Mr Blackpool's Seaside Spectacular

An end-of-the-pier show at the end of the world. Mr Blackpool began as an R&D collaboration with lead creative Harry Clayton-Wright in October 2024, supported by Arts Council England and produced by Marlborough Productions. That phase culminated in a preview performance at the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts in Brighton in March 2025.

From there the work evolved into Mr Blackpool's Seaside Spectacular. We collaborated closely on the creative development of the piece, contributing directly to the shaping of its content and delivering the complete sound design. The work balanced sincerity with excess, reframing end-of-pier aesthetics through a contemporary lens. It moved fluidly between theatrical spectacle and intimate storytelling, demanding a sound world capable of supporting both scale and emotional precision.

In October 2025 the show went on a national tour: Newcastle with Northern Stage and Curious Arts, London at the Southbank Centre as part of KUNSTY, and Liverpool at the Unity Theatre with Homotopia. Across venues, the work was met with generous audiences and strong institutional support.

At a time when regional voices, queer narratives and live performance are all under sustained pressure, Mr Blackpool's Seaside Spectacular stands as a reminder of what is possible when collaboration, belief and ambition align. Work this deeply connected to a historically significant coastal town, platformed nationally, is not only celebratory but necessary.

Photography and video documentation by Matt Crockett, Rosie Powell and James Barnett.