A ten day summer programme bursting with experiential performance, music and events to challenge visitors of all ages to see things differently.
Refract:19 runs from Thursday 18 to Saturday 27 July, bringing together a carefully curated programme jilted from convention.
Download the Refract:19 brochure here.
In two special performances for Refract:19, Minute Taker will be premiering brand new songs from his upcoming third album, along ...
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Musician, composer and producer Joshua Ward works primarily with electronics, exploring notions of the real and the unreal through collaboration, ...
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Bringing you the very best in alternative comedy, this triple-headliner comedy night features MC Jonathan Mayor, Sophie Willan, Ada Campe ...
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10 years since they burst onto the scene with their wildly popular brand of musical infotainment, Frisky & Mannish are ...
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Art with Heart invite you for a brew inside the Golden Years Caravan to experience a series of artworks created ...
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All you need is a camera, an internet connection and something to say. Part documentary, part live performance, part parody, ...
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See-Through: examines identity, validation and the cost of sharing in the digital age, double bills with Catching Comets: a disaster ...
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Toby discovers a comet hurtling towards Earth, so begins his mission to save the world. But he’s knocked off course ...
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Charlie Dewhurst's musicality, vocal style and songwriting maturity wowed the audience during Refract18, and this year he returns to play ...
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Catching Comets: a disaster movie about falling in love by Ransack Theatre double bills with The Roaring Girls for a ...
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Shaving? Tanning? Over-exercising? Cabbage-Souping? Starving? Don't bother. We're not. Grab your pals and your biscuits and watch Beach Body Ready!
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Manchester’s first jazz manouche non-purists, Gypsies of Bohemia are an acoustic group who perform modern pop favourites like you’ve never ...
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A fearless young princess raised for royalty but not for rocketry, dreams of becoming an astronaut. Outsmarting the confines of ...
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To coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing and our special Space Rebel Princess performance, join ...
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Pamela DeMenthe, self published erotic fiction authoress, double bills with To Kill a Witch, a visually captivating, belly laugh inducing ...
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Hot from her Australian tour, the queen of erotic fiction is back! For one night only Pamela DeMenthe invites fans ...
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Kill a Witch or Die Trying is the new visually captivating, belly laugh inducing dance theatre work by Meraki Collective. ...
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Sit inside Mimika’s beautiful hand made tent and experience an intimate, magical and quite unique theatre presentation which will enchant ...
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First Time, a funny and frank one-man show about attempting to stay positive in a negative world doubles with Fulfilment, ...
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HIV+ queer artist and activist, Nathaniel Hall presents a funny and frank one-man show about attempting to stay positive in ...
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Loaded with pulsating hooks and enigmatic tenacious vocals, Annabel Allum oozes charisma and showcases an adept ability to marry folk-style ...
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Robox is your personal fulfilment device. The one-click wonder, the ultimate convenience. You dream it, he delivers it. Ultimate fulfilment. ...
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Enjoy the legendary OKS Silent DisGlo experience, with a magical neon dance floor wonderland under the UV lights and a ...
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Grace Petrie’s unique takes on life, love and politics, and the warmth and wit with which they are delivered, have ...
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In FaxFiction, six writers have created six brand-new short stories focusing on these old technologies, and they will perform their ...
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Formed in early 2018, Mama Racho are an enigmatic sextet. Originating from the city’s squat party scene, their rise has ...
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A raft in the middle of the ocean. Two women on board, lost in the high seas. An intimate and ...
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Influenced by such acts as Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Beach House and MBV, Altergaze is the new project of singer-songwriter, ...
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Shaving? Tanning? Over-exercising? Cabbage-Souping? Starving? Don't bother. We're not. Grab your pals and your biscuits and watch Beach Body Ready!
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Armed with just himself and a chair, Lewis Doherty presents BOAR. A one man fantasy adventure tale. Prepare for arrows ...
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Four dancers perform this exciting blend of dance, acrobatics and aerial work inside a large cage. Disorientated and shaken, the ...
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Toby discovers a comet hurtling towards Earth, so begins his mission to save the world. But he’s knocked off course ...
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