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Come To Where I Am: Clare Currie

4 June 2020

Clare Currie  is an associate artist of Jumped Up Theatre and a founding member of Syntax Poetry Festival, she was Peterborough Poet Laureate from 2017-19. Clare’s work ranges from writing for and performing at events to facilitating workshops and writing for the stage.  

She was writer-in-residence at Metal Southend, performing there as part of the Essex Book Festival.  She has been a judge in the poetry section of the Young Muslim Writers Awards and has performed alongside artists such as Ross Sutherland and Carmina Masoliver.

 Clare  has worked on a number of theatre projects, including pieces for Eastern Angles and Jumped Up Theatre, in collaboration with Battersea Arts, and was awarded Arts Council funding to develop her creative practice, developing a solo theatre piece – ‘Cold Snap’, which was previewed at Cambridge Junction. Clare’s writing has been described as image-packed and lyrical and often centres on the visceral nature of being embodied as a female. 

A cat walks across a desk with a laptop on it, an open window behind shows out to a green garden

A top tip on staying creative in lockdown: Make a deliberate decision to take notice of small details (elements that inspire and sources of pleasure/pain etc) and turn them into a source for creating.  Developing a routine that works in the current situation is also key - establishing a rhythm to your writing that will help develop your voice.

Tune in on 10th June at 7pm to hear Clare's play: A Little Understood