The WORD theatre | Matt Abbott + Geneviève Walsh
This event on 9th November 2017 at 20:00 has past.
Contact: thewordtheatrenight@gmail.com
the WORD theatre brings the BIGGEST, most exciting, and relevant Spoken Word artists in the UK to the stunning theatre stage of the New Theatre Royal every month. Featuring award winning performers from around the country, an open mic, and live music.
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HEADLINER - MATT ABBOTT
Matt Abbott returns to Lincoln, and he's bringing his new show 'Two Little Ducks' with him. From council estates to the Calais Jungle, Matt Abbott uses razor-sharp wit, storytelling and linguistic flair to present this deeply personal and political show. Humorous and harrowing, celebratory and confrontational; a vital poetic journey for 2017.
Native to a city that voted 66% Leave, Abbott uses socio-political commentary and kitchen-sink realism to illuminate and explore the chaos behind Brexit. From the aftermath of the Thatcher years to overnight pie shops and MegaBus marathons, this is poetry for the underdog from one of our leading new voices. A warm, engaging, vital and visceral spoken word experience.
"If you were seriously put off poetry at school, he's the man who might just change your mind" ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
"Explosive poetry with style, heart & honesty" ★★★★ The Wee Review (fka. TVBomb)
"In a world gone mad we sorely need poets like Matt Abbott. A visionary writer & a compelling performer" Salena Godden
"I love this guy. A brilliant performer with lyrical, edgy & moving poems" Francesca Martinez
https://www.youtube.com/user/mattabbottpoet
SUPPORT FROM - Geneviève Walsh
Geneviève is a Yorkshire-raised Londoner and writer of poetry that 'shines an unforgiving light on contemporary life and manners, doing so with words which are full of sometimes shocking honesty' (WF Live).
She has been compère and coordinator of her night Spoken Weird since 2013, and a member of nationally acclaimed spoken word organisation A Firm Of Poets since the same year, with whom she still performs, runs workshops and co-hosts their Saboteur-nominated night, Unity Words.
She released her début solo collection, The Dance of a Thousand Losers, earlier this year, which has been described by Henry Normal as ‘keen and urgent with an untamed beauty - like a puma caught under a streetlight’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWOnFfIk4Jc
OPEN MIC: 5 Open mic spots are available, with an optional pre-show workshop costing £5 per person. All participants will have the option of professional photography and video footage of their live performance which will be uploaded to our Youtube channel and social media accounts, and will gain free access to the show.
Please contact thewordtheatrenight@gmail.com
BUSKER IN THE BAR:
After our Headline act we will finish the show in the bar area with live music and a chance to chat to the performers (10pm-11pm)
TICKETS:
Tickets are available from the New Theatre Royal Box Office 01522 519999, on the door, or through Eventbrite (see above link)
Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm.
18+ unless accompanied by an adult.
May contain adult themes and strong language.
the WORD theatre is partially funded by Arts Council England and the National Lottery.'
Entry: £10 Full / £7 Student
Time: 8:00pm (Doors open at 7pm. Main event finishes at 10pm, with music in the bar til 11pm.)
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