Promising ten jam-packed days of the very best in summer programming, Refract:18 is bursting with experiential performance, live music, comedy, theatre and family events inviting you to see things differently at Trafford’s vibrant arts venue.
MOTHER’S RUIN
Friday, July 20, 2018
@ The Chambers
Outrageous and fiercely entertaining night of cabaret mayhem. A top bill of subversive Queer artists presents everything from comedy, music, drag and poetry to the unpredictable!
WAR WITH THE NEWTS
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Secret Location To Be Announced
Based on an original 1930s novel, set in the hull of a fishing vessel, the plot follows the unfurling of events after the discovery of an intelligent race of newts, who are shipped around the globe as cheap substitutes for human labour.
SHOWSTOPPER! – THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL
Thursday, July 26, 2018
@ Robert Bolt Theatre
When you come and see Showstopper! The Improvised Musical you will see a bunch of improvisers who have learned how to make up a fully-realised musical on the spot based on audience suggestions.
OVERDRAWN
Thursday, July 26, 2018
@Secret Location To Be Announced
A live, interactive art event with established artists, illustrators and designers from Manchester.
ROB KEMP: THE ELVIS DEAD
Friday, July 27, 2018
@ The Chambers
The multi-award-winning EdFringe cult hit is back. Rev up the Delta and come on a trip to a cabin in Tennessee, to witness the classic horror movie Evil Dead 2 reinterpreted through the songs of Elvis Presley.
REFRACT:18 CLOSING PARTY
Saturday, July 28, 2018
@ Robert Bolt Theatre
Celebrate the end of Refract:18.Sit tight! Details will be revealed shortly, but all we know is that it is set to be a corker!
