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Archway Road: Lockdown Resources & Stories
For all its bustle, honking lorries, rushing city workers and painful inclines, we really love our road. So: we’ve got in touch with as many businesses and organisations up and down our brilliant Archway Road to see what’s going on at…
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Archway Road: Lockdown Resources & Stories
For all its bustle, honking lorries, rushing city workers and painful inclines, we really love our road. So: we’ve got in touch with as many businesses and organisations up and down our brilliant Archway Road to see what’s going on at…
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MIF’s Resource List for Artists & Freelancers
This resource list has been cross-posted from the Manchester International Festival’s website. In our opinion it is the best and most comprehensive list of resources for artists and freelancers during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, though new additions are constantly being added…
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7 Things to Help You Forget the Lockdown
Last month Jacksons Lane closed its doors as part of a nationwide effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. We cancelled our upcoming shows – hoping to host the companies as soon as we can – and refunded tickets, though many people…
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Goldilocks at Jacksons Lane
This Christmas, a magical production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears comes to Jacksons Lane from Sat 30 Nov to Christmas Eve. Combining the delightful fun of the original tale with new twists and turns, this enchanting production provides a hearty dose of…
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How did a Jewish acrobat escape the Nazis?
Theatre and circus artist Stav Meishar takes her show The Escape Act to Jacksons Lane on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 September, which came about after she chanced upon the amazing story of a Jewish acrobat who survived the Holocaust…
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5 Things Learned at Montreal’s Circus Market
A few months ago an invitation dropped into my inbox: “Cher Monsieur Berry, Du 8 au 11 juillet, le Marché International de Cirque Contemporain va réunir des artistes Canadiens et Internationaux, des programmateurs et des professionnels des arts du cirque. Voulez-vous…
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Major Redevelopment in 2020
We have some incredibly exciting news to share. We’ve just got word from Arts Council England that they will provide £2.26 million in funding through their Large Capital Grants scheme, funded by the National Lottery, to support our capital redevelopment…
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Circus for Social Change
International Social Circus Day 2019 Saturday 6 April will be International Social Circus Day. From Kiss a Ginger Day to National Peanut Butter Day, at the moment it feels like there’s a day for everything – but this one is particularly…
