Enjoy The Show & The Ferret present, Matt Abbott (Spoken Word)

TUESDAY, 23rd MAY, 2023 (Doors open 7pm)

Poet Matt Abbott returns to the stage in a special one-off gig at Preston's iconic music venue The Ferret!

Abbott's previous show Two Little Ducks received huge critical acclaim. It focused on the poet's time spent volunteering at the Calais Jungle refugee camp.

His powerful, personal and political spoken word show made him one of UK poetry’s rising stars, as feature in The Guardian. His poetry channels the human side of politics to look at national identity, preconceptions, class and anti-establishment anger. Poetic flair and storytelling, with a unique insight into the summer that changed everything.

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★★★★★ Everything Theatre

★★★★★ Broadway Baby

★★★★★ The New European

★★★★ The Wee Review

★★★★ Reviews Hub

★★★★ The Theatre Guide

‘An artist with something to say, who knows how to say it’ The Scotsman

‘Classy; he talks politics from the heart’ The Morning Star

‘Highly Recommended’ FringeReview

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Support for this gig comes from the brilliant Carla Mellor. Mellor is a Wigan-based Yorkshire poet who writes 'poetry for the people'; accessible, down to earth, and relatable poems for the everyday.

She has worked on various commissions for charity campaigns and also for the BBC. Her debut poetry collection SCRAPS was published in 2021 by Wrecking Ball Press.

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🗓️Tuesday, 23rd May

📍The Ferret, Preston, Doors at 7PM

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