North East Theatre This Week
http://britishtheatreguide.info/news/what-s-on-in-the-north-east-644
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Filmaker Gary Wilkinson and me will be working on a new documentary Mrs Orwell. Here’s some more information and two very serious faces. http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/local-news/film-and-book-planned-on-legendary-writer-s-wife-1-4871954
Continue reading →Poetry Jam
Writers’ Shack in association with Talking Pen and Waddington Street Centre proudly presents Poetry Jam Thursday 6th September 2012 Special Guests Ira Lightman, Amina Marix Evans Jon Glasper click link for details http://www.facebook.com/events/164897916967580/ Plus open floor evening of wide-ranging poetry … Continue reading →
Edinburgh Festival Reviews
There are lots of them and a few that I saw. I have to agree with Philip Fisher’s review of ‘Love Letters…’at the Assembly particulary the music bleeding through from another venue throughout the performance. http://britishtheatreguide.info/edinburgh2012
Continue reading →Today: 1936
I am seventeen, standing by your door, squinting at sky, right beside you, lifetimes apart, that’s the picture. Hunger eats you, shoes soak, you spit venom at the pavement and cannot understand what is not happening. You decide to walk … Continue reading →
The Mexican Suitcase: Robert Capa
Recently, when I was in Verona, I read about The Mexican Suitcase for the first time, when at the Robert Capa exhibition at Centro Internazionale di Fotografia: it is well worth seeing. Here is the story: In late December 2007, … Continue reading →
Tom & Elsie
Pat Dunn (Elsie) and me had a great night at the Customs House last night as part of their cabaret season. I read some poems and extracts from my plays. Pat was Elsie, a character I created ten years ago. … Continue reading →
Geordie
Here I’m reading a short extract from Geordie, a poem you can find in THE TIME OFFICE. The film was shot by Charlie Hedley and Paul Kelly in Walker. I recorded the poem outside The Customs House, South Shields on … Continue reading →
Norman Nicholson
Norman Nicholson reads ‘Wall’. Some of his warmth does emerge in the reading. http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=7519
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