May Just Write Speak?

Open Mic Event

Contact: 07449103772

We missed you!
Don't worry, our aim is improving.

But seriously, we are excited to welcome back the one, the only Paul Jenkins to our humble stage!
Paul is a poet, teacher and author based in Ramsbottom, Lancs.

Working within primary & secondary schools to develop literacy through poetry & drama- Paul travels up and down the length and breadth of the UK helping children and teachers to not only develop their confidence in creative writing but also to pass those delightful tests that the government are so keen for them to do. (He knows an fronted adverbial phrase when he sees one and will happily tell you where to stick it....)

Paul has published three books; one novel and two collections of poetry - one of which he will happily tell you reached the Kindle Top 5 (It's almost as interesting as his story about when he once met Michael Caine....)

His latest - 'My Bottom did a Burp in Class' was a collaborative piece with his nine year old son and is the subject of his current schools tour. He performs regularly at spoken word events and will be previewing new material from volume two of his 'Poems from Villagetown' series - which is due for release this October.

We also have the amazing Zach Slater@! more TBA
Zach is an actor, poet, comedian and director originally from Bury, Greater Manchester. Zach trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) for three years on the B.A acting course. Soon after graduating he quickly realised that finding acting work was akin to nailing custard to the ceiling and so began to explore alternate creative outlets.

‘Guaranteed Nudity’, his first comedy sketch show with Duck and Cover Theatre, enjoyed a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe with the second ‘Attempted Jokes’, 2016, being performed in Manchester, London, Liverpool and Edinburgh. Zach also directed the UK tour of ‘YouBoy’, a two hander piece of new writing with SeeGold Productions in 2016.

As a poet Zach writes and performs with ‘The Potty Mouths’, a three man troupe of poets based in Manchester, Hull and London respectively. He also runs and hosts ‘SPEAK’, one of Manchester’s best attended poetry and spoken word nights, every third Thursday of the month at Jimmy’s Bar in the northern quarter.

Zach is a guest poet at ‘Evidently’ on May 8th at the Eagle Inn, Salford, he also an expert hide-and-seeker and can contort his face into dozens of hilarious positions.


Open Mic slots, as ever are available and can be requested either on the event page or on the night, so turn up early to avoid disappointment.

£1 suggested donation and LOLLIPOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just Write Speaks, now mildly irritating dentists everywhere! (but mainly in the north)

Entry: £1 suggested donation

Time: 8:00pm