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MON 27 FEB TO WED 14 MARCH, VARIOUS TIMES/PRICES

BOOKING: 01612740600 http://contactmcr.com/flyingsolo

J.FERGUS EVANS. ERNIE SILVA. SABRINA MAHFOUZ. BRYONY KIMMINGS. NIKKY NORTON SHAFAU. NICK MAKOHA. BRIAN LOBEL. STACY MAKISHI. INUA ELLAMS +MORE

The ability of a single artist to captivate and hold an audience is one of the great performing traditions. The Flying Solo Festival celebrates this skill with performances including live art, spoken word, theatre, intimate performance and dance.



This year, new and emerging artists will once again work with established performers to gain the experience and confidence to develop their own solo work, through masterclasses and workshop activity, leading to the opportunity to develop a new show in Manchester, New York and Amsterdam.

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FLYING SOLO 2012 LISTINGS



Mon 27 Feb to Sat 3, various times, £8/5

J.FERGUS EVANS: MY HEART IS HITCHHIKING DOWN PEACHTREE STREET



Fergus has lived in England for almost seven years. He hasn’t been back to his hometown in five.



Using animation installation, live folk music and spoken word his new show is about trying to make sense of where you come from when you’re very far from home.



http://www.contactmcr.com/myheartishitchhiking

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Mon 27 Feb, 8pm, FREE

RAW (RHYTHM & WORDS

A special edition of our open mic event. Hosted by Martin Visceral (Pen-ultimate) with DJ Jomo. Special guest: Ernie Silva (Heavy Like The Weight Of A Flame).

http://www.contactmcr.com/raw

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Tue 28 Feb, 7.30pm, £8/5

DANIEL BYE: THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING



How much is beauty worth? What will people pay for an air guitar on eBay? Can I have a glass of milk? These urgent questions and others are answered in Daniel Bye’s whistlestop tour of bizarre facts and impassioned arguments: occasionally shambolic, often tendentious — but always a joy to watch.



http://www.danielbye.co.uk



http://www.contactmcr.com/thepriceofeverything



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Wed 29 Feb to Fri 2 Mar, 7pm, £8/5

ERNIE SILVA: HEAVY LIKE THE WEIGHT OF A FLAME



Following a Brooklyn street kid’s search for a more meaningful life after the death of his friends and the overdose of his brother this serio-comic show is Kerouac’s On the Road by way of Jimi Hendrix.



The journey is sometimes fun, sometimes harsh but always universally human.



contactmcr.com/erniesilva



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Wed 29 Feb to Fri 2 Mar, 9pm, £8/5. Over 14s.

SABRINA MAHFOUZ: DRY ICE



Nina’s world is crazy. She gets paid £20 a pop to take her knickers off. She then goes home to her half drug-dealer, half art-dealer boyfriend who’s no good at either. Her religious mum knows nothing of this and she’s on the way to stay. Telling wild stories is the only way Nina can stay sane, but for how long?



Directed by Hollywood actor, David Schwimmer (Friends).

http://www.sabrinamahfouz.com



http://www.contactmcr.com/dryice

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Sat 3 Mar, 6pm, FREE

FLYING SOLO COMMISSION:PITCH NIGHT



in collaboration with Fuel, LaMaMa, CultureHub and MC in Amsterdam.



Six solo performers pitch to win mentoring support, rehearsal space, and the opportunity to develop & perform the show in New York and Amsterdam, before bringing it back to Manchester for Flying Solo in 2013.



http://www.contactmcr.com/flyingsolopitch



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Sat 3 Mar, 7:30pm, SOLD OUT

NIKKY NORTON SHAFAU - DIGGING DEEP: THE ADVENTURES OF SKY THE RELUCTANT HERO

Sky has been awake for six months and lives in a gritty urban city called Grey Town. Struggling to sleep she takes a walk and begins to find herself stuck somewhere between reality and dreaming.



Winner of the 2011 Flying Solo Commission. Work-in-progress.



Presented in partnership with Contact, MC Amsterdam, and The Core at Corby Cube; in association with Fuel Theatre.



http://www.identitydetective.co.uk

http://www.contactmcr.com/diggingdeep



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Sat 3 Mar, 9pm. £10/6, Over 16s.

