Thursday 7th April







 


Once again we present the original SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOLTM contest. Six poets and performers new to SHORTFUSE will perform for 10 minutes each, and YOU the audience get to vote for two winners, who will both be invited to perform a full length set later in the year.  


The contestants are:


John Hoe


Katie Southall


Suzanne Andrade


Paul Marshall


Patrick Smith


Malgorzata Kitowski


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 



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.


PREVIOUS POETRY IDOL NIGHTS HAVE SOLD OUT AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS - 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
1.4.05 10:03


Thursday 14th April

SHORTFUSE 5TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION:


Yes, this week we celebrate 5 years of presenting a weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword. And to make this occastion special we are pleased to present:




CLUUB ZARATHUSTRA SPECIAL: Formed in 1993 Cluub Zarathustra planted its roots firmly in the surreal cabaret of the 19th century, as a reaction to the bland formulaic stand-up that has become the mainstream form of comedy. We bring you three members of this now sadly extinct ‘futuristic komedy kabaret’ who continue to take comedy and spokenword into a different realm:

Simon Munnery: The man and mind behind Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, The League Against Tedium and Buckethead. ‘Uniquely original’ – Evening Standard




Kevin Eldon – a man with a mass of film and TV credits, including the comedy series Big Train, Smack the Pony, Brass Eye and Jam.



 


Jason Freeman – star of Time Gentlemen Please and hit stand-up shows at the Edinburgh and Montreal festivals. ‘A comedy megastar in the making’ – 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 

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
11.4.05 11:14


Thursday 21st April

For this week's fusion of stand-up poetry and spokenword, we present three of the UK's top poets who straddle the divide of poetry to be read and poetry to be heard:


CHRIS TWIGG: A feature length set from this 21st Century troubadour, a fusion of poetry and 'neo old time urban hillbilly indoor rambler song'.


'A fine poet and songwriter' - The Guardian.


 



 


ROSS SUTHERLAND: contemporary culture filtered through intelligent leaps of the poetic imagination.


 


“Sublimely twisted Sutherland fantasises fashion trends where dead dogs pop out of rucksacks." - The Scotsman


 



 


CLARE POLLARD: Author of two acclaimed poetry collections, 'The heavy petting zoo' and 'Bedtime' published by Bloodaxe, performs greatest hits and will be classics.


'Like early Sylvia Plath re-interpreted for the Trainspotting generation' - Daily Mail


 


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 

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 28th April - Julian Fox, Rhian Edwards, and Polly Atkin.


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.
19.4.05 11:29


Click here for full Press Release in PDF format


Resident SHORTFUSE host Nathan Penlington's new solo stand-up poetry show is appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005 at the Pleasance Jokerdome from 3rd - 29th August:


If my life hadn't turned out differently

We have all wondered how our lives would be if we'd made different choices. Moved to a different town. Worked in a different job. Made different friends. Fallen in love with someone else.



But very few of us ask ourselves, 'What if my life hadn't turned out differently?'



Nathan Penlington, one of Britain’s new generation of stand-up poets explores life’s forgotten Kodak™ moments - our very own personal histories that make us who we are - seamlessly fusing comedy, poetry and storytelling with writing that is intelligent, accessible and entertaining.



If my life hadn't turned out differently is a unique and original spokenword show.


‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman


‘A young turn of promise’ – John Hegley



'An act truly worthy of praise' - Three Weeks


3-29 (not 16) August @ 4.00pm (show runs 1 hour)


Pleasance Jokerdome


Tickets: £7.50 (£6) / £8 (£6.50) / Previews £4.50


Pleasance Box Office: 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk


Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com


To buy Tickets Online: CLICK HERE
19.4.05 19:38


Thursday 28th April

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

Julian Fox


A unique fusion of cabaret, comedy, music and poetry, combined to produce compelling side-stepped takes on the everyday.


‘The Harold Pinter of stand-up’ – The Scotsman


 ‘Genius’ – Evening Standard 


 


 


 


Rhian Edwards – winner of the 1st SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL contest, an extremely talented writer who combines literature and performance into tightly observed poetry.


 


Polly Atkin – elegant and eloquent, acutely observed poetry performed with an honest that cuts right to the literary bone.


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 

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 5th May - Election night special - 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.
22.4.05 09:42


Thursday 5th May – Election Night Special

Once again SHORTFUSE brings you London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword. And for tonight's election night special we bring you a line-up you can't miss, so make your vote on the way to work and have a night out you won't forget...

John Hegley


A feature length set from the Performance Poet Laureate, expect dogs, potatoes, specs and the unexpectacled.



‘Scandalously talented’ – Sunday Times



‘Awesomely mundane’ – The Independent



‘Delightfully inventive’ – The Guardian


 


 


Ritchie Scurvey


Winner of SHORTFUSE Poetry Idol 4, a punk anarchist stranded three decades too late, rants against the arts council, early mornings, and the state.


 


Fran & Miles Landesman


A rare chance to see mother and son duo, a fusion of song, poetry and performance infused with a lifetime spent in underground happenings in New York and London.


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 

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


Thursday 19th May - Liz Bentley, plus Mandy Muden and Katie Southall.


Thursday 26th May - Andrew Bailey, plus Paul Marshall and Dean Wilson.


Thursday 2nd June - Barry Jones & Stuart Macleod, plus Mike Flynn and Luke Wright.


Thursday 9th June - Bob Boyton, plus Paul Lyalls and Bette O'Callaghan. 
29.4.05 09:52