Category Archives: Spoken Word

Three Voices

By Richard |

Three Voices Ensemble presentA new telling of The Lorax, Dr Seuss’s far-sighted tale of environmental destruction – and hope. Witty, wise and full of very tuniful tunes!Preceded by the 3 Voices never-the-same mix of poetry, story and music.

George Stubbs

By Richard |

Talk by Tim Davies Local historian Tim Davies will give a talk about the life and work of George Stubbs, his connection to the Nelthorpe family, and his well-known study The Anatomy of a Horse which has inspired creative minds for centuries after. This event is a free event that is part of Barton’s Heritage […]

Telling a Story with Bones

By Richard |

A talk by Kevin Booth of St Peter’s Church Kevin Booth, an English Heritage curator who oversees St Peter’s Church, will provide an informative talk on how we can discover information about past societies based on findings from their bones. This event is a free event that is part of Barton’s Heritage Open Days. Please […]

Kate Fox: Bigger on the Inside

By Richard |

Like the TARDIS in Doctor Who, we’re all Bigger on the Inside.   Join stand-up poet and BBC radio regular Kate Fox on a funny, thought provoking and poetic trip through time and space as she uncovers new ways to think about labels like Autism and ADHD. She finds inspiration in Doctor Who and in the […]

Jim Causley and Miranda Sykes

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Jim Causley and Miranda Sykes present – Ghosts, Werewolves and Countryfolk – the songs and stories of Sabine Baring-GouldSix-time BBC Folk Award nominee Jim Causley and Miranda Sykes of award-winning Show of Hands and Daphne’s Flight, join narrator John Palmer to celebrate the centenary of the death of Victorian superstar the Rev Sabine Baring-Gould, interweaving […]

Nightmares

By Richard |

The Book of Darkness & Light in association with LittleMighty present:            Three classic ghost stories – live on stage! Vengeful spirits, murderous revenants and gruesome promises kept from beyond the grave – every horror imaginable is conjured in this uniquely terrifying experience. Nightmares is a gothic show that will leave audiences quaking in their seats… and dying […]

3 Voices

By Richard |

Featuring Steel Rhyme Steel Rhyme is multi-instrumentalist and singer Luke Carver Goss and percussionist extraordinaire Gary Hammond.  Groove, melody and song. A panoply of percussion, guitar and squeezebox. From Sheffield to Appalachia. Songs traditional and original. Music with space, weaving in, out and around the wonderful world of Roots and Acoustic music. PLUS Our usual […]

An Audience with Michael Smith

By Richard |

Michael Smith is the author of a number of widely acclaimed books about spies and special forces, including the Sunday Times No 1 bestseller Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park and the New York Times bestseller Killer Elite: America’s Most Secret Special Operations Team. He served in British military intelligence before becoming an award-winning […]

Three Voices

By Richard |

The Three Voices ensemble returns with more music, poems, drama, stories and a little madness – after all, it’s March.  Special guest is the very talented Phil Friend

An Audience with John Sergeant 

By Richard |

Many people will remember John Sergeant as one of Britain’s most popular and respected broadcasters and authors. The former Chief Political Correspondent for the BBC and ITN Political Editor, his award-winning career as a political journalist, both for the BBC and ITN, has been as lengthy as it has been successful and seen him interview […]

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