Monthly Archives: February 2014

March 2014, What’s On Midlands Spoken Word

Posted on February 26, 2014 by garylongden

A very strong month with the heavyweight festival season kicking off in earnest in Bath, Cheltenham and Oxford, both well worth a trip beyond the Midlands. Local highlights include the Quiet Compere Tour at rhe Mac in Birminingham on Fri … Continue reading →

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Poetry Alight 9- Lichfield

Posted on February 26, 2014 by garylongden

After two happy years at The Spark Cafe in Lichfield “Poetry Alight” found itself having to find a new home for 2014. A change in the Cafe’s opening hours, and its repositioning in the evening for Bistro business, meant that … Continue reading →

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Some Girl I Used to Know- Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Posted on February 20, 2014 by garylongden

This one woman show introduces a novel concept, a jukebox monologue, starring Denise Van Outen living out a mid life crisis as alter ego Stephanie, set in a hotel room, belting out some period torch songs,a reboot of Shirley Valentine … Continue reading →

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Poetry @ The Shrewsbury Coffee House

Posted on February 8, 2014 by garylongden

This outpost of poetic excellent continues to flourish under the assured guidance of Liz Lefroy and the support of a committed audience. Shrewsbury’s remote geographical location is no match for Liz’s poetic address book. Once again she dragooned a high … Continue reading →

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Run For Your Wife, Sutton Arts Theatre

Posted on February 8, 2014 by garylongden

“Run for your wife”, by Ray Cooney, is one of the most successful stage farces of modern times, guaranteed to have an audience, and so it proved at a packed Sutton Arts Theatre on Friday night. First performed in 1983, … Continue reading →

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