Poetry PlayAct is the brainchild of Christian Jensen. Like a poetry slam, the poetry PlayAct is a competition where spoken word artists perform their work and are judged by the audience. 

Unlike a slam the poets are asked to incorporate costume or props into their performance

The winner is who the audience have selected as the best theatrical performance based on three elements, which the poets are given points on; Best use of props relating to the poem, best use of costume relating to the poem, best movement/sound that engages with the content of the poem.  

There will be 2 rounds;
-in round 1 selected judges, from the audience, give points in the three categories. 

-In the second round the 3 best acts get to perform another piece and all of the audience vote for their favorite performance. 

The venue will provide a selection of costume elements/hats/wigs etc and a selection of hand props that can be used by the poets.  All these costumes and props are available for all performers alike.  Performers are also encouraged to bring their own costumes or props

The Audience will be instructed to focus on how the use of props, costumes, voice and body brings out the message and content of the poem, and are encouraged to take off points if the use of elements distracts or confuses the poem.  PlayAct encourages and challenges the poet to use their environment to engage the audience with their work

Prizes are given out to all 3 finalists , and full koha/audience donation  is given to the winner. 

• Each poem must be of the poet's own construction;
• Each poet gets three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem. If the poet goes over time, points will be deducted from the total score.