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  • Word Central Open Mic Night featuring Genevieve Walsh

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    Open Mic Poetry & Spoken Word hosted by Tony Curry. With special guest Genevieve L. Walsh. Wednesday 3rd May 2017, 6pm - 8pm . Free entry. Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. To book an open mic slot (4 minutes max) - please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk to get on the reserve list. Geneviève […]

  • Henry Normal: Travelling Second Class Through Hope

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    Better known as co-writer of award-winning TV and film shows such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, The Parole Officer, Coogan’s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey, Moone Boy, Uncle and Alan Partridge, Henry Normal started his writing career as a poet. Born in […]

  • Just an Ordinary Lawyer

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    “The British Empire was trying desperately to hold on to its colonial possessions by any means … and the foul would often override the fair.” Tayo Aluko follows the multi-award winning Call Mr Robeson with another brilliantly put-together history lesson delivered as art, as we host the first performance in the North West. Nigerian Tunji […]

    £8

  • Word Central: Open Mic Night

    WORD CENTRAL a semaphore-exploding mind-flow open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry Wednesday 5th July Manchester Central Library 6pm - 8pm Free entry All of July's open mic slots are now filled To get your name on the reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk

  • Word Central: Open Mic Night

    WORD CENTRAL a semaphore-exploding mind-flow open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry Thursday 3rd August Manchester Central Library 6pm – 8pm Free entry To get your name on the August reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk

  • Word Central: Open Mic Night

    WORD CENTRAL a semaphore-exploding mind-flow open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry Wednesday 6th September Manchester Central Library 6pm – 8pm Free entry To get your name on the September reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk

  • War Memories

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    With the endorsement of WarGen, Manchester Central Library together with one of its volunteer groups, the Manchester Indie Film Makers Group (MIFMG), are presenting a single performance of War Memories, a production written by the MIFMG using film and written material from the published WarGen pages on the internet. WarGen is currently uploading film and transcriptions of the experiences of […]

  • Word Central – Open Mic Night

    A CHRISTMAS WORD CENTRAL  a semaphore-exploding mind-flow  open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry. 6.00pm - 8.00pm Everyone Welcome. To book an open mic slot please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk

  • A Dinner Engagement – Manchester Opera Ensemble

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    Manchester Opera Ensemble return to Central Library on 19th and 20th December to present a new production of British composer Lennox Berkeley’s farce, A Dinner Engagement. Set in a Greater Manchester family home during the run up to Christmas dinner this production promises beautiful sounds, sights, smells and of course, a pinch of disaster. The production is […]

    £9 – £15

  • Made In Manchester: Funny Business – how to make it in the Comedy industry

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    Comedy is big business these days. Hear from our experienced panel as they give a unique insight into the many facets of the world of Comedy; from Performing, Writing, Promoting and breaking into TV and Radio. Find how you can make a living in an often precarious career. Henry Normal Henry is a writer, poet, […]

  • Fat Roland at Word Central

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    WORD CENTRAL A semaphore-exploding mind-flow open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry. February's special guest poet is Fat Roland! Fat Roland has been likened to “Johnny Vegas devouring Sam Simmons… on a rollercoaster... driven by a depressed buffalo”. He is champion of Literary Death Match Manchester and co-runs Bad Language, voted the UK’s […]