Spoken Word – Page 2 – Sabotage

Bohdan Piasecki standing in front of a blue and yellow Hit the Ode display

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Hit the Ode x UniSlam Party (The Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome, 1 Feb 2019)

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Charley Birmingham, Hit the Ode, literature event, Live Literature, live poetry, performance poetry, Spoken Word, UniSlam

reviewed by Hannah Ledlie Hit the Ode was launched a decade ago in The Victoria, a popular pub in Birmingham city

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Sphere (Are We Where We Are?, Shop Front Theatre, Coventry, 8 Nov 2018)

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Sally Jack Amy Kakoura, Are We Where We Are, Ashley James Brown, Coventry, Kimisha LewisDemi Oyediran, Laura Nyahuye, Ola Animashawun, Raef Boylan, Shop Front Theatre, Stella Backhouse

reviewed by Stella Backhouse According to Roland Barthes (in a quote I can’t seem to locate, but it sounds like

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Joygernaut (Andy Craven-Griffiths, Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester, 11 October 2018)

October 14, 2018October 15, 2018 Sally Jack Andy Craven-Griffiths, Attenborough Arts Centre, Joygernaut, Leicester

review by Sally Jack Joy – what is it good for? Most would likely agree the answer is ‘quite a

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Rear View (IOU Theatre, Festival of Imagineers, Coventry, 21 September 2018)

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Sally Jack Cecilia Knapp, Coventry, Festival of Imagineers, IOU Theatre, Rear View, Stella Backhouse

review by Stella Backhouse Alarm bells started ringing when Cecilia Knapp unexpectedly began to speak. “I am sixty-five years old,”

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The Sleeping Princess by Hel Robin Gurney

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 websterpoet Amy Russell, Hel Robin Gurney, Red Hoods and Glass Slippers, The Sleeping Princess

– reviewed by Amy Russell at Manchester Fringe – What is it? A tale of Red Hoods and Glass

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Saboteur Awards 2018: Spotlight on the Best Spoken Word Show Shortlist

April 28, 2018 Editor Jackie Hagan, Jemima Foxtrot, Leyla Josephine, Live Literature, Martin Figura, spoken word show, Vanessa Kisuule

Voting on this year’s shortlist continues apace, smashing last year’s records to bits! If you haven’t voted yet, take a

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Saboteur Awards 2018: Spotlight on the Best Regular Spoken Word Night

April 24, 2018April 27, 2018 Editor Caffe Del Nino, Find the Right Words, Fire & Dust, Mind Over Matter, Verbose

Caffe Del Nino’s Spoken Word Night, Cannock I am Scarlett Ward, host of the Caffe Del Nino poetry evenings, and 25

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Saboteur Awards 2018: Spotlight on the Best Spoken Word Performer Shortlist

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 Editor Amina Bhatti, Miss Yankey, Shruti Chauhan, Susan Evans, Tyrone Lewis

You have until 9th May to make your choice. With this in mind, we aim to showcase each category so

Fat Kid Running by Katherine McMahon

April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 websterpoet Camden People's Theatre, Fat Kid Running, Hel Robin Gurney, Katherine McMahon

– Reviewed by Hel Robin Gurney – (Cards on the table – I was already a fan (and friend) of McMahon

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The Fall of Byron Montrose. Poet. Gentleman. Lover (Upstairs at the Western, Leicester, 23 February 2018)

February 25, 2018 Sally Jack Ben Macpherson, Comedy, Leicester, Leicester Comedy Festival, puns, storytelling, The Fall of Byron Montrose, Upstairs at the Western

reviewed by Sally Jack After the recent UK Pun Championships, Leicester’s long-running comedy festival features another dip into wordplay, this