A local poet is performing in support of Mental Health Awareness Week between 15th – 21st May with pop up performances and an art exhibition called “Chaos 2 Order” at The Old Moseley Arms in Balsall Heath. The event is organised by Community Vibe and is to raise awareness not only for Mental Health Awareness […]
This Easter the Poet in Residence at Wolverhampton`s radio station WCR FM – which broadcasts on 101.8 FM and online – is calling for Wolverhampton to do a MOT on their mental health. “Your mental health is the biggest single predictor of your personal happiness” said Poet in Residence Ian Henery. “Suffering from depression […]
The Poet in Residence of Wolverhampton’s radio station, WCR FM which broadcasts on 101.8 FM and online, has been commissioned to write a poem for Mothering Sunday. “Mother’s Day and Mothering Sunday are actually different “ explained Poet in Residence Ian Henery who hosted 3 days of events in the Mander Centre Community Hub last […]
The play, “Coming to Birmingham: Making of a Modern City”, written by Ian Henery, celebrates our diversity and inclusivity on the Eve of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. An excerpt from the play will be performed at the National trust`s Back-to-Backs in Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham on 25th July. The performance […]
A new play is to be performed at the National Trust’s Back-to-Backs in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham on the eve of the Commonwealth Games. The play, Coming to Birmingham: Making of a Modern City, is written by local poet and playwright Ian Henery and celebrates diversity and inclusivity in Birmingham. “The play has a cast […]
The play, written by local poet and playwright Ian Henery, has been in script development since April and featured in 4 festivals including the Black Country Festival earlier this month. “We have a fantastic cast of actors of Chinese heritage, “ explained Ian Henery, “and they have worked extremely hard to bring this project to […]
A poet and playwright from Walsall is to feature in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with a play that premiered last month during the Walsall Festival of Words. Ian Henery (pictured performing at the Black Country Festival with actors Chi Lam, Angela Huang, Cindy Millman and Kim Lam) will feature at the National Trust`s […]
A local poet and playwright is to appear at the Lichfield Arts Fuse Festival on Sunday 10th July with words he wrote about Birmingham. The play, “Coming To Birmingham: Making Of a Modern City”, has been in script development since April and has already appeared in the Walsall Festival of Words, Radio Public Festival and […]
A group of young actors will bring life to street theatre by a local playwright as part of the forthcoming Black Country Festival on Saturday 9th July with the support of Black Country Radio. It will be the first Black Country Festival since 2019 because of the COVID pandemic. The group, directed by Phil Liptrot of […]
A local playwright is to feature two plays in the Radio Public Festival on 9th July after months of free workshops by social artists Helen Garbett and Bill Laybourne of Workshop 24. “Radio Public was about inviting practitioners working across all disciplines” explained local playwright Ian Henery “and demographics to bring their creative selves and […]