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What’s happening at The Margarett Rose Abri Cafe tonight and tomorrow

Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: coffeeshoppoets, espresso sized theatre, Margarett Rose Abri

Stuart’s emailed me a couple of things happening at the Cafe at The Margarett Rose Abri, 58-59 Cheapside (corner of Cheapside and Birchall St):

First up tonight (Thursday 3rd June) at 8.30pm is the regular ‘Coffee Shop Poets’ open mic for poetry and the spoken word, where people can read out their work or just chill out and listen. Admission’s free and all styles/genres are welcome.

Tomorrow, Friday 4th. of June at 8pm is the long awaited return of ‘The Espresso Sized Theatre’ – an evening of short, sharp plays and monologues to make you sit up! All plays are under 25 mins long with no more than a cast of 4 and minimum props etc. This time round there’ll be pieces by Jan Watts, Stuart Zola, Gary Longden and Jane Campion Hoye.

Maragrett Rose Abri are already looking for writers or actors who would like to put something on for Espresso Theatre 3 in the Autumn. These can be script in hand, excerpts from larger works etc. Anyone interested can either come on Friday and let Stuart know of their interest or email abricafe@googlemail.com for more info.

Espresso sized theatre Friday night

Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, November 26th, 2009 ( Start discussion )
Tags: Cheapside, espresso sized theatre, Margarett Rose Abri, stuart rox

It’s the first ever Espresso sized theatre night at the Cafe in the Margarett Rose Abri building on Cheapside tomorrow evening – Friday 27th Nov at 8pm.  The audience gets to enjoy 5 short plays:

• ‘Lovely lady liberty’ by Rachel Taylor
• ‘Jimmy Lightning’ by Stuart Zola
• ‘Reverend Sherri Angel’s top ten tips for a long lasting Las Vegas Marriage’ by Rachel Sambrook
• ‘The Providence Cafe’ by Jan Watts
• A ‘script in hand’ performance of an untitled Jan Watts Play that ‘involves American tourists and bottom pinching at The Birmingham Museum and art Gallery!’

Tickets are £5 on the door and includes a regular drink and cake in the interval (cheesecake or tarte, no less).

If you’re thinking you’d rather be on the stage than in the audience, there’s a chance to do that too:

We’re also looking for submissions from writers and/or actors who want to put on stuff for Espresso 2 early in the new year.  Anyone interested can contact stuartrox@stuartrox.plus.com

The Margarett Rose Abri building is the old Post Office at 58-59 Cheapside, Digbeth B12 0PG.