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Those are some Big Words, mate

I've only gone and started up another spoken word night. Hell, yes, but of course. My famous friend Ali shuffled up to me a few months...

Dalliances and Happenings

What a tick-tock, wheely-whizzing, turnabout summer we’re having; it’s equal parts all over the place and nowhere at all. But things are...

True Story: The Fourteen Stations of Blasphemy

Back in the heady days of 1997, my drama teacher Dad ran foul of the local churchgoers of Preston after he decided to stage a theatre...

Stories for Ears: Tapes & Tales and MacGuffin

In a first for me, one of my recent stories has been podcastted on the excellent Tapes & Tales. It's another outing for 'Broadcast of the...

Live Living Room Literature: Speak Easy at The Sip Club

Last Thursday, nestled in a secretive room of a secretive bar, I was delighted to be able to launch a shiny new live literature...

Welcome to the Stage: Hosting Spoken Word

Originally written in November 2014 Spoken word evenings succeed or fail at the hosting. A good host will have the right levels of...

Beyond the Fourth Wall: Interacting with the Audience during Spoken Word

Originally written in July 2014 This week, at The Big Slam event at 24:7 Festival, I performed a new story called "I Didn't Want This, I...

Mind-Reading: Performing Literature from Memory

Originally written in May 2014 This Wednesday gone I took to the Bad Language stage, introduced up by host Fat Roland as a 'veteran' of...

Spoken Word: Tips for Performing Literature

Originally written in December 2013 Down the past five years, performances at spoken word events have been a regular feature on my...