Event type: Theatre

7:30pm

Forty years after its groundbreaking premiere an iconic piece of British queer theatre returns for a new generation.

For centuries four women pirates have been lying on a wreck at the bottom of the sea.

Grace O’Malley, Aku, Mary Read and Zoa have drifted through time unperturbed by the progress of the modern age. Until 1985 when they were visited by Jenny who took their stories into the 1980’s.

In 2026 Jenny falls through time again and lands on their long-forgotten shipwreck, armed with nothing but a mobile phone and a head full of questions.

Blending history, mythology and contemporary politics with humour, music and. Storytelling “Raising The Wreck – Revisited” is a bold re-imagining of Sue Frumin’s pioneering play. Originally commissioned by Gay Sweatshop Theatre Company the production was one of the first British plays to feature a multi-racial cast of women and to place lesbian stories.

Joelle Taylor, TS Eliot Prize-winning poet described the original production as

“A pioneering piece of unapologetically women’s theatre, loud, vibrant, hilarious and somehow holy”.

Booker Prize winning author Bernardine Evaristo, who appeared in the original cast remembers it as:

“A ground-breaking drama, bringing lesbian lives to the fore”.

Powerful, provocative and unexpectedly joyful, “Raising The Wreck – Revisited” is an unforgettable theatre voyage that celebrates those history tried to erase and asks what stories we choose to carry in to the future.

Alongside the production selected venues will also host creative workshops featuring storytelling, maritime heritage and traditional sea shanties in partnership with local communities.

 

By Sue Frumin

Directed by Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder

Designed by Lara Booth

 

7:30 & 2pm
It’s December at the station, and the festive cheer is in full swing – carol singers, twinkling lights and excitement in the air. But for Ed, it’s all a bit too much. Ed hates Christmas, but why? 
Step aboard the train as we track Ed’s past, present and future in this RAWD Original Christmas Pantomime.
RAWD has spent over a decade co-creating joyful, inclusive spaces where disabled artists can thrive. RAWD are proudly Associate Company in Residence at Unity hosting weekly sessions that work towards theatre productions.
We believe creativity is a powerful vehicle for independence, confidence, and expression – enabling people to dream bigger, communicate more freely, and take up space that’s rightfully theirs.
To find out more about RAWD visit www.rawdproject.co.uk

7:30pm
Fresh from Unity’s Up Next Fest 2026, ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’ is a semi-autobiographical, one-man show about a boy, his dad, and the enigmatic man trawling the chasm between them.
Told through playful, tender storytelling and expressive movement, the show balances humour and darkness to explore grief, radicalisation and queer inheritance. In the fragile spaces between childhood and adulthood, what blooms?

Created by Isaac Nixon and Angelina Moana.
Performed by Isaac Nixon.
Poster images by Andrew AB.

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Isaac Nixon is a theatre-maker, director, actor and writer whose work blends clowning, folklore, and physical theatre. He also works as an access support worker, drama facilitator, university lecturer and children’s storyteller, performing as ‘Og the Giant’.

Angelina is a performer, theatre maker and founding member of multi award-winning physical comedy company, Ugly Bucket Theatre. Angelina is also a workshop facilitator, specialising in acting, clown and spellcraft and is Co-Director of Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre.

‘A Covert Affair’ is a rom-com set in the cold war; two agents are tasked with a mission of seduction and espionage however find themselves in a tightrope of half-truths and hope.

They previously sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 and are now conducting a mini tour before returning to Edinburgh next year

7:30PM

2002. A writer, stranded in snowbound New York City during the build-up to the Gulf war, discovers a novel in a used bookstore bearing the name of his great-uncle, Tommy Kehoe.

His mother, Patty in Liverpool says her uncle Tommy could not have written a book – he was illiterate and traumatised by the First World War. The language in book is not Patty’s uncle.

The investigation by a mother and son begins as they trace Tommy’s movements from The Somme to the Liverpool Blitz and the New York publication of his inexplicable book to reclaim his true voice.

7:30pm
They revived a time-honoured tradition, according to the New York Times. Now, the Ghosts of Christmases Past meet the Ghosts of Christmas Present.
ArtsGroupie’s literary late-night sensation blends classic frights for modern nights. Celebrating five years of sell out performances, don’t miss this spine-chilling spectacle. Featuring classic ghost stories from the most influential writers of the genre and brand new stories from ArtsGroupie’s visionaries.
Starring John Maguire (’The Signalman’, ‘The Visible Man’) and David Griffiths (writer of ‘The Hammer and Helena’ and ‘Comfort and Joy: Festive Frights for Silent Nights’). 

7:30pm

ALL OF US | JAMIE WOOD/ DAN LEES

Two ordinary clowns look out at the horizon, both with different goals. The sun shines on their behinds as metaphors nip their ankles. Will they stride fearlessly towards the unknown or sheepishly head back to shore? Perhaps rivalry will ruin everything?

 ★★★★ ‘Clowns of the highest order’ A Younger Theatre ★★★★ ‘A vital dose of joy’ Fest Magazine

MARIE CHOU-FLEUR

Meet Marie Chou‑Fleur: a gloriously absurd, big‑hearted guide to being human. Part clown, part confidant, she arrives with joy, foolish wisdom and an unshakeable belief in you. Speaking straight from the heart, Marie celebrates who we are, who we might become, and the stories we tell ourselves along the way. Funny, stupid and deeply heartfelt, this playful show invites you to laugh, dream bigger, and feel truly seen — leaving with a lighter spirit, a fuller heart, and the sense that maybe, just maybe, everything is possible.

Bio:

Natalie Bellingham is a theatre-maker, performer and physical comedian. She grew up in Manchester and is now based in Yorkshire, where she makes bold, tender work that sits somewhere between clowning, storytelling and theatre.

Her solo show Look After Your Knees, co-created with international clown Jamie Wood, has toured extensively across the UK and had a hugely successful run at Edinburgh Fringe in 2024. She was a Funny Women finalist in 2021 and created and toured The Polar Bear is Dead made with Italian theatre-maker Daniele Pennati. She co-founded Uncanny Theatre and spent over a decade touring original work around the UK, performing at venues and festivals including HOME Manchester, The Lowry, Transform and Gateshead International Festival of Theatre. 

 

 

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