Rise and Rhyme Spoken-Word Event

01/08/2024

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A brand new dark comedy has arisen from the ashes, like a Phoenix from the fire. Or a depressed pigeon has shat on your shoulder. Either way, Elly…

02/07/2024

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This is a fab show at PPH. Please come and support. Cheers x

Written by Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahue.A play about depression, resilience, and the lengths we will go to for those we love – and it enlists you, the au

09/05/2024

https://upstairsatthegatehouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173655207

Very excited bout this!

A brand new dark comedy has arisen from the ashes, like a Phoenix from the fire. Or a depressed pigeon has shat on your shoulder. Either way, Elly…

01/02/2023

❗️TONIGHT ❗️
Rise & Rhyme. 7pm - 8pm.
Printers Playhouse. Eastbourne.
An hour dedicated to the spoken word.
Got something you’d like to get of your chest?
Join us from 7pm.
Cheers 🍻

25/01/2023

A massive thanks to those that performed tonight. It was a privilege to hear your stuff. We’ve been very male heavy recently so we’d love to hear from those female or non-binary identifying performers. Be brave. The support in the room was really welcoming. Give it a whirl! 7pm Wednesday 1st a Feb. Printers Playhouse.

23/01/2023

Any slam poets in Eastbourne Wednesday night?
Wanna perform on Printers Playhouse downstairs stage? 7pm - 8pm. I’ll buy the best a pint!
Come on down.

18/01/2023

A lovely night of spoken word. Were You there? If not, why not?

Same again next week. 7pm. Printers Playhouse Open mic spoken word. Be there or be… somewhere else, I supppse.
👍🏻

16/01/2023

7pm this Wednesday 18th January. Printers Playhouse, Eastbourne Join us up on stage with your spoken word & Poetry. Thanks.

06/01/2023

✨✨Exciting times. ✨✨
Happy new year. To celebrate 2023…
From The 18th January Rise & Rhyme will be returning as a weekly event.
As part of the Wednesday Printers Playhouse open stage. We will have an hour dedicated to the spoken word. From 7pm - 8pm the stage is yours. Then if you get braver later, you can participate when the mood takes your fancy. We look forward to seeing as many of you word warriors @ 7pm EVERY Wednesday @ Printers Playhouse!! Hurrah.
PPH

18/01/2022

30/11/2020

For the time-being , have a listen to our Rise and Rhyme podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-479918021 or you can watch or upload a video of your own poetry, story telling or MC on our Virtual Spoken-Word stage:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/riseandrhymeonlinestage.

Rise & Rhyme is a spoken word night based at Printers Playhouse on 49a Grove Road, Eastbourne.

30/11/2020

Due to Eastbourne being placed in tier 2 we are unfortunately unable to host the Rise and Rhyme Christmas Special. The event will be moved to January 2021 and we will let you know the full details shortly. We are truly gutted to be post-poning the event again and we strongly apologise for any inconvenience. As you know it has not been easy for venues but we want to keep Rise and Rhyme alive, we appreciate everyone's support and patience.

For anyone who has purchased a ticket and can no longer make it , please contact [email protected] for a refund.

IN JANUARY 2021 - FINGERS CROSS.
We will be joined by our headliner Shell Huggett performing with Jakob. We also have MC G-Funk, spoken word poets -M.Jumbo, Pixie, J.Berry, Rambling Rose, G.Jones and story-teller Hazel plus many more more..!!!

13/11/2020

https://www.facebook.com/1118651051/posts/10223043123602703/?d=n

📣 ARTIST OPPORTUNITY - URGENT DEADLINE

INN CROWD and Pub is The Hub are seeking SIX poets from across England to help celebrate pubs, publicans, and their communities in a national campaign through the medium of poetry.

❄️ This is a collaboration to create a feel good campaign called Winter Warmers which aims to bring some cheer to our pubs in these challenging times.

⏰ Applications close at 17:00 on Monday 16 November. The brief and application form can be found at: http://ow.ly/nNoO50ChSQ7

13/11/2020

Bring on 4th December !!!! Fingers cross this lockdown can be released!!

01/11/2020

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07/10/2020

**ALL TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT**

07/10/2020

https://youtu.be/I2Xm6vZp5H8

Check out Pixie The Poet spoken word poem about raves which is so on point. Pixie will be performing once again at the Rise and Rhyme Bonfire Special event on 5th November!!

A poem all about the atmosphere of going to a rave. If you know you know 😍

07/10/2020

SOLD OUT! PLEASE DO NOT PURSUE IN GETTING ANY TICKETS.

***HEADLINING THE EVENING IS SHELL HUGGETT**

She has performed with Rise and Rhyme since the beginning of December 2019 when we had first opened our doors. We are super happy she has agreed to headline with us. Shell Huggett has been performing spoken-word for many years now and she performed spoken at events such as MC'S verse Poets - Hammer and Tongue.

24/09/2020

**POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE**

Coming soon Rise and Rhyme on 5th November spoken word event !! Featuring Shell Huggett as our headliner. The event will be on firework nights and we plan to also have an outdoor poetry performance aswell 😁.

Tickets and event details will be published soon.

05/08/2020

Hi all,

Due the most recent outbreak of Corona virus up North and the new restrictions put in place for outdoor events, we have had to heavily take into consideration of putting the Rise and Rhyme Moonlight sessions event on hold.

We have decided it would be best to post-pone the event until we are able to freely orchestrate the event outside. We have made this decision we do not want any flare up’s or trouble holding an event. We strongly apologise but we will be putting the event back on as soon it’s safe and they ease restrictions.

