Decorum is a series of projects by intergenerational arts charity Magic Me. The projects seek to explore what ‘good behaviour’ means for women in the 21st Century. In 2018 they’ve had 3 projects looking at this topic, in London, Southend and Peterborough. Each group, made up of school age girls and older women from the […]
SEVEN WEEKS OF SUMMER music, art, books, comedy, food, coffee, prosecco and more…. Thursday 19 July – Sunday 2 Sept 2018 Cafe Valise Open at Chalkwell Hall: every Thurs to Sun, 11am – 6pm (plus evening events) WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK: 30 AUGUST – 2 SEPTEMBER SUMMER ART SCHOOL Every Thursday & Friday throughout […]
When did you come out as male? Or female? Scratch Night at Metal (Peterborough) – Thursday 8 November From 8-10 November, Metal Peterborough, Vivacity Key Theatre, and Camden People’s Theatre are programming COME AS YOU ARE, a festival of adventurous performance addressing attitudes towards and understanding of gender. We’re on the look-out for local […]
The Listening Bench is Metal’s newest addition to NetPark – the world’s first digital art park. It’s a bench with changing audio – from poetry, archival material to conversations with artists we will programme new and interesting things to listen to while sitting and enjoying the park environment each month. Originally part of the Essex […]
About Pride: Metal has been working with the LGBTQIA+ community on Peterborough Pride 2018. Running from Friday 29th June to Friday 6th July, this week long citywide celebration offers something for everyone. Peterborough PRIDE is about providing a platform for coming together, celebrating difference, being proud and showing support for our Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, […]
This is our last week of Essex Writers House! WRITING THE SHORT FILM Workshop WED 28 MARCH 11am-3:30PM The short film is often overlooked as a storytelling medium, but it can be a great calling card for the new writer or those coming from other writing disciplines. This half day course run by Maria Solecki […]
POP-UP Essex Writers House 1 – 29 March 2018 As part of an exciting new partnership with Essex Book Festival, Metal is transforming Chalkwell Hall into a pop-up Essex Writers House for the whole month of March 2018 to host a wide range of literary events and activities. Our aim is to provide development opportunities […]
Two fantastic young poets who are causing rumbles on the poetry scene will be sharing their tips and experiences on a day-long writing and performance workshop THIS SATURDAY as part of our Pop Up Essex Writers House in partnership with Essex Book Festival. Check out these fantastic videos – My Body by Abigail Cook and Ta Love […]
We’re very excited about our International Women’s Day special edition of Future Park, our popular cultural networking event. Not only do we have some fun 3 Minute Wonders lined up, but we have a talk from the brilliant Helen Linehan – creator & co-writer of BBC’s hit comedy Motherland – presenting a talk. This free […]
From 3 – 17 March Irish artist Ruth McHugh will use the first stage of her METAL Time and Space Residency to research and develop Spectres of Modernity II in Liverpool.. Her project Spectres of Modernity (https://youtu.be/eEDFHk5LJA0) recorded the demolition of the final remains of Ballymun, Ireland’s most recognisable high-rise housing. From ongoing engagement with […]
We’re all getting extremely excited about the launch of Pop Up Essex Writers House, our month of literary goodness in March – and sounds like Syd Moore, Writer in Residence for Essex Book Festival, is also chomping at the bit to sink her teeth into our writerly delights as well as appear at her own events […]