Monthly Archives: September 2024

Exciting new play to premiere at Walsall MakerFest this weekend

Georgina and the Dragon will be performed at the Global Storytelling Village at the Bridge on Saturday at 3pm. The work will be produced and directed by Laura Liptrot and is supported by Poets Against Racism, Walsall Black Sisters Collective, Communities Against Racism Enterprise and AccessAbility Arts. Published Sep 4 Premiere of Georgina and the […]

Georgina and the Dragon to be performed at Mid Autumn Festival in Birmingham

Ian Henery’s exciting new play is coming to Birmingham’s own Mid-Autumn Moonlight and Lantern Festival  on Saturday 14th September 2024 and produced and directed by Laura Liptrot.  The performance follows the success of it`s performance  at the first Walsall Maker’s Festival on saturday 7th September. The Mid Autumn Moonlight Lantern Festival in the Arcadian Centre […]

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Ian Henery (pictured),  former Walsall Poet Laureate 2020 – 2021, was invited to read Autumn themed poetry to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Ken Wood and the Lady Mayoress of Birmingham, Barbara Wood,  last weekend for the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival in Birmingham. “The poems were from my first collection” explained Ian and published […]

Men`s Poetry Workshops A Success At Wolverhampton Festival

A series of creative writing workshops at Gatis Community Space featured hugely in this year`s LoveTheReans Festival. Participants from the Man About Mondays workshops took part in the Music and Poetry Jam at the Newhampton Arts Centre and also headlined the closing day of celebrations at Gatis Community Space. Gatis Community Space provides a safe […]

Wolverhampton Poetry Workshops A Success To Combat Domestic Abuse

Poetry workshops at Gatis Community Space in Wolverhampton are a success, claims published poet Ian Henery who was commissioned by the I in 3 Project (It`s Our Right) to deliver the workshops funded by Arts Council England. “So far – and not including the short film that was shown at the Wildside Activity Centre on […]

Poetry Workshops For Survivors Of Domestic Abuse A Success At Gatis Community Space

Poetry workshops at Gatis Community Space in Wolverhampton are a success, claims published poet Ian Henery (pictured). Ian Henery, whose latest collection “Poems of Hope” was published by Kates Hill Press and launched at the Wolverhampton Literature Festival in Wolverhampton Art Gallery, was commissioned to lead the workshops. The workshops were supported by Arts Council […]

Local Sitar Player Composes Music To Accompany Theatre Premiere For Walsall Maker Fest

The highly anticipated album “Non-Enslaved Minds” by Max Ravenhill is set to enchant audiences with it`s original sitar composition, crafted for Ian Henery`s play “Georgina and the Dragon”. This unique production, which celebrates diversity, anti-racism and female empowerment, will be performed at the Walsall Maker Fest on 7th September 2024 at 3pm in the Global […]