by Ann Emmett | Oct 1, 2020 | Residencies 2020
A Visit to the Local aims to keep the pub in its rightful position at the centre of a community’s folk memory. In this work, memories from the pub’s community act as the inspiration for a series of poems. These will be shared with the community on postcards...
by Ann Emmett | Oct 1, 2020 | Residencies 2020
Six characters are all facing their own problems. Everything seems impossible when you’re going it alone. But there’s a big party being held at the local pub – will any of them go and reconnect? Over seven weeks, each character’s story will be revealed. Readers...
by Ann Emmett | Oct 1, 2020 | Residencies 2020
Residency Region: Leicestershire Join Louisa and her Private and (supposedly) Psychic Detective Miss Smarton who has had ‘a bloody mad’ dream of a forgotten drinking song. She’s traced its origins to a pub and she’s enlisting locals to help her uncover a historical...
by Ann Emmett | Oct 1, 2020 | Residencies 2020
Residency Region: Kent Led by published poet and performer Arji Manuelpillai, the very merry poet entertains and interacts with the patrons of his pub host. Speaking to them individually via letter or phone call before inventing their own bespoke poem, be it a sonnet,...
by Ann Emmett | Oct 1, 2020 | Residencies 2020
Partnered with: The New Inn, Norton Lindsey Working in association with: Live and Local Crowd Round will engage with pub regulars via social media or the phone, helping them to crystallise their thoughts about the pub they’ve been missing so much over the last few...
by Ann Emmett | Oct 1, 2020 | Residencies 2020
Partnered with: Laxfield Low House, Suffolk Working in association with: Creative Arts East Dan Simpson is a writer, performer, producer, and educator. He makes highly engaging and contemporary work that is entertaining, smart, and funny. Social engagement and...
