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SUMMARY:Mercury Creatives Southend Masterclass: So You Want to be a Director? with Dan Sherer
DESCRIPTION:Mercury Creatives have teamed up with Metal Southend and are using our space at Chalkwell Hall as their Southend hub! Check out one of their upcoming events below. \nMercury Creatives Southend Masterclass: So You Want to be a Director? with Dan Sherer – Book here! \nIn this workshop\, you will cover what a theatre director does and all the things that it might entail\, both inside and outside the rehearsal room. Such as working with actors and creative teams and how you might start off your journey into the professional industry. \nMeet the Facilitator\nDan Sherer was previously an Associate for New Work and Talent Development at the Mercury Theatre and is now a teacher at RADA and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama\, teaching acting and directing. He is one of the Creative Directors of And The Rest\, a multi-disciplinary production company making work across theatre\, film\, and dance: andtherest.org \nBursary Offer\nA limited number of free bursary places are available for this event.\nTo request one of these places\, please email mercury.creatives@mercurytheatre.co.uk. \nDon’t miss our Connect session\nJoin us from 8pm at our Mercury Creatives Connect in Southend event for an exciting networking opportunity. \n 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/mercury-creatives-southend-masterclass-so-you-want-to-be-a-director-with-dan-sherer/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Southend
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SUMMARY:Forest Management by S. Reeson: Poetry sharing & launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday 14th October\, 7-9pm at Chalkwell Hall for an evening with local artist and poet S. Reeson\, who will be launching a new poetry pamphlet\, Forest Management.\n\n\n\nFree Event: tickets bookable via Eventbrite here \n  \n\nS. Reeson’s powerful poetry is set amongst the trees\, exploring themes of trauma and healing\, fear and revelation\, navigating tensions between control and wilderness against the backdrop of our own personal and emotional landscapes. \nExpect an evening of sharings\, readings and signings with special guests amongst the welcoming environment of Metal’s home in Southend\, Chalkwell Hall. \n  \nAbout artist and poet S. Reeson \nS. Reeson is a published poet\, exhibited photographer and passionate mental health advocate. For the last decade they’ve combined these three skills in increasingly satisfying and occasionally unexpected ways on a page\, in person and across the Internet. S’s practice explores themes of mental health\, anxiety\, personal identity\, social injustice\, and environmentalism through a multi-disciplinary artistic lens. \nIn June 2026\, S completed a Writers in Residency with Metal Southend as part of Essex Writers House and facilitated workshops with Southbank Centre’s A Poet in Every Port Mobile Poetry Library Porject and has recently exhibited in Leigh Art Trail. \nForest Management is S’s second published pamphlet following their debut poetry chapbook: Flammable Solid. \nMore about S. Reeson here
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/forest-management-by-s-reeson-poetry-sharing-launch/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Southend
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