Created by theatre company Paines Plough, Roundabout is the UK’s first ever fully accessible, demountable, and portable plug-and-play theatre located in Prince’s Park.
In its seventh visit to Salford, the space-ship-like theatre space will present comedy, music, free family and community events, and FOUR brand new plays including; Half-Empty Glasses written by Baruwa-Etti and Directed by Kaleya Baxe, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain written by Sami Ibrahim and Directed by Yasmin Hafesji, The Ultimate Pickle written by Laura Lindow and Directed by Eva Sampson, and Caste-ing written by Nicole Acquah and Nouveau Riche and Directed by Shakira Newton.
All plays are £5 and can be booked via The Lowry website or the onsite box office at Prince’s Park. Also for just £5, audiences can catch a huge line-up of comedians at the Roundabout Comedy Club. The Lowry proudly presents Cerys Nelmes, Jonny Awsum and Stephen Bailey.
Award winning comedian Jonny Awsum has charmed audiences all around the world with his high energy performance style and unique brand of musical comedy.
Multi-award nominated comedian Stephen Bailey’s indecorous brand of gossipy humour has singled him out as one of the UK’s most sought-after comedy talents; appearing on Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie To You, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Between The Covers and much more. Ringmaster for the evening will be the leading MC on the comedy circuit, Cerys Nelmes. Thu 6 Oct, 8:30pm
The new play by award-winning writer Laura Lindow, The Ultimate Pickle (suitable for children aged 5+) is about the importance of stories, the imagination, and how our little ones deal with grief. Everything is awesome in Dill’s life. But when a little ball of fluff falls from grandad’s book, everything changes forever. Could that be a… wolf!? Join Dill on an adventure through the unexpected surprises in life. Sat 8 Oct, 11.30am (Captioned) / Sun 9 Oct, 11.30am.
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain (suitable for children aged 12+) from award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim is a poetic fable of an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own. Elif shears sheep for a rich landowner.
Every other waking hour she spends queuing outside the palace, hoping that the King will let her live within the city walls. She comes from a far-away land. She is searching for sanctuary. And this is what we call a hostile environment. Thu 6 Oct, 7pm / Sat 8 Oct, 7pm / Sun 9 Oct, 2.30pm.
Half-Empty Glasses is an empowering new play by Channel 4 bursary winner Dipo Baruwa-Etti about the pressures of being young, gifted and ready to change the world. Toye is preparing for his piano exam to get into a prestigious music school. But when he notices the lack of Black British history in his school’s curriculum, he begins to question himself and the world around him. Is this really his dream, or is he letting these institutions write his story? Sat 8 Oct, 3pm (Captioned) / Sun 9 Oct 5.30pm
Caste-ing explores the experiences of three black actresses using beatboxing, rap, song and spoken word. How can they remain true to their values in an industry seemingly intent on pitting them against each other? What do they do when the pressures become too much? We watch them as they attempt to maintain their sense of self, their faith, friendships and of course, careers. Fri 07 Oct, 7pm
Audiences can enjoy a full community programme including free events and activities from Jane McNulty and Salford Community Theatre, Irlam Stage and Screen, Salford Mad Pride & Arts Let Loose, Irlam Mixed Voice Choir and Irlam and Cadishead Community Festival.
View the full four-day programme below.
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