Thursday 7th October

NATIONAL POETRY DAY - HARD EDGE CLUB SPECIAL


Founded in the Autumn of 1989, and running for 10 years, The Hard Edge Club was responsible for kick-starting the stand-up poetry scene in London, giving many poets and performers now currently at the top of their game that all important first gig.


So, on the National Poetry Day organised by the Poetry Society, we reunite three of The Hard Edge Club's organisers who put together some of the most vibrant poetry nights out of little more than passion for the spokenword and being heard:


SPIDER EVANS - co-founder of The Hard Edge Club and co-author of Still Searching For The Big City Beats, the ONLY novel that has performance poetry as its focus, performers his own brand of urban verbal graffitti.   


TIM WELLS - a top class reading with all the usual sentimentality, smut and social history you’d expect from the editor of the Rising series of zines.


JOE CAIRO - the one and only original hard man of poetry performing poetry that gives a good kicking to the myths of poets writing about flowers and clouds, sharp writing with an even sharper sense of humor.


PLUS SPECIAL GUEST: PETER STEAD - a new generation of stand-up and spoken observation from this rising star of the comedy circuit.


HOSTED BY:


NATHAN PENLINGTON- "An act truly worthy of praise! His section is a smooth blend of comedy, storytelling and poetry. His writing and stage presence are both enjoyable and understated" - Three Weeks 


+ discs of darkness spun by DJ DAVID BUSH

Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1

Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.


Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.



So, see you there, or if you require further information just CONTACT US
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Thursday 14th October

Another week, and another fusion of stand up poetry, performance comedy, and music from some of the finest acts around. This week we bring you an EDINBURGH FRINGE 2004 POSTVIEW SPECIAL


RACHEL PANTECHNIKON & LIZ BENTLEY

One of the hit shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2004 - Rachel and Liz Get in Touch with Their Feelings - makes a welcome return to SHORTFUSE with a re-run of their show for those who missed it the first time around…the true life confessions of two peculiar women, cat fixated Rachel and worryingly deadpan Liz deliver Alan Bennett’s worst nightmare.

‘FIVE STARS’ – Three Weeks

Plus – S.P. HOWARTH - Winner of the SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL CONTEST 3, a great blend of observation and in your face performance, a poet with a future to watch.


HOSTED BY:


NATHAN PENLINGTON- "An act truly worthy of praise! His section is a smooth blend of comedy, storytelling and poetry. His writing and stage presence are both enjoyable and understated" - Three Weeks 


+ discs of darkness spun by DJ DAVID BUSH

Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1

Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.


Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.



So, see you there, or if you require further information just CONTACT US


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SPECIAL NOTICE:


On Wednesday 13th October you can catch resident host of SHORTFUSE - NATHAN PENLINGTON performing a feature length set at London's other finest spokenword night EXPRESS EXCESS.



And for those of you who live outside of London, or fancy a weekend by the seaside then on SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER head down to:



DON'T FEED THE POETS! Marlborough Theatre, Brighton.


"Once again it's a top quality line-up featuring a mix of new faces and old favourites. Headlining will be popular musical comic Glen Richardson plus there will be darker and by no means less humorous songs from satirist Simon Clayton, plus for the first time ever in Brighton the clever and quirky London based comic poet Nathan Penlington. Justin Rhyme comperes with support from the in-house band of hilarity The Paracetamols".
 
Doors open at 7.45pm with tickets on the door priced £5 and £4 conc.
 
For more info. ring Justin on 07816151957.


www.dontfeedthepoets.co.uk    
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Thursday 21st October

This week London's only electricfying fusion of stand up poetry, performance comedy and music brings you three of the best acts around...


MIKE FLYNN – a feature length set of funked up, folked out, rock ‘n’ roll with soul coupled with intelligent lyrics, plugged in entertainment from one man and his guitar.

VIC LAMBRUSCO – One of the early organisers of The Hard Edge Club, football terrace meets Plato, the toughest and funniest stand up poetry you’ll hear.


 


 


 




BADEN PRINCE JNR – The resident host of SPEAKEASY and the Barry White of poetry brings his own unique poetic talent to N1. Funny and funky forays into spokenword and storytelling.


