Inspire Poetry Festival 2026: Romeo + Juliet Screening (1996)

Join at this years Poetry Festival for a special screening of Romeo + Juliet at Southwell Library. 

Enjoy an introduction by poet, freelance writer and film tutor Andrew Graves as he dives into Shakespeare's famous play  updated to the modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. The gun-toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star-crossed lovers meet their tragic destiny.

Doors will open 15 minutes before the screening.

If you have any additional requirements or questions before booking please contact ask@inspireculture.org.uk.

Tickets available through the Eventbrite link or at the library.

Andrew Graves is a poet, freelance writer and film tutor. He has appeared on TV and radio on a number of occasions, featuring on 6 Music’s Cerys Mathews Show, Inside Out and the documentary Evidently John Cooper Clarke. He has had three full poetry collections published by Burning Eye Books and has toured the country with his one person show, God Save the Teen. His first non-fiction title, Welcome to the Cheap Seats: Silver Screen Portrayals of the British Working Class, was published by Five Leaves in 2019. His most recent book, an analysis of Alice Lowe’s film Prevenge, was published by Auteur Publishing in 2022. He has just finished writing a book about A Field in England for Electric Dreamhouse.

He regularly runs cult film-related courses at the Broadway Cinema Nottingham, where he presents Q&As and special screenings. He is a regular contributor to Scream Magazine, The Dark Side, Infinity, We Belong Dead, Arrow Films, 88 Films, 101 Films, Eureka, Second Sight and BFI. 

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