Last chance this Wednesday for Midlands Performers

This Wednesday February 1st at the Library Theatre, Birmingham sees the last open mic opportunity for West Midlands poetry and spoken word performers to make an impression if they want to be put through to an invited audition for the Six of the Best series - organised by current Birmingham Poet Laureate Dreadlockalien, aka Richard Grant - which starts in April 2006.

Poets and performers wishing to display their wares must sign up at 6.30pm and seat themselves in the first two rows of the theatre. There were 51 poets in total from the last two open mics, and Richard Grant tells me that many of the best performers in the area have now realised this is their last chance to get on the programme. So it looks like being a packed house and a kicking night. Free entry. It's only been advertised as word of mouth at this stage, though, so if you're wanting to read your poetry, bring friends and family as supporters. If you get through to the final stages, later this spring, you'll be performing your work to a packed theatre as one of the best literature performers in the West Midlands.

The entrance to Birmingham Library Theatre is situated opposite the Central Library in Paradise Place, between Birmingham Conservatoire and Paradise Forum, which has a range of lively bars and cafes, serving food and drink throughout the day and evening.