Beyond proud of my amazing wife, she is a #tedtalker (is that even a term?) She smashed it Nicole May doing her thang as always

🎙️ TWO WEEKS TO GO! Manchester's most boisterous night of slam poetry is back @TheBluesKitchen this May! Don't miss out - come down for a night of music headliners, poets and stellar performance poetry! 🎟️ Tickets: onemicstand.eventbrite.co.uk

New programme alert📣 Are you a writer for stage based in the North of England looking to break into TV? Warner Bros. Discovery Access Programs, Wall to Wall & the Royal Exchange Theatre are looking for 5 writers to take part in our Writers Exchange Programme! Apply here👉rxtheat.re/WarnerBD

Two weeks until Manchester's most boisterous night of slam poetry is back! Special Guests: 🎧 Kemoy Walker NPQML 🇯🇲 🎙️ JohnPoetBernard 🎵 Dami Wed 3rd May • 7:00pm @TheBluesKitchen Manchester Tickets are going fast - make sure you don't miss out: onemicstand.eventbrite.co.uk

This year our POETRY PRIZE is judged by Rachel Long and our new PAMPHLET PRIZE is judged by Jay Bernard. Deadlines are Friday June 30 for the poetry prize - and Wednesday May 31 for the pamphlet prize. You can find all our submission guidelines here: poetrylondon.submittable.com/submit

A National Trust Event: Shirley A May and Busha Productions perform their new album Rainfall against the city’s skyline on Castlefield Viaduct. Hosted by Manchester’s legendary producer and artist Johnny Jay. Thu 25 May • 7:00pm 🌅 Get Tickets: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire…

👐🏽 TRUSTEE ROLE 👐🏽 Our board is made up of a diverse mix of professionals who bring a wealth of knowledge, both specialist and general - this could be you! APPLY NOW: youngidentity.org/get-involved to find out how!

TRUSTEE ROLE Our board is made up of a diverse mix of professionals who bring a wealth of knowledge as well as invaluable perspectives and lived experience ranging from the local, national and international. APPLY NOW: Link in bio to find out how!

🪩 Don't miss our Special Guest Workshop with director, artist, dancer and poet Alpmetin exploring poetry and lyrically motivated movement! Monday 26th June HOME 7:00PM - 9:00PM Collaboration with @PJA_project Cambridge Digital Humanities Homerton College Cambridge University

💫 Join us for a night of performances at our Limelight Live Lounge takeover! Seasoned enthusiasts or new to the scene, the perfect opportunity to celebrate Old Trafford writing community! Partnership with L&Q 🎫Free Tickets: Friday 30th June limelightlivelounge.eventbrite.co.uk

Thrilled to present 'WHO' by OldGrey as the first in our Push Series - commissioned films for HOME Push Festival, interrogating power, introspective and visceral. Directed: CourtsWrites Filmed: Jan Koblanski 🎬 OUT NOW: youtu.be/zOQ3eao_nBM

This Saturday. 12.30. One not to mess. Poetry from Young Identity as they launch their new book No Disclaimers Vol. 2. Free Ticket link below! shorturl.at/bwHIZ To whet your appetite, here's an old video of our manager Jonathan reading with Y.I: youtu.be/DbxA4fwvX8Y

Tara Theatre are proud and honoured to have won the Digital Innovation Award for our production of AMMA UK Theatre A huge thank you to the UK Theatre Awards for recognising Abdul Shayek’s trailblazing production mounted on a global scale from the UK to Bangladesh

This week is the final opportunity to visit A Space to Reflect at Tara Theatre Our theatre space is open to write a message of remembrance to Abdul We hope to see you over the coming days

A wonderful celebration of the life of Abdul Shayek at National Theatre today. So many achievements and so much love for him. Today also marked the launch by Tara Theatre of a new Directors Fellowship in his name which Arts Council England is proud to support: taratheatre.com/the-abdul-shay…

🎤✨Brace yourselves, we're crashing back into @TheBluesKitchen for the ultimate showdown of slam poetry brilliance! Date: 21st Feb Time: 7:00PM Earlybird Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/youngid… Get ready for lyrical wizardry, music vibes, and a whole lot of talent under one roof! ⭐️

⏰ 2 DAYS UNTIL SILENCE ⏰ We cannot wait to kick off our national tour of SILENCE on Saturday The team are finishing tech today and the show is looking absolutely INCREDIBLE Don't leave booking to the last minute, snap up your tickets ASAP Book Now 🎟️ taratheatre.com/whats-on/silen…

A huge thank you to our friends YOUNG IDENTITY for holding this space with us, our out-of-this world headline acts, and a big shout out to all our incredible Open Mics who absolutely smashed it Maybe we'll see you at the next Spoken Space? 📸 Photography by Bettina Adela