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November 17 2011, Bang Said the Gun
"One of the best poetry nights in the country...the combination of excitement, enthusiasm and deep, deep concentration on the poems is a wonder to behold"
Ian McMillan.
RRR and Antipoet join the shakers and madness at London's most refreshing night of poetic insanity. 
£5 Roebuck, 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1
www.bangsaidthegun.com

November 3 2011, RRR @ StoryNight OccupyLSX
RRR joins Iodine Teater on the steps of St.Paul's Catherdral as performers and public share tales of worldwide protest and purpose, whilst the worldwide OccupyTogether movement fights for a new narrative for society. 
FREE 21:00-22:30, St.Paul's Cathedral. 

October 14 2011,RRR @ Basement Sedition
RRR is one of the special guests at the Captain of the Rant's month-long extravaganza of outspoken spoken word at Hackney's Railroad Cafe. Also featuring Stephanie Dogwood, Raymond Antrobus and Amy Acre  £3, 19:30-22:30, 120 Morning Lane, London, E9 6LH. 

October 8 2011,RRR@Storytellers' Club, London Storytelling Festival
This October sees a collection of shows celebrating the magic of story. If you've ever been swept up in the moment in the darkness by a campfire or had your mind blown at a candlelit dinner table - you know what we're talking about. Find out more: http://www.londonstorytellingfestival.co.uk/ 9.30pm, Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX £6 adv / £8 door 020 7613 7498. 

October 4 2011, Crick Crack Club @ Rich Mix
Making their tongue-in-cheek selections from the CCC's quirky, magical & comedically gruesome menu will be performance storytellers Tim Ralphs, Rachel Rose Reid and Ben Haggarty. Dine out on the cannibalistic side of fairytale, myth and urban legend, in the company of characters who endeavour to eat others, or even themselves - with varying degrees of success. 7.30pm, Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA £6 adv / £8 door 020 7613 7498. 

September 30 2011, Come Rhyme With Me, London
A poetry evening presented as a dining experience with a set menu of performers, each style specific to the course they have been chosen to represent: Open Mic followed by: Starter, Ollie Brown; Main, Dougie Hastings and Dessert, Rachel Rose Reid. Presented by Dean Atta and Deanna RoDger.
Time: 6.30pm for 7.30 pm. Price: £5 admission, £10 with dinner. Open mic: Available (sign up from 6.30)

September 27 2011, TheAbsurd, Clywd Theatre Cymru
TheAbsurd's bi-monthly evenings of spokenword are a celenration of verbal expression and the indestructible forcce of the imagination. Prepare to be challenged, captivated and intrigued, this month by RRR, Penny Rimbaud and Martin Daws £6/ £5, 19:30, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Raikes Lane, Mold, CH7 1YA http://www.theabsurd.co.uk/

September 25 2011 Lyrix Organix at UpRise Festival
RRR joins the line up (about 6pm) alongside literary and acoustic acts including Raymond Antrobus, GREEDS, Femi Martin and Kaya. UpRise Against Racism is a collective of ordinary people who seek to deliver creative ways of campaigning against racism and all forms of discrimination. 
12-10pm, Dalston Roof Park, The Print House, 18 Ashwin Street, E8 3DL London, United Kingdom

September 22 2011, Hit the Ode, Birmingham
Hit the Ode: Apples & Snakes and Bohdan Piasecki present electrifying spokenword from around the corner and around the world. £5, 19:00, The Victoria, 48 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN  http://www.facebook.com/hittheode

September 21 2011, I'm Hans Christian Andersen@Storytelling Cafe
A bittersweet kaleidoscope of young love, forgotten fairytales and Joni Mitchell, a journey weaving between the love stories we read, the ones we tell and the ones we never finish, rediscovering Hans Christian Andersen for our time.
Directed by award-winning director Phillip Breen
Kitchen Garden Cafe, York Road, B14 7SA 19:30, £7

August 12-14 2011, Summer Sundae, Leicester
This year, Summer Sundae hosts acts from the Maccabees to Bellowhead, whilst RRR joins the curiosities at the brand new, old time, Victorian Bandstand.

www.summersundae.com/

August 11 2011, Trill Summer Week (11-14 August)
Join RRR for storywalks and tales told around the fire at this very special new festival for families on Trill Farm in Devon.

