Harry Clayton-Wright
Mr Blackpool
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Presented by Lowry + Word of Warning
A tongue-in-cheek theatrical extravaganza, Mr Blackpool is an end of the pier show at the end of the world from multi-award winning theatre maker Harry Clayton-Wright…
Set in the not too distant future against the decimated backdrop of climate collapse or late stage capitalism — you decide, could be both — four Blackpool performers embed the history of ‘end of the pier’ entertainment into a series of turns inspired by their lives and stories, the town’s history, and modern politics. Through cabaret, magic, dance, and drag, this is cultural archaeology and satire at its campiest, presented in lurid technicolor and garish seaside spectacle.
Remember your first time being led astray by a Liza Minnelli tribute act? Thought not. Been rugby tackled by stag and hen parties whilst dressed in a mascot costume on Blackpool’s Golden Mile? Perhaps you just had a paper round? These are quotidian tales in the life of a Blackpool entertainer serving as inspiration for this bold new work.
But who is this haunted impresario leading you through the night? What’s beyond the feathers and rhinestones? The smiles covered in petroleum jelly? The sparkle and shine of the seafront? Don’t worry about that, you’re on holiday. The evening awaits you with Mr Blackpool.
Entry
£15/£12 (advance booking recommended).
Tickets: available online or call Lowry on 0161 876 2000
Time: Saturday 2 May 2026, 8pm (no interval, ends about 9.20pm).
Location: Lowry (Quays Theatre), Pier 8, The Quays, Salford M50 3AZ.
Access
Age Advisory: 18+ (parent/guardian/carer discretion).
Content Warnings: please click here.
Features: a contemporary cabaret/performance work with varied content including spoken English, dance/movement and magic; occurs in the Quays Theatre on the ground floor, an auditorium with stalls seating.
Queries: please contact Lowry on 0161 876 2183 or access@thelowry.com
Artist
Harry is a critically acclaimed performance artist and award-winning theatre-maker and director from Blackpool with multiple international tours under his belt. He has worked with cabaret and circus ensembles, presented and produced theatre shows, created short films, published zines, crafted durational performances, and been a commissioned artist on LGBTQ+ heritage projects across the country. Harry has been an Associate Artist with Marlborough Productions since 2016 and was named one of British Council’s Artists to Watch in 2019. Sex Education, his debut solo theatre show, won a Brighton Fringe award, was nominated for a Total Theatre award at the Edinburgh Fringe, toured the UK (including Lowry with Word of Warning), and was part of the 2020 Sydney Mardi Gras programme.
Harry made a small cameo appearance as Gaëtan Dugas (1952-1984), the man incorrectly named as ‘Patient Zero’, in the Channel 4 award-winning drama It’s a Sin (2021). At the helm as Creative Director, he launched Queer Amusements in 2024, a brand new multi-artform festival taking place in Blackpool which returns in 2026. Harry directed the multi-award winning No Apologies by two-time Fringe First award-winner Emma Frankland which ran at Summerhall at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2025. We’re Still Here, an LGBTQ+ heritage project based in Blackpool and founded by Harry and Blackpool artist Garth Gratrix, recently received £235k from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to produce two exhibitions about the town’s queer history in 2027.
About Harry’s previous work…
Extraordinary. — The Guardian
Truly stunning. A work of legitimately radical power. — Little White Lies
A delectably disruptive force in theatre, film and installation. — Attitude Magazine
Credits
A new show from Harry Clayton-Wright. Created in collaboration with Oliver Gregory, aka Miss Titty Kaka, with Aysh de Belle and Sam de Belle.
Costume Design: Ryan Dawson Laight
Sound Design: Oliver Gregory
Lighting Design: Simon Booth
Stage Management: Noah Sumptions
Movement Direction & Dramaturgy: Darren Pritchard
Dramaturgy: Scottee, Ursula Martinez
Rehearsal Producer: Catherine Mugonyi
Magic Consultant: Scott Penrose
Sign Writing: Lisa Wigham
Featuring Interview Contribution by Millie Bracewell aka Millie B.
Produced by Sally Rose with Lee Smith for Marlborough Productions
Executive Producers: David Sheppeard and Harry Clayton-Wright
Commissioned by Marlborough Productions and Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts. Supported using public funding from Arts Council England.
Initial research and development supported by Marlborough Productions, Shoreditch Town Hall, Homotopia, Cambridge Junction, The Old Electric, and using public funding from Arts Council England.
Image: Matt Crockett
Trailer: Rosie Powell
Logo: Polari Design
Websites
hcw.horse · marlboroughproductions.org.uk
Insta @hclaytonwright · @marlboroughproductions · @attenboroughctr