SO: To Speak Sunday at the Stage Door

An afternoon of Theatre and Performance from Stewart Taylor, Nell Leyshon, Craig Chalmers and Grant Sharkey, together with CHAOS 'In Conversation' with LST and Matt West

Spillage is a show written and performed by Stewart Taylor. Spillages are the bane of modern day life, arriving when least expected or wanted. What is the best way to deal with a spillage? Contemporary chemical products or traditional manual techniques? Remember, an untreated spillage can lead to staining. And nobody wants that. Join Stewart and a host of characters as we explore these issues in what promises to be a helpful and fun learning experience. As long as he doesn’t get distracted. Which shouldn’t happen. Hopefully.

Nell Leyshon will be performing ‘Three letters’, a confessional story about illness and those who care for us. The story begins with an invitation to a mammogram and reminds us of how we must cherish what we can easily take for granted, and how we must fight for things we cherish. Three Letters is raw, intimate and poetic. It is a celebration of the NHS.

Craig Chalmers‘ Companion Pieces are some of the poems that feature in the Craig Chalmers Experience which debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. It’s a one man show about death and life and the bits in between and has proved hard to explain.

Grant Sharkey is a man on a mission – to make two albums a year for 20 years. Like Forrest Gump across the desert he is supported by a small army willing him on, and a double bass; not only does ‘Shit happen’, but Sharkey is out there looking for it, digging it over, and turning it into stuff we want to listen to. This date comes just as 8/40: All the Rage, starring Uncle Twinklefingers, is released.

CHAOS ‘In Conversation’ brings Catherine Wright together with Matt West, the force behind sowrite and Artful Scribe,  and Leigh Taylor, the urban storyteller LST.