Events

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Past Events

Tuesday 25th July 2017
Mother’s Bloomers workshop: Manchester Royal Exchange

Wednesday 17th May 2017 – 6pm
Mother’s Ruin at ARC: Stockton – Drop-in workshop

Fri 17th February 2017
Mother’s Ruin at Contact, Manchester
As part of Queer Contact
Featuring: Timberlina (Host) | SlapPer | Fat Roland | Liquorice Black| Barbara Nice

Saturday 7th March 2015
Mother’s Ruin: Hear Me Roar at The Juke Joint, Lancaster
An unpredictable evening of pop-up performances and DJs celebrating women in performance as part of Lancaster Arts City’s First Fridays!

Friday 12th December 2014
Mother’s Ruin at Contact, Manchester
Featuring: Debs Gatenby (Host) | David Mills | Cheryl Dole | Pam Van-Damned | Sheela Blige’s Bingo!

Friday 12th September 2014
Mother’s Ruin: Mother’s Bloomers!
Exciting new performances and works in progress from: Debs Gatenby; Kate O’Donnell; Fat Roland; Paul O’Donnell; David Hon Man Chu; and Patrick Carroll-Fogg.

Friday 22nd August 2014,
Mother’s Ruin: Roadhouse Rehab
with Mrs JonJo, David Hoyle, Sheela Blige, Grace Oni Smith, Bushpig, Tilly Skreams, Pam Van Damned, Jade Montserrat and The Niallist (DJ)

Sunday 8th / Monday 9th June 2014
Mother’s Ruin: Puffball Cabaret
Cake Tin Foundation and Rude Grrl join forces with Roundhouse, Contact, Cast and Manchester Royal Exchange to present Mother’s Ruin: Puffball Cabaret – a raucous late-night cabaret in the auspicious surrounds of the Royal Exchange Great Hall. Ticket holders for the Puffball show get automatic entry to our exciting bill of Mother’s Ruin favourites. More details to follow.

Friday 25th April 2014
Mother’s Ruin: MOTHER’S MELTDOWN
with Holestar, Mr. Teds, Mrs. Jonjo, Dickie Beau on Screen, Liqourice Black, Joyce D’Vision, Sheela Blige and ZsaZsa Noir.

Friday 7th February 2014
Mother’s Ruin: Who’s Got The Max Factor?
Mother’s showcase of the hottest new queer performance talent in the North West, as part of Queer Contact’s 2014 programme. Featuring special guests: Myra Dubois, My Bad Sister, last year’s winner, Puppetual Motion, and helmed by everyone’s favourite bearded hostess, Timberlina!

Friday 6th December 2013
Mother’s Ruin: A Fabulous Melange Of Right Northern Talent!
with Gerry Potter-Poet, Eggs Collective, Jackie Hagan, The Bobbysocks, Dick & Debs, the fabulous Timberlina and Sheela Blige

Friday 20th September 2013
Mother’s Ruin
with Timberlina, David Mills, Rolabear, Gareth Cutter, Patrick Carroll-Fogg and Sophie Willan, Sheela Blige on weaves and PJ Hardly

Friday 21 June 2013
Mother’s Ruin – Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?
hosted by Mrs Jon-Jo & Sheela Blige with Mae Martin, Marcus Reeves, Nando Messias, Anna Phylactic & Rachel Cocker, Grace Oni Smith and Puppetual Motion

Friday 26 April 2013
Mother’s Ruin & Nathan Evans present ‘I Love You But We Only Have Fourteen Minutes To Save The Earth’
hosted by Timberlina with Nathan Evans, Miss Fancy Chance, David Hoyle, Sophie Willan, Bette Bourne and Kate Pelling

Friday 8 February 2013
Mother’s Ruin – Who’s Got the Max Factor?!?
judges Johnjo, Sheela Blige, George Bourgoise & Maurice Maurice, guests Byrony Kimmings & Eggs Collective, featuring Jackie Hagan, Joyce d’Vision, Patrick Carroll-Fogg, Puppetual Motion, Ultra Violet Violence, Tuheen Huda, Grace Oni Smith

Friday 30 November 2012
Mother’s Ruin
with Timberlina & Hey Baylen’s “Big Bingo Show”, Fergus Evans, Heena Collada, Adrian Turrell-Watts

Friday 26 October 2012
Mother’s Ruin presents The LipSinkers
starring Rhyannan Styles, Richardette, Lisa Lee, John Sizzle, and Blanche Dubois

Friday 21 September 2012
Mother’s Ruin Ladies’ Night
with Eggs Collective, Sophie Willan, Derek Diamond, Mysti Valentine, DJ Riv (Off With Their Heads)

Friday 15 June 2012
Mother’s Ruin
with David Mills, Sophie Willan, Jackie Hagan, Gareth Cutter and Chris Fitzsimmons

Friday 11 May 2012
Mother’s Ruin vs Pussy Faggot at Islington Mill
with NYC’s Pussy Faggot stars Lady Miss Kier (DeeeLite), Gio Black Peter, Colin Self, Shane Shane, Alexander Geist & Jonny Woo, Jana Kennedy and Joyce D’Vision

Friday 10 February 2012
Mother’s Ruin Theatrical Spectacular
with Jonny Woo, Dickie Beau, Clementine Living Doll…

Friday 16 December 2011
Mother’s Ruin at Contact

Friday 23 September 2011
Mother’s Ruin at Contact

Sunday 29 May 2011
Listen With... at the greenroom
with Gareth Cutter, Paul Mosley, Karima Francis

Saturday 28 May 2011
Mother Cares at Contact
featuring David Hoyle

Saturday, 28 May 2011
Mother Cares Club at Contact

Friday 27 May 2011
Mother’s Pride at the greenroom

Saturday 29 January 2011
Mother’s Ruin – Winter Warmer at the greenroom

Saturday 4 December 2010
Mother’s Ruin – Antidote to Xmas the greenroom

Saturday 30 October 2010
Mother’s Ruin at the greenroomv
starring the Lip Sinkers

Saturday 18 September 2010
Mother’s Bingo Pub Night at the greenroom

Friday 21 May 2010
Mother’s Ruin at the greenroom
starring Scott Capurro

Saturday 17 April 2010
Mother’s Ruin at the greenroom
starring Ida Barr

Saturday 30 January 2010
Mother’s Ruin at the greenroom
starring Zoe Lyons

Saturday 19 December 2009
Mother’s Ruin – Yuletide Ding-Dong at the greenroom