Thursday 10th March

Once again London's first and only weekly fusion of stand up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword brings your four diverse and entertaining poets and performers.

Tim Wells – in addition to our advertised line-up, as Sarah Kobrinksy had to move to the other side of the pond sooner than expected - the oblique bleak bloke that is the editor of 'Rising' series of zines spins tales that combine social history with a healthy interest in smut.



Peter Donnelly – A raconteur who performs backflips through the literary tradition. ‘Joyce himself would have loved this’ – Sunday Tribune

Craig Smith – wonderfully worded and sordidly skewed intelligent leaps of the poetic imagination, delicately crafted and shot through with sharp humour.


 


Deborah Lampitt – acutely observed poetry giving a unique slant on life, love and language.


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:




Thursday 17th March - Rachel Pantechnicon, Bette O'Callaghan, Rebecca Sabin and S.P. Howarth.


Thursday 24th March - Jonathan Asser, Gareth Jones, Niall McDevitt and Paul Birtill.


Thursday 31st March:



Thursday 7th April - SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 5


Thursday 14th April - 5th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION featuring


CLUUB ZARATHUSTRA SPECIAL with Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee.



Thursday 21st April - Ross Sutherland, Clare Pollard and feature set from Christopher Twigg.


Thursday 28th April - Rhian Edwards, Woz Ahmed and feature act TBC.


Thursday 5th May - John Hegley performs a feature length set, plus Poetry Idol 4 winner Ritchie Scurvey, and Fran and Miles Landesman.


Thursday 12th May - Rob Gee, Jude Simpson, John Anstiss, David Johnson.


 
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Thursday 17th March


This week  at SHORTFUSE - London's best and only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword - we  present a diverse range of established performers on the London scene:

Rachel Pantechnicon – one of the best character performers in London opens her handbag of emotions and offers fluff covered pastilles of insight…and the missing segment of the Beaux Tapestry.



S.P.Howarth – winner of the 3rd SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL CONTEST, an energetic blend of observation and in-yer-face performance.


 



Bette O’Callaghan – hard livin’, heavy drinkin’, chain smokin’ poetry that walks on the wrong side of the road but lives to tell the tale.


 


Rebecca Sabin – one of London’s finest poetry performers, deceptively sweetly sharp. ‘Sensational’ – John Cooper Clarke. 


 


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:


Thursday 24th March - Jonathan Asser, Gareth Jones, Niall McDevitt and Paul Birtill.


Thursday 31st March:



Guest host: Niall O'Sullivan


Thursday 7th April - SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 5 featuring: John Hoe, Katie Southall, Susan Andrade, Paul Marshall, Patrick Smith and Malgorzata Kitowski.


Thursday 14th April - 5th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION featuring


CLUUB ZARATHUSTRA SPECIAL with Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee.


 


Thursday 21st April - Ross Sutherland, Clare Pollard and feature set from Christopher Twigg.


Thursday 28th April - Rhian Edwards, Woz Ahmed and feature act TBC.


Thursday 5th May - John Hegley performs a feature length set, plus Poetry Idol 4 winner Ritchie Scurvey, and Fran and Miles Landesman.


Thursday 12th May - Rob Gee, Jude Simpson, John Anstiss, David Johnson.
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Thursday 24th March

This week at SHORTFUSE, a weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword, we bring you four of London's finest poets and performers:


Jonathan Asser - From the author of 'Outside the Allstars' - poetry that moves effortlessly between the intricate, the accessible, the delicate and the hard hitting.


 


Gareth Jones - winner of the SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 3 contest, intelligent poetic leaps of the literary imagination.


Niall McDevitt - dashing and debonair, poetry that pushes the boundaries of the literary tradition.


 


 


 


 


Paul Birtill - the master of morbid comedy, with lines darker than a goth nightclub, performs greatest hits and work from his new collection.


 


 


 


 


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:


Thursday 31st March:



Guest host: Niall O'Sullivan


Thursday 7th April - SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 5 featuring: John Hoe, Katie Southall, Susan Andrade, Paul Marshall, Patrick Smith and Malgorzata Kitowski.


Thursday 14th April - 5th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION featuring


CLUUB ZARATHUSTRA SPECIAL with Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee.


 


Thursday 21st April - Ross Sutherland, Clare Pollard and feature set from Christopher Twigg.


Thursday 28th April - Rhian Edwards, Woz Ahmed and feature act TBC.


Thursday 5th May - John Hegley performs a feature length set, plus Poetry Idol 4 winner Ritchie Scurvey, and Fran and Miles Landesman.


Thursday 12th May - Rob Gee, Jude Simpson, John Anstiss, David Johnson.
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