Blast Fest

This annual celebration and snapshot of new work created by artists from or with a strong connection to our region is the best way to see up and coming work by the regions most talented artists, for free!

As always this will be an evening that spans a range of art forms and presentation styles, drawing inspiration from a varied wealth of subject matter. Simply watch and enjoy or reflect and feedback. Join us at the dawn of something exciting and new, to support and inform the creations of current and next generations of theatre makers.

It's always jam-packed so get your tickets quick!

Elevate your Blast Fest experience with a workshop designed specifically for professional actors and actors in training, led by industry experts.

Acting Workshop with Kash Arshad

Acting for Camera with Darren Jeffries

Stage Combat with Kaitlin Howard

Stroytelling with Movement, with Kieran Sheenan

Limited availability – early booking recommended.

Below are the pieces of work chosen to be showcased at this years Blast Fest

 By Claire Beerjeraz

Rooted explores what it means to find home when the earth beneath your feet keeps shifting. This excerpt weaves through stories of migration, race, and friendship, where home is not a place but a movement, shaped by loss and longing.

By Jade Franks

'If there's one thing worse than classism and the disparity of wealth in this country… It's FOMO'.

The plot of Hannah Montana. If Hannah Montana was a Scouser. And instead of a pop star leading a double life, she's a Cambridge student working as a cleaner.

ETR is a comedy which demonstrates the myth of meritocracy, the sacrifices we make to get ahead and who, in the end, these decisions will always disproportionately affect.

By Jillian Sumsion

Menopausal maverick Debbie has a daughter planning a threesome and an uncle who thinks he’s Elvis reincarnated. On the eve of the demolition of the working men’s club Debbie is searching for something, but can she trust her own memory? Debbie Townsend is a Slag is a late life coming of age story.

By JJ Welles

Micheál was raised an Irish Catholic Republican, but when he moves to London to pursue his dreams, he must survive the class divide, political differences, and, of course, The English. Will he ever acclimatise? Or, will he discover that life is never easy in England ... when you’re a “Fenian.”

By The Ladies That...

Funny, moving intertwined stories with original music based on real women who swim, sail, plunge & rescue. This follows highly successful tours of ‘Ladies That Bus’ & ‘Ladies That Dig’.

Water you waiting for?! Dive in with the Ladies That Splash!

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