Woodzy & Friends is a curated evening of local talent from music to theatre films to art installations. This is an opportunity to share your ideas and/or experience the local creative scene.
Come along and meet other creatives find out what’s going on creatively locally and have the opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas with likeminded people.
Each month in different Crawley locations the event is hosted by local spoken word artist and rapper Woodzy and this month we’re excited to welcome the following guest artists:
Amelia Rodriques
For musician Amelia Rodriques creativity is something that comes naturally every thought every movement has a creative flair and it’s been like that from a very young age. The desire to nurture and develop this talent has been Amelia’s lifelong dream and something inescapable as it’s embedded in her family. Amelia started her musical journey at a very young age through her dedication to her practices in musical theatre her family have always described her as “living in a musical”. Instead of telling the stories of fantasy within her musical theatre performances Amelia has gone on to tell stories about issues that matter to her which is what makes her so connected to her listeners. She would describe her music as sung trauma. She has continued to perform and record and put out covers over her social platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. Between working within the BAME community and continuing her songwriting Amelia has also dedicated her time to advocating for mental health and educating others of the culture of Black and ethnic minorities.
Iffat Rahman
Iffat is a local Crawley spoken word Artist and poet. She has been writing and performing for over 5 years posting her work on Instagram and TikTok under @sincerely.iffat. She has been published on the Penguin Random House Website Interviewed for BBC Surrey and Sussex Radio nominated for awards and recently featured in an anthology “Letters to the Holy Land”. She enjoys sharing her works with audiences and connecting people with poetry.
Iffat writes on the themes of growing up her culture faith and also politically drawing inspiration from her life and literature. She writes with the intent to share her story and support with uplifting and amplifying voices of others. She aims to continue sharing her work with the hopes of one day publishing her own book of poetry.
Tim Glynne-Jones
Tim Glynne-Jones is the Founder and Chairman of New Music Nights (NMN) a volunteer-run non-profit based in Reigate which promotes original live music by putting on monthly gigs and a summer festival. Launched in 2013 NMN has provided a platform for over 300 acts with no restrictions on age or genre and just as importantly a place for people of all ages to hang out and hear something new. He explains “I launched NMN for two reasons: 1 I’d had enough of being told my band couldn’t play the local pubs because we weren’t a covers band; 2 I’d been to an unplugged night at a local school and come away thinking ‘Why do we only get to hear this talent once a year?’ I didn’t know whether it would catch on or not but nearly 12 years later we’re getting bands from all over getting in touch wanting to play.” Tim’s day job is writing: as a magazine journalist he was Editor of Match of the Day and worked for Top Gear Auto Express Smash Hits and others. Today the writing is mostly marketing copy and non-fiction books including ghostwriting the successful Allen Carr Easyway addiction self-help books.
Doors will open at 7pm when you can mix with other local creatives
Show begins 7.30pm
This event is part of The Creative Village; a brand new skills exchange showcasing and cultural development programme for and with creative professionals in Crawley West Sussex and Surrey managed by Creative Crawley in partnership with Theatre Centre and AudioActive and funded by Arts Council England and supported by Crawley Borough Council’s Shared Prosperity Fund and Gatwick Airport Ltd.
Event Venue
The Hawth Crawley, Hawth Ave, Crawley RH10 6YZ, United Kingdom, Crawley
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