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Experience a unique night of spoken
word with Yorkshire troupe A Firm of Poets
The
People’s Republic of Poetry
Washington Arts Centre
Thursday 8th October 2015.
A Firm of Poets are offering a
poetry night with a twist when they visit Arts Centre Washington National
Poetry Day, Thursday 8th October.
The group of four poets will not
only be performing a mixture of spoken word pieces but are also encouraging
budding poets to appear on stage for the first time.
The Firm will be holding a workshop
on the afternoon of the performance offering local poets advice and techniques
on how to perfect their craft. They will then be invited to perform in front of
an audience during the show that evening.
Ralph Dartford, a founding member of A Firm of Poets said: “The
firm have been performing for a while but this is the first time we have
involved the audience in this way. We can’t wait to meet budding poets in the
workshops before the show and help them perform in front of an audience on the
night.”
A Firm of Poets is Ralph Dartford
and Matt Abbott, with the duo joined by fellow poets Jenni Pascoe and Rowan
McCabe in Washington.
A cross between a poetic super
group and Whose Line Is It Anyway,
the show is fast paced, creating a fun and entertaining night out.
The group’s aim is to create The People’s Republic of Poetry – a network
of spoken word performers throughout the UK. Work
performed by the participants will also be added to an online e-book, which
will grow as the tour travels around the country.
Ralph continues: ‘This is a golden period for spoken word. With the
emergence of such artists as Kate Tempest, George the Poet, Luke Wright, Hollie
McNinsh, and also the reborn John Cooper Clarke, it appears that the nation is
wonderfully engaged in rhyme and reason. We will give voice to some of the
finest poets nationally, and just as important, the as yet unheard. The voices
of any age, gender, race or background. We want the nation expressing
themselves in word. Vive Le Republic!”
Tickets:
A Firm of Poets perform at Arts
Centre Washington on Thursday 8
October. To book call 0191 219 3455 or visit www.artscentrewashington.co.uk
UK Tour Dates
September
24th Harrogate Theatre
October
2nd Junction, Goole
10th Durham Book Festival
14th Hull Truck Theatre
22nd Cast, Doncaster
30th The Met, Bury
31st Helmsley Arts Centre
November
8th HUB, Leeds
28th The Civic, Barnsley
December
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