Farrago Autumn SLAM! The Launch of Farrago’s New Season.
Farrago Poetry’s new season launches this Saturday with the Farrago Autumn SLAM! at RADA, we have moved into the George Bernard Shaw Theatre for the night, the same address as usual but for a change the Foyer Bar is just for drinking and socialising in. In the GBS everyone one gets a seat and the poets get to perform in a really special studio theatre space. This is the venue we use for the UK SLAM! Championship Finals.
As well as the usual open to ANY poet SLAM! with the usual excellent prizes for every poet who takes part we have a great feature line up with favourites Fran Landesman, jazz lyricist and spoken word legend, supported by Miles Landesman and Niall Spooner-Harvey, reading from his debut poetry collection, joined by FOUR Farrago feature debutants, Metis, winner of the Farrago School’s (almost) Out SLAM! Carmina, making her first feature performance anywhere! Annie Brechin, one of finest young poets on the London scene and Denise Atherley, top Trinidadian poet and organiser of Breakin’ Out.
Though we are holding tickets back for sale on the night you can buy them in advance from the RADA Box Office, using credit cards and guaranteeing your seat. If you’d like to slam or are coming to see a friend or feature please book up in advance. On the night we will try and fit as many people into the slam as possible, which will take up the majority of the second half of the show BUT we can not guarantee you a slot in the slam when you buy a ticket unfortunately. We will take the first eight slammers to sign up and put the rest of the signed up names into the hat. We will then draw out as many names as possible in addition to the eight poets guaranteed a slot. Sign up will take place in the theatre.
Doors open at 7:15.The show will start at 7:30pm. A running order showing when features are on will be posted outside the theatre on the night. No one will be let into the theatre before 7:15 except features and Farrago/RADA people working the night.
Last season we had brilliant audiences and performances in the SLAM! and from the features, I am looking forward for more of the same this season! We are going to continue to offer SLAM! winners feature performances, along with other new performers who do well and there are feature slots up for grabs in all of the forthcoming Autumn shows. So please come down, sign up if you are a poet/performer and spread the word!
John Paul
The FARRAGO AUTUMN SLAM! Saturday, 30th September, Doors open: 7:15pm. Show: 7:30pm
George Bernard Shaw Theatre @ RADA Malet St, London, WC1. Goodge St tube. Tickets in advance: £6/£5. Box Office: 0207 908 4800. Credit cards accepted. Features: Fran Landesman, Denise Atherley, Annie Brechin, Carmina, Metis, Niall Spooner-Harvey, others tbc.
Info: farragopoetry@yahoo.co.uk. 07905078376. www.myspace.com/farragopoetry http://London.e-poets.net
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