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.

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Spotlight's literary cabaret is held on the 3rd Friday of each month in the auditorium at...


Next Spotlight: Friday September 17th




Our Aims 

  Spotlight:

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

  - dedicated to encouraging
    new writing 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 may want
  to e-mail to book an Open Mic
  spot in advance:
  spotlightclub@btinternet.com
  Plus: Open Mic performers are
  admitted half-price!


  Following the Open Mic session,
  Spotlight showcase 4 different
  writers and 2 music acts which
  feature some of the best 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

 Lancaster City
  Photo John Freeman                              Council Arts &
                                                             Events.


 Spotlight works in close association with