In GBA 346 we get better acquainted with Matt. I visit him at his new venture, Alt-Space, in Morcambe and we talk about how he washed up in this North West seaside town, how the lack of a comedy club in the town inspired him to create an arts venue, community centre and a fringe there, his own work which spans spoken word, theatre and comedy, and lots more.
Matt plugs:
Alt-space, 21c Yorkshire Street, Morecambe: https://www.facebook.com/altspacemorecambe/
Call out for submissions: morecambefringe@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/altspacemorecambe/posts/2220165701541560
Alternative Space Programme: https://twitter.com/morecambespace
Open Mic Fireside Tales Story Telling (2nd Thursday of the month)
Fringe Friday (last Friday of the month): Next one on 30th November
I plug:
My recent writing about consent and gender: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/what-about-the-women-3237e4155f2c
Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/
What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity
http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/
Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360
New piece: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-604a239b7501
The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast
We mention:
Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/
The story of Stewart Lee at SUT: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/tragic-friends-act-1
PBH Free Fringe: https://freefringe.org.uk/
Rob Auton: http://www.robauton.co.uk/
Dr John Cooper Clarke: http://johncooperclarke.com/
Morecambe Fringe Festival: http://morecambefringe.co.uk/
Fringemas: https://www.facebook.com/events/1152359181563348/
Mike Garry: https://www.mikegarry.co.uk/
The Entertainer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entertainer_(play)
John Osborne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Osborne
Look Back in Anger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_Back_in_Anger
John's Taxis: https://www.yell.com/biz/john-s-taxi-service-lancaster-1206721/
The Alhambra: https://www.facebook.com/AlhambraandCarletonSuiteEventsandVenueHire/
PJ Proby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._J._Proby
Suburban Opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jflSwVn4pEs
Marc Almond: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Almond
TS Elliot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TS_Elliot
300 to 1 at Thespis: https://www.thespis.de/en/corin-rhys-jones/
Anthony Alderson: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2018/pleasance-director-anthony-alderson-interview-edinburgh-festival-fringe/
Peter Buckley Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Buckley_Hill
Kate Copstick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Copstick
Catherine Comerford: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinecomerford
Flashman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashman_(novel)
The Campaign in Afghanistan by Lt John Greenwood: https://www.amazon.com/Campaign-Afghanistan-Lt-John-Greenwood/dp/1845880048
Kipling Poem: http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poems_youngbrit.htm
Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists: https://www.pandemonialists.co.uk/
Churchill: https://crimesofbritain.com/2016/09/13/the-trial-of-winston-churchill/
Heysham 2: https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/heysham-2
Glue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glue_(novel)
Steeple for the : https://www.theexchangecic.co.uk/steeple-for-the-people
The Restore: https://www.therestore.uk/
Wise Up Workshops: http://www.wiseupworkshops.com/
Gentrification/Artwashing: http://theconversation.com/artwashing-gentrification-is-a-problem-but-vilifying-the-artists-involved-is-not-the-answer-83739
Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?
Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!
