Queer Noise
December 1st 2022
London
London's cutting edge Queer performance night.
National Union of Teachers.
June 2020
On Line
Online Pride event to celebrate diversity within the the teaching profession
during Lockdown 1.
Creative Connections @ Rosehill
March 2020-May 2021
On Line
A commission exploring the history of a textile maker in Whitehaven and the connection with Rosehill Theatre. Pandemic restrictions meant it
became and online project and recorded performance.
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Carlisle Poetry Symposium
November 2019
Carlilse
A great event at Tullie House, Carlilse
Hand Picked Productions
October 2019
Cumbria
Commissioned poet for outdoor family event to celebrate Autumn
That's What She Said
June 2019
London
Feature slot at this feminist poetry night.
Lancaster Litfest
29 March 2019
Lancaster
Performing at the 40th Lancaster Literature Festival.
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2 Minute Stories Podcast Interview
March 28 2019
Manchester
Poetry and Prose podcast. Click Here to listen
Words By The Water
12 March 2019
Cumbria
Words by the Water literature festival.
Spine Festival
25 February - March 2019
London
I will be lead artist with Apples and Snakes in Wimbledon Library.
Clare Shaw, Joelle Taylor, Emma McGordon
January 19, 2019
Hebdon Bridge
I'll be sharing the stage with these two iconic poets. Cannot wait for this one.
Carol Ann Duffy and Friends
December 10, 2018
Manchester
Poet Laureate invites poets to share the stage at Manchester Royal Exchange.
From The Horse's Mouth
October 16, 2018
Edinburgh
Following my performance at the SPL, I've been invited back up to one of my favourite cities.
Borderlines Book Festival
October 06, 2018
Carlisle
I will be leading a spoken word and performance workshop as part of the festival.
Handstand Press - Cumbria Anthology Launch
October 05, 2018
Carlisle
The best new poetry from Cumbrian poets and those with a connection to Cumbria.
The Poetry Society
September 30, 2018
Education Work
Education work.
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That's What She Said
September 25, 2018
Shore Ditch
Guest poet at The BookClub, Shore Ditch.
Milton Keynes Litfest
September 21, 2018
Milton Keynes
Spoken Word set as part of Polari showcase.
Word of Mouth
September 12, 2018
Cockermouth
Sharing of new work created with support of an Arts Council grant earlier this year with the incredible Clare Shaw (Bloodaxe).
Prism Arts
September 09, 2018
Education Work
...talking, writing, performing and generally getting the children excited about words.
Devil's Dyke Network
September 02, 2018
Brighton
Reading at Brighton's Intersectional Feminist poetry night.
Angel Canal Fesitval with Widgeon Theatre Boat
September 01, 2018
London
Spoken word slotted throughout the day from Emma McGordon and others.
Type-Wronger's Showcsee
August 18, 2018
Edinburgh
Edinburgh's newest and smallest bookshop. I will be curating this evening and also performing.
Edinburgh Fringe - That's What She Said
August 17, 2018
Edinburgh
Reading at the Scottish Poetry Library.
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Brill Does Pride
July 18, 2018
London
Queer performance, cabaret & madness.
Black's Poetry Night
June 24, 2018
London
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Jackson's Lane Theatre
June 20, 2018
London
Spoken-word set for elders.
That's What She Said
May 29, 2018
Shoreditch
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Lodestone Poets
May 22, 2018
Poetry Cafe, London
Spoken word set for Lodestone Poetry Cafe, London.
Julia Darling Fellowship Ceremony
May 19, 2018
Newcastle
Announcing the 2018 winner of the Julia Darling Fellowship. I will be reading and discussing how winning the award in 2017 changed my writing.
Love, Sex, Money and Death
March 26, 2018
The Glory, Shoreditch
Ten performers warm up the stage for Alexis Gregory's new play.
He/She/They. Action Transport Theatre
February 18, 2018
Cheshire / Merseyside
Since August 2017 I have been working as writer & performer plus helping with workshops for a project exploring gender identity in conjunction with The Proud Trust.
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Polari Literary Salon
January 22, 2018
Royal Festival Hall
Spoken word set at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London.
Previous Gigs & Projects include but not limited to:
2017
​​November. Mother's Ruin at West Yorkshire Playhouse. Spoken word set.
​October. Launch of Write to be Counted anthology. Poetry Cafe. London.
​October. Master Classes with West Cumbria Carers Staff
​September. Spoken word set. Manchester Royal Exchange with Mother's Ruin.
​August. Writer in residence with Cumbria Young carers.
​June. San Fransisco Research Trip
​May. Spoken Word performance. Julia Darling Fellowship Award Winner's ceremony.
​March-April. Artist / Stage Manager with Snappy Opera.
​Feb. Spoken Word Set for Carol Ann Duffy and Friends. Manchester Royal Exchange.
​Jan. Writer in Residence. Shakespeare and Company, Paris
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2016
​December. Pathways to Prose project, Valley Juniors
November. Cardboard Citizens Residency Project.
October. Ilkley LitFest
October.Pathways to Prose. Valley Juniors
October. St Benedict's School/Copeland Council workshops and commission for pubic sculpture.
September. Spoken Word set. Black cats Poetry
July: Spoken Word Set. Blackwell's Bookshop, Manchester.
July Spoken Word Set. Cholrton, Manchester.
June. MMU Summer school celebration reading
May. R and D, Scratch performance of Spoken word show plus workshops.
April. Rosamund Prize Performance
April. Spoken Word Set. Square Chapel, halifax.
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2015.
Cumbria Culture Awards spoken word performance
Lead Artist for Cumbria Family Arts Network
Art Council England Award
Cockermouth Live Spoken Word performance.
Scene and Heard workshops with Victoria Juniors.
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2014
Sophie Lancaster Foundation
Scene and Heard.
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2013
Working as Programme Manager
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2012
Writer in Residence Atlantis Books, Santorini.
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2011
Tumbleweed at Shakespeare & Co. Paris
Stirred Guest poet Manchester
Creative Partnerships North West
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2010
BlueCoat Liverpool
Creative Partnerships schools.
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2009
The Big Chill Festival
Apples and Snakes Digital Artist in Residence for the North West My Place or Your Project
Launch of Those Who Jump pamphlet at Poetry Cage London.
CoalPits Poetry
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2008
Glastonbury
Solfest
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2007
Writer in Residence Alnwick Garden / New Writing North
3 UK week tour with penned in the Margins
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2006
Cumbria Council schools writer in residence Coast Project.
Age UK North West Project.
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2005
Creative Partnerships. Multiple projects across Cumbrian Schools
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2003
Northern Young Writer of the Year Awards ceremony readings.
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2002
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2001
Commissioned by Words by The Water Festival
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2000
Launch of The Hangman and the Stars.
Dulwich Collgege Poetry Symposium.