BRYONY KIMMINGS: 7 DAYS DRUNK



From the Total Theatre Award-winning creator of Sex Idiot, comes a hilarious and moving new one-woman show investigating the historical links between artists and mind-enhancing drugs.



Two parts song and dance routine, one part breakdown, with a twist of sobering reality for good measure, the show follows Bryony as she cracks open her own creative psyche with the help of scientists and a film-maker.



Performed sober.



http://www.bryonykimmings.com



http://www.contactmcr.com/7daydrunk



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Sat 3 Mar, 10pm, FREE

MIXED MOVEMENT: SOLOS

A special edition of our open stage event for dancers celebrating solo choreography. Created and hosted by DawN Crandell.

http://www.contactmcr.com/mixedmovement

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Tue 6 & Wed 7 Mar, 7:30pm, £8/5

NICK MAKOHA: MY FATHER AND OTHER SUPERHEROES



The day Nick Makoha realised he was going tobecome a father, he also realised he had no idea how to be one. One man’s revelation of how pop culture raised him in the absence of his father...



Directed by Benji Reid. Supported by Contact. Presented in association with mac, Birmingham and Pippa Firth



Originally developed at Spokelab, Theatre Royal Stratford East. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.



http://www.nickmakoha.com



http://www.contactmcr.com/nickmakoha



WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY



Nick Makoha will be leading a Writing for Performance Workshop on Tue 6 Mar, 1pm to 2:30pm, FREE with show ticket. Book via 0161 274 0600.



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Wed 7 Mar, 6pm, FREE

VERBALLY CHALLENGED: MONOLOGUES

A special edition of our new writing showcase with new monologues created especially for the night.

http://www.contactmcr.com/verballychallenged

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Wed 7 Mar, 9pm & Thu 8 Mar, 7:30pm, £8/5

BRIAN LOBEL: BALL AND OTHER FUNNYSTORIES ABOUT CANCER



An unexpected, humorous and provocative story ofcancer survival. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll want to perform a self-exam.

Programmed in association with Word of Warning.



http://www.blobelwarming.com



http://www.contactmcr.com/brianlobel

WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY



Brian Lobel will be leading a Camp Live Art Workshop on Thu 8 Mar, 10am to 4pm, FREE with show ticket. Book via 0161 274 0600.



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Thu 8 Mar, 9pm, £10/6. Plus post-show chat back

STACY MAKISHI: THE MAKING OF BULL THE TRUE STORY



A riff on the Coen Brothers’ film Fargo, blurringthe lines between what’s real and what’s fake. A disorientating and uplifting tale revolvingaround a kidnap, an unrequited love, a lost ransom and a woman frozen in the snow.



Programmed in association with Word of Warning.



http://www.stacymakishi.com



http://www.contactmcr.com/stacymakishi



WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY



Stacy Makishi will be leading Bull: Your Own True Lies Workshop on Wed 7 Mar, 3pm to 6pm, FREE with show ticket. Book via 0161 274 0600.

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Thu 8 Mar, 6pm, FREE

MC AMSTERDAM EXCHANGE SHARING

A work-in-progress solo sharing from an artist from one of our partners for Flying Solo, MC, Amsterdam.



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Tue 13 & Wed 14 Mar, 7:30pm, £10/6. BSL interpretation (Wed 14)

INUA ELLAMS: BLACK T-SHIRT COLLECTION



From Fringe First winner Inua Ellams comesa new story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand. On their journey from a market in Nigeria to a sweatshop in China, Matthew and Muhammed discover the consequences of success.



Presented by Fuel.



http://www.fueltheatre.com

http://www.contactmcr.com/inuaellams



WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY



Inua Ellams will be leading Black T-Shirt Collection Workshop on Wed 14 Mar, 3pm to 5pm, FREE with show ticket. Book via 0161 274 0600.

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DOUBLE-BILL OFFER

Book tickets for two Flying Solo shows for only £12/8. This limited offer is only available by calling 0161 274 0600 and for the following shows:

Tue 28 Feb - J.Fergus Evans and Daniel Bye

Wed 29 Feb to Fri 2 Mar - Ernie Silva and Sabrina Mahfouz

Sat 3 Mar - Nikky Norton and Bryony Kimmings

Wed 7 Mar - Nick Mahoka and Brian Lobel

Thu 8 Mar - Brian Lobel and Stacy Makishi