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Box of Tricks
@boxoftrickstheatre.bsky.social
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Manchester theatre company.

The play makers. Every story told. Every voice heard.

https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk
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🎅 PlayMakers! It's time to step into Christmas at our annual Christmas Coffee Morning at The Yard Mcr! Join us for a relaxed and friendly get-together for Northern writers and theatremakers.

☕ Book Now >>> https://f.mtr.cool/nmiwbxelgo
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November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🎧 It's International Podcast Day! Have you tuned into our PlayMakers Podcast platforming creative conversations with theatremakers? If not, you've got two seasons to catch up on - get it in your ears (or eyes)!

📲 Check it out >>> https://f.mtr.cool/tancgmqnrc
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September 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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🌈 Check out these brilliant snaps from our Blood Beats' First Press Zine Launch at The Yard Mcr last week! Exploring the theme of the zine - HOW LOUD DO YOU WANT TO BE? - artists performed pieces and extracts and hosted an LGBTQ+ Creative Jam. 

📸 @oscar.jack_ (except final one: @this_is_joseph_btw)
July 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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📣 FINAL MASTERCLASS OF THE SEASON! Join us for Spoken Words and an exploration of poetry in theatre with multi-hyphenate, multi-talented Testament at Leeds Playhouse.

📲 Book Now (PWYD) >>> https://f.mtr.cool/krmxgtgwku
July 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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📣 Upcoming PlayMakers Masterclass at @livetheatre.bsky.social! Our Adam heads to Newcastle to explore the playwright and director/dramaturg collaborative process and joins the panel for Live Writes.

📆 Tues 8 July 5pm, Live Theatre

🎟️ Book Now (PWYD) >>> https://f.mtr.cool/wmsgyypves
July 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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📣 A sneak peek of the front page of our First Press Zine! We're so proud of this awesome zine. Join us at the Zine Launch & Creative Jam at The Yard Mcr this Thursday!

📲 Book Now (PWYC) >>> https://f.mtr.cool/micczwjsow
The front page of the First Press Zine - pink and black with lots of esoteric sketches and an anthropomorphised heart with a megaphone shouting: HOW LOUD DO YOU WANT TO BE?
June 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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📝 We're back at Leeds Playhouse for our Masterclass with Testament - Spoken Words: Poetry in Theatre. Write spoken word and use it as part of  your storytelling.

🎟️ Book Now (PWYD) >>> https://f.mtr.cool/hflqegszgj
A blue backdrop with three exercise books and a pen. PlayMakers Masterclasses logo in top right corner. A circular image with a headshot of Testament. Title: "Spoken Words: Poetry in Theatre / Leeds Playhouse / Weds 18 July 6:30pm". Leeds Playhouse logo on the right hand side.
June 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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📝 Bookings for our next Masterclass at @livetheatre.bsky.social are now LIVE! Join Box of Tricks' AD Adam Quayle for a practical session exploring Path Finding : The Playwright's Relationship with a Director/Dramaturg. 

🎟️ Book Now (PWYD) >>> https://f.mtr.cool/xksgtyfiog
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June 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 So our Blood Beats' First Press Zine Launch posters are out in the wild! Can you spot these locations across Manchester? 

📆 Join us on Thurs 3 July at The Yard Mcr for the First Press Zine Launch & Creative Jam!  

🎟️ Book Now (PWYC) >>> https://f.mtr.cool/vfmgvqsmre
Blood Beats artist puts up a First Press Zine Launch poster in a public space in Manchester. A First Press Zine Launch poster in a public space in Manchester. A First Press Zine Launch poster in a public space in Manchester. A First Press Zine Launch poster in a public space in Manchester.
June 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 📔 Join us for the Launch of Blood Beats: First Press - a brand new LGBTQ+ Zine. Celebrate with extracts of their work and join our Creative Jam!

📆 Thurs 3 July @ The Yard Mcr

🎟️ Book PWYC Tickets >>> https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk/playmakers/blood-beats/
A colourful collage-style marketing image with the following text in cut-out letters: "First Press Zine Launch" with "+ Creative Jam" underneath. Think vibrant pinks, mint, blues, greens and purples. Top left hand corner has the Blood Beats LGBTQ+ Writers Group logo (pomegranate/heart). At the bottom, event details ("The Yard Mcr, Thurs 3 July 7pm") and The Yard Mcr logo.
June 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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📣 PlayMakers! Our next Masterclass is Two's company: Writing for two characters with theatrical polymath @dermotdaly.bsky.social. 

