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SUMMARY:Fat Roland at Word Central
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL \nA semaphore-exploding mind-flow open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry. \nFebruary’s special guest poet is Fat Roland! \nFat 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 best spoken word night two years in a row. He recently won a Developed With The Lowry commission to write a new show\, which probably won’t include rollercoasters or buffalo. \nThe open mic is now full. To get your name on the reserve list email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\nNB Open mic slots are 3 minutes maximum. \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/fat-roland-word-central/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180124T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T031411
CREATED:20171222T133655Z
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SUMMARY:Made In Manchester: Funny Business - how to make it in the Comedy industry
DESCRIPTION:Comedy is big business these days.\nHear 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. \nHenry Normal\nHenry is a writer\, poet\, TV and film producer. As co-founder of the incredibly successful Baby Cow Productions\, hIs many credits include Gavin and Stacey\, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Philomena. In June 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to television. \nJustin Moorhouse\nJustin is a stand-up comedian\, radio DJ and actor. He appeared in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights\, Looking for Eric and Guess The Attendance. He has written and appeared in his own BBC Radio 4 sitcom Everyone Quite Likes Justin and tours regularly. \nHazel O’Keefe\, Dulcet Sounds\nHazel is the founder of Dulcet Sounds\, Laughing Cows Comedy\, Club Feminista\, The Women in Comedy Festival and is the catalyst for many other projects. A full time self employed consultant\, event manager\, curator and promotor\, who is value and principle driven. Her work was recognised by Manchester City Council who awarded her ‘Women of Arts and Culture‘\, commended by Northern Power Women and awarded comedy business of the year by the Northern Soul awards. \nModerated by Martyn Walsh from the Inspiral Carpets and Creative Industries Guru in Residence at the Business & IP Centre Manchester \nMade In Manchester is a new series of panel events discussing the business aspects of the creative industries in the city.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/made-manchester-funny-business-make-comedy-industry/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171219T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T031411
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SUMMARY:A Dinner Engagement - Manchester Opera Ensemble
DESCRIPTION: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 directed by ALRA trained actor Charlotte Broadbent and directed by Ewan Gilford\, currently working on the music staff at Northern Ballet. \nTickets \n\nYellow £15 – A yellow ticket affords you one of the best seats in the house\, with close up views of the performers and a front row seat to watch the mayhem unfold\nGreen £12 – Our green tickets affords you a seat with an excellent view of the action\, but slightly further back from the action.\nPink £9 – Our pink tickets sometimes offer a restricted view\, but with the theatre in the round\, you certainly won’t miss out on the immersive experience that the theatre offers.\n\n  \nIMPORTANT:  \nEvent starts at 6.30pm prompt. Doors close at 6.25pm
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/dinner-engagement-manchester-opera-ensemble/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171207T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171207T200000
DTSTAMP:20260527T031411
CREATED:20171101T184901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T185015Z
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SUMMARY:Word Central - Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:A CHRISTMAS WORD CENTRAL \n a semaphore-exploding mind-flow \nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry. \n6.00pm – 8.00pm [doors open 5.30pm]\nEveryone Welcome. \nTo book an open mic slot please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\n[NB Open mic slots are 4 minutes maximum]
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-5/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171104T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260527T031411
CREATED:20171020T111244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171020T111244Z
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SUMMARY:War Memories
DESCRIPTION: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 both veterans and civilians during World War 2. \nThis performance is timed to be close to this year’s Armistice Day\, just one week later\, and will be in remembrance of all who lived and showed such bravery during the First and Second World Wars. \nThe performance will consist of film projection and live acting for approximately one hour\, followed by a cream tea and an opportunity to meet others at the event. Young people will produce short content for social media during the event\, interacting with veterans and their friends and families. \nAll are welcome\, please book your place by phoning Ruth Jacobson on 0161 234 1981 or email r.jacobson@manchester.gov.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/war-memories/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170906T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170906T200000
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SUMMARY:Word Central: Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL\na semaphore-exploding mind-flow\nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry \nWednesday 6th September\nManchester Central Library\n6pm – 8pm [doors open 5.30pm]\nFree entry \nTo get your name on the September reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\n[NB Open mic slots are 4 minutes maximum]
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-4/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170803T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170803T200000
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SUMMARY:Word Central: Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL\na semaphore-exploding mind-flow\nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry \nThursday 3rd August\nManchester Central Library\n6pm – 8pm [doors open 5.30pm]\nFree entry \nTo get your name on the August reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\n[NB Open mic slots are 4 minutes maximum]
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-3/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170705T180000
