plus hosting duties from the one and only Fil Milton! Expect everything plus the kitchen sink!

You’ll be party to these stellar acts:

Guy Fagan

Emerson Young

Kevin O’Brien

Mary Cross

Percy Savage

Sarah Johnston-Hale

Dom Hutchins

Katie Eckersley

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Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” - Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A new comedy night for Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff.

Hosted by Fil Milton, Make The Ferret Mad Again will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

These nights are FREE ENTRY and the laughs will kick off from 7:30pm (doors at 7pm).

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 20th June

Free entry

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Showtime

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

Another Enjoy The Show masterpiece makes its way to our legendary stage 🙌

Pete the Temp and Emmy the Harp present an engaging collision of comedy, harp and vocals – for a show like nothing you’ve ever seen before.

Ahead of their autumn UK tour, Peter and Emmy are coming to The Ferret for a special preview show. 

The performance dives into themes of madness, philosophy and the mind - with the help of loop machines, synthesizers and FX machinery. The result is a uniquely poetic and songful carnival of vibes. Expect a one-of-a-kind act of rapture. Laugh, sing and prepare to be enchanted.

Pete “the Temp” Bearder is an award-winning spoken-word poet, author and comic. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The World Service and Newsnight.

His mission is to incite wonder and enchant a riotous love. Pete is a former National Poetry Slam Champion and has taught and performed in 15 different countries. While living in Europe he worked as a street entertainer, bringing laughter, dance and interactive silliness to large audiences across the continent.

Emmy the Harp is a classically trained harpist with a lifelong dedication to her craft. Her collaborations include duets and bands ranging from prog-rock to afrobeat.

A Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist, Broughton works with a diverse mix of musicians, storytellers, poets, clowns, dancers and theatre companies. Recent collaborations include Outlier by Malaika Kegode (Bristol Old Vic, 2021-2022), Ernie’s Journey by Clementines Live Arts (Rural & National Touring, 2021-2023). Upcoming collaborations include workshops with Liz Felton and touring with Gnawa player Mohamed Errebbaa.

Support from Thick Richard + Robot Friend - an organic AI extravaganza!

Grab a ticket to the show here:  https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Pete-the-Temp-and-Emmy-the-Harp-/36355634/

Enjoy The Show & The Ferret present, Matt Abbott (Spoken Word)

TUESDAY, 23rd MAY, 2023 (Doors open 7pm)

Poet Matt Abbott returns to the stage in a special one-off gig at Preston's iconic music venue The Ferret!

Abbott's previous show Two Little Ducks received huge critical acclaim. It focused on the poet's time spent volunteering at the Calais Jungle refugee camp.

His powerful, personal and political spoken word show made him one of UK poetry’s rising stars, as feature in The Guardian. His poetry channels the human side of politics to look at national identity, preconceptions, class and anti-establishment anger. Poetic flair and storytelling, with a unique insight into the summer that changed everything.

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★★★★★ Everything Theatre

★★★★★ Broadway Baby

★★★★★ The New European

★★★★ The Wee Review

★★★★ Reviews Hub

★★★★ The Theatre Guide

‘An artist with something to say, who knows how to say it’ The Scotsman

‘Classy; he talks politics from the heart’ The Morning Star

‘Highly Recommended’ FringeReview

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Support for this gig comes from the brilliant Carla Mellor. Mellor is a Wigan-based Yorkshire poet who writes 'poetry for the people'; accessible, down to earth, and relatable poems for the everyday.

She has worked on various commissions for charity campaigns and also for the BBC. Her debut poetry collection SCRAPS was published in 2021 by Wrecking Ball Press.

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🗓️Tuesday, 23rd May

📍The Ferret, Preston, Doors at 7PM

🎫🔗https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Matt-Abbott-spoken-word-at-The-Ferret-Preston/36305147/?fbclid=IwAR1F8JTUrKuncYn9meSRr1u-4uZVOLA1b3yCNX8aIXuXn8TsnfbJvX25WSg

Introducing: “Make The Ferret Mad Again” -  Stand Up Comedy in the Heart of Preston! 🤣🎤

A new comedy night is making its way to Preston, and we’ve got the privilege of hosting the laughs at our gaff. 

