Tues 7th May: Who am I?
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, the Criterion production of 'Meet Me at the Nightingale' by Andrew Sharpe originally scheduled for this evening has had to be withdrawn from the programme.
7.30pm - Side by Side Theatre present Follow Me… Alice?
By Barbara Gunstone, Penny Amis and Sian Hampton, musical director Rob Parish and artistic director Sian Hampton.
A devised musical piece by Side by Side Theatre based on Alice in Wonderland.
Side by Side is a charitable organisation, involving adults with and without learning disabilities or neurodiversity. Side by Side develops and produces inclusive theatre. Each show (like the performers) is unique!
7.50pm - Emilie Lauren Jones - Poet
Join Emilie for 20 minutes of amusing anecdotes interspersed with spoken word poetry where words will tickle your funny bone and touch your heart. Featuring clever wordplay and insightful observations, expect a poetic journey through the delightful absurdities of life. This not-to-be-missed blend of poetry and comedy promises to leave you thoroughly entertained. Suggested age 14+
Emilie Lauren Jones was Coventry's first Poet Laureate. Her words have featured on local and national radio and television, including two award-nominated television programmes.
As well as performing, writing commissions, and participating in poetry projects, Emilie facilitates workshops for adults and young people. She enjoys visiting schools, care homes, community groups (and anywhere else!) to share her love of words. She has performed in a variety of venues across the UK and internationally, from libraries and village halls to Alexandra Palace.
Her first book of children’s poetry ‘A Poetic A-Z of Awesome Animals’ was released by Caboodle Books in October 2023.
www.emilielaurenjones.co.uk Social Media: @EmilieLaurenxx
8:15 pm - Wes Finch and the Mechanicals
The Mechanicals will feature at Springboard Festival this year as a musical trio made up of Ben Haines (percussion), John Parker (double bass) and Wes Finch (guitar and vocals). They will be performing both a selection of their poems-as-songs and also accompanying spoken word artists performances with new and improvised musical backing.
https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com
9.20pm - Honey and Salt by Zsofia Hacsek
Director Karen Evans
Honey and Salt is a short character sketch, a sort of love triangle between overwhelmed Wife, epileptic Dog, and stroke-affected Husband. How does life taste when you have to relearn things, redefine roles, and live with unevenly distributed responsibility in your family? Zsófia Hacsek has been the author of prose, poetry, journalistic and academic pieces, and a novel, but this is her first flash drama to escape her drawer and meet the audience."
9.25pm - Olugbemi Moronfolu - Poet
9.30pm - Grace by Dean Sheridan
Director Dean Sheridan
THEN: Eighteen years ago Grace made a choice, chose the iron certainty of her Catholic faith over her love of her wayward daughter, since bitterly regretting taking that path.
NOW: Presented with the spiky bundle of white hot fury in a chasm of need that is her orphaned granddaughter, Grace must choose again. Should she cling on to the last of the moral high ground, or abandon the remains of her everlasting soul to face the desperate need of what’s left of her family? A stunning morality fable from local writer and company member Dean Sheridan, who directs his own work.