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Welcome,
This month - Tuesday 29 May, to be precise - I will be hosting Gallery Sessions, but I need your help! I need to compose a piece to read - do you want to donate a line of text? I’d like your words, song lyrics and quotes to build a snakebasket inspired masterpiece! Possible themes and writing rules also welcome, e-mail me before the end of the month with suggestions!
This will be the first Gallery Sessions of the year, with 4 eclectic and powerful poets taking to the stage. The studio gigs are taking a back seat for now as we return to the intimate café bar where you will have the opportunity to sit back, sip a drink and listen to some unique voices. A new addition to the event (apart from my hosting skills!) is a 5 minute opening slot from a local talent, a way to see what great writers are living in Barnstaple but slipping through my net.
Before that, though, FORKED is back and shaking its spectacular spoken word feathers and shimmying delightfully. With 3 out of 4 poets on the bill direct from the South West, I’m flying the flag high for regional gems. The 4th poet is also very good indeed and coming from Brighton with a passion for freeganism - pretty cool too! That's Thursday 24 May - info below.
So, with two shows in the same week there’s plenty to celebrate and pick from, whether you fancy some thoughtful words, comedic charm or captivating stories, come celebrate the new season with a good old poetry shin dig!
See you there!
Gina Sherman
Programme Coordinator
gina@applesandsnakes.org / 01392 275 741
Apples and Snakes South West Facebook group
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Apples and Snakes presents
FORKED
Performance poetry to inspire, delight and provoke, within the most burlesque bar in Plymouth!
Poets to make you laugh out loud, gasp with pleasure and ponder life’s great philosophies we: welcome you to the most thrilling poetry ride of your life! Nestled safely in the cobbled streets of the Barbican, surrounded by velvet curtains and candle light, you will find the FORKED poets ready and waiting to entertain. Bringing you every possible style of performance poetry from across the UK, the line- up is always diverse and brilliant. On top of that Jazz Floozy and Poetess Mama Tokus will be there, whilst the B-Bar will serve up tasty fresh Thai food.
Featuring: Anna Freeman, Adam Kammerling, James Bunting and Mothgirl.
When: Thursday 24 May, 8pm
Where: The B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth PL1 2NJ
Tickets: £7 on the door / £5 in advance / £4 NUS
Booking:
www.wegottickets.com
Info: 01752 242021 /
www.b-bar.co.uk
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Apples and Snakes presents
Gallery Sessions
Join us for a delectable selection of top-notch poetry in the relaxed and bright Gallery Café and bar. This month we bring you enchanting storytellers and inspiring spoken words from local, national and international artists.
Beginning the evening we welcome Barnstaple poet, writer and theatre maker Bryony Chave-Cox who will be reading a couple of specially selected pieces for you.
Rachel Rose Reid is a spell-binding storyteller who creates performances which melt boundaries between the oral tradition of our ancestors and the spoken word of today.
Chanje Kunda brings together African music, movement and traditional African fables to create empowering Poetry. Travelling from Amsterdam just for us.
Joining them is the multi-talented slam champion Raymond Antrobus, a spoken word artist and writer from Hackney. Ray’s poems are full of passion and thoughtful metaphors often taking inspiration from his own heartfelt experiences.
When: Tuesday 29 May, 8pm
Where: Galley Café & Bar, Queens Theatre, Boutport Street, Barnstaple EX1 1SY
Tickets: £10 / £9 / £5
Info:
www.northdevontheatres.org.uk
Booking:
box.qt@northdevontheatres.org.uk / 01271 32 42 42
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Grants available for Arvon creative writing courses
If you think there may be a poem, novel or film script somewhere deep inside you, there is no more effective way to bring it out on to the page than by going on an Arvon Starting to Write residential course. If you are on a low income or are unwaged, you can apply for a grant towards the course fee (potentially up to the entire course fee).
Info:
http://arvonfoundation.org/starting-to-write
Online cultural journal looking for contributors
Nom de Strip as an arts and culture publication and media platform for Plymouth and the wider South West. We want to meet and work with people who do fun, great and interesting things in the city of Plymouth.
Info:
http://nomdestrip.co.uk/blog/
Cyprus Well seeks new writing for Writer Bites Podcast
Writer Bites, a brand new bimonthly podcast, showcasing some of the fabulous writers the South West has to offer. Writer Bites will offer new writers the opportunity to record a short section of their work for inclusion in the Writer Bites podcast. We welcome submissions of poetry, short stories, flash fiction, or an extract of your novel.
Info:
http://www.cypruswellwriterbites.blogspot.co.uk/
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Devon Divided: How can we un-divide Devon?
A Partnership between Wide Awake Devon & Dance in Devon. Talks and debate from Devon wide organisations and a performance from Devon born and bred spoken word artist Jack Dean.
When: Wednesday 9 May, 4.30pm - 7.45pm
Where: Umberleigh Village Hall, Umberleigh, North Devon EX37 9AS
Tickets: FREE
Booking:
http://divideddevon.eventbrite.com/
Info:
http://www.wideawakedevon.com/
John Cooper Clark at the Brewhouse
When: Friday 15 June, 7.45pm
Where: The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JL
Tickets: £16 / 60+ £16 / Conc. £14 / Schools £7.50
Info:
http://www.thebrewhouse.net/main-house/1339/john-cooper-clarke
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