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22 July 2024
Poet Luke Wright to take Joy to Edinburgh Fringe
This new show finds Luke drilling down into the slippery concept of joy, with outrageous slices of spoken word, inventive uses of the poetic form alongside utterly heart-wrenching moments. And there’s a stack of great gags to boot!
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31 July 2024 – 13 August 2024
Luke Wright: JOY! at Edinburgh Fringe
The Fringe's favourite poet returns with stacks of brilliant, big-hearted poems that get to grips with joy in mulchy middle age.
Come let a little joy into your life with a raconteur and wordsmith at the top of his game -
28 May 2024
Flat 4
Beautiful storytelling and spoken word poetry that reminds you that sometimes your best friend can be your soulmate!
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27 February 2024
Fronteiras Theatre Lab returns to the Scottish stage with La Niña Barro
Award-winning Fronteiras Theatre Lab returns to the Scottish stage after a decade of international touring, bringing La Niña Barro to Assembly Roxy this March
Coinciding with International Women’s Day in a special 10-year Scottish comeback
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23 January 2024 – 6 February 2024
Story Creators: Poetry & Spoken Word
Discover different ways to tell your stories and work with professional story makers to craft them into heart-stopping words in this three-week course.
Session times:
Tue 23 January, 16:30-18:30Tue 30 January, 16:30-18:30Tue 6 February, 16:30-18:30
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28 October 2023
Poet Laureate Shaniqua Benjamin on writing poetry inspired by oral histories
Shaniqua Benjamin shares more about her contribution to the exhibition Croydon's Caribbean Influencers, now showing at the National Portrait Gallery
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24 October 2023
Zuri McWhorter: On rejection of the mainstream
The Michigan-born artist and curator does not want her open-submission zine, ‘Juste Milieu’, to enter the mainstream.
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11 August 2023
AI, Art and You: Poetry is too Powerful to be Replaced
Creative writing is often deeply personal and centred around our emotions. How could artificial intelligence ever replicate this? I interviewed two poets, Nell Basley and 'Aphrodities Teachings' to gain perspective on this question.
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11 August 2023
AI, Art and You: Review of 'AI Encounters' at QMUL
In the midst of the AI panic, I was able to attend a fascinating exhibition ‘AI Encounters’ at Queen Mary University of London. Having never attended a show that incorporates AI, I was apprehensive to see if all my worst fears would be confirmed.
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16 September 2023 – 6 December 2023
Come Through: a festival of South London youth culture!
Get inspired. Network. Create.
Come Through festival is an opportunity for young creatives to ignite inspiration, expand horizons, find new collaborators and grow your artistry. Sept 16th - Dec 6th @ Streatham Space Project.
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19 July 2023
Luke Wright's Silver Jubilee at Edinburgh Fringe
In this year of coronations and joy what better time to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Luke Wright’s involvement in the literary frontline? Yes it’s poet/theatremaker and performer Luke Wright's 25th anniversary
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19 April 2023 – 20 April 2023
Luke Wright’s The Remains of Logan Dankworth set for two dates in Bristol
A fast-paced and thrilling verse play about intertwined marital and political upheaval, told in blistering verse by one of the UK’s most celebrated poets.
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16 March 2023
Too Much World At Once: An underrated triumph of theatre
Surly, guarded Noble attempts to navigate the treacherous waters of youth and coming of age whilst trying to uphold his crumbling family in this achingly real yet charmingly surreal production.
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3 March 2023
Martin Aelred Colgan has a "love like a red red rose" in new single
Scottish singer returned with a new song based on Robert Burns' poetry titled "My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose".
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28 February 2023
The hauntingly beautiful Sunny Side Up at Theatre Peckham
Grief and loss follow behind Little D, played by David Alade, who steps into different stages of his life in 'Sunny Side Up,' a play based on a true story.
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12 January 2023 – 14 July 2023
Poet Luke Wright tours final trilogy play in 2023, London dates 8, 9, 10 March
A fast-paced and thrilling verse play about intertwined marital and political upheaval, trust. Told in blistering verse by one of the UK’s most celebrated poets.
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21 October 2022
Leyla Josephine presents 'In Public/In Private' UK and Ireland book tour
“There is not a poet alive today who writes about the inner lives of women as well as Leyla Josephine.” Jodi Picoult
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17 October 2022
‘I was in a poetry phase and it didn’t end’: in conversation with Beth Davies
The New Poets Prize 2022 winner talks about her upcoming debut pamphlet ‘The Pretence of Understanding’, the unhelpful notion of a ‘proper poet’ - and why she wrote a poem about her granny’s letterbox fish deliveries.