The Potting Shed

A Liverpool Commission, commissioned by the Liverpool Culture Company for European Capital of Culture 2008.

Monthly cabaret evenings on board Walk the Plank’s theatre ship in the Canning Dock.

Scratch performance and music from emerging and experienced artists...an exciting mix of the best of Liverpool's home grown talent, and special guests from further afield, including Barcelona, Basel and Copenhagen ... comedy, burlesque, magic, impro, theatre and spoken word, with installations, assignations, and music aplenty – as the house band entertain with tunes to suit each evening’s theme, guest singers, and our late night DJs offer unusual tunes from Balkan beats to deviant country ... each germ of an idea fed, watered and nurtured for your delectation and delight with an emphasis on the visual, the physical, the political, the grotesque, the underground, the eccentric and the eclectic.

Guest ‘Head Gardeners’ choose the theme and curate the evening’s entertainment, so that you can expect the best in organic ideas and a pest-free environment.

Doors open 7.30pm, entertainment begins 8.30pm. Arrive early to secure a table/seat, otherwise standing room only. £7.50 Advance tickets via www.walktheplank.co.uk

Friday 15 February: Les Reines Prochaines (Basel) – Switzerland’s premiere cabaret band, appearing for the first time in the UK after touring Europe for 20 years. Pete Moser and musicians from The Long Walk

Friday 21 March: Spend Good Friday in our very own Garden of Gethsemane…we can’t promise any resurrections!

Friday 18 April: Hardy Annuals or persistent Perennials? National and international performers bring their talents to the Potting Shed. Curated by Jonathan Raison

Friday 16 May: Marie Antoinette’s Post Punk Regency Ball curated by Patrick Dineen. Masks Obligatory.

Friday 20 June: Summer Special - enjoy the Potting Shed’s abundant displays and blooming borders

(No July cabaret as the Tall Ships will be in port, and any short fat ships will be making themselves scarce).

Friday 15 August: Composting for Beginners: more opportunities for emerging artists to showcase their talents and skills

Friday 5: September Special - Extant bring us their Effing and Blinding cabaret as part of DaDaFest – the audience sit in complete darkness as blind and visually impaired performers take centre stage.

Friday 19 September: Mulching and Mowing – more fun in the garden, to tie in with Kinetic Fallacy’s performance on the Mersey Tunnel ventilation shaft, and the Opening weekend of the Biennial

Friday 17 October: Queen of Culture, Mandy Romero, presents Miss Fish and Trash Nouveau (Denmark)

November: In partnership with Duckie/Homotopia details tbc

Project updates and more information via www.walktheplank.co.uk/pottingshed or on our blog www.forums.liverpool08.com/pottingshed or call 0161 736 8964

Calling all performers…interested in trying something out on stage? Want to bring your talents to a wider audience? Contact Liz or Ben on 0161 736 8964 or email ben.turner@walktheplank.co.uk

Dates

Opening 2007 1 Feb 2008 - 31 Oct 2008