Dockland
by Jim Bennett



stories from the Merseyside docks and of a dock workers family told in poetry and song




A special presentation giving the background to many of the songs, poems and stories from the stage production of DOCKLAND
and performed by the author Jim Bennett will be touring in 2008
The intention is to perform this seminal history of the Dockland of Liverpool in as many different places and to as many
people as possible during the 2008 when Liverpool is European Capital of Culture.

During 2008 Dockland will be performed in schools, community groups, libraries, in parks,cafe's and gardens.
Anywhere where we can set up and perform

If you know a venue that would like to have a performance please let us know.

The performance will be premièred in the 3rd room at the Everyman Bistro in Liverpool in November 2007.
and will be available throughout Merseyside from 1st January 2008
The production will visit New York for three weeks of performances in June 2008 and Jim will appear at the Edinburgh Festival for two weeks in August

Dockland was written during Jim Bennett's tenure as Poet in residence for Liverpool's Historic Waterfront and as visiting poet for New York's Waterfront and this performance is part of his commitment to that project.

Contains performances of the songs
"Dockland", "The Ballad of Seth Davey", "Charlene", "Liverpool Lou", "The Wrecking Coast of England" , "Hope Street", "All my Mates" and others

and the poems
"Liverpool Is", "Hope Street", "With mud on their boots", "Birkenhead"
plus many more

Jim Bennett - is a writer and poet once described as "the best performance poet in Liverpool".
He is a three time Dadafest award winner for his festival performances.
For more information about Jim goto http://www.poetrykit.org/jim/index.htm







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