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The Edge

The Edge provides Chorlton, South Manchester, with a high quality theatre space and studio spaces, where they produce and present professional theatre, with a particular emphasis on musical theatre and theatre for families. The Edge also hosts lots of regular courses, classes and workshops for adults and young people, including tap dancing, Theatre Club, Ukulele Club, Introduction to Acting, Young Musicians and many more.

What's On @ The Edge

That Sketch Show

That Sketch Show

2 Oct 2025 - 4 Oct 2025

That Sketch Show: a topical, musical sketch show taking a vigorous, irreverent swipe at some of the week's bonkers news!
The Swing Commanders

The Swing Commanders

1 Nov 2025 - 1 Nov 2025

Following highly successful tours in Texas, France, Holland, Belgium and Spain over the past few years, radio, television and recording artists, The Swing Commanders, return to the Little Theatre for another fabulous visit. This hugely talented, high-energy Lancashire band has wowed listeners and dancers alike through its unique presentation of some of the finest music from the 30s, 40s and 50s, with its array of six specialist musicians, five solo voices and as for instruments well we will leave you to count for yourself! Here is an opportunity to see why sold out notices and standing ovations are regular features of performances by these international artistes, who have established a reputation as Europe's top Western Swing band in theatres, festivals and dance halls. So, let them take you back in time for a special evening of Swing classics with a champagne sparkle. They really are the cats with the cream of Forties classics, so just sit back and sample the sweet Swing sensation that is - The Swing Commanders!
Luke Wright's Pub Grub

Luke Wright's Pub Grub

30 Jul 2025 - 22 Oct 2025

Fun + filthy poems from someone who knows what theyre doing. If there were any justice hed be Poet Laureate, or King. After selling out shows across the country with JOY!, Luke Wright is back with a sticky-floored celebration of the ordinary. Here the poet conjures up a world of Tuesday lunchtimes and small town boozers in poems that burst with inventive language. Forget your best life come and live your worst. These are the kind of poems you can get drunk to, full of audacious rhymes, insane sonic trickery, and big-hearted storytelling. Expect loads of laughs, a few more coins in the swear jar, and a sore head in the morning.
Yoga & Sex... for Women

Yoga & Sex... for Women

19 Jul 2025 - 10 Oct 2025

Being a woman! Being over 40! Sex! Kath has found the solution to these problems. Yoga! Based on three yoga self-help books from the 1960s. You don't have to be a woman, you don't have to be over 40 and you don't even have to be sexual. Watch as Kath delves into the Kama Sutra, discovers what 'the four types of women' smell of and almost does some yoga.
Blip!

Blip!

1 Aug 2025 - 9 Aug 2025

After a tough conversation with his dad, Tom discovers a newly-opened portal in his bathroom mirror. In a vibrant expression of clowning, physical comedy and naturalistic acting, Tom stumbles through memories of his father and childhood, both joyful and painful. On his journey, Tom comes face-to-face with his own adult life, and starts to question how his life has led to this point. He wonders when the growing pain in his tummy started what had happened in his fathers life for him to react in the way he did? How can Tom get back to how he felt as a child? Blip dives into the funny, tough and tender moments that can shape a Father-Son relationship, as well as the vulnerable life-lessons that come with growing up. This one man show is a playful journey through memory and identity, with plenty of humour, heart and self-reflection.
Tickle Your Fancy

Tickle Your Fancy

18 Sept 2025 - 18 Sept 2025

'Tickle your fancy' is a cabaret night full of surprises. A smorgasbord of entertainment - offering something for everyone! The night is hosted by Doolally - a comedy singing act - who introduce a range of cabaret performers - music, magic, spoken word, dramatic and sometimes downright unusual!
Theatre M21 presents "Women, Power and Politics
This September, experience a compelling evening of theatre with three one-act plays from the acclaimed Women, Power & Politics series: Bloody Wimmin, The Panel, and Acting Leader. From the barricades of Greenham Common to the corridors of political power, these stories shine a spotlight on the struggles, triumphs, and truths of women in the political arena. Fierce, funny, and fearless - these plays are a rallying cry, a reckoning, and a celebration of the voices that refuse to be silenced. Come for the stories. Stay for the revolution. Age: 14 +
Expressive Too

Expressive Too

2 Sept 2025 - 2 Sept 2025

The sessions include: theatre games to develop speaking and listening, working as a group, concentration, focusing and fun; Improvisation to develop creativity, spontaneity and imagination; devising to develop planning and thinking skills; and performances to develop presentation skills, confidence/self-esteem and to give our participants a platform to talk about what matters to them.

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