Today are the final rehearsals for next week’s ‘No Us & Them’ performance outdoors at Harpurhey Market co-choreographed by Company Chameleon & North Manchester participants finding common ground with movement, join us on Sun 19 May, free, 3pm.

Info: shorturl.at/ozDIU

A peek at Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project space designed m3industries before Mindgames: Online & IRL gaming day filled with retro games, tournaments, prizes & free lunch, TOMORROW Sat 11 May, to launch mental health game 'Never, Forever, Always'.

FREE (must register): shorturl.at/acwBR

Take a look at what we've got coming up for you in the final two weeks of May at Simpson Memorial Hall on Moston Lane. All of these shows are capped at just £7.50 - to find out more and book your tickets, head to our website (sickfestival.com).

Watch OBSESSED on Friday 17 May, 7.30pm at Manchester Communications Academy. A semi-autobiographical debut play by Lauren Yvonne Townsend based on her experiences living with OCD. A work in progress developed with The Lowry. Book now sickfestival.com

For The Mandem day event next Saturday 18th May invites you join us & each other at the The Miners Community Arts & Music Centre in Moston, for an introduction to Mandem Meetup. Luca from Mandem Meet Up tells us more.

For more info and to reserve your free space:

sickfestival.com/2024_event/for…

Next week, Jenny Gaskell brings her pop-up travel shop to Harpurhey, to give you your own sustainable guilt-free 11-minute audio holiday, away from modern day living pressures.

📍: @shopharpurhey
📅: 15 -18 May, 12pm
Free drop-in sessions, more info: sickfestival.com

RENT nwtac continues tonight - Sat. Currently blowing audiences away North West End UK said 'I would recommend that you try and get a ticket before it is completely sold out as this is a great execution of ‘Rent’ in all its glory” Catch whilst you can! sickfestival.com/2024_event/ren…

Join us and Harpurhey-born comedy legend Smug Roberts at North West Theatre Arts next week for his show 'Dementia Street’.  With care, warmth and some lighter-hearted moments, the brilliant ‘Dementia Street' runs from 16 - 18 May.

Tickets: sickfestival.com/2024_event/dem…

Did you know: DEMENTIA

Join Phoenix Nights' Smug Roberts raising awareness with care, warmth and some light-hearted moments too, at show 'Dementia Street' at nwtac next Thu - Sat during #DementiaActionWeek

For tickets: shorturl.at/eCDRU

Coinciding with #DementiaActionWeek join comedian Smug Roberts Thus 16 - Sat 18 for new show 'Dementia Street' as part of SICK! Festival 2024. Joined by Dementia Friends & Lucy Burke, this is a show about raising awareness and gaining support - with plenty of laughs too!

Festival hosts Poor Lass Zine & Podcast had a chat with SICK! Ambassadors, who co-created the SAFE installation with Ria Righteous, Rachel Shore and m3industries

Poor Lass will be around every Thu & Sat.
Full programme at: sickfestival.com

‘How we can spend this time together?’ Merel will be at Amazing Grace launderette in Harpurhey from Weds 8th May, where you can be a co-creator as part of The Launderette Sessions, spending the time waiting for your free wash together

Find out more: sickfestival.com

Huge thanks to Councillor Yasmine Dar for opening the stage hosting North Manchester musicians, dancers, poets and more today at In Our Nature in Boggart Hole Clough, and signing a love letter to nature too.

Join us today free, from 12-4pm for more arts & activities.

OPENING TOMORROW!
7- 11 May. Watch this rock musical extravaganza about struggling artists #Community #Poverty #Illness & the #HousingCrisis set in the late 80s. How much has changed today and how much remains the same?
Book tickets via nwtac.co.uk/rent

SAFE has officially launched after our SMASH! Open: GROW participants planted their intentions for the community in the installation, and will be in Harpurhey Shopping Centre for the whole month of May.

Drop by and explore! For more info: sickfestival.com

They gave us a sneak peek on the stage at In Our Nature this weekend, but RENT officially opens TONIGHT at nwtac in Moston, and is on from today until Saturday 11th May!

Book £7.50 tickets here: sickfestival.com

Festival hosts Poor Lass Zine & Podcast have been out & about on Saturday, having a chat and a brew with some of the 'punters' at the North Manchester Film Festival at The Miners Community Arts & Music Centre in Moston.

They'll be around every Thu & Sat in May.
Go to sickfestival.com for full programme.

Retro games, tournaments, prizes & free food, join Arcade Club at Mindgames gaming day this Sat 11 May at Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project (space designed by m3industries) as game made by young men from North MCR & Finland ‘Never Forever Always’ launches.

Free, must register: sickfestival.com

Next week, join @smugrobertscomedian for Dementia Street at nwtac.

Taking place during Dementia Awareness Week, this is a show about raising awareness and gaining support. With Smug joined live on stage by Professor Lucy Burke and Dementia Friends.
sickfestival.com/2024_event/dem…

Week 2 of our ‘Where’s the media now…?’ programme, what’s on, includes the first episode of Channel / 2049 from Whitebeck Court, a take on RENT, The Launderette Sessions and OCD workshops, and Mindgames gaming day.

For info, tickets/register for events: sickfestival.com