A gig held at Watershed on Wednesday 15th February. The event starts at 19:30pm.
**SOLD OUT**
NO TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR.
Please follow us on Facebook to find out about future events!
This February, Raise the Bar Spoken Word are delighted to invite an incredible double-bill of headliners as we welcome acclaimed writers and performers Sabrina Mahfouz and Ben Norris!
February 15th 2017
Doors: 19:30pm
Start: 20:00pm
(http://rtbspokenword.bigcartel.com/product/rtb-spoken-word-feat-sabrina-mahfouz-ben-norris)
Venue: The Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Tickets cost just £6 in advance when you book online (for no extra booking fee!) and £8 on the door.
Please be aware our last four events have sold out and they may sell out in advance, door sales are subject to availability, so please purchase advance tickets soon to save £2 and to avoid disappointment!
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE:
http://rtbspokenword.bigcartel.com/product/rtb-spoken-word-featuring-jordan-stephens-rizzle-kicks-wildhood
PLEASE NOTE: There is no re-sale policy through RTB. If you decide to sell your tickets at a later date, please sell them independently at FACE VALUE as people are always looking for spare tickets on the Facebook event page etc, and then email us with a change of name. [email protected]
There will be an OPEN MIC as usual with ten spaces available only so please arrive promptly when doors open if you would like to sign up.
Hosted by Craft-D and Tim Ledwitch.
Make sure to follow us on social media:
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTBSpokenWord/
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/rtbspokenword
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZuz-580PK9yPw6QWJAubAA
SABRINA MAHFOUZ
@SabrinaMahfouz
Sabrina Mahfouz is a British Egyptian multi award-winning poet, playwright and screenwriter. In late 2016 she released her debut full poetry collection How You Might Know Me with Outspoken Press, and her essay was featured in ‘Britain’s Favourite Book of 2016’ The Good Immigrant. She is a Sky Arts Academy Scholar for poetry, Leverhulme Playwright in Residence and Associate Artist at Bush Theatre, and her play Chef won a Fringe First Award at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe.
She is currently working with the V&A Museum, Royal Opera House, Saqi Books, Futures Theatre and Clean Break. Her 2016 plays are With a Little Bit of Luck (Paines Plough); Slug (nabokov); Battleface (Bush Theatre); Layla’s Room (Theatre Centre) and The Love I Feel Is Red (Tobacco Factory Theatres). Her TV short, Breaking the Code, was produced by BBC3 & BBC Drama earlier this year.
Sabrina’s work contains a huge range of writing both thematically and sstylistically, but often is used to combat social injustice and provide a voice for the voiceless and oppressed through her beautiful writing, endearing narratives and phenomenal performance – most definitely not an experience to be missed.
BEN NORRIS
@BenNorris7
Ben Norris is an actor, writer and spoken-word artist, and current writer-in-residence at Theatr Clwyd. He was 2013 UK All-Stars Poetry Slam champion and now appears at festivals and major venues around the country, including Latitude, Royal Albert Hall and Southbank Centre. His work has been broadcast across BBC radio, his debut short film for Channel 4 was shortlisted for a Royal Television Society Award, and his first solo show, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Family', won the IdeasTap Underbelly Award at last year's Edinburgh Fringe before touring the UK to huge acclaim. It has since been nominated for the Ted Hughes Award.
Ben's writing is interested in our dusty and difficult corners, in finding the bits that hurt and then prodding at them, part masseur part masochist. A prolific and diverse writer, Ben’s poetry covers a wide range of themes, shown through his awesome ‘Poem A Week’ (PAW) YouTube series over the past year, showcasing a new and topical poem each week.
Entry requirements:
NO TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR.
Please follow us on Facebook to find out about future events!
This February, Raise the Bar Spoken Word are delighted to invite an incredible double-bill of headliners as we welcome acclaimed writers and performers Sabrina Mahfouz and Ben Norris!
February 15th 2017
Doors: 19:30pm
Start: 20:00pm
(http://rtbspokenword.bigcartel.com/product/rtb-spoken-word-feat-sabrina-mahfouz-ben-norris)
Venue: The Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Tickets cost just £6 in advance when you book online (for no extra booking fee!) and £8 on the door.
Please be aware our last four events have sold out and they may sell out in advance, door sales are subject to availability, so please purchase advance tickets soon to save £2 and to avoid disappointment!
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE:
http://rtbspokenword.bigcartel.com/product/rtb-spoken-word-featuring-jordan-stephens-rizzle-kicks-wildhood
PLEASE NOTE: There is no re-sale policy through RTB. If you decide to sell your tickets at a later date, please sell them independently at FACE VALUE as people are always looking for spare tickets on the Facebook event page etc, and then email us with a change of name. [email protected]
There will be an OPEN MIC as usual with ten spaces available only so please arrive promptly when doors open if you would like to sign up.
Hosted by Craft-D and Tim Ledwitch.
Make sure to follow us on social media:
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTBSpokenWord/
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/rtbspokenword
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZuz-580PK9yPw6QWJAubAA
SABRINA MAHFOUZ
@SabrinaMahfouz
Sabrina Mahfouz is a British Egyptian multi award-winning poet, playwright and screenwriter. In late 2016 she released her debut full poetry collection How You Might Know Me with Outspoken Press, and her essay was featured in ‘Britain’s Favourite Book of 2016’ The Good Immigrant. She is a Sky Arts Academy Scholar for poetry, Leverhulme Playwright in Residence and Associate Artist at Bush Theatre, and her play Chef won a Fringe First Award at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe.
She is currently working with the V&A Museum, Royal Opera House, Saqi Books, Futures Theatre and Clean Break. Her 2016 plays are With a Little Bit of Luck (Paines Plough); Slug (nabokov); Battleface (Bush Theatre); Layla’s Room (Theatre Centre) and The Love I Feel Is Red (Tobacco Factory Theatres). Her TV short, Breaking the Code, was produced by BBC3 & BBC Drama earlier this year.
Sabrina’s work contains a huge range of writing both thematically and sstylistically, but often is used to combat social injustice and provide a voice for the voiceless and oppressed through her beautiful writing, endearing narratives and phenomenal performance – most definitely not an experience to be missed.
BEN NORRIS
@BenNorris7
Ben Norris is an actor, writer and spoken-word artist, and current writer-in-residence at Theatr Clwyd. He was 2013 UK All-Stars Poetry Slam champion and now appears at festivals and major venues around the country, including Latitude, Royal Albert Hall and Southbank Centre. His work has been broadcast across BBC radio, his debut short film for Channel 4 was shortlisted for a Royal Television Society Award, and his first solo show, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Family', won the IdeasTap Underbelly Award at last year's Edinburgh Fringe before touring the UK to huge acclaim. It has since been nominated for the Ted Hughes Award.
Ben's writing is interested in our dusty and difficult corners, in finding the bits that hurt and then prodding at them, part masseur part masochist. A prolific and diverse writer, Ben’s poetry covers a wide range of themes, shown through his awesome ‘Poem A Week’ (PAW) YouTube series over the past year, showcasing a new and topical poem each week.
Entry requirements: