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Saboteur Awards Festival 2021: The pandemic edition

October 23, 2020October 22, 2020 Charley saboteur announcement, saboteur application, Saboteur Awards, saboteur awards festival, saboteur voting

After the unexpected changes to the Saboteur Awards Festival 2020, a lot of thought has gone into how the 2021 festival might look…

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Room by Sarah James

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Karen Goodwin Harry Buckoke, Sarah James

-Reviewed by Harry Buckoke- Sarah James’ “multi-media poetry narrative” draws elements from early text adventure video games, horror films and

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Spoken Word Playlist #3: How are poets adapting to social distancing?

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Charley lockdown poetry, Performance, performance poetry, poetry, poetry events, Spoken Word

Anyone seeking to facilitate poetry in the digital world of lockdown must start from a place of comparison and introspection. What are the essential elements of a ‘normal’ poetry event?

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Poetry as Exploration of the Past – Saboteur Festival Panel 2020

May 7, 2020May 10, 2020 Charley creative writing, historical fiction, historical writing, literature event, Live Literature, live poetry, panel discussion, panel event, poetry

While our commissioned artists are busying themselves to get content ready for the Saboteur Awards Festival 2020 (remember, we’ll be

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LIVEwire at the Verve Poetry Festival (February 22, 2020)

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Charley Festival, Live Literature, live poetry, poetry, Spoken Word, Verve Poetry Festival

Late last year, UK spoken word record label Nymphs & Thugs announced their first national tour. Their goal was to bring ‘LIVEwire’ to eight different venues across the country.

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Utopia, Shop Front Theatre, Coventry, 6th November

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Charley interactive, interactive literature, Performance, performance art

Utopia – a single-hander written and performed by multi-disciplinary artist and creative producer Amahra Spence – blurred the barriers between life and art.