Jaxon Valentine

We’ve WON it! The Full Monty won Best TV Drama Series @nationalfilmawards 😁🤩 #thefullmonty #nationalfilmawards #awards #besttvdrama #teenactor @lulukc @dannyjohnjules @claytoncastgram @josh_uajo @logan_deanofficial @zebedeetalent @admiralackbar74 @emilygracebevan @nedcoops @ladylumberg @stevehuison @jaxvalentine_

Ding ding ding little date for your diaries for those worried they can’t make it to Edinburgh to catch the show- we’ll be doing a glorious little Edinburgh preview of FAMEHUNGRY at @jacksons_lane on 24th July! This will be our last chance to share the work with audiences before it premieres at @summerhallery in Edinburgh- eeek!- so please come along if you can! Would love as many friendly faces in the audiences as possible before we set off on the next big adventure/find out whether TikTok is actually gonna allow me to tour this show 😬😬😬 July 24th, 7.30pm - ticket link in bio bb 💘 #edinburghpreview #contemporaryperformance #liveart #tiktok

Part of our aim for SICK! Festival 2024 was to activate spaces in Moston, Harpurhey & Charlestown, and showcase a unique programme of work by local, UK, and international artists, engaging concerns that are affecting the health of our communities. We’d like to thank all involved in the shows at Simpson Memorial Hall across the festival for helping us realise this vision with Benched by @tinkflaherty , Famehungry by @louiseorwin , ‘Brotherly, Otherly, Disorderly’ by @vijayrajpatel92 (supported by @weareunltd ) and CAttS by @franklyfrankie98 Thanks to the @manchesterdeafcentre for providing BSL interpretation and @contactmcr for box office partnering & ticket hosting.

Hometown 🎸🎶 this is easily one of my favourite @twentyonepilots songs, so I thought I’d have a try at singing it! It’s quite a difficult one for me, it has some higher notes and some lower, so it really tests my vocal range. But I’m quite happy with how this one turned out! 🎸🎶 • • • #twentyonepilots #twentyonepilotshometown #acoustic #acousticguitar #acousticcover #acousticmusician #singerandguitarist #coversongs

TONIGHT - Thursday 23rd May, 7:30pm: Famehungry! Witness award-winning performance artist @louiseorwin in collaboration with TikTok star @jaxvalentine_ & a Cambridge researcher, on the Simpson Memorial Hall stage in Moston, going live on TikTok (hoping not to get banned!) and taking on the almighty Algorithm with follower-seeking-behaviours! Grab your tickets via the link in our bio or contactmcr.com / @contactmcr

TONIGHT! Thursday 23 May, Famehungry takes on the almighty Algorithm over Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston, with Louise Orwin going live on TikTok (& hoping not to get banned!), exploring & exhibiting follower-seeking-behaviours and asking if social media is distracting us from the apocalypse! 💅 Grab your tickets, incl. a free mini-bus shuttle to the venue from @contactmcr in the city - contactmcr.com or the link in our bio!

Tomorrow evening, Thursday 23 May, Famehungry takes on the almighty Algorithm over Simpson Memorial Hall in Moston, with @louiseorwin going live on TikTok (& hoping not to get banned!), exploring & exhibiting follower-seeking-behaviours and asking if social media is distracting us from the apocalypse! Grab your tickets, incl. a free mini-bus shuttle to the venue from @contactmcr in the city centre at contactmcr.com or via our the link in our bio

As we put the finishing touches to Simpson Memorial Hall in Harpurhey ahead of the first of our 4 shows being held there tonight, Alfie headed down to make their access guide. Join us tonight from 7:30pm for ‘Benched’ by @tinkflaherty More info here: sickfestival.com (in our bio)

🚌 SICK! x Contact Theatre Club: free mini-bus service to shows! 🚌 As we invite you to North Manchester stages & spaces for innovative & new performances, we’ve teamed up with partner @contactmcr to remove barriers in getting you there, and will be doing our first Theatre Clubs, with a free mini-bus shuttle service. The mini-bus shuttle service will to take you from Contact Theatre on Oxford Road, to our venues in Moston and back again, where over the next two weeks, they’ll be home to shows by award-winning artists, looking at what is affecting the health of our communities. Follow the ‘need a lift’ link on Contact Theatre’s website or go to the link in our bio.

Delving into the worlds of chasing followers, class, gender and code-switching, the stages at Simpson Memorial Hall and North West Theatre Arts this week host 3 of the shows as part of our ‘Where’s the media now…? programme this week. Also this week: audio experience ‘Let’s Talk About Cough/One In Ten’, and the final Launderette Sessions, and SAFE audio description goes live in Harpurhey. For more info, tickets & to register for events go to sickfestival.com (in our bio)

Bad Moon Rising 🌕 I’m going to be performing this tomorrow night at open mic! 🎸🎤 this is a classic country song by @theofficialccr with an instantly recognisable riff! 🤘🏻 • • • #badmoonrising #creedenceclearwaterrevival #acoustic #acousticguitar #acousticmusician #singerandguitarist #openmic #coversong #countrymusic

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO BE FAMOUS? Award-winning performance artist @louiseorwin touches down in North Manchester next week at Simpson Memorial Hall, bringing her new show Famehungry with TikTok star @jaxvalentine_ , a Cambridge researcher and the almighty Algorithm, Famehungry is a nose-dive into the helter-skelter world of TikTok, the attention economy, and what it’s like to live your life online chasing followers. Fusing dance, performance art, and real TikTok experiences, this show looks at fame and whether social media is distracting us from the apocalypse. For a full immersive experience, the performance takes place both live in person and makes use of TikTok live. All shows at Simpson Memorial Hall are wheelchair accessible, BSL interpreted (supported by the @manchesterdeafcentre ) with ear defenders, ear plugs and fidget toys available. Get your tickets for Famehungry and check out what’s coming up in the second half of the festival at the link in our bio.