The Lyric Lounge - Write Way Up

Objects from the Open Museum were recently in the spotlight in the thrilling Write Way Up performance at the Y Theatre in Leicester.

For seven days the Y Theatre became The Lyric Lounge, an inspiring performance space for performance/poetry and the spoken word. Part of the cultural program for the Special Olympics, the week long Lyric Lounge extravaganza featured specially commissioned performances, including Write Way Up.

Write Way Up showcased new work from five poets inspired by objects from the Open Museum’s Resource Box loans collection. Audiences were wowed as live literature collided with music and visuals, and new voices made old objects come alive.

Lydia Towsey, Artistic Director for The Lyric Lounge, said: “This show takes an innovative approach to writing and performing poetry. It explores the power of using museum objects to inspire creativity.”

The Open Museum’s stall also had Lyric Loungers intrigued by its resources throughout the day, and during the morning, young people were encouraged to write poems about the objects by local poet Mark Goodwin. Mark and the young people then performed their museumy work at Lyrical Lunchtime.

The performances of this fun packed day and evening, showed just how powerful museum objects can be for inspiring poetry and the spoken word.

Nineteen year old poet Deborah Stevenson, said: “To everyone at the Open Museum- thank you for your inspiration and liberation through your objects and attitude, you made me feel welcome and free within my writing.”

Visit the Lyric Lounge Website for more details