What
do you think would happen if you knocked on a stranger’s door and offered to
write them a poem?
Supported by Arts Council England, Northern Stage, ARC Stockton, Sunderland Culture, Cultural Spring, New Writing North and Apples and Snakes.
Door-to-Door
Poetry
ARC
Stockton - Wednesday 11th April 2018
Sunderland
The Peacock - Friday 20th April 2018
Newcastle
Northern Stage - Tuesday 1st -
Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Two years ago Rowan
McCabe became the world's first Door-to-Door Poet. Knocking on strangers’
houses, he asks what is important to them; he then goes away and writes a poem
about this, free of charge, before bringing it back and performing it on their
doorstep. He blogs about everything that happens to him at www.doortodoorpoetry.com
Through this bold and
arguably stupid act he asks: “Can anyone enjoy poetry?” and “Are strangers
really as scary as they’re made out to be?” The project has been featured in the
Guardian, on BBC
Breakfast and was named ‘Best of Today’ on Radio 4.
‘Door-to-Door Poetry’ is the new show, directed by Peader Kirk (No More
Worries, Indiana Jones and the Extra Chair) and it charts the full story of
this weird and wonderful journey. Through a funny and thought-provoking mix of
spoken word and theatre, find out about Rowan’s visit to a mosque in Newcastle,
his journey to the most expensive houses in the region and his trip to a
council estate in Stockton.
About community and loneliness, at the heart of it all lies a simple, yet vital
question: Can we really trust strangers?
“The most important
contribution to cultural life from anyone in poetry recently”- Sophia Walker
"A must-see" - Tim Wells, Morning Star
Tickets:
Door-to-Door Poetry
previews at ARC Stockton on Wednesday 11th April, 7.00 pm. Tickets
are on a Pay What You Feel policy. Please book in advance at http://arconline.co.uk/ or by calling 01642
525199.
The show then goes to The
Peacock in Sunderland on Friday 20th April, 7.30 pm. Tickets are £5
and are available from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/236132
or by calling 0191 561 3455
The show has two final dates at Northern Stage on
Tuesday 1st and
Wednesday 2nd May, 8.00 pm. Tickets
are £10.00 / £8 (conc) and are available from www.northernstage.com or by calling 0191
230 5151.
Supported by Arts Council England, Northern Stage, ARC Stockton, Sunderland Culture, Cultural Spring, New Writing North and Apples and Snakes.
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