Past Events

Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists… bring a Unique Blend Of Poetry And Theatre to Fringefriday.

What happens when three poets who enjoy having a pint together decide to put on a show?

Join Dave, Emma, and Steve as they meet in a pub somewhere a lot like Wolverhampton and plot their path to fame and fortune. Will they be distracted by beer and scratchings? Will they put the world to rights? Come and find out.

An evening of poetry like you’ve never seen before. May contain language.

Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists premiered this show in the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton in April 2017, since then they’ve taken it for a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe, and to venues round the country.  Do come along, we’d love to see you.

Multistory invites you to join poet Emma Purshouse and friends for the launch of Tipton Tales – a book of newly commissioned poetry focusing on the Sandwell town of Tipton.  Performances of poems form the book will take place during the evening.

Do come along we’d love to see you.

Free entry.

Supported by Arts Council England and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.

Featuring Emma Purshouse and Simon Turner as the guest poets.

Emma will be reading from her new collection ‘Close’ (published by Offa’s Press 2018).

Doors open 6.30pm (food available).  7.30pm start.  £5 entry (£4 concessions).

Witness 15 poets battle live on stage to become the Shrewsbury Festival of Literature Poetry Slam champion of 2018.  Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists are your MCs for the afternoon.  Tickets £8 (£5 under 21).

We have poets coming from all over the country to take part.

Tickets available from

http://www.shrewsburylitfest.co.uk/events/event/41/

Spoken word brought to you by Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists.  Featuring Ash Dickinson.

Keith Chandler takes the ‘Alf Ender slot.

This is a pay as you feel event.  Come along and join us.  To reserve a place please email poetsprattlerspandemonialists@gmail.com

Open mic slots also available.

Emma Purshouse will be reading as part of Nellie Cole’s launch party event  for the pamphlet ‘Bella’ (Offa’s Press)  Tickets are £6, and include a bottle of ‘Bella’ beer produced by Two Towers Ale.

THIS THURSDAY!!!!! What a fantastic line-up we’ve got at Red Shed Readings. Dave Pitt is a playwright, performance poet, and former stand-up comedian from Wolverhampton. He’s almost certainly gigged or had work performed near you. His pamphlet ‘If Poetry is Jazz; Welcome to Punk Rock’ was published in 2017. Expect loud and proud performance pieces. Expect football, tattoos, and rage against the internet.
Emma Purshouse is a performance poet from the Black Country. She performs her work the length and breadth of the country, and is a poetry slam champion (having most recently won the Shambala Festival Slam 2018). She writes for children and adults. In 2016 her children’s poetry collection won the Rubery Book Award for poetry. In 2017 she won the ‘Making Waves’ international spoken word poetry competition judged by Luke Wright. Her first full collection with Offa’s Press has just been published.
Ichabod is a musical artist quite unique in style and content.

Emma Purshouse appears on the bill at this monthly event.  Emma will be reading from her new colletion ‘Close’ (Offa’s Press)

Featuring home turf poetry from…  Ros Woolner, Michael Southan, Suzan Spence plus 3 local open mic slots of five minutes each available on the night.

& poetry from the  Stoke on Trent away team… Nick Degg, Gabriella Gay, Jason Smith.

Spoken word brought to you by Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists.  Featuring Melanie Branton.

Michael Thomas takes the ‘Alf Ender slot.

This is a pay as you feel event.  Come along and join us.  To reserve a place please email poetsprattlerspandemonialists@gmail.com

Open mic slots also available.