Shakespeare hasn't written anything new for an age, so we thought we would give him a hand…Using his language, your audience suggestions, and our overactive imaginations, ShakeItUp create a brand-new A show of spoken word and comedy about community and connection, as heard on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Breakfast

Following the release of his new book The Door-to-Door Poet, as well as a hit programme on BBC Radio 4, Rowan McCabe returns to the stage withHard Knocks, a show of comedy and spoken word about community and connection.

Rowan likes making a nuisance of himself with poetry. Over the past 10 years he's been poet in residence in a pizza takeaway, in William Wordsworth's childhood home and, once, on a miniature steam train. He's also the world's first Door-to-Door Poet and in 2019 he travelled across England, knocking on strangers' doors and writing bespoke verses for them, for free, on any subject of their choosing. It's a project that's been featured in the Guardian and on BBC Breakfast.

Hard Knocks is a collection of all new material that lifts the lid on some of the most funny and challenging moments of this unconventional career path. Expect stories of mistaken identity, odes to rebellious snails, and ruminations on time travelling public officials, all delivered with Rowan's trademark warmth and wit.

Support by Angie Porter | Bridport artist, poet and women's poetry group organiser. Angie will be reading some poems from her new book She Speak.

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