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SUMMARY:Word Central: Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:WORD CENTRAL\na semaphore-exploding mind-flow\nopen mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry \nWednesday 5th July\nManchester Central Library\n6pm – 8pm [doors open 5.30pm]\nFree entry \nAll of July’s open mic slots are now filled\nTo get your name on the reserve list please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk\n[NB Open mic slots are 4 minutes maximum]
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-2/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170530T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170531T200000
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SUMMARY:Just an Ordinary Lawyer
DESCRIPTION:“The British Empire was trying desperately to hold on to its colonial possessions by any means … and the foul would often override the fair.” \nTayo 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 Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first Black judge in 1978. Also a fine concert singer and keen cricket lover\, he muses on international politics and history as they affect the Black world from Africa to the USA and Britain\, from the point of view of one who would rather watch sports\, and spread love and peace through the medium of song.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/just-an-ordinary-lawyer/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170506T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170506T200000
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SUMMARY:Henry Normal: Travelling Second Class Through Hope
DESCRIPTION: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. \nBorn in Nottingham\, Henry’s writing career blossomed during his time in Manchester. He set up the Manchester Poetry Festival in the nineties\, which continues to this day having widened to become the Manchester Literature Festival. In 2016 he set up the Nottingham Poetry Festival\, now an annual event. \nIn the early eighties he performed at pop concerts\, cabaret and comedy clubs\, folk clubs\, jazz clubs\, factories\, hospitals\, schools and poetry events. Henry toured with Pulp in their early days and later with Lemn Sissay and I am Kloot’s John Bramwell\, then called Johnny Dangerously. \nHenry performed full runs at the Edinburgh Festival with Hattie Hayridge\, Linda Smith\, and his one man show ‘Encyclopedia Poetica’ – later to become a 4 part BBC Radio 4 series. \nSpotted at Edinburgh\, Henry was given a six episode Channel 4 series called Packet of Three\, co-starring Frank Skinner and Jenny Eclair. He has since worked on over 400 TV and radio shows and films\, as either script editor or producer or both. \nIn 2016 Henry was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Nottingham Trent University. \nSince his first book Is Love Science Fiction? in 1986 he had eight further books published up to 1994. In 2016\, after an absence of 22 years\, Henry published Staring Directly at the Eclipse and has begun performing poetry again at major Literature Festivals. His recent Radio 4 shows A Normal Family and A Normal Life were much acclaimed and a third Radio Show A Normal Love will be transmitted on Valentine’s Day 2018. \nTravelling Second Class Through Hope contains seventy poems personally selected from his early collections. \n“Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit” – Guardian \n“The Alan Bennett of Poetry” – The Scotsman \n“The nerd triumphant” – Manchester Evening News \n“A gentle giant of stand-up poetry” – List \n“In amongst his work lie some of the most tender\, compassionate and moving pieces I have read from a modern poet” – Artful Reporter \n“The enfant terrible of alternative poetry” – Leeds Other paper \n“Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations” – The Stage \n“Distinctly funny” – Time Out \nFREE EVENT. DOORS OPEN AT 5.30PM.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/henry-normal-travelling-second-class-through-hope/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170503T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170503T200000
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SUMMARY:Word Central Open Mic Night featuring Genevieve Walsh
DESCRIPTION:Open Mic Poetry & Spoken Word hosted by Tony Curry.\nWith special guest Genevieve L. Walsh.\nWednesday 3rd May 2017\, 6pm – 8pm [doors open 5.30pm]. Free entry.\nManchester Central Library\, St Peter’s Square\, Manchester M2 5PD.\nTo book an open mic slot (4 minutes max) – please email mail@flapjackpress.co.uk to get on the reserve list. \nGeneviève L. Walsh’s debut solo collection covers her first five years of performing her punk-song-length poetry about love\, hatred\, aggressive platitudes\, sexual politics\, alienation and inebriation. \nIncludes a Foreword by Henry Normal. \n“A collection full of passion and subversion … keen and urgent with an untamed beauty – like a puma caught under a streetlight. She chooses her language and targets with precision and infuses humour and fight in every verse.” – Henry Normal\, poet \n“Rejecting the beige and embracing the dark\, this collection is a lyrical and defiant hymn to vodka nights and concrete days. Shot through with nostalgia and the fear of losing fellow dancers to normality.” – Kate Fox\, Stand-up Poet \n“A unique and passionately inclusive voice guides us with incredible skill and dexterity through everything that unites us: love\, loss\, and drunk conversations. This book is a brutally affectionate hug and a call to arms for all the losers\, freaks\, and feral lost souls of the world.” – Steve Nash\, Saboteur Awards Performer of the Year
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night-featuring-genevieve-walsh/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170413T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170413T170000
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SUMMARY:Word Central - Open Mic Night
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URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-open-mic-night/
CATEGORIES:Performance,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170407T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170408T170000
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SUMMARY:Call And Response Performance
DESCRIPTION:In August 2016 artist Najia Bagi began a project where she received weekly letters from three people\, connecting her to the transition that each person was experiencing as a single person who was looking for love. On 3rd March 2017 Najia then performed at HOME with the Sacred Sounds Women’s Choir and Ruby Ann Patterson to bring these letters to life. We invite you to join Najia for a chance to read these letters\, and reply in your own words. Najia will also perform readings of the letters she received\, and will present snippets of music from the project so far. \nCall and Response is part of the Move Me project which is funded by Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts\, and supported by HOME and Manchester Jazz Festival. \nNo need to book\, all welcome
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/call-and-response-performance/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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