Saturday 27th March, 4-6pm £4, The Brewery Arts Centre
Adapting your work to suit different audiences
This is a practical performance workshop. Please bring some of your work that you would like to practice performing. This is an opportunity to get honest feedback and friendly advice about your work in a relaxed setting. We will also explore different ways of delivering your material
Saturday 30th April, 4-6pm, £4, The Brewery Arts Centre
Try out your open mic material and get feedback
This is a practical performance workshop. Please bring some of your work that you would like to practice performing. This is an opportunity to get honest feedback and friendly advice about your work in a relaxed setting. We will also explore different ways of delivering your material.
Saturday 29 May, 4-6pm, £4, The Brewery Arts Centre
Writing for performance
This is a practical writing workshop. We will be writing from a variety of stimuli. This is a chance to write new material and to get feedback on your first draft with a friendly group.
Saturday 26th June, 4-6pm, £4, The Brewery Arts Centre
Writing collaborations
This workshop is about writing with another person or a group. We will explore various styles of writing for performance and we’ll work quickly on short exercises to build up a wealth of new material.
Please note these workshops are designed to accompany the Spoken Word Open Mic nights which begin at 7.30 in The Warehouse on the same evenings. £2 admission. The Spoken Word Open Mic nights feature six open mic performers and two guest poets.
OTHER WORKSHOPS......
I'm a qualified higher education tutor (PGCE) and an Arts Awards Advisor. I taught BTEC Performing Arts at Furness College for four years. I work in every kind of setting from theatres and colleges to pubs and youth hostels. I hold a BA (Hons) in Theatre and Media Drama from the University of Glamorgan and Welsh College of Music and Drama. I've recently led the following workshops:
Lyric writing for an established music group
Performance technique for Martial arts instructors
Beats, Rhymes and Lyrics - Reception to yr 2
Creative writing sessions for poets (all ages)
Stand Up Comedy workshops (for college students)
Poetry writing sessions (all age groups)
Microphone technique (for public speaking)
For bookings and enquires please email: annthepoet@googlemail.com or phone 07974 154 324