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Saboteur Awards Spoken Word

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

Saboteur Awards Spoken Word

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

Festival Live Literature Poetry Spoken Word

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

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On the Page vs On the Stage – Frankie Vah by Luke Wright

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 websterpoet Frankie Vah, James Webster, John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright, page poet, Penned in the Margins, stage poet

– reviewed by James Webster – What it is? It’s a one-poet show by Luke Wright, capturing a heady mix

Festival Live Literature Spoken Word

UK Pun Championships 2018 (Leicester Comedy Festival, De Montfort Hall, Leicester, 12 Feb 2018)

February 14, 2018 Sally Jack Adele Cliff, Colin Leggo, De Montfort Hall, EL Baldiniho, Iain MacDonald, Jason Byrne, Julian Lee, Leicester, Leicester Comedy Festival, Rob Thomas, Samantha Baines, Tim Andrews, UK Pun Championships, UKPunDay

reviewed by Sally Jack After puns galore on the trending #UKPunDay, it seems we all have a pun up our

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UniSlam18 (Curve Theatre, Leicester, 28 January 2018)

January 31, 2018February 6, 2018 Sally Jack Bath Spa University, Birmingham University, Bridget Minamore, Curve, Erin Bolens, Kat Francois, Kayo Chingonyi, Kent University, Leicester, Manchester University, Poetry Society, Rob Auton, Sally Jack, Toby Campion, UniSlam18, Vanessa Kisuule

reviewed by Sally Jack In a wash of blue light, Curve’s Studio stage is simply dressed: four mics are lined

Live Literature Spoken Word

Yellowstone by Chris Thorpe (Are We Where We Are? Shop Front Theatre, Coventry, 25 Jan 2018)

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 Sally Jack Are We Where We Are, Chris O'Connell, Chris Thorpe, Coventry, Shopfront Theatre, Stella Backhouse, Theatre Absolute, Yellowstone

reviewed by Stella Backhouse A few years ago, we discovered tipping point. Or at least, concerned media types in search

Live Literature Poetry Spoken Word

Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea (Unholy Mess in assoc with Omnibus Theatre, Upstairs at the Western, Leicester, 9 Jan 2018)

January 12, 2018January 15, 2018 Sally Jack Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea, Find the Right Words, Jemima Foxtrot, Leicester, Lucy Allan, Mayou Trikerioti, Melody, Omnibus Theatre, Unholy Mess, Upstairs at the Western

reviewed by Sally Jack On a cold, January evening in a land-locked East Midlands city, we pack our metaphorical bucket

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“We want spoken word theatre to go global, so we have to be the force making that happen”: in Conversation with Sophia Walker

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 Editor Dike Chukwumerije, Jeanann Verlee, Katie Bonna, Koleka Putuma, Melizarani Selva, Sam Sax, Sophia Walker, South Africa, Spoken Word, spoken word theatre, the spoken word theatre foundation

-Interviewed by Claire Trévien– BBC Slam Champion Sophia Walker is an internationally renowned poet and teaching artist. Her spoken word