www.trillsummerweek.co.uk

July 31-August 5 2011, Shooting Roots at Sidmouth Folk Week
RRR joins the Shooting Roots team to teach and share storytelling skills at the best folk festival this side of the moon.
http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/
http://www.shootingroots.org/

 

July 28-30 2011, House of Fairytales @ Camp Bestival
RRR takes curatorial reins of the Grandmother's Bed storytelling tent, with a handpicked bunch of her favourite taletellers, including Nell Phoenix, Emily Parrish, Pippa Reid and more.
http://bit.ly/osYyfJ

 

 

July 21-23 2011, OneTaste Arena @The Secret Garden Party
The OneTaste Collective have been travelling the globe & excavating the creative scenes of the UK to bring the best creative talent to this magical garden party: ORIGINS!
http://bit.ly/j1bLE5 

 

July 20 2011, Apples & Snakes: Jawdance, Rich Mix
Jawdance is the show where you find poets on stage and poets on film; poets in the audience and poets propping up the bar; guest poets, putting-it-to-the-test poets.  This month featuring RRR, Gus Siminovic, Spice & Elliott Dale and G.R.E.Ed.S. 

FREE, 19:30, Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA

July 16 2011, London Stone, Latitude, Suffolk
Developed in collaboration with DJ Walde and the Roundhouse Experimental Choir, and first commissioned by Old Vic New Voices, excavating the stories buried beneath our feet on London Stone.
http://bit.ly/jWlcqW 15:30-16:00, Faraway Forest

July 8 2011, 22:00, The Verb, BBC Radio 3
RRR returns to the BBC's flagship cabaret of literature and spokenword to provide a sneakpeek of her story-ballad London Stone.  Developed in collaboration with DJ Walde and the Roundhouse Experimental Choir, and first commissioned by Old Vic New Voices, the tale stretches from the Peasants' Revolt to the G20 Protests, and seems just right on time, following the UK's first General Strike for many years...

July 4 2011 Interrobang, London
Interrobang is celebrating it's first birthday with a top-class line up of performers who all use the well-honed word to perfection. Delight your senses with Rachel Rose Reid, and John Constable's narrative folk music, mime and movement from Japan, and an excellent band and comedy to boot.
£5/£3, 7.30pm, The Book Club, 100 Leonard Street, London

June 29 2011 Caravan Slam, Sydney
RRR drops in for a guest spot.  On the last Wednesday of every month, you can catch established and emerging poets performing original material to an intimate audience of friends, family, and welcome strays. It's about poetry and performance stripped back to its absolute grass roots.
$FREE 19:00, The Clubhouse, 77 George Street, Sydney

June 15 2011 Bad Slam No Biscuit, Canberra
Along with Avatron, RRR is a featured guest at the Australian Capital's wildest wittiest most brazen poetry slam, hosted by poets Andrew Galan and Adam Hadley
$FREE 20:00, The Phoenix, East Row, Canberra

June 8-18 2011 I'm Hans Christian Andersen in Australia
A bittersweet kaleidoscope of young love, forgotten fairytales and Joni Mitchell, a journey weaving between the love stories we read, the ones we tell and the ones we never finish, rediscovering Hans Christian Andersen for our time.
Directed by award-winning director Phillip Breen
$29/25/19, 15 Childers Street, Canberra City West, Australia www.thestreet.org.au

May 27 2011 ScandalNights, Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate
RRR is  guest headliner at ScandalNights, a monthly night run by fabulous storytelling company ScandalMongers. Jam packed full with myth, music and scandal!
£6/£5, doors 18.30 show 19.30 2a Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, Kent 01843 221791 www.scandalmongers.co.uk  

May 21 2011 RRR & Daniel Marcus Clark @Brighton Fringe
Man walks into a bar. So do you. Now what? Ease back, soak up the ambience and sip cocktails by candlelight to discover two of Britain's new leading voices in spoken word, mixing you drinks and unfolding tales to raise your spirits.
£7, 16.00 & 18.00, Hector's House, 42 Grand Parade, Brighton www.playgroupbrighton.org