 


 


 


 


 


 


HOSTED BY:


NATHAN PENLINGTON- "An act truly worthy of praise! His section is a smooth blend of comedy, storytelling and poetry. His writing and stage presence are both enjoyable and understated" - Three Weeks 


+ discs of darkness spun by DJ DAVID BUSH

Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1

Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.


Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.



So, see you there, or if you require further information just CONTACT US
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Thursday 28th October


For this week's electrifying fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy, and music - we are pleased to bring you a chance to see an act that you won't forget...

BARRY JONES & STUART MACLEOD

Stars of Channel 4’s series ‘MAGICK' this duo of underground Scottish magicians unleash their alternative brand of dark, surreal, bizarre comedy magic – you might have heard us say you’ve never seen anything like this before – trust us – you haven’t – don’t miss it or you'll be forever kicking yourself.


"Barry and Stuart are probably the most arresting magical thinkers and performers in the country"
Derren Brown


"undeniably inventive" - The Sunday Times


"...subversive magicians Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod boldly go where others fear to tread. Watch and marvel" - Scotland on Sunday



NIALL O’SULLIVAN – wonderfully weird and sordidly skewed intelligent leaps of the poetic imaginations.


 


 





 


REBECCA SABIN – one of London’s finest poetry performers presents a brand of life affirming poetry that is uniquely her own.


 


 


HOSTED BY:


NATHAN PENLINGTON- "An act truly worthy of praise! His section is a smooth blend of comedy, storytelling and poetry. His writing and stage presence are both enjoyable and understated" - Three Weeks 


+ discs of darkness spun by DJ DAVID BUSH

Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1

Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.


Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.



So, see you there, or if you require further information just CONTACT US


Thursday 4th November


SHORTFUSE is a weekly spokenword venue dedicated to bringing
you the best acts around, and fusing them into an electrifying weekly show of stand up poetry, performance comedy and music.

And to start November's series of shows we bring you:



STEWART LEE first made his name alongside Richard Herring in the TV series Fist of Fun and This Morning with Richard Not Judy. And since then has authored the novel The Perfect Fool, and directed and co-written Jerry Springer: The Opera. His extended SHORTFUSE appearance will be a rare performance of I’ll Only Go If You Throw Glass, a poem about the early stirrings of UK stand-up.

"Lee remains one of the most razor-sharp minds in the comedy
industry, and his material, it can be guaranteed, never
lapses into the ordinary." -  The Stage


PLUS:


PAUL LYALLS



The charismatic host of London's other top weekly spokenword night EXPRESS EXCESS. Paul effortlessly weaves brilliantly funny poems, stories and stand up humour with a diverse range of subjects into a rich performance.


'Playfully comic' - Glasgow Herald


'Has a keen eye for the absurd...his views on life are poignant' - The Daily Mail


 


 



JULIAN FOX


 


– master of the absurdly normal intricacies of the everyday: a unique blend of cabaret, comedy, music and poetry.


‘genius’ – Evening Standard


‘a cult attraction’ - Guardian


'the Harold Pinter of stand-up' - The Scotsman


 


HOSTED BY:


NATHAN PENLINGTON- "An act truly worthy of praise! His section is a smooth blend of comedy, storytelling and poetry. His writing and stage presence are both enjoyable and understated" - Three Weeks 


+ discs of darkness spun by DJ DAVID BUSH

Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1

Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.


Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.


SOME SHOWS DO SELL OUT AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE SHOWS- so, if there is a show you really don't want to miss our advice is to reserve tickets with us in advance. Just email your full name, the number of tickets you require, and a contact telephone number to: tickets@shortfuse.co.uk. We will hold them for you on the date of the show, they will be available for collection upon payment at the door between 8pm and 8.30pm.



So, see you there, or if you require further information just CONTACT US

PLEASE NOTE: There has been some confusion over the FUSE spokenword event being held this Thursday 4th November at the Theatre Royal Stratford East to celebrate the British Council’s 70th anniversary. This event is the sole responsibility of Apples & Snakes and any association made has been due to a close similarity of NAME only.



 
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