Thursday 9th December


Once again London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword brings you four of the best acts around:



John Anstiss – celebrating the launch tonight of his new collection ‘Poems: John Anstiss 2004’ – containing new work plus greatest hits from his celebrated ‘Butch Boy’.

Salena Saliva Godden – queen of the spokenword scene, renowned for giving poetry a dust down and taking it onto the dancefloor with her band SaltPeter…think Janis Jopin meets the Muppets.


 


 


 


Hils Barker – Intelligent and thought provoking satirical stand up, ‘a cynical intelligence and keen wit…definitely one to watch’ – Chortle.


 


 


 


 


 


Luke Wright – ¼ of poetry’s first BoyBand ‘Aisle16’, taking trash culture to the edge and turning the tabloids. ‘Forget everything you know about performance poetry’ - Scotsgay

 


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.


THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR


Forthcoming shows include:


Thursday 16th December:  Xmas Special Poetry Idol Rivial Idols - the winners of the first 3 contests will pit their performances against each other , to find out who is the ultimate Poetry Idol , it is YOU the audience who will decide the winner: Liz Bentley , Rhian Edwards , Sarah Kobrinsky , Project Adorno , S.P.Howarth & Gareth Jones.


Xmas break



Thursday 13th January 2005: MARCUS BIRDMAN , ALASTAIR COOK (star of Monkey Magic) and an extended set from SIMON MUNNERY (Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, The League Against Tedium and Buckethead).
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Website of the Week #14

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While most contemporary poetry concerns itself with the transitory absurdity of the everyday, the overlooked fleeting scribbled moments of life, FOUND magazine IS those moments. Letters, lists, notes to self, diaries, handwritten signs, postcards – discarded to the streets to be FOUND by others – reproduced as found, with little or no background to direct interpretation other than the circumstances and location in which the item was discovered. Reading these testaments to life lived is by turns funny, disturbing, heartwarming, moving and poetic.


The website gives examples of the material reproduced in the magazine, with a FIND OF THE WEEK section for the latest finds, but somehow the direct intervention of the digital causes some kind of loss, maybe it is the frailty of the material that can only be reproduced on paper, or maybe the magazine feels more voyeuristic, but we cannot stress this enough…BUY THE MAGAZINE. You will never have read anything like this before, and once you have it will change the way you read the world around you.


Currently it is a little difficult to get hold of the magazine in London: but try Foyles, Magmaor Rough Trade. Mark Pawson (purveyor of fine zines – his website will feature here very soon) also has copies available via mail order. But your best option is to subscribe and FOUND will ship to your door direct from the USA.


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Thursday 16th December

SHORTFUSE Xmas Special


For our final weekly fusion of stand up poetry, performance comedy, and spokenword of 2004 SHORTFUSE is proud to present...




The six winners of the first 3 Poetry Idol contests will pit their performances against each other, to find out who is the ultimate Poetry Idol, and it is YOU the audience who will decide the winner who will be given a feature length headline set next year. Featuring:


LIZ BENTLEY


RHIAN EDWARDS


SARAH KOBRINKSKY


PROJECT ADORNO


SP HOWARTH


GARETH JONES




PLUS: special secret seasonal guest* (well, someone dressed as Santa)



Poetry Idol Rival Idols: (left to right) 1/2 of Project Adorno, Rhian Edwards, SP Howarth, Gareth Jones, Santa, Sarah Kobrinsky and Liz Bentley.


AND THE WINNER WAS: .....LIZ BENTLY


 


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.


THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR


After our Xmas break we return on -



Thursday 13th January 2005: MARCUS BIRDMAN , ALASTAIR COOK (star of Monkey Magic) and an extended set from SIMON MUNNERY (Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, The League Against Tedium and Buckethead).

* ok, if you want a clue here is your own mini game of hangman


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The first letter is the first letter of meat traditionally eaten for christmas dinner, You can work out the rest for yourselves!)


XMAS BREAK


SHORTFUSE is taking a short break for xmas and new year but we return on


Thursday 13th January 2005


and for the electrifying weekly fusion of stand up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword that is SHORTFUSE, we are excited to present three of the brightest names in spokenword/comedy crossover...



SIMON MUNNERY - a feature length extended set from the mind and body behind Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, The League Against Tedium and Buckethead…tonight appearing as himself…expect surreal philosophising, comic invention, freewheeling verse and a dribble of harmonica…or something else entirely.
  
'One of the most original and talented comics in the country' - The Observer


‘As always, Munnery has his finger on the pulse of something ghastly’ - The List


'Gags so perfectly crafted they should be on display at Tate Modern’ - Chortle


ALASTAIR COOK


Star of Channel 5’s Monkey Magic who redefines the rules of magic and comedy.


‘A hip, sexy magician…the next big thing’ – Daily Star.


 


 



MARCUS BIRDMAN


One of the most original, innovative and inventive of the new generation of comics.


‘Uniquely talented’ – Evening Standard


 


 


 


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.


THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR
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