They really do things in style down in Surrey’s cathedral city of Guildford. Even the poetry venues have crystal chandeliers!
An enthusiastic audience watch ‘Harriet by the Swings’
Bookerplays was invited by Pop Up Poetry organisers Donall Dempsey and Jan Windle to perform two short plays at their regular spoken word event.
Carla Espinoza in the role of Sylvia in ‘Rainbow Baby’
Talented actors Rachel Crowther, Carla Espinoza, Alex Gibson and Natalie Harper shared the stage with a grand piano, double bass and some seriously decorous lighting, as they performed Claire Booker’s ‘Harriet by the Swings’ and ‘Rainbow Baby’ to a rousing reception yesterday at The Bar Des Arts opposite The Yvonne Arnaud theatre.
Pop Up Poetry offers an eclectic mix of music, poetry, spoken word and a generous sprinkling of fairy dust. What’s more – it’s all free! For details of where and when please check out the following link: http://www.facebook.com/PopUpPoets
To view a 5 minute film of ‘Harriet by the Swings’ as performed by the same cast at the Lost Theatre, Stockwell, London, last year, please click on the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHZOSlv2b0&hd=1
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