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Drop City Books x The Friendship LabIn a guest blog Ruth, owner of Drop City Books reflects on friendships role in her  ...
10/06/2026

Drop City Books x The Friendship Lab

In a guest blog Ruth, owner of Drop City Books reflects on friendships role in her life...

"It was staying up late, it was being crammed together in toilet cubicles. We were dancing, we were singing, we were swearing in the shopping centre, we were rock and roll, we were always all for one and one for all, we never left a girl behind; and when dawn broke, we were all safely together, sleeping in a heap on someone’s red sofa."

Read the full blog post here: https://www.restoke.org.uk/ruthonfriendship

AND you can join us at Drop City Books next week, Wed 17th June for these workshops (for adults!)...

10.30 - 12.30 - drop-in friendship bracelet making with Clare & Nic - just turn up!
1 - 2.30 - Creative writing workshop with Gabriella Gay. 10 places - sign up: https://www.ticketsource.com/restoke/t-njmzmgx

💜 THE FRIENDSHIP LAB 💜5th/6th July tickets on sale now...And we are buzzing to let you know that we'll be presenting thi...
05/06/2026

💜 THE FRIENDSHIP LAB 💜

5th/6th July tickets on sale now...

And we are buzzing to let you know that we'll be presenting this show in the coolest book shop of our time - Drop City Books!

The Friendship Lab is a company of young girls who tackle adults’ friendship dilemmas through dance, songs, debate and brutally honest wisdom!

Join them for a moving and honest performance exploring the highs and lows of human connection, difficult decisions about when to tell your truth, the heartbreak of exclusion and trying to fit in, and the complex, sometimes painful, realities of maintaining friendships in adulthood.

So grab a friend, old or new, and come for a night out at the Friendship Lab!

This experience is designed for small audiences so tickets are very limited and we anticipate selling out quickly 🏃🎟

https://www.restoke.org.uk/friendshiplab

Everyone who knows Sebastian will know he's one of the coolest & most creative people you'll ever meet! He's been offere...
21/05/2026

Everyone who knows Sebastian will know he's one of the coolest & most creative people you'll ever meet! He's been offered a place with National Youth Theatre and is fundraising to help with fees and travel to take part in this incredible opportunity. Go support him if you can 🤩 https://gofund.me/13784266f

Gabriella Gay Writing - GKA Gay

We’re attempting to make a unique friendship bracelet for every audience member of The Friendship Lab show this July, so...
18/04/2026

We’re attempting to make a unique friendship bracelet for every audience member of The Friendship Lab show this July, so having to start before tickets even go on sale.. Huge thanks to & our Small Folk and Youth parents/pals for making a start today! We made 20!! We’ll be running some more workshops for adults & convos about friendship coming soon ☺️

BETTER YOUTH SPACES  ✨Have you seen the new stairs?? Thanks to funding from Better Youth Spaces we now have beautifully ...
15/04/2026

BETTER YOUTH SPACES ✨

Have you seen the new stairs?? Thanks to funding from Better Youth Spaces we now have beautifully carpeted stairs and mezzanine at Fenton Town Hall PLUS new theatre lighting for the Ballroom!

Here's the Power Project Company enjoying the upgrades!!!

📸 Jenny Harper

Palfreymans Carpet Centre
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Social Investment Business

Celebrating   with some production shots from our dress run of Ride or Die which opens TOMORROW!!Saturday night is SOLD ...
27/03/2026

Celebrating with some production shots from our dress run of Ride or Die which opens TOMORROW!!

Saturday night is SOLD OUT and there's just a handful of tickets left for Sunday shows.

Performed by the Power Project company: Alisa, Annie, Dalton, Haylan, Kenzie, Lacey, Liv, Luna, Katie, Meg, Millie, Poppy, Sebastian, Tasha, Viktoriia, Will.

Plus Nina (costume assistant) and Rohan (front of house)

Director - Kat Hughes
Composer - Paul Rogerson
Designer - Louise Worrall
Movement Director - Connor Elliman
Lighting - Barry Smith
Stage manager - Rebekah Tunnell
Live Sound - Alex Shenton
Assistant Text director - Liz Nelson
Producer - Sarah Richardson
Assistant Producer - Oly Goncalves
Company Manager - Georgina Clare

Part of Ride or Die is written by Florence Espeut-Nickless.

📸 Jenny Harper

RIDE OR DIE 🎢 Saturday night is nearly sold out 😮Get your tickets to see the Power Project company this weekend in this ...
24/03/2026

RIDE OR DIE 🎢 Saturday night is nearly sold out 😮

Get your tickets to see the Power Project company this weekend in this audacious new play for National Theatre Connections by Florence Espeut-Nickless.

Company: Kenzie, Meg, Viktoriia, Luna, Liv, Dalton, Haylan, Alisa, Nina, Katie, Tasha, Annie, Poppy, Millie, Will, Lacey, Sebastian ✨

TICKETS: www.ticketsource.co.uk/restoke

TEAM! 👇

Director - Kat Hughes
Composer - Paul Rogerson
Designer - Louise Worrall
Movement Director - Connor Elliman
Lighting - Barry Smith
Stage manager - Rebekah Tunnell
Live Sound - Alex Shenton
Assistant Text director - Liz Nelson
Producer - Sarah Richardson
Assistant Producer - Oly Goncalves
Company Manager - Georgina Clare

📸 Daby Obiechefu

22/03/2026

ONE WEEK TO GO!!! Ride or Die, directed by and performed by an incredible company of young people 💜

Technical rehearsals happening today, see you here next week!! 🎢

Ticket link in bio 🎟️

Thanks ._ for capturing, show music by Paul Rogerson.

Today was the final Dancing through the Darkness of 25/26 ✨ Thank you to everyone who moved with us this winter it’s bee...
17/03/2026

Today was the final Dancing through the Darkness of 25/26 ✨ Thank you to everyone who moved with us this winter it’s been joyful!!

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Fenton Town Hall
Stoke-on-Trent
ST43FA

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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