Hosted by Fil Milton, Make The Ferret Mad Again will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month, and the launch night is ✨Tuesday 16th May!✨

With 8 Up & Coming Comedians:

🎤Stephen McGuffie

🎤Danielle Frances

🎤Jane Postelthwaite

🎤Alex Alcock

🎤Nathan Virica

🎤Jack Wilson

🎤Alexander Tighe

🎤The Mighty Swob

These nights will be FREE ENTRY and will kick off from 7:30PM.

Come and enjoy some Ferret funnies, and Make The Ferret Mad Again! 🙌

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Tuesday 16th May

Free entry

7:30pm Showtime 

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month

Enjoy The Show & The Ferret present, Pamela DeMenthe - eVULVAlution

TUESDAY, 25th APRIL, 2023 (Doors open 7pm)

After hitting the dizzy heights of erotic fiction stardom, Pamela DeMenthe is attempting that ‘difficult’ 29th novel. 

It’s a time traveling prehistoric erotic fiction romp, set in Hull, titled, eVULVAlution.

But after an acute case of writer's block, Pamela looks to the audience to provide her with a creative laxative. Find out what she dislodges in the hilarious interactive storytelling comedy!

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Creator Jenny May Morgan

Producer Mark Croasdale

Dramaturg Lyndsey Chapman

Set Gideon Conn

Composer Richard Lomax

Graphic Design Andy Lyth

Created by Jenny May Morgan, developed with and commissioned by The Lowry.

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Tickets at theferret.live/pamela-dementhe

🗓️Tuesday 25th April

📍The Ferret, Preston, Doors at 7PM

🎫🔗https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Pamela-DeMenthe-eVULVAlution/36298849/?fbclid=IwAR1_EQaaVknQo4g2Qe1wEwDqAyvo2pkwbCPBuBkiYbdM3ZK29Yy77R4lro8

Enjoy The Show & The Ferret present, Poetry with Tony Walsh

THURSDAY, 30th MARCH, 2023 (Doors open 7pm)

Tony Walsh is often billed as a 'giant' of the UK poetry scene - not least because he stands at two metres tall. Since 2004, he has performed everywhere from grass-roots poetry gigs to international literature festivals, but his work came to worldwide attention in May 2017 when his poem 'This Is The Place' was broadcast globally from the vigil for victims of the Manchester arena bomb.

An evening with Tony Walsh is a rip-roaring rock and roller-coaster ride from a profoundly inspiring artist at the very top of his game.

Forget what you imagined a poetry night could be and expect belly-laughs, tears and everything in between from this big-hearted performer who often leaves audiences on their feet, dazzled and breathless.

Reviews:

"Now a national hero.." - The Guardian

"He is the real deal!" - Prof Beniamin Zephaniah

"Seriously amazing!" - BBC.COM

“..stirring..stunning..." - TIME magazine, USA

"Astounding" - BAFTA

🗓️Thursday, 30th March
📍The Ferret, Preston
🎫🔗https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Spoken-word-Tony-Walsh/36285597/

Enjoy The Show & The Ferret present, It Is What It Isn’t

THURSDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY, 2023 (Doors open 7pm)

Another incredible @enjoytheshowuk performance makes its way to #TheFerret stage next month ✨

Cheekykita, who has shared bills with Alan Davies, Robin Ince, Simon Munnery, Tony Law, Harry Hill and Spencer Jones, is a Prague Fringe 2014 award-winner and has performed her peculiarly charming brand of comedy in and around the UK and abroad and at The BBC tent at Edinburgh Fringe.