We apologize for the inconvenience 😔

Love from
The Playhouse poets

21/07/2020

**UPDATES**

The Rise and Rhyme outdoor event has been moved to Thursday 13 August 2020.

We have cancelled our virtual open mic night on 23rd July due to the limited response in participants taking part. We do apologize for any inconvenience.

The second episode of Rise and Rhyme podcast with Professor Natbob has now been uploaded on Soundcloud. Check it out if you wish to listen :)

19/07/2020

Playhouse Poets presents episode 2 of Rise and Rhyme podcast featuring Professor Natbob -Chap Hop artist from Devon. We were also joined by spoken-word poet Peter Mead for a short part. We discuss and reflect the the last Rise and Rhyme show which was on the 27th February 2020. We openly discuss our creative process during COVID and the new upcoming spoken-word outdoor event happening on 13th August 2020 (although it was originally 1 August).
https://soundcloud.com/user-479918021/rise-and-rhyme-episode-2-featuring-professor-natbob

Playhouse Poets presents season 2 of Rise and Rhyme podcast featuring Professor Natbob -Chap Hop artist from Devon. We were also joined by spoken-word poet Peter Mead for a short part. We discuss the

01/07/2020

**Amazing News and Updates**

First of all, we are very excited to announce we have a new playhouse poet member to our team - Pixie!

We are very happy to have her on board with bringing her exciting energy and motivation which will massively contribute towards Rise and Rhyme !

Second big news is that we are going to be hosting our first very poetry moonlight session which will be located in Eastbourne. We will update you very shortly with a e-flyer which will have all the relevant information you need to know. **SAVE THE DATE 13st AUGUST 2020**

Third news - We want to host another virtual open mic which we will promote shortly within the next few days. **SAVE THE DATE 23 July**

Forth news - We are going to be recording another podcast show featuring spoken-word performers Natbob and Peter Mead !!

18/06/2020

As you know the pandemic has come on strongly and massively affected the UK art festivals, theatre's and live music venue's. As spoken-word poets, we highly rely on having a platform to speak our truth and connect with our audience, along with influencing others to join in with their spoken-word. Please could you continue to support us by signing the below https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320711?fbclid=IwAR1Lrv7IB0_fcqVcOyI-uEcFALegczzBGTKQDBRmr4nUdkehgtvqm5noNNM which will help many places across the globe including Printers Playhouse which has created and supported Rise and Rhyme.

As we pass the COVID-19 Peak, the Government should: State where the Theatres and Arts fit in the Coronavrius recovery Roadmap, Create a tailor made financial support mechanism for the Arts sector & Clarify how Social Distancing will affect arts spaces like Theatres and Concert Venues.

18/06/2020

Hi all,

We would like to thank you for all your support during the last few months by continuing to support Rise and Rhyme. We hugely appreciate many of you coming on board and joining in with our virtual poetry hub or online open mic nights.

We really hope to continue to provide you guys with all sorts of poetry events which will open opportunities for you to perform more and also for viewers to see more different types of spoken word.

Thank you once again for your continuing support ###x much love Playhouse poets.

07/06/2020

His life mattered.

What must it take to kneel on someone’s neck?
A fear of that person, so fierce, that their human decency they neglect.
What must it take, for a peace maker to turn on their duties and reject..
All human instinct for compassion, as the man lay and wept.
What right do you have to hold someone against their will?
Not breathing, crying for their mother suffocating until..
Apparently more men are needed to hold him still.
Unaware of the torture inflicted, and the repercussions to kill.

In order to keep order, you have to show tolerance.
Understanding, empathy, violence the last line of defence.
You resist your impulse to fight fire with fire.
And rely heavily on common decency and common sense.
Your must be able to look at yourself in the mirror.
And tell yourself that you are happy with the choices you consider.
An honest summation of your actions to figure,
That lead you away from the path of a sinner.

Those actions will dictate who you are forever.
A split second in reality but a lifetime to remember.
You can turn to your colleagues and hope you are all in this together.
But alone you will fall when a persons life you did sever.
No one to blame, no system at fault.
When the choice you made was your natural default.
A catalyst for change and a chance to revolt.
Will never be enough for the Floyd family’s assault.

John Berry
May 2020

25/03/2020

Good morning beautiful people!
Just a quick one to say that we have exciting things coming your way tomorrow to hopefully quench your spoken word thirst in these weird ol' times.
Big love,
PPH Poets

28/02/2020

25/02/2020

The organisers of Rise and Rhyme are joined by two well known spoken-word poets Shell and Pixie who come together to discuss spoken-word on a larger scale. We talk about why we love poetry and the benefits of performing. Along with the importance of having a spoken-word nights in our community.

Logo created by Miah Jumbo.
Intro music created by Gracie Jones.
Podcast recorded in The Grove theater.
Represented by Printers Playhouse, Eastbourne.
Podcast Produced by Gracie Jones.

https://soundcloud.com/user-479918021/rise-and-rhyme-podcast

Rise & Rhyme is a spoken word night based at Printers Playhouse on 49a Grove Road, Eastbourne.

12/02/2020

We are happy to announce we recorded our first initial podcast for Rise and Rhyme channel. The podcast session was a blast and we were joined by poets Shell and Pixie who performed at the last Rise and Rhyme show.

Watch this space as the podcast will be officially aired soon :D https://soundcloud.com/user-479918021