May 19 2011 I'm Hans Christian Andersen @ Bolton Octagon
A bittersweet kaleidoscope of young love, forgotten fairytales and Joni Mitchell, a journey weaving between the love stories we read, the ones we tell and the ones we never finish, rediscovering Hans Christian Andersen for our time.
Directed by award-winning director Phillip Breen £8/6Howell Crofft, South Bolton www.octagonbolton.co.uk

May 11 2011 I'm Hans Christian Andersen @ StoryNights, London
A bittersweet kaleidoscope of young love, forgotten fairytales and Joni Mitchell, a journey weaving between the love stories we read, the ones we tell and the ones we never finish, rediscovering Hans Christian Andersen for our time.
Directed by award-winning director Phillip Breen
£6 on door, 99 Torriano Avenue. www.nellphoenix.co.uk

May 8 2011 Swindon Festival of Literature
Rachel joins fellow storyteller Chris Park telling tales around the fire at Lowershaw Farm for Family Weekend.
www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk

April 30 2011 I'm Hans Christian Andersen @ Granary Theatre
A bittersweet kaleidoscope of young love, forgotten fairytales and Joni Mitchell, a journey weaving between the love stories we read, the ones we tell and the ones we never finish, rediscovering Hans Christian Andersen for our time.
Directed by award-winning director Phillip Breen
19:30, Granary Theatre, Wells Next the Sea, www.granarytheatre.co.uk

April 24 2011 RRR@Sunday Best
In celebration of Spring being well and truly sprung, Sunday Best is getting all comfy and cuddled up for an evening of storytelling. At six we'll be showing a specially selected surprise film. Then from 8pm we're excited to have three of Hackney's most captivating yarn-spinners, telling us tales of time and beginnings and how what became why. New Empowering Church, 1a Westgate St London, E8 3RL

April 19 2011 RRR@Kings Place

RRR and the OneTaste choir continue their newfound collaboration as part of a special OneTaste performance for the first MusicConnex conference.
20:00, 90 York Way Nearest tube: Kings Cross 

April 13-14 2011: Bedtime Storynights at 40 Winks
As Curator of Tales at this monthly Time Out Critic's Choice storytelling night, RRR is thrilled to introduce her favourite taletellers to a host of pyjama-wearing Londoners eager for enchanting stories. This month she is delighted to welcome SuperBard and Helen East and the theme of Ever After: Tales of Immortality.
Tube: Stepney Green. For all details and bookings, please contact 40 Winks' Proprietor David Carter 020 7790 0259.

April 10 2011 RRR@OneTaste  / Favela Chic
After the enormous success of their debut show at the amazing Favela Chic on 13th March, OneTaste is back again with a whole new show-stopping, toe-tapping, mind-blowing line up!  RRR makes her OneTaste debut on this sparkling bill.19:00, 91-93 Great Eastern St, London, EC2A 3HZ Nearest tube: Old Street Tube Station (Exit 3)
www.onetaste.co.uk

April 7 2011 I'm Hans Christian Andersen @ Yard of Tales
A bittersweet kaleidoscope of young love, forgotten fairytales and Joni Mitchell, a journey weaving between the love stories we read, the ones we tell and the ones we never finish, rediscovering Hans Christian Andersen for our time.
Directed by award-winning director Phillip Breen
19:30, £6.00, Joules Yard, 53-55 High Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7AF

April 4 2011 The WoodBurner, London
RRR joins John Fairhurst and Ruth Theodore for the line up at Theo Bard's beautiful folk and roots night. Curl up on a sofa by the fireside with tunes and tales to lift your spirits, with plenty of time in between acts to catch up with friends and make new ones. Photo by Alice Begg.

£3 19:00, Dalston Boys Club, 68 Boleyn Rd, N16 8JG

April 3 2011 RRR with the Small Gods @A Fistful of Twisted Folk
Building on her new vein of musical storytelling, RRR has written a tale especially for TFIII in collaboration with headliners Dizraeli & the Small Gods.
Join us along with Chris Wood, Philippe Barnes, Jam Baxter, Goodnight Lenin, The City Shanty Band & Firefly.
17:00, £10, XOYO, 32-37 Cowper Street, London, EC2A 4AP
www.twistedfolk.com

March 17 & 18, I'm HCA @Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds