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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...
Louise
May 28, 20211 min read
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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...
Louise
Mar 20, 20201 min read
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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...
Louise
Jan 14, 20201 min read
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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...
Louise
Jan 10, 20201 min read
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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...
Louise
Jan 10, 20201 min read
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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...
Louise
Oct 8, 20191 min read
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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...
Louise
Sep 10, 20191 min read
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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...
Louise
Sep 6, 20192 min read
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September Performances 2019
Friday 20th September. (scroll down for more dates) Roll up! Roll up! Buy your tickets to Manchester's LIVEwire spoken extravaganza. ...
Louise
Sep 5, 20191 min read
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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...
Louise
Sep 5, 20191 min read
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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...
Louise
Jun 11, 20191 min read
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#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,...
Louise
Apr 15, 20192 min read
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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...
Louise
Jun 3, 20182 min read
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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...
Louise
May 22, 20181 min read
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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...
Louise
Apr 6, 20181 min read
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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....
Louise
Apr 6, 20181 min read
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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...
Louise
Apr 6, 20181 min read
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