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🗣️‘Brilliantly surreal and delightfully silly. Made me absolutely howl with laughter' Ellie Taylor

🗣️‘Hilarious' Alan Davies

🗣️‘Ridiculous in a good way’ Arthur Smith

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🎫🔗https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Cheekykita-It-Is-What-It-Isnt/36270523/

📍The Ferret, Fylde Road, Preston

🗓️Thursday, February 23, 2023

⏰Doors at 7PM

Enjoy The Show & The Ferret present, Spoken Word in the City

THURSDAY, 26th JANUARY, 2023 (Doors open 7pm)

The Ferret opens its doors to three of the North’s strongest voices in poetry for Spoken Word in the City 🗣️✨

Featuring: John Darwin, Rich Davenport and Sharena Lee Satti.

Performance poetry is the most totally captivating in live performance. Experience the unique atmosphere that spoken word poetry delivers, right in the heart of Preston at our iconic independent music venue, #TheFerret 🙌

If you’ve never been seduced by the magic of words and the brilliance of performance poetry, then this is the night for you to venture out and witness something remarkable.

Enjoy the Show and The Ferret continually bring the best in theatre and performance to Preston at a time when there is no regular live theatre in the city. Come and support, and keep live performance alive in this city! ♥️

🗓️Thursday, 26th January
📍The Ferret, Preston
🎫🔗https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Preston/The-Ferret/Spoken-word-in-the-city/36246011/

Henry Normal The Escape Plan

An evening of pure escape with stories, jokes and poems from writer, poet and TV and film producer Henry Normal. Featuring all your favourite poems from his BBC Radio 4 series and his seven poetry collections.

Henry is co-writer and producer of some of the biggest hits of British TV and film of recent years. He co-wrote ‘Mrs Merton’ and ‘The Royle Family’ among others, and produced ‘Gavin and Stacey’, ‘Alan Partridge’, the Oscar-winning film ‘Philomena’, and many more.

His poetry books include his last collection ‘Strikingly Invisible’ and the new collection ‘The Escape Plan’. He has performed his poetry widely across the UK. Henry has written and performed six BBC Radio 4 shows, including his latest; ‘A Normal Universe’.

Reviews:
"Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show" - Radio Times

“the Alan Bennett of poetry” The Scotsman

“Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit' The Guardian

“A mixture of the absurd and downright wacky...a gentle giant of stand-up poetry” The List

“The poetry itself is stuff of proper substance, marrying the suburban beauty of Beatles ballads with the blunt candour of the kitchen sink” The Guardian

"The funniest man you've never heard of" The Telegraph

"Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations" - The Stage

"Distinctly funny" - Time Out

“Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal" Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times

Ticket link: skiddle.com/e/35867767

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

Dream job, huge fanbase, and in a committed relationship with a beefy dancing bear. Everything was going right for the bearded lady, until her secret came out…

A coming of age fairytale about the bearded lady who ran away from the circus and embarked on a voyage transcending time, space and sex, her struggles to understand the societal limits on her gender and the eventual acceptance of herself as a woman.

Appropriating Leonardos from da Vinci to DiCaprio, a gender bending journey and joyful F*ck You to a world that asks people to hide or change who they are.

The show was first performed at Camden People's Theatre in 2018, and went on to Dumfries Big Burns Supper, Brighton fringe and a full run at the Edinburgh fringe with Gilded Balloon.

In January 2020, headhunted by producer Chris Dodd, the bearded lady travelled half way across the world for Perth fringe, performing in four venues, including her first circus tent (Casa Mondo, Yagan Square.

As well as the live show, the character’s autobiography is available to buy from all good bookshops. https://www.tdbeek.com/shop

Reviews:
‘Brilliantly understated comic with the punk spirit of the Sex Pistols’ ★★★★ The Scotsman

‘Tip top show’ Henning Wehn

‘Hilarious but equally thought-provoking, it’s funny and deep in the best combination’ The Brighton Blogger

'A real hidden gem... The writing has a fierce imagination and a very winning performance from van der Beek mixing, as it does comedy, singing and high drama’ Stephen Carlin

'At times enchanting, funny, joyous, and delightful, but there is also drama and stark tragedy – and just the right amount of bawdiness. Original and captivating, I highly recommend' Keith Prince

Ticket link: skiddle.com/e/35869334