📆 Tues 17 June 6PM at Leeds Playhouse

📲 PWYD (from £1) >>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-twos-company-with-dermot-daly-registration-1364311435229
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May 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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📝 PlayMakers! Next up in Masterclasses, dramaturg Tommo Fowler from @liveveryplay.bsky.social explores Small/Scale: Ambitious writing for small casts on Fri 13 June.

📲 PWYD Tickets (from just £1) >>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-smallscale-with-tommo-fowler-registration-1364298747279
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May 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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🎧 Podcast drop! Associate Sound Designer @affenaudio.bsky.social talks to host Karla Marie Sweet in the final episode of Season 2 of our PlayMakers Podcast. Hear all about his experiences writing music and designing soundscapes.

📲 Listen Now >>> https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk/playmakers/podcast/
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May 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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📝 PlayMakers! Join our Masterclass with writer/actor Lauren-Nicole Mayes at @rxtheatre.bsky.social. An exciting journey to uncover bold, unique settings where stories come alive.

📱 PWYD>>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-building-worlds-with-lauren-nicole-mayes-registration-1335331655929
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April 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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📣 PlayMakers! Masterclasses are back! And this time, they will be in-person in venues right across the North. PWYD booking opens soon. Watch this space! Check out our upcoming Masterclasses...

🔗 https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk/playmakers/masterclass/
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April 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Our Adam is at Shoreditch Town Hall for @improbable1.bsky.social’s #DandD20. Looking forward to open spacing and conversations about theatre.
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April 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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🐣☕PlayMakers! Join us for our Easter Coffee Morning at The Yard Mcr for a friendly gathering of local creatives. Familiar faces and first timers welcome! Connect with theatremakers over a cuppa.

🗓️ Tues 1 April 2025 | 10:30am-12:30pm 

📲 Book Now >>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1292594538059
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March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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📝 Final Blood Beats First Press session at The Yard Mcr last night. Finalising content and design for our zine. We can't wait to see it in print! Watch this space for our big launch fresh off the press this summer...
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February 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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📸 Check out photos of our Accelerate Showcase at HOME Mcr last month. A year-long programme for Northern writers aged 35+ culminated in a showcase of 12 brilliant new plays. 

Check out the full set >>> https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk/production/playmakers-takeover-2025/

📷 Charlie Swinbourne
12 writers stand on stage with a projected title of Accelerate Showcase above their heads Two actors sit side-by-side on stage, scripts in hand. Two actors on stage, scripts in hand. Two actors side-by-side on stage, scripts in hand.
February 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Blood Beats Social at PlayMakers Takeover at HOME Mcr was brilliant! Work-in-progress sharings from our First Press zine, creative chats and even a chance to make your own mini zine.

📸 Charlie Swinbourne
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🤸‍♀️Check out these action shots from our Physical Play Workshop led by movement director Aiden Crawford. Part of PlayMakers Takeover at HOME Mcr last month, it was a chance for theatremakers to explore physical play in space and ensemble work.

📸 Charlie Swinbourne
February 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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☕Check out photos from our Culture Café at the PlayMakers Takeover at HOME Mcr last month. It was great to see so many creative conversations happening amongst local theatremakers.

📸 Charlie Swinbourne
February 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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👋 Over the next few months, Junfeng Liu (an Arts Management student from the University of Manchester) is joining Box of Tricks as an Assistant Producer. 

📲 Meet Junfeng >>> https://boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk/news/assistant-producer-attachment-meet-junfeng-liu/
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January 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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📝 PlayMakers! Join Box of Tricks for our Culture Cafe, a space for local writers and offstage creatives to connect, find community and talk shop. 

☕ FREE hot drinks and top-notch chat.

🗓️ Sat 25 Jan | 10:15am HOME Mcr

🔗 Book now >>> https://s.mtrbio.com/lqwarqtimh
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January 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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🧑‍💻 BLOG: Get a behind-the scenes insight into the experiences of our Accelerate Playwrights this year. Join us next Saturday at HOME Mcr for our Accelerate Showcase and a taste of the plays they've been working on.

💻 Read now >>> https://s.mtrbio.com/zwuqmabbhm
January 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM