Lancaster's Spotlight Club

is a live-writing venue in Lancaster, UK

dedicated to bringing new and different writing, performers,

readers and musicians to the stage.

  • Site Updated Saturday 8th February 2010

Spotlight Open Mic Slam!

Friday February 19th

Doors Open 8pm

Grab your three minutes at the mic' and perform
your way to audience acclaim and a £50 Cash Prize.

You've got just 180 seconds to make an impact as a performer!

Perform Poetry, Prose, Comedy or Song, anything -
As long as it's original and all your own work

Grab the mic', wave your ego and charge!

2nd Prize £25 - 3rd Prize £15
Places are limited to book a slot email:

spotlightclub@btinternet.com

Plus! Music from Mikey Kenney

Simon Baker - Compere

John Freeman - Chair of Judges & Scorer

 

Performance Workshop
Friday February 19th

2.30 - 4.30pm at The Storey Creative Industries Centre,
Meeting House Lane, Lancaster LA1 1TH

Facilitator: Sarah Hymas

Develop confidence and skills to give engaging performances of your work.

This workshop will look at the importance of warming up, voice work and the power of movement and stillness. It'll be two hours of interaction, a little bit of physical exertion, interspersed with play, shouting and listening.

Please bring a piece of work, preferably memorised, comfortable clothes and an open mind to the afternoon.

Sarah Hymas has been writing for performance and performing her poetry and fiction for seven years, in collaboration with other writers, musicians and solo. She is also a puppeteer, and aspires to entertain all her audiences, whatever their age.

More info about her can be found at 
http://sarahhymas.blogspot.com/

Fee: £5 (payable on the day - free concession for unwaged)

Please book in advance as places are limted.

To Book email: spotlightclub@btinternet.com


Spotlight's literary cabaret is held on the 3rd Friday

of each month in the auditorium at...

Our Aims

 

   Spotlight:

    - was founded in 1995 to promote and
      encourage the development and
      performance of new writing in the
      North West



           - is dedicated to encouraging new writing and
             creativity at the grass roots

           - encourages diversity and we welcome every genre of writing from
             the comic to the cosmic.

           - operates at all times within accepted guidelines on equal
             opportunity.

 

Hunting Originals


Spotlight is a cave of ideas, always on the hunt for new and experimental writers and performers at it's Open Mic spots.

On the 3rd Friday of every month the event gives a platform to poets, writers, comedians, ranters and musicians.

It's a dynamic platform on which a wide variety of aspiring writers are positively encouraged to experiment with words, music and performance.

 

 
Open-Mic

Each Spotlight event opens with an Open-Mic  session (8:15 - 8:45pm) featuring six 5 minute spots open to anyone. As these are very popular, you might want to e-mail us to book an Open-Mic slot in advance. Plus: Open-Mic performers are admitted half price!



Following the Open-Mic session, Spotlight showcases 4  different writers and 2 music acts featuring some of the best  live-writing and musicianship in the region.

 

Spotlight Admission: £4

(£2 students/unwaged/concessions)

 

 Lancaster Spotlight is funded by

 Arts Council England

 and supported by

 Lancashire County Council Arts and

 Lancaster City Council Arts & Events.

 

 

 

 

 

Spotlight works in close association with