Rosi’s Tinted Spectacles was a music and spoken word event that ran from 2008 to 2010 in various Brighton venues, beginning in the Hanover Canteen. It was organised and compered by Rosi Lalor. Here she is:

I performed at the event many times, sometimes with celery. Here I am suitably tinted:

As well as performing at regular spoken word events in Brighton, I’ve performed many shows in various odd temporary venues, such as bars, community centres, artist’s open houses, open-air street events, art galleries and even an allotment:

Here are a few of them: In 2009, I performed with one of my paintings stuck to my hand in a performance-art evening at Mocha café…

In 2010, I organised and compered The Christmas Cabaret, performing my stories between folk and jazz acts, in the palatial Brighton Ballrooms in Kemptown (now Proud Cabaret). I made a giant winged egg and hung it at the back of the stage. Here it is:

In 2010, my short story “Dunce” was performed as a monologue by an actor wearing (as the role demanded) a fez, at the New Venture Theatre. He did an excellent job. If only I could remember his name.

You can read “Dunce” for FREE here: https://strangebooks.com/strange-story-weird-fiction/

To be continued…

The Path To Strange Books: Spoken Word Adventures In Legendary Brighton Arts Venues Part 5

The Path To Strange Books: Spoken Word Adventures In Legendary Brighton Arts Venues Part 7