Plymouth is to stage a mini literary and arts festival which if successful could mean the city hosting a major event.
The Lost Time pilot event is scheduled to take place from April 29 to May 2, 2021, and will test the water to see if .
Independent researcher Caitlin Brawn has been working on a feasibility study looking at the city’s appetite for, and capacity to stage, such an event.
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Funded by the Plymouth Octopus Project, Caitlin is also working with city arts organisations including Wonder Zoo, Imperfect Cinema and Soap Box Culture, on the project.
The Lost Time pilot will be followed by another in August, which it is hoped will involve live acts, and both pilots are designed to lay the groundwork for a future city-wide festival called Storyteller, involving a range of art forms but all based around the theme of “word”.
Caitlin has been in contact with arts and literature organisations throughout the city, including organisers of previous events such as PlymLit and the Plymouth International Book Festival.
“I will bring my findings together and it will be decided whether there is potential for a festival,” said Caitlin, but added: “There is definitely an appetite for this. I have spoken to a range of stakeholders in the arts and cultural sector and there is space for something worth celebrating Plymouth, and shouting about variety and diversity.”
The Lost Time pilot will feature four events over four days, beginning with a hybrid live/online literary night on April 29, from 7.30pm.
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Organised by Wonder Zoo, and entitled On the Road Map, it will feature a range of poets and writers including Clare Peartree, from Cheshire; Keira J Delerue, from Cornwall, and Plymouth talents Gabi Marcellus-Temple, Queen Chi, Matt Thomas, Brian Herdman and Slain McGough Davey, with electronica/spoken word duo Oddstep Deployment Unit headlining.
On April 30, there will be a photograph and image workshop with a discussion session run by Fotonow, and May 1 will feature a short film workshop led by Imperfect Cinema.
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A story-telling workshop, also run by Wonder Zoo, will help round things off on May 2, taking place before a Soapbox Culture open mic session in the evening.
“It will be online for the most part,” said Caitlin. “But we want people to engage with their surroundings and find stories throughout Plymouth. Everyone has a story. This is to celebrate what Plymouth and its communities have to offer. The pilot event will have a story-telling theme and we are hoping to develop it into a festival.”
Caitlin has been working on the festival research project since the start of the year and will continue until she presents her report in the autumn.
She has been talking to organisations such a Literature Works, Plymouth Culture, Plymouth Athenaeum and Nudge Community Builders, and has been learning about events such as PlymLit and the Union Street Festival.
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“I’m really enjoying it,” said Caitlin, who is also a musician and poet, with a degree in English and creative writing from the University of Plymouth. “I have learned so much and appreciate the journey I’ve been on, and want to give back to Plymouth, which is a great city.”
Details about the Lost Time pilot event will be placed on the Wonder Zoo website and are on a dedicated Facebook page .