Hay Festival 2024 – The Hay Writers Live!
You are warmly invited to a celebration of local writing as members of the Hay Writers’ Circle share some of their recent work. A smorgasbord of poetry, prose, vignettes and excerpts from longer works, this is a fabulous chance to enjoy readings and performances from some of Hay-on-Wye’s established writers and newest voices.
To find out more about the group do please come along to our performance and join us for a drink in the Festival Bar afterwards.
Thursday 30 May 2024, Event 255 – 5.30pm – (page 78 in the physical programme.)
Writers at Work Hub – Hwb Awduron wrth eu Gwaith
CLICK HERE to book your ticket.
For the full Hay Festival 2024 programme, please go to www.hayfestival.com/home
We hope to see you there!
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Performance Poetry Masterclass with Susan Evans – Review
What can we say. She came, she saw, she conquered! Bravo to Susan for an energetic, inspiring workshop. We loved it!
A couple of the many reviews from those who attended below, but all of them were united in their opinion.
Katy wrote, “It’s no exaggeration to say that she smashed it. Susan exceeded all our expectations. She shot for the moon and we all got there..”
Hilary remarked, “What a wonderful afternoon with Susan Evans. Really enjoyed it and didn’t she get the best out of us!”
Martine Smith wrote, “On Tuesday 16th April 2024 Hay Writers and guests were privileged to have Susan Evans give an informative and interesting insight into the art of performing our works to a live audience.
Her infectious enthusiasm made us relax and enjoy the opportunity to turn our writings into drama. We had so much fun and with tea and a fantastic chocolate cake prepared by Corinne that time slipped away before we could receive critiques.
We agreed that another workshop from Susan in 2025 will be a great addition to our exciting programme of events.“
Susan Evans is a multi-award-winning, multi-disciplinary artist, poet, writer, author and educator from working-class East London, of Irish and anglo Indian parentage. She lives and writes in her spiritual home of Brighton, UK.
Susan has a BA in Theatre with Visual Arts Practice, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education; both from the University of Brighton, and an MA in Arts Therapy (Drama) from the University of Roehampton. She is also a classically trained chef; a culinary artist of distinction from Brighton MET.
Susan was employed full-time, for twenty-five years, within the fields of arts and well-being, largely within the charity sector, across London and the South-East, and was writer and editor on a variety of in-house publications. Susan won a number of awards for innovation in engaging ‘hard to reach’ individuals, groups and audiences, before venturing freelance in 2014; writing and touring from London to New York, as an acclaimed spoken word artist.
A stage and page poet, Susan is widely anthologised and published in various, magazines and journals; nationally and internationally. Her poetry themes include food and travel, see Barcelona: CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE for Susan Evans’ debut poetry collection, Shift Happens (2020)
For any group considering a Poetry Performance Workshop HWC would heartily recommend Susan. For more information, please contact Susan Evans direct.
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