NORTH West professional playwrights collective The Alligator Club is set to stage a festival of short plays inspired by music.

The Alligator Club, which recently teamed up with The Octagon Theatre to stage The Love Inn at Smithills Hall, will be at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre on July 19 and 20.

Pages From My Songbook is billed as “a mix tape of theatre, with 18 short plays featuring live music, all the length of a song, which explore love, life, loneliness and lager”.

Against the backdrop of a dusky festival night, this theatrical event will immerse the audience in stories that blur the lines between a theatrical and festival experience, as the powerful short stories and talented musicians evoke the spirit and vibe of a festival.

Phone 0161 833 9833 for tickets.