Open Space 2025

From spoken word to music, from dance to theatre, you just don’t know what will be on offer until you turn up. Each performance lasts about 15 minutes and you’ll be invited to share your feedback in a relaxed environment.

The artists presenting work are…

Andi Blewitt by Sally Lofthouse in co-production with Kendal Pride @kendalprideuk
I’m just Ken(dal) – Drag King Andi Blewitt takes on Windermere and Grasmere in a battle of three Lake District towns. Who will be top dog? Only Keswick can decide.

Miss Diagnosed written and performed by Esther Wilcox
“Maybe I’m just a bit bonkers?”Miss Diagnosed is a chaotic and colourful look at life as a 30-something year old woman navigating a recent ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) diagnosis. Told through a seamless blend of past and present experiences, this semi-autobiographical production explores the intense reality of living with ADHD and the impact this has on life, love and everything in between.

Sorry for your Loss, a joint proposal by Cumbrian based artists, Rosie Galloway-Smith and Zoë Leigh Gadd.
The loss of a parent is a deeply transformative experience, one that reshapes your sense of self, your relationships, and your view of the world. For artists, this journey is not only intensely personal but often unfolds in the public sphere. Grief can shift and evolve an artist’s relationship with their practice, becoming both a medium of expression and a catalyst for exploring the emotional complexities that it brings to the creative process.

Through collaborative exploration of grief, individual and shared reflection on the recent loss of parental figures, we propose to create a solo dance theatre performance, centred on Rosie’s creation of a ‘shrouded’ dress. Combining our distinct creative disciplines we hope to capture an essence of grief and invite the audience on a reflective arc of our journey.

A dancer enters the space – seemingly put together and eager to carry on regardless. Through a poignant mix of imagery, text, expressive movement and gesture we watch the dancer and dress simultaneously unravel, memories come, memories fade, emotions rise, emotions fall, time passes: life goes on, loss in tow.

Where We Belong by Christine Entwisle
An exploration of broken dreams, tap dancing and the ideal husband.