Mike Garry
Mike Garry, Live Rooms Chester, 13th October 2017 Astounded. Stunned. Invigorated. Just some of the feelings I had afterwards. Last night I went to see Mike Garry perform at The Speakeasy launch night at The Live Rooms in Chester. I had never seen Mike read before and was completely blown away. The Speakeasy is a new night, which started off with comedian Natalie P-J who got the crowd going and sparked interest from locals. She is definitely one to watch. After this came the open mic, with the open mic policy being; the Speakeasy bell was on the stage at all times, if the stage was free, all you had to do was get up and ring the bell, the music would go quiet and the lights would go down, giving you the stage to perform. I was unsure beforehand how this would work, but it actually worked really well. After the first poet had the bottle to ring the bell, people didn’t stop. From more comedy, to storytelling, a...