Archive for August, 2007

I’m performing and running workshops at Ealing Literary Festival

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Ealing Literary Festival
Sunday 2 September 2007

Location: Acton Green Common
Time: 11am-7pm
Cost: Free
www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/ealing_summer/literary07_sun.html

Main Tent
5pm-7pm: Apples & Snakes – Spoken word performances:

Aoife Mannix: Well-respected poet and educator, currently touring her one-woman show Growing Up An Alien.

Jude Simpson: A streetwise Pam Ayres for the 21st century.

Under da POETree: LG and Just are the new kings of vocal interplay, currently making waves on the London scene.

Richard Allen (compere):  Fast-talking funnyman (he barely pauses for breath) and crowd-controller extraordinaire.

Open mic: Featuring writers from Aoife Mannix’s afternoon workshop, and you, the poets in the crowd.

Workshops tent

Open to everyone 16 and over. Maximum of 15 places per workshop. We are taking advance bookings for all writing workshops. Call (020) 8825 6640 to book. Free to attend.

12pm–1.30pm: Writing a Musical: Seminar with Stephanie McKnight and Tom Armstrong
Stephanie McKnight wrote the book and lyrics.  Tom Armstrong wrote the music.  The resulting musical, Catching the Sun, was performed to great acclaim at the Guildford International Music Festival in March 2007.

2.30pm–4.30pm: Writing From Memory Workshop with Aoife Mannix
Rediscover your confidence in the power of your imagination as a kid. No previous writing experience necessary.

Children’s storytelling

12.30pm-2.30pm: Children’s storyteller - to be confirmed
Come along on a journey through stories, myth and magic.

2.30pm-4.30pm: Margaret Bateson-Hill
Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain, Masha and the Firebird (Winner of the English 4-11 Awards 1999) and Five Little Ducks Went Out One Day.

I’m performing at Book Slam

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

BOOK SLAM
Thursday, 30/08/07 - 6.30pm doors, 8.30pm readings, open till late
Neighbourhood, 12 Acklam Road, London, W10 5QZ
5.00 in advance from www.bookslam.com/ 6.00 on the door

Book Slam remains august in August in the company of:-

HARI KUNZRU. The bestselling author of ‘The Impressionist’ and
‘Transmission’ reads from his new novel, ‘My Revolutions’.
VULA. The Basement Jaxx vocalist does it ’til it stays done and sings it ’til it stays sung.
AOIFE MANNIX , London-based, Dublin-bred poet who knows her way round the hurdy-gurdy.
DJ STRANGELY BROWN - He is. But don’t hold it against him.

Hosted by me. (Patrick Neate)