David and his friend Paul Cookson form the extremely popular performance poetry duo, Spill The Beans.

Paul joins David as a highly successful poet and editor, with several collections to his name. Paul and David have edited numerous anthologies and their work appears in many more. First formed in 1992, Spill The Beans tours nationally.

Spill The Beans is an action packed explosion of poetry, jokes and laughter with fun and audience participation guaranteed. It rocks, it rolls and it roars with a wide appeal for audiences of all ages. This is a family show to enjoy, appearing in schools, book weeks, libraries, Arts festivals, conferences and several front rooms all over the country.

Sample Inset Day with Spill The Beans

• Registration with Coffee and Tea (9:00 – 9:25)
• Introductions (9:30 – 9:35)
• Performance by Spill the Beans (9:35 – 10:30)
• Coffee Break (10:30 – 11:00)
• Workshop Session 1 (11:00 – 12:30)
  
  
• Group A - Performance Poetry with Paul Cookson
• Group B - A creative and dramatic approach to writing narrative with David Harmer
  
  
• 12:30 – 1:15 Lunch
• 1:15 – 2:45 Workshop Session 2
  
  
• Group A - A creative and dramatic approach to writing narrative with David Harmer
• Group B - Performance Poetry with Paul Cookson
  
• 2:45 – 3:00 Break
• 3:00 – 3:30 Plenary / Close