performance poetry

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

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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The Challenges of Reviewing Spoken Word

November 22, 2017November 29, 2017 Editor Benjamin Solah, Corey Frost, Katie Ailes, Mak Manaka, Mark Fisher, Melbourne, performance poetry, Sally Jack, Spoken Word, spoken word critic, spoken word reviewing.

-by Claire Trévien– Since launching Sabotage Reviews nearly 8 years ago, reviewing spoken word has been at the core of

Pamphlets Saboteur Awards Spoken Word

Talk / No Talk by Stu Freestone

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter James O'Leary, performance poetry, Saboteur Awards, Stu Freestone, Talk / No Talk

– Reviewed by James O’Leary – Stu Freestone is a writer, actor and spoken word poet based in York, shortlisted

Live Literature Spoken Word

Book Slam – 29/01/15 at The Grand

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 websterpoet Eliza Robertson, Felicity Ward, Games, Lettie McKie, Longfella, performance poetry, Review, Samantha Shannon, Sofia Mattioli, Spoken Word, The Grand, Tony Walsh

– reviewed by Lettie McKie – The Grand in Clapham Junction is not a typical venue for literary entertainment. An

Festival Spoken Word

Can’t Care, Won’t Care by Sophia Walker

August 19, 2014August 19, 2014 websterpoet Banshee Labyrinth, Can't Care Won't Care, Edinburgh Fringe, PBH Free Fringe, performance poetry, Sophia Walker, Spoken Word

– reviewed by James Webster – Sophia Walker‘s Can’t Care, Won’t Care is a brilliantly traumatic show. Walker reaches into

Festival Spoken Word

Asking Nicely by Hannah Chutzpah

August 19, 2014 websterpoet Asking Nicely, Edinburgh Fringe, Hannah Chutzpah, PBH Free Fringe, performance poetry, Spoken Word

– reviewed by James Webster – Asking Nicely is a thoroughly entertaining and insightful piece by Hannah Chutzpah that

Festival Spoken Word

Other Voices: Spoken Word Cabaret

August 13, 2014August 13, 2014 websterpoet EdFringe, Edinburgh Fringe, Fay Roberts, Hannah Chutzpah, Hel Gurney, James Webster, Mel Jones, Other Voices: Spoken Word Cabaret, performance poetry, Spoken Word, The Underground Clown Club

– reviewed by James Webster – Our Performance Editor is in Edinburgh for the next week, trying to review as

Spoken Word

P.G. Wodehouse Poetry and Songs – part of Words on Monday

May 7, 2014May 7, 2014 websterpoet Hal Cazalet, King's Place, Lara Cazalet, Lettie McKie, Lucy Treager, P.G. Wodehouse, performance poetry, Simon Brett, Sophie Ratcliffe, Spoken Word, Tony Ring, Words on Monday

– reviewed by Lettie McKie – Monday 14 April, King’s Place A real jewel of an evening… Words on Monday at

Spoken Word

Review: Inky Fingers open mic (05/11/13) and Inky Fingers ‘gentle mic’ (04/03/14)

March 28, 2014April 14, 2014 websterpoet Alec Beattie, Alice Spicer, Calen Upton, David McDonald, Derek White, Duncan Campbell, Eleanor Pender, Freddie Alexander, Georgia Marsh, Hannah McKickny, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Ian Reavy, Inky Fingers, J. A. Sutherland, Jamie Livingston, Jean Westwater, Jo Harrison, Michael Mcgill, Open Mic, performance poetry, Peter May, Rachel Burnett, Ross McLeary, Spoken Word, Tashi, Tawona Sithole, Tony Maude

–Reviewed by Hayden Westfield-Bell– Reviewer Hayden Westfield-Bell enjoyed the Inky Fingers open mic so much he’s reviewed it twice …

Spoken Word

Review: Quiltbag Cabaret – 06/12/13

February 8, 2014October 3, 2018 websterpoet Ann Domoney, Broken Rainbow, Comedy, James Webster, Jessica Law, Lucy Ayrton, performance poetry, Quiltbag Cabaret, Sasha Rocket, Spoken Word, Stephanie Dogfoot

-Reviewed by James Webster– Quiltbag – an acronym standing for Queer and Questioning, Unidentified, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual, Asexual, Gay/Genderqueer

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