Wig by Patrick Gale @ Phoenix Arts

Friday 29th June 2007 8pm
The Phoenix, Leicester
Tickets: £8 (concs £6)
Box Office: 0116 255 4854

Special Offer - Leicester Literature subscribers booking in advance can reserve tickets at the reduced rate of £6 (concs £4). Ask for the Leicester Literature offer when you book.

A short story written and performed by Patrick Gale

A live reading of Wig, a black comedy about a housewife in suburban hell and a hairpiece with a will of its own, set to a specially commissioned soundscape designed by sound artist Jon Nicholls.

When downtrodden mother and wife Wanda impulsively buys a blonde wig, it’s just a bit o morale-boosting fun. She has no idea that the wig will tempt her into breaking all her careful suburban rules, drawing out a dangerous side to her personality…

Patrick Gale is the author of eleven novels, including Rough Music and Friendly Fire and his latest novel, Notes from An Exhibition, will be published in July 2007. Wig is taken from his collection of short stories, Dangerous Pleasures. Jon Nicholls is a composer and sound artist whose work includes frequent collaborations with the BBC, Channel 4, Radio 4 and national theatre companies. He is currently writing an opera, Falling Across, due to be staged in Birmingham in 2008.’

Contains material of an adult nature.

www.katetull.com/wig

Rob Gee’s The Genghis Khan Guide to Etiquette

An invitation from Rob Gee…

Hello and good morning,

The preview of my one-man show, The Genghis Khan Guide to Etiquette, is
upstairs at The Ale Wagon on Charles Street on Thurs 28th June at 8.30pm.
This show will be touring the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit for two
months over the summer - come and help me lick the beast into shape! It’s
free to get in, the venue’s cosy, and dominoes will be provided for those of
you who’ve heard any of the pieces before. I imagine some sort of drinking
session will occur somewhere afterwards.

Til then!

Rob Gee

http://www.robgee.co.uk/

Freedom Showcase Goes Live

Performance Poetry Workshops

Practice your performance poetry before the Brighterside Slam at three special workshops. Polish your poetry, coax your confidence and buff your inner bard with Rob Gee and Lydia Towsey.
All workshops are held at the Y-Theatre. Attendance is FREE but places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. To book a place phone: 0116 2958962 or e-mail: secretagentartist@hotmail.com
Tuesday 26th June, 6 – 8pm
Wednesday 4th July, 4 – 6pm
Wednesday 11th July, 6 – 8pm

WORD - Giovanni ‘Spoz’ Esposito

First Wednesday of every month
Bambu Bar, 21 Welford Road, Leicester
8pm Onwards
FREE
Word is Leicester’s premier open floor spoken word event. It runs on the first Wednesday of each month at Bambu café bar, and features a fantastic guest artist as well as an open mic. for budding spoken word performers.

Wednesday 6th June – Giovanni ‘Spoz’ Esposito
A Bit About Spoz…
SPOZ … because it’s easier to say than his full name.
SPOZ … has been on telly, has been on Radio Four, Radio Five Live, Radio West Midlands, Radio Coventry & Warwickshire and on the toilet.
SPOZ … is Birmingham’s poet Laureate, but don’t let that put you off.

“A bit like John Cooper Clarke but in a toilet kind of way”
Warwick Words Festival

Classic Euro Fiction

Wednesday 13th June, 7.00pm
Frontline Books, 73 Humberstone Gate, LE1 1WB
FREE
Read any or all of the titles and join us for an informal discussion at the bookshop. This month, we’re discussing Classic Euro-Fiction:
- Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Plague by Albert Camus
- The Trial by Franz Kafka
Catch up with our bloggers at: www.frontlinebooks.co.uk

Leicester Poetry Society Reading

Friday 8th June, 7.30 pm - 9.30
Leicester Adult Education College, Wellington Street.
Admission £3.50.
Three members of the society - Tina Bass, Radcliff Gregory and Marilyn Ricci - will read their work.

Twisting Field

Thursday 17th May
The Richard Attenborough Centre, 7.30pm
Tickets £7 (concessions/NUS/under 19s £5)
Box Office: 0116 2522455

“The tapestry woven is rich, deep, satisfying and original. This is adult storytelling at its best.”
Andy Harrop-Smith, Festival at the Edge

The Twisting Field is an exceptional story, full of heroes and villains, magic, mystery and fate and the tale of how Lugh Lamfhota (one of Ireland’s greatest heroes) came to be born. The story is told by four of the UK’s finest professional storytellers, Shonaleigh, Nick Hennessey, Amy Douglas and Simon Heywood. They weave the telling of the tale in between nine original songs, all newly composed, drawing on folk music traditions. Enjoy an epic night of storytelling and music, one which will linger in the imagination long after you’ve heard it.

Twisting Field Workshop

Thursday 17th May
The Richard Attenborough Centre, 2 - 4pm
Tickets £5, Places limited so book early.
Box Office: 0116 2522455
In advance of Twisting Field there will be a workshop with storyteller Shonaleigh giving an introduction to story-telling. An excellent opportunity to learn about the craft from one of the UK’s foremost professional practitioners.

Mehfil-E-Shayeri Anniversary Celebration

Saturday 2nd June, 2pm-8pm (People are welcome to come and go throughout)
Richard Attenborough Centre, Lancaster Road
FREE all welcome
Mehfil-E-Shayeri (The Poetry Gathering) is a multi-lingual poetry group that meets monthly to share writing in Hindi, Guajarati, Punjabi and other languages. This special event celebrates the one year anniversary of the mehfil-e-shayeri.org website which features audio and video recordings of the fantastic poetry shared each month at the event. To mark this special event Mehfil-E-Shayeri commemorates the life and works of the great Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi with readings from local poets and singing from Daljit Neer. Join the celebration and experience South Asian poetry first hand.