Thursday 10th November


This week at London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we bring you:

Marian Pashley A feature length set of unique observational humour from this well established stand up, comic and compelling sidestepped takes on the everyday.


"Whimsically funny" - Evening Standard


 "Delightful" - The Guardian


 


 



 


Paul Lyalls weaves brilliantly funny poems, stories and stand-up humour into a
rich performance.


‘Has a keen eye for the absurd…his views on life are poignant’ – The Daily Mail


Due to Rebecca Sabin being unable to perform we are pleased to present a SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMER...



 


Suzanne Andrade – winner of SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 5 and as featured of BBC Radio 3’s mixing it "Joyce Grenfell meets Throbbing Gristle" -  dark tales of contemporary unease set to a scratchy 1920’s soundtrack.


 


 


With Resident Host:


NATHAN PENLINGTON-


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


‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle



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


We welcome your comments about our events, send us your .


Forthcoming Shows:


Thursday 17th November: feature length set from Star of Channel 4's Dirty Tricks and Channel 5's Monkey Magic Pete Firman, plus Paul Hickman

 

Thursday 24th November: feature length set from Chris Twigg, Heather Taylor, The Racker

 

Thursday 1st December: Craig Smith, Matthew Caley, John Anstiss, Niall McDevitt.

 

Thursday 8th December: Project Adorno perform a feature length remix of their Edinburgh Fringe 2005 Show. Plus Julian Fox, and SP Howarth.

 

Thursday 15th December: Xmas Special -

SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 2

Featuring: Ritchie Scurvie, Suzanne Andrade, Paul Marshall, Richard Johnson, Wayne Smith, Kate Fox. PLUS: Father Christmas and Grotto.

 

Thursday 19th January 2006: Simon Munnery, Martin White, Alistair Cook

 

Thursday 3rd November

This week at London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we bring you:

Logan Murray - a feature length set from the ultimate stand-up poetry performer:



'dashing and debonair, stylish and funny'  - Time Out


'a major comic talent' - Evening Standard


Katie Southall - one of London’s fresh new poetry talents, a strong sense of performance coupled with original poetry signal Katie out as one to watch.


Niall O'Sullivan – fresh from the Apples & Snakes ‘Temptation’ tour,
author of the acclaimed collection ‘You’re not singing anymore’, performs
his unique blend of angst and humour infused in a poetry of the everyday.


With Resident Host:


NATHAN PENLINGTON-


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


‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle



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



Thursday 10th November: Marian Pashley, Paul Lyalls, and Rebecca Sabin.


 
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Thursday 17th November


This week at London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we bring you the fantatsic...


Pete Firman feature length set from Star of Channel 4's Dirty Tricks and Channel 5's Monkey Magic  - a mutli-skilled performer who manages to couple crafty slight of hand with entertaining banter…without
making you puke.


 'Weird and wonderful' - Maxim


 


 


 

 


 



PLUS  Paul Hickman


 


Former Hackney Empire New Comedian of the year performs his unique brand of high energy physical stand up.


 


Plus: Resident DJ David Bush + the next round of the SHORTFUSE Theme Song Showdown


 

With Resident Host:


NATHAN PENLINGTON-


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


‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle



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


We welcome your comments about our events, send us your .


Forthcoming Shows:


Thursday 24th November: feature length set from Chris Twigg, Heather Taylor, The Racker

 

Thursday 1st December: Craig Smith, Matthew Caley, John Anstiss, Niall McDevitt.

 

Thursday 8th December: Project Adorno perform a feature length remix of their Edinburgh Fringe 2005 Show. Plus Julian Fox, and SP Howarth.

 

Thursday 15th December: Xmas Special -

SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 2

Featuring: Ritchie Scurvie, Suzanne Andrade, Paul Marshall, Richard Johnson, Wayne Smith, Kate Fox. PLUS: Father Christmas and Grotto.

 

Thursday 19th January 2006: feature length set from Simon Munnery. Plus Martin White, and Alistair Cook.
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Thursday 24th November

This week at London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, spokenword and music we bring you three top acts who cross, blend and blur the boundaries of performance, poetry, music and storytelling PLUS a very special guest performer we are very excited about...


Chris Twigg 


 


A feature length set from this contemporary troubadour. A fusion of poetry and 'neo old time urban hillbilly indoor rambler song'. Reading from his latest publication 'A cherub that sees them'.


 


 



Heather Taylor


Performing from her debut full length collection 'Horizon &
Back' (Tall Lighthouse) - poetry with a sleek sensual edge that hides a razor sharp wit.


 


 


 




The Racker Literary raconteur, Irish poet and comic wordsmith performs his unique brand of spokenword.


‘Joyce himself would have loved this’ – Sunday Tribune

 


 


 


PLUS VERY SPECIAL GUEST:


CR Avery – Direct from Canada, see this man while you can: equal parts musician and poet, he can, among other things, play harmonica while beatboxing at the same time; “Search this man out, CR Avery is terrific” – Tom Waits


 


With Resident Host:


NATHAN PENLINGTON-


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


‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle



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


We welcome your comments about our events, send us your .


Forthcoming Shows:


Thursday 1st December: Craig Smith, Matthew Caley, John Anstiss, Niall McDevitt.

 

Thursday 8th December: Project Adorno perform a feature length remix of their Edinburgh Fringe 2005 Show. Plus Julian Fox, and SP Howarth.

 

Thursday 15th December: Xmas Special -

SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 2

Featuring: Ritchie Scurvie, Suzanne Andrade, Paul Marshall, Richard Johnson, Wayne Smith, Kate Fox. PLUS: Father Christmas and Grotto.

 

Thursday 19th January 2006: feature length set from Simon Munnery. Plus Martin White, and Alistair Cook.
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Thursday 1st December

This week at London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we bring you:


Craig Smith


Author of ‘Super 8’ presents his wonderfully worded and sordidly skewed intelligent leaps of the poetic imagination, delicately crafted and shot through with sharp humour.

Matthew Caley


Author of ‘Thirst’ (Forward Prize for Best First Collection Nominee) reads from his latest collection ‘The Scene Of My Former Triumph’.


‘Comic, witty, even touchingly poignant' - Time Out.


 


 


John Anstiss


Author of the acclaimed poetry collection ‘Butch Boy’ and commanding performer reads from his greatest hits and soon to be classics.

Niall McDevitt


Dashing and debonair, poetry that pushes the boundaries of the literary tradition.


 


 


With Resident Host:


NATHAN PENLINGTON-


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


‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle



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


We welcome your comments about our events, send us your .


Forthcoming Shows:


Thursday 8th December: Project Adorno perform a feature length remix of their Edinburgh Fringe 2005 Show. Plus Julian Fox, and SP Howarth.

 

Thursday 15th December: Xmas Special -

SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 2

Featuring: Ritchie Scurvie, Suzanne Andrade, Paul Marshall, Richard Johnson, Wayne Smith, Kate Fox. PLUS: Father Christmas and Grotto.

 

Thursday 19th January 2006: feature length set from Simon Munnery. Plus Martin White, and Alistair Cook.
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