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 Thursday 13th June 2013

In May 2013 Spotlight was awarded Arts Council England funding to June 2015.

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


The Next Spotlight

Will Be At

The Storey

 

Friday

June 21st


DETAILS


Hot News 

May 31st - Spotlight has been awarded funding from Arts Council England which will ensure that our monthly event will continue until June 2015! Alongside this we will be programming a number of Writing Surgeries and Workshops over the next 2 years.


We will also be running two projects: 'Listening To Youth 2' with younger writers and  'Positive Ages, Times of Life' - a cross-ages community project which will bring younger and older writers together. This latter project is partly funded by The Big Lottery Fund and Morecambe Town Council.


 

 

 

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 (8.30 -
  9.00pm) 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!



 Lancaster Spotlight
 is funded by:

 Arts Council
 England

 The Big Lottery
 Fund 

 and supported by:

 Morecambe Town
 Council

 

 Spotlight works in close association with