The Bunker

Our Streets Our Park Our CIty

Saturday 27th June

5pm & 7.30pm

Deep underground, a group of young people are cut off from the world. Their phones still work, but there’s no signal, no social media, no way out. Only messages from Mother, the AI system that watches over them.

As trust begins to fracture and questions emerge, they must rely on something technology can’t replace: each other. The Bunker is a gripping new production from Salford Actors Studio that explores identity, community and the power of human connection in an increasingly artificial world.

Young Actors  - Inhouse Salford Actors Studio

Baby Brain with Kimberley Nixon

Part of GM Fringe

Monday 6th July  - Thursday 9th July 2026

6.30pm & 8.30pm

A new play about motherhood, postpartum psychosis and stand-up comedy!

A new mother, Cass, tackles her mental health crisis, with dark humour, bright wit, brutal honesty and dreams of becoming a comic.

A "slightly true story", starring BAFTA winner Kimberley Nixon (Channel 4's Fresh Meat, Wild Child, Under Salt Marsh) “Five Stars! A brave, blisteringly honest piece of theatre that leaves you laughing, devastated, and profoundly changed.” (The Edit Wales)

Visiting  - One Women Show

Pub? By Keira Heckman

Part of GM Fringe

Wednesday 22nd July & Thursday 23rd July

7.30pm

Pub? follows the staff at the newly reopened Legless Lamb Inn, as they debrief after the world’s worst shift. 

Together they recount the errors of the night, sorting over-enthusiastic teenage waitresses, sexually charged chefs, and creepy customers, all to get an answer to that all important question: who’s to blame for everything that went wrong?



Visiting  - Great Bear Theatre

No Photos  BY RYAN DRE SINCLAIR

Part of GM Fringe

Friday 24th July 2026

7.30pm

No Photos is a spoken word show that explores social anxiety, self-image, and visibility through the lens of a man who never wants to be in the picture. Rooted in humour, rhyme, and storyteling, the show explores the inner life of a young man who avoids the camera at al costs.

What starts as social anxiety slowly opens out into an exploration of memory, identity, masculinity, and what we inherit, emotionaly and digitaly, from the generations before us.

Moving between jokes, silence, and confession, the show uses wit as armour, masking fears shaped by childhood expectations, online visibility, and the pressure to be seen but not known. As the performance deepens, images and media shift from threat to tool, offering unexpected routes toward self-recognition and repair

Visiting  - One Man Show

Rite Of Passage

Friday 14th August

7.30pm

Nobody tells you the rules. Not the spoken ones. The unwritten ones. In this hilarious and heartfelt one-man show, Akah Nnani navigates cultural collisions, embarrassing mistakes, and life-changing revelations in a world nobody could have prepared him for. Part comedy. Part confession. Part survival guide.

Whether you've crossed continents, started over, or simply found yourself in a room where nobody seemed to speak your language — this show is for you. You'll laugh. You'll cringe. You'll recognise yourself.

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England

Visiting  - One Man Show

Gang Parade

Wednesday 19th August

18:30 VIP Early Entry | 19:00 General Entry |19:30 GANG PARADE Live

GANG PARADE is an 11-member idol group that performs under the concept of creating ‘a playing ground for everyone’. Its members include YAMAMACHIMIKI, YUMENOYUA, COCO PARTIN COCO, YUI GA DOCKSON, TSUKINOUSAGI, KILA MAY, CA NON, CHANGBABY, NARUHAWORLD, and AINASTAR.



They made their major debut in April 2019 under the label ‘FUELED BY MENTAIKO’ within Warner Music Japan. On May 2023, they released their second major album ‘OUR PARADE’, which reached No.1 on both the Oricon and Billboard weekly charts. In November, they released their first EP ‘The Night Park E.P.’ – the track ‘Träumerei’ was selected as the opening theme for the MBS Drama Shower ‘My Personal Weatherman’, gaining significant attention.

'Corsets and Kippers' - The Musical Snapshots are based on the diary of Joan Gatley

Sunday 13th September

2pm

''Corsets and Kippers' is a series of musical snapshots and narration based on the diary of Joan Gatley from 1939 to 1945. She lived at 2 Hammond Street off Cheetham Hill Road and was 16 at the beginning of the piece and 22 toward the end of the story. There are additional snapshots of other peoples activities during the war including a song based on the writings of Margaret Burns from Eccles about an Air Raid and another song based on Laura Knight's portrait of Ruby Loftus which became very famous around 1943.

The Songs and Narration feature the musical Talents of David Lockley, Helen Hall, Chris Carson, Lisa Maglinn, Peter Morgan Elizabeth Eden, James Hall, Tony Wilson, Paul Frost and the late Vincent Sheedy.

In the second half of the Performance the Musicians will perform a collection of Songs written about Salford by Paul Frost and Vincent Sheedy to celebrate two anniversaries.....Salford's 100 years and Salford Arts Theatre's 50 years. There will be a CD of 'Corsets and Kippers' and all profits from the CD will go to Salford Loaves and Fishes.

Landscape With Chimneys By Ewan MacColl

Wednesday 23rd September - Sunday 27th September

7.30pm performance except Sunday 6pm

Sleeping Beauty By Harry Luty  - A Taditional Pantomime

Saturday 5th December Until Thursday 31st December

11am | 2pm & 7pm performances

Get ready for a magical adventure full of laughter, music, and sparkling surprises! Join Sleeping Beauty, Prince Charming, and a host of mischievous characters as they battle the evil fairy, outwit silly sidekicks, and celebrate love, friendship, and happily-ever-afters. Don’t miss the festive fun that the whole family will enjoy!

Theatre Pantomime  - Inhouse Professional