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Experienced Artistic Director with a demonstrated history of working in the performing…
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Another year has flown by and we are once again heading down to the Peckham Festival to share our current creative research projects. This year we…
Another year has flown by and we are once again heading down to the Peckham Festival to share our current creative research projects. This year we…
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Anyone watch Michelle Obamas speech? In fact the democrats rained down with some of the best public speaking I have ever seen. It reminded me how…
Anyone watch Michelle Obamas speech? In fact the democrats rained down with some of the best public speaking I have ever seen. It reminded me how…
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Poet, campainer and fundraiser
ACLT
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Since 2005 I have been an active supporter of the charity, raising the profile by various means from witing and performing to appearing on local radio and both local and national TV campaigns. Myself and my family have raised thousands of pounds and continue to support this important cause.
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Mixed Messages
The Cultural Chameleon Press
Having been brought up in South-East London during the Nineteen Seventies, Mark Thompson was one of many children born into a diverse and mixed cultural heritage. A natural performer his constant singing annoyed school-mates, friends & family before he eventually trained as an actor. A love of melody, rhythm and words was first expressed in song and rap, until he was inspired by the UK spoken word scene to perform his words without music. Influences from Shakespeare and Zephaniah are clearly…
Having been brought up in South-East London during the Nineteen Seventies, Mark Thompson was one of many children born into a diverse and mixed cultural heritage. A natural performer his constant singing annoyed school-mates, friends & family before he eventually trained as an actor. A love of melody, rhythm and words was first expressed in song and rap, until he was inspired by the UK spoken word scene to perform his words without music. Influences from Shakespeare and Zephaniah are clearly visible, but his style is a unique blend.
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What’s the most important choice in your life? As I’ve grown older, I come to the realisation that it’s your life partner. Love is a whole lot…
What’s the most important choice in your life? As I’ve grown older, I come to the realisation that it’s your life partner. Love is a whole lot…
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Happy international dog day! Meet Remus 🐾 my sons fully fledged autism support dog. Jacobs learning needs does not equip him with having the skills…
Happy international dog day! Meet Remus 🐾 my sons fully fledged autism support dog. Jacobs learning needs does not equip him with having the skills…
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Phenomenal line up, I will be hosting on Thursday! Poetry Evening Join the Mansa Harts family for the rousing close of Stella B’s Solo Exhibition…
Phenomenal line up, I will be hosting on Thursday! Poetry Evening Join the Mansa Harts family for the rousing close of Stella B’s Solo Exhibition…
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Today I was a whole guest lecturer at @ucl #Storytelling did that, wild! Ah imagine I get to carry Sierra Leone’s 🇸🇱 campfire with me wherever I…
Today I was a whole guest lecturer at @ucl #Storytelling did that, wild! Ah imagine I get to carry Sierra Leone’s 🇸🇱 campfire with me wherever I…
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We're delighted to announce that we’ve been selected to be a part of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Teacher Development Fund. We’re looking forward to…
We're delighted to announce that we’ve been selected to be a part of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Teacher Development Fund. We’re looking forward to…
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When I tell people I do workshops in hospitals and prisons or that I work with displaced people or with young people facing homelessness they often…
When I tell people I do workshops in hospitals and prisons or that I work with displaced people or with young people facing homelessness they often…
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Last Saturday I had a blast doing my Show in my hometown Birmingham at The Legacy Centre of Excellence Great turnout Great Audience Great Feedback…
Last Saturday I had a blast doing my Show in my hometown Birmingham at The Legacy Centre of Excellence Great turnout Great Audience Great Feedback…
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I’m at BBC radio 4 today talking poems with Mona Arshi . Excited to be here. Shows out on Sunday
I’m at BBC radio 4 today talking poems with Mona Arshi . Excited to be here. Shows out on Sunday
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Where might you find the work of Quentin Blake, Tony Ross, Chris Riddell, Helen Oxenbury, Jonathan Langley, Neal Layton, David Melling, Korky Paul…
Where might you find the work of Quentin Blake, Tony Ross, Chris Riddell, Helen Oxenbury, Jonathan Langley, Neal Layton, David Melling, Korky Paul…
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Big up to my maternal grandparents, Mr & Mrs Stewart, of the British Windrush generation, who travelled from Port-Antonio, Jamaica, to England and…
Big up to my maternal grandparents, Mr & Mrs Stewart, of the British Windrush generation, who travelled from Port-Antonio, Jamaica, to England and…
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And that’s a wrap (although it’s actually a piece of toast in the pic 😁). I completed the final image for Lisa Worth’s sequel to Street Dogs…
And that’s a wrap (although it’s actually a piece of toast in the pic 😁). I completed the final image for Lisa Worth’s sequel to Street Dogs…
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It is a great pleasure to be able to write the education pack for the new exhibition at The Hayward Gallery. Tavares Strachan delves into the…
It is a great pleasure to be able to write the education pack for the new exhibition at The Hayward Gallery. Tavares Strachan delves into the…
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