Tuesday 17 — Thursday 19 September 2024
Liminal
MA/MFA Performance Major Project Showcase
Manchester School of Theatre (MST) invites you to experience three evenings of cutting-edge performance practice from our MA/MFA Performance students – class of 2024!
Showing their expertise in the fields of contemporary performance, laboratory theatre, dance and performance art, Liminal will premiere original work from the theatre makers of the future, while marking the end of their MA journey.
Join us in Grosvenor East’s theatre spaces from Tuesday 17th – Thursday 19th September to watch a range of performances by MA/MFA Performance students. There will be several performances shown each night which you can attend by booking a free individual ticket. Please book a separate ticket for all the performances you wish to see each day.
Liminal Programme
The Beast of Mount Ükhel
by Nathan Burt
Tuesday 17 September
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Venue: GE 1.04
The story of one boys quest to honour and avenge his war hero father by climbing up Mount Ükhel and killing the Beast.
Trigger warnings: Themes of War, Death and Violence. The use of Flashing Images, Lighting and Loud special effects.
The Metropolitan City of Àbíkú
Tuesday 17 September
6:50pm - 7:20pm
Venue: Holden Gallery
Exploring the intertwined relationships between urbanism, nature and communal identities, drawing parallels between experiences in Lagos, Nigeria, and Manchester, UK as reference points. It provokes the thought that the birth of urbanisation is a threat to nature, and the death of nature is a threat to urbanisation.
Trigger warnings: May trigger thoughts of death and violence.
107.8
by Lily-Rose Burke
Tuesday 17 September
7:25pm - 7:55pm
Venue: GE GF.11
What does it feel like to be a Gen-Z in the workplace? In this show, Lily-Rose explores this topic through a one-woman staged radio show.
Trigger warnings: Lighting effects.
Rocking a Sinking Boat
by Erin Price
Tuesday 17 September
8:00pm - 8:30pm
Venue: GE GF.17
A clown struggling with life's challenges. Amidst laughter and tears, a tumultuous journey unfolds. A painted smile hides a heart yearning for true joy.
Jamais Vu
by Laura Ioana
Wednesday 18 September
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Venue: GE 1.04
Jamais Vu is the experience of feeling unfamiliar with something that is very familiar to you, the opposite of déjà vu. A Greek tragedy… kind of.
Trigger warnings: Loud noises, Flashing lights, descriptions, mentions and images of death.
Decision
by Yu-Fan Lee
Wednesday 18 September
7:00pm - 7:45pm
Venue: GE GF.11
An immersive theatre piece about decisions. We have to face many trivial choices in life, and how many of them have a significant impact on life? Are you able to enjoy your choices?
Trigger warnings: Suicide, Violence.
In The Room
by Juan Pablo Cifuentes & Chris Grixti
Wednesday 18 September
8:00pm - 8:40pm
Venue: GE GF.17
In the Room unfolds as a captivating mix of research, fiction, and memoir. Through an inventive meta-narrative, two actors navigate the creative constraints of the very piece they're trying to conclude.
Trigger warnings: Loud noises, Strobe effects, Strong flashing lights, Depictions of self harm and violence.
Escuela de niñas (School of Girls)
Thursday 19 September
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Venue: GE 1.04
A portrait of the Colombian woman captured through mother and daughter telephone calls unveiling the memories of three generations of a Latin-American family.
Trigger warnings: References to death, loud music, Coffee aroma throughout the performance.
The World-Woven
Thursday 19 September
7:00pm - 7:40pm
Venue: GE GF.11
A solo performance offering a journey across an unexplored universe through the arts of voice, language and tutting.
Trigger warnings: Loud noises, Distressing images.
WUNSCH
by Tara Kathleen Morony
Thursday 19 September
8:00pm - 8:45pm
Venue: GE GF.17
Esteemed academic FRAU MAGA gives her world-class lecture on desire - strap in.
Trigger warnings: Sexual References, Audience Participation
Venue Information
Grosvenor East is fully accessible with wheelchair accessible lifts and toilets. If you have any questions around accessibility, please contact n.gore@mmu.ac.uk.
Theatre ushers will be present to scan tickets and to direct you. Please note the Grove Café will not be open so drinks will not be able to be purchased on the night.