The Unbearable Cabaret
An absurd, flirty, ludicrous night of all things theatre, clown and comedy.
For our first ever The Unbearable Cabaret we are bringing together an eccentric
mixture of clowns, serious actors, and yes, even one stand up comedian.
Expect a miscellaneous selection of clown acts, character comedy, storytelling, and
more… featuring seasoned acts and a splash of developing material - risquée!
A night of unbearable laughter!
FEATURING…
Rachel Smith: MOTHER DARK
Everyone’s favourite dark Mother.
Writer-Performer. Rachel trained as an actor and worked across TV, film and theatre
before moving into screenwriting, writing across shows for BBC/Ch4 and R4. Rachel
recently returned to performing as solo and cabaret artist.
@rachthesmith
Laura Sharples: LEMON PIPS
Lemon Pips loves love, which is why she's stunned not to be included in the happiest
day of your life. Never mind, you can do it again, clown-style.
Laura is a graduate from École Phillippe Gaulier, where she found Lemon Pips, the
"idiot optimiste" who has vaguely grasped what a wedding is and wants to get
involved. Laura has been performing since 2010, and practicing clown for 6 years. @pips_lemon
Nathan Burt: RED WESTERNMeet the dangerous outlaw Red Western, as he encounters friends, foes and tragicromance. Leading you on an epic tale of crime, passion and falling in love.Nathan Burt is a multi-disciplinary performer, producer and writer. He graduated fromThe Manchester School of Theatre in MFA Performance in 2025. He has trained inclassical and contemporary theatre, he has also trained in physical performancepractices. Nathan is passionate about bringing original stories and characters to life.His most recent works were EXODUS, a physical performance piece created for the7th International Forum of Performance Art, presented in Drama, Greece inSeptember 2025. He also wrote, directed and performed Things That Happen In TheNight, an auto-fiction piece that explores themes of imagination, loneliness and thenocturnal through intertwining stories.@nathanburt_
TARA MORONY
For one final night, world famous, international actress returns to her beloved theatre to say a final farewell.
Tara is an actor, theatre-maker and producer from Manchester. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Manchester, her journey in theatre began in Barcelona with Teatro de los Sentidos. She then joined the MA in Performance at Manchester School of Theatre, while also training with clown school Performers’ Playground, where she started learning about being an idiot. Tara has performed at theatres, festivals, comedy nights and cabarets in the UK, Spain and Denmark. She has collaborated or trained with artists and organisations including Odin Teatret/NTL, Lume Teatro and Cross Pollination. She is passionate about creating intercultural artistic exchanges, through producing workshops, labs and performances, including with the Red Bastard and Performance Creation Labs. Tara is currently studying at Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris.
@tara.mrny
NATALIE PATUZZOWatch as one idiot attempts the impossible: to recreate every single sound inexistence. Armed with her voice, the audience, and whatever objects she can get herhands on, Natalie Patuzzo conjures everything including animals, people, historicalthings, futurical things, objects, and more.(An) endearing yet wickedly funny physical performer”Natalie is an award-winning clown and director with training from Ecole PhilippeGaulier (FR), Ecole Jacques Lecoq (FR), HAMU (CZ), and Rose Bruford College(UK). She teaches clowning workshops for ImproQuo and is launching a regularalternative comedy night at Fairfield Social Club later this month.@nataliepatuzzo
OLLIE YATESWhat is happening?Ollie is an alternative comedian, clown and comedy promoter/producer based inSheffield! They have recently created 'PLUGHOLE' Sheffield's weirdest new materialnight and are very excited to perform in Manchester for the 2nd time!@daftelationIlaria Passeri: ILARIA THE STORYTELLERAn excerpt from her show called - Under The Lamp Post.Ilaria is a writer performer based in Manchester. She works as a full time storytellerfor all ages. Her most recent show for adults, Under The Lamp Post won bestspoken word show at Manchester fringe and is currently on a small tour. Her mostrecent family show is being performed soon at Shakespeare north playhouse.@ilariathestoryteller
BEN KNOWLES: THREADS OF SERVICEThe Connoisseur speaks in metaphor, the Charmer binds us in joy, and the Expertreveals order. Tea is poured as memory, knots are tied as gestures, and servicebecomes a ritual of entanglement. Transform hospitality into theatre, weaving,drinking, and threading into a communal act.Teacher and performance scholar, Knowles weaves knowledge throughexperimentation. A multidisciplinary artist, he threads metaphor, physicality, andstorytelling into symbolic acts.@_b.h.d.k
JACOB C HARMON (ACTOR)A man at odds with his profession recounts a conversation that changed his life.Jacob stands up around manchester, Improvises with Before the Fire, studies withthe Performer's Playground and acts and facilitates at Higher Blackley Community Centre for Reel MCR @jacobcharmon
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