BBC Radio 4 Poetry Slam Regional Heats

This month we’re devoting our Newsletter to the Regional heats of the of the national BBC Radio 4 Slam competition. We hope that, if you’re not performing, you’ll come along to support one of them.

They do promise to be fantastic events showcasing the best of our current slam champions.

North West - We have a specially price for WOL members of £3/£2 tickets (box office price £5/£3) for this slam to be held at 8pm prompt, on 2nd July at the Green Room, Whitworth St. Manchester - write to info@writeoutloud.net for details. Brought to you in association with 'Not Part of' (Manchester's Fringe Art Festival) and sponsored by the University of Bolton.

 

All Ireland Slam - Thursday 18th June.
Organiser: Chelley McLear Tel: 028 9092 3493 
web: www.newbelfastarts.org

North East - 18th June, Cumberland Arms, 45 Heaton Rd
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 0191 265 6151
Organiser: Jeff Price email jeffprice@btopenworld.com

South East - 2nd July, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St
Brighton. Organiser Rosy Carrick zwingli_rose@yahoo.co.uk

Midlands - 2nd July, Birmingham Rep, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EP Organiser, in conjunction with Apples and Snakes,
Spoz Esposito spoz4@blueyonder.co.uk  tel: 01214533093

Wales - 15th July, Riverfront, Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport
Organiser Hollie Aldridge hollie@academi.org

South West - 18th July, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter. Organiser Wondermentalist Cabaret, Liv Torc livetorc@yahoo.com

London -  24th July, Drill Hall, 16 Chenies St WC1E 7EX - Organiser John Paul O'Neill Farrago Poetry farragopoetry@yahoo.co.uk

Scotland - the heat has already been held.

The Press Team