The Mother of all Shows. The stuff nobody tells you about parenthood…until it’s too late. Whether it’s leaving the house without your bra, crying in the Supermarket aisles for no reason, or secretly thinking you had given birth to E.T. You won’t feel alone when listening to these women portray the “beauty” of bringing new life into the world…or forgetting where they left it. An uplifting, honest, heart-warming show that will have you both roaring with laughter and reaching for the tissues. Mum's The Word takes you on an emotional ride through pregnancy pitfalls to teenage tantrums. If you’re a mum-to-be, about to have your first grandchild or even the cat’s mother in need of a witty romp through the trials and tribulations of parental life, then this is the show for you. For all the men who want to know what women want - please take your seats.

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

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!

'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! Every TYF has a different line up of quality acts, and there's always sweet delights and the writing competition - with prizes! TYF have been entertaining audiences since 2015 in Chorlton and beyond.

James has been touring his storytelling theatre shows for half his adult life. This year was different though. Returning home after his first stint away, he received a letter that exploded his life, and the tour became a search: for the person who sent it, for a sense of home, and to maybe save a life. Featuring James’ captivating mix of storytelling and comedy (as well as Shakespeare’s Hamlet) this remarkable road trip follows his critically acclaimed run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, the sell-out show Learning to Fly and The Songs of Friendship Trilogy. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this remarkable road trip will delight and surprise.

Peripeteia Theatre is delighted to bring a brand-new play by Bren Gosling. The year is 2014. Mac thinks he's tough as old boots, having raised two daughters, Em and Jess, as a single parent but when Joanie, whom he's not seen for two decades, comes knocking at his door with news that shacks him to the core how will he deal with the news? And more importantly how will he tell it to his two daughters?

Comedian, actor, narrator, drummer and all round fabulous TV personality, John Thomson will be hosting a Pop Quiz-themed evening in The Dressing Room Cafe & Bar at The Edge in Chorlton. For more than three decades, John has been a well-loved household name, having starred in many TV shows including Cold Feet, The Fast Show, Men Behaving Badly and Coronation Street - as well as performing in many theatre productions and films. As team captain in BBC Radio 2's Gaby's Talking Pictures since 2016, John will be the perfect quizmaster for the inaugural Pop Quiz at The Edge.

Boasting a musical arsenal from saxophone and flute to piano and double-bass, the five Sherpas are on a mission to confuse, charm and promote universal joy. With a repertoire ranging from Kate Bush to Arthur Sullivan, taking in Tom Robinson, Leonard Cohen, Grace Jones, and David Bowie.

10 week course for adults beginners to intermediate. Our latest hugely popular Introduction to Acting course: Develop your acting skills through theatre games, improvisation, devising and script work. These sessions are suitable for anyone wanting to develop or improve their skills in acting, spontaneity, creativity, imagination, communication, presentation, devising, group working and having a good laugh with a friendly group of people on a Wednesday night! The sessions will be run by The Edges Artistic Director Janine Waters.

The Minis have worked incredibly hard this term preparing for their performance. We've been working on our dancing, singing and acting and I can tell how excited to Minis are to share it all with you!

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.

It's 1991, the height of heroin chic, and 18 year old Cath is self-conscious about her weight, an over-thinker, and a people-pleaser who feels like she doesn't fit in. She's about to discover the clubbing scene the joyous, open camaraderie of the dancefloor and the exciting buzz of ecstasy, but also the darker side of drug taking and where her weight obsession could lead her. Perhaps shell finally have to work out who she is and what she wants.

'non (In French)', is a contemporary performance and physical comedy piece that explores the traditional conventions of clowning, mask and red-nose theatre, and then deconstructs them. What happens when a clown attempts to break the rules? Can you truly ever find neutral? What does it take to discover your clown? We attempt this impossible task on stage as clowns, attempting the art of clowning.

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.

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.

The Edge Young Actors Company's Annual production. West of Arkham the hills rise wild, in these hills a collective of children (the origins of which unknown) have made a home. Their lives, although abnormal, are their own. After a meteorite lands on their farm, its properties unlike anything seen before, the world begins to warp and distort before their very eyes and twists their reality into something completely unrecognisable. A sinister cosmic force, a colour that exists on no spectrum known to humanity has begun to spread. The group must confront a horror beyond comprehension: vast, unknowable, and utterly indifferent. How will they fare against this colour out of space?

Presented by The Buzz One dress, three decades! Follow this season's Buzz Actors and a beautiful Yellow Dress, through the glamour of a 1970's fashion house, to the daring-do of a 90s bank heist, to the love and care of one brave woman in 2025! Join us this summer for our usual helping of great songs, infectious joy, hilarious comedy and unwavering hope for better things to come....in The Yellow Dress!