PHYSICAL THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
PHYSICAL THEATRE IN MANCHESTER
The Crocodile of Sadness
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 10 June 2026
The Crocodile of Sadness by John Powell Jones is an experimental performance exploring grief, care and shared responsibility. Presented in Lowry's Studio Theatre, the work invites audiences into an intimate, imaginative space where storyte...Ai Weiwei - Sewing a Button 24-Hour Performance
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 July 2026
Ai Weiwei re-enacts his secret detention in Sewing a Button - an unflinching 24-hour live performance. Fifteen years ago, Ai Weiwei was secretly detained without any formal charges by Public Security in China. For 81 days, he lived in a s...The Umbilical Brothers
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 22 October 2026
Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. Specifically to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it. The Umbilicals take the energy of live performance and...Hay!
