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    Street Dreams- Historic England project
    Louise
    • May 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Street Dreams- Historic England project

    Yey! I'm working on a project to celebrate and connect high streets in Wigan and Blackpool. I'm lucky enough to work alongside dance...
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    The Lolitas- my first poetry book! Here it is!
    Louise
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Lolitas- my first poetry book! Here it is!

    I've been published with the super-cool Verve Poetry Press alongside the amazing talents that are Nafessa Hamid, Polarbear and Matt...
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    The Glass Arc Tour- Jan-April COVID 19 UPDATE
    Louise
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Glass Arc Tour- Jan-April COVID 19 UPDATE

    All March and April gigs will be rearranged or take place online. Keep checking the website for updates. T I'll be performing work from...
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    Warm yoursel' up gigs- January
    Louise
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Warm yoursel' up gigs- January

    Welcome to 2020. I'm launching my Glass Arc tour this year. I'll be touring new material from my collection 'The Lolitas' and favourite...
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    The Snow-ish Queen- supporting emerging spoken word artists
    Louise
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Snow-ish Queen- supporting emerging spoken word artists

    THE SNOW (ish) QUEEN In October 2019 I was very lucky to mentor, dramaturg and direct the shiny star that is HELENA ASCOUGH. Helena is...
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    November Performances
    Louise
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    November Performances

    Secret Gig in Brighton! It's in a tiny venue. It's called Winter's Eve : a salon of harmony, poetry and music. Sat Nov 23rd. I'll be...
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    October Performances 2019
    Louise
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    October Performances 2019

    Sat 5th October. 7pm. Holbeck Working Mens Club, Leeds. Slung Low and The Eggs Collective present a cabaret of badass theatre. I'll be...
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    Writing Workshops! Sept and Oct 2019
    Louise
    • Sep 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Writing Workshops! Sept and Oct 2019

    Whether you're super-new to writing or a totally amazing writer, we all benefit from a bit of inspiration and a few hours with other...
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    September Performances 2019
    Louise
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    September Performances 2019

    Friday 20th September. (scroll down for more dates) Roll up! Roll up! Buy your tickets to Manchester's LIVEwire spoken extravaganza. ...
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    Primary School Poet-in-Residence (May 2019)
    Louise
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    Primary School Poet-in-Residence (May 2019)

    May 2019 I have become poet-in-residence at Lily Lane Primary School, Moston, Manchester. It's amazingly good. So far: -----Year 2 have...
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    Dancepoetry- Hawk Dance Theatre
    Louise
    • Jun 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Dancepoetry- Hawk Dance Theatre

    In April 2019 the first tour of A to B ends. The talented Josh from Hawk Dance Theatre asked me to write some family-friendly poetry for...
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    #impostersyndrome Proser
    Louise
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    #impostersyndrome Proser

    Maybe I will write a novel. I've started one called 'The Backs.' Here is a bit out of it because my blog writing style is turgid and I,...
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    Commissions Coming Out of My Ears!
    Louise
    • Jun 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    Commissions Coming Out of My Ears!

    Dear Diary, June appears to be write-a-cornucopia -of-commissions month. This is both exciting and terrifying! You know what happens at...
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    Ham and Jam- Preston
    Louise
    • May 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    Ham and Jam- Preston

    Dear Diary, I got to perform my full length solo show at Ham and Jam Coffee shop. What a sweet gig. It was absolutely rammed. The food...
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    Mock The Greek (gods)
    Louise
    • Apr 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    Mock The Greek (gods)

    I've been doing some short form improv/ bar prov with Ian Hayles/ Casino Improv for the last six months. If this is gobbledegook...
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    On Tour with John Cooper Clarke
    Louise
    • Apr 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    On Tour with John Cooper Clarke

    I did a month touring with JCC himself. He's like the JC (Jesus Christ!) of performance poetry. Punk god. Salford lad. Comedy legend....
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    BBC Breakfast
    Louise
    • Apr 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    BBC Breakfast

    I got asked on BBC Breakfast to discuss the love letter. Personally I'm in favour of a love email or a cheeky text. Things I Liked: the...
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