{"id":6,"date":"2025-11-29T13:24:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:26:13","slug":"come-on-in","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Step into the absurd world of Aunt Batty Knows.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">Step into the absurd world of AUNT BATTY KNOWS.. as they weave dark tales of the ordinary and the supernatural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunt Batty Knows&#8230; are a group of four local women returning to the professional stage in their maven years. In their working lives, they support and nurture others, and through the performance, they aim to take people on an emotional journey, as well as an entertaining one, where tragedy, absurdity and comedy can be a form of catharsis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But who is Aunty Batty?.. The four faces are Karen Hughes, Gemma Hurst,    Su Jackson, and Rosie \u0160o\u0161i\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-1024x778.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-1024x778.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-300x228.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-768x583.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-1536x1166.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-2048x1555.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tales from the Armchair: Influenced by 1970s and 80s television horror programs, &#8216;Tales from the Armchair&#8217; reflects human relationships and stories through a lens of the supernatural and the unexpected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Photo credit: Tabitha Jussa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIF 2026 interview Aunt Batty Knows who will be performing Tales from the Armchair at LIF 26.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLfvsW77_is?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our interview with Hal Munger for Liverpool Improvisation Festival 2026, we discuss our process of creating, our influences and inspirations, and the ritual of summoning Aunt Batty herself.. Dive in find out more&#8230;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>\u201cTo learn what we fear is to learn who we are.<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/auntbattyknows.uk\/?page_id=15\">But who is Aunt Batty&#8230;. 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