West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Young Authors: Voices Of A New Generation and Apples and Snakes present
SHAKE THE DUST YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE REGIONAL FINAL

Prepare to be blown off your seat by the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.

PROFESSIONAL SPOKEN WORD ARTISTS Becky Cherriman, Rommi Smith, Sai Murray, Andy Brooks and Paulette Morris have coached teams of young people from across the region. Now those young poets are ready to Shake the Dust.

Join the 5 YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE TEAMS as they showcase their work and compete for a place at the National Shake the Dust Final.

    “Not only is this an amazing experience for young people from Leeds to learn new skills from Spoken Word experts, they also have this unique and exciting opportunity to represent their school performing on the Playhouse stage alongside theatre professionals.”
Ruth Hannant, West Yorkshire Playhouse.

HOSTED by Khadijah Ibrahiim and MC Jawara Blanchette.

JUDGED by Joelle Taylor (SLAMbassadors UK) and more. Featuring special guest performances from Unbound and Leeds Young Authors.

PARTICIPANTS: Carr Manor High School, City of Leeds High School, Ralph Thorseby High School, The Grammar School Leeds and West Yorkshire’s Playhouse’s First Floor.

SHADOW POETS: Saju Iqbal, Joe Kriss, Rheima Robinson, Zodwa Nyoni and Hannah Robinson

When: Saturday 23 June 7pm
Where: West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UP
Tickets: £5
Info: leedsyoungauthors.org.uk / applesandsnakes.org
Booking: wyp.org.uk / 0113 213 7700