What's happening in October?
Recharge Your Batteries. What makes you smile? Makes you feel better? Makes your day? Take time out to come to our FREE poetry reading and writing sessions and find out!
Emma will be leading these free poetry tasters in Stoke on Trent on October 5th and October 19th. To book a place phone 01782 238455. The sessions run from 10am - 12.30pm.
It's National Poetry Day on 6th October - Emma will be working with year 10 students at Sandwell Academy.
On 8th October it's the UK All Stars Poetry Slam. 15 poets go head to head at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Emma is taking part in a slam in Crewe on 13th October at the Axis Art Centre.
Post Card Poets is happening as part of The Birmingham Book Festival on Friday 14th October 2011. Emma will be reading at this event. The event is FREE and takes place at the Library Theatre to book phone the box office on 0121 446 3232. Check out the fabulous events that are taking place between 6-16 October (not to be missed Tony Harrison 15th October).
Emma is supporting the critically acclaimed MONKEY POET at the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton on Friday 21st October @ 8pm.
"makin projects proudly presents MONKEY POET in 'Welcome'. Think Bill Hicks meets Mark Thomas, with a dash of rhyme, and you've got Monkey Poet.
'Welcome' is a double bill of shows.
'Welcome...to Afghanistan' It's 1839. Britain is going to start a war it cannot win. History repeats itself. A Play adapted from Lt. Greenwood's memoir published in 1844. "Comic, brainy and disturbing. Turns dark tragedy into dark comedy." NUVO MAGAZINE, INDANAPOLIS. "A sweeping war epic, plenty of laughs and a resonant finale" THEATRE GUIDE, LONDON.
'Welcome...to the UK. Satiric Stand-Up in Rhyme. "A throwback to the 80s and that's no insult. Comedy with a real viewpoint." THE SCOTSMAN "Hilarious" CITYLIFE "Topical original and delivered with style. The audience was in stitiches." THREE WEEKS.
For more information please visit www.monkeypoet.co.uk
EMMA PURSHOUSE provides support with 'Who Does She Think She Is?' - poetry meets family tree as Emma brings together weird and whacky characters from her previous three shows (with the odd new creation thrown in for good measure).
Tickets £9 (£7)
ARENA THEATRE BOX OFFICE 01902 321 321
Please note that this event is likely to contain strong language and adult material.
The fabulous Jean Sprackland comes to Wolverhampton to read at the Alan Garner Centre on the afternoon of 26th October. For more information phone Simon Fletcher 01902 552061.
27th October sees Emma acting as MC at the regular Bilston Voices event. This month with got Nadia Kingsley from Fair Acre Press and Dave Reeves launching his new collection 'Black Country Dialectics' published by Offas Press.
Emma is performing as part of this event.
29th October sees Ned Williams launch his new books at the Imperial Banqueting Suite.
