Rod Tame, host of Write Out Loud Sale whose first collection, Strange World Odd People, was recently published by Flapjack Press, is appearing at Manchester Fringe Festival on 25 and 28 July in a show described as “comedy, poetry, mild peril, scenes of unexpected lust and strong language”. The show, at the Lass O’Gowrie, in Charles Street, also celebrates “cult TV, sci-fi movies and geekdom”. Tickets for the 7pm show on Thursday 25 July are available here, and for the 9pm show on Sunday 28 July here