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10 - 12 September
Spoke-Lab has been developing for over a year and involves Spoken Word artists exploring how their chosen art-form might fuse with Theatre to create a new wave of expression. Now, three of the artists involved will share the results of their work so far. Performed over three consecutive nights (one on each night) World Poetry Slam Champion Kat Francois, emerging artist Nick Makoha and poetry veteran Roger Robinson each bring us new work in development, all of a thought provoking and sometimes deeply personal nature.
Raising Lazarus
by Kat Francois.
10 September at 7.30pm
Kat Francois tells the true story of her great-grandfather's cousin, Lazarus Francois, a First World War soldier who in 1915 left Grenada to fight for England. Raising Lazarus takes us on a journey through stories lost and found as Kat Francois weaves a tale of broken hearts, memorable characters, mystery, racism and finally the ultimate sacrifice. A unique snapshot of a time in history which had all but been buried and forgotten.
My Father & Other Superheroes
by Nick Makoha.
11 September at 7.30pm
One man's honest revelation of how pop culture raised him in the absence of his father. We join Nick on his journey of discovery as he looks back on his childhood through the mirror of nostalgia.
Over the Dune
by Roger Robinson.
12 September at 7.30pm
Roger Robinson's poignant tale of a soldier returning from Iraq, who in trying to dissuade a young misfit from joining the army, reveals his own guilty contribution to the conflict. As topical as it is moving, Over the Dune asks soul wrenching questions about whose job it is to make final moral judgments.
Performed in the intimate surroundings of our Studio space.
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Tickets
£5 (£3 concessions)
Buy two shows, get
the third free. Offer only available by phone - if booking online, please call Box Office to sort out your free ticket(s).
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