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Thursday 8th June This week at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we bring you another outstanding line-up of the best in cutting edge poetics...
"sublime and cerebral" - Financial Times
The charismatic host of Express Excess peforms his trademark style lighthearted, warmly comic, stories from North of the border. With Resident Host:
‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman
‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle
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 Are you part of the myspace.com revolution? If so, come and make friends: www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon
Forthcoming Shows: Thursday 15th June: NO SHOW due to men running around on grass kicking a ball and being watched by half the world Thursday 22nd June: NO SHOW due to men still running around on grass kicking a ball and being watched by half the world. Thursday 29th June: A feature length preview from Amused Moose Comedy Hot Starlets. Plus Poetry Idol 1 winner Liz Bently. Thursday 6th July: 
SHORTFUSE Edinburgh Fringe preview of Invisible Ink - your final chance to catch our brand new unique spokenword show in London before it heads for Scotland. Plus star of Channel 5's 'Monkey Magic' and Channel 4's 'Dirty Tricks' magician Alistair Cook, and a welcome return from Newcastle's Domain Jane. Thursday 13th July: SHORTFUSE Poetry Idol 8. See www.20six.co.uk/poetryidol for full information. Contestants have been selected and are: James McKay Tamsin Kendrick Kevin Reinhardt Musa Okwonga Angela Clealand Joshua Ehi Idehen The quality is once again of another high standard, and this promises to be yet another fantastic Poetry Idol night. So, as always, it is best to book your tickets now... Thursday 20th July: Final show of the season, we present a full length preview of Scott Cappuro's Edinburgh Fringe show. Plus magic from Mandy Muden, and the fantastic poetry that is Dean Wilson. |
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2.6.06 12:30 |
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A very special guest feature length performance from Perrier Award winner Daniel Kitson, reading stories, with guitar.
Wayne Smith: winner of SHORTFUSE 
Paul Lyalls 
NATHAN PENLINGTON
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We are now accepting submissions for SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 9. The closing date for submissions is Thursday 28th September 2006. SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 9 will be held on Thursday 2nd November 2006.
We are currently receiving submissions from poets, performers and writers for POETRY IDOL 9*. Please send a short recorded sample of your work (10 to 15 minutes is ideal) in either tape, video, cd, DVD or minidisc format. We are not concerned with the quality of the recording, but we do need to hear the style of your performance, if you think it would help us to judge your work fairly please also include printed copies of your work. We recomend that before submitting your work to us you try and attend a regular SHORTFUSE night, to see the diverse range and styles of poetry that we feature. Click here for current listings. Then just send your envelope clearly marked to: SHORTFUSE, c/o The Camden Head, 2 Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1. Please ensure you include full contact details, telephone number and email address. And include an SAE if you require your recording returned to you. If you require more information just contact us by email: poetryidol@shortfuse.co.uk |
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2.6.06 15:00 |
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This section of the website is being updated with new photos from shortfuse events....
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6.6.06 17:13 |
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Thursday 29th June London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword returns after a mini break with a feature length preview from  Amused Moose Comedy Hot Starlets ...your chance to catch the next big things in an intimate venue featuring: Holly Walsh, Ginger & Black, Christian Steel, Tom Clutterbuck, Rebecca Smith, Paul Eyres, compered by Tiernan Douieb Plus Poetry Idol 1 winner Liz Bentley - morbidly deadpan character comedy.
Deborah Lampitt - intelligent and delicately crafted poetry laced with humour. With Resident Host:
‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman
‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle
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 Are you part of the myspace.com revolution? If so, come and make friends: www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon
Thursday 6th July: SHORTFUSE Edinburgh Fringe preview of Invisible Ink - your final chance to catch our brand new unique spokenword show in London before it heads for Scotland. Plus star of Channel 5's 'Monkey Magic' and Channel 4's 'Dirty Tricks' magician Alistair Cook, and a welcome return from Newcastle's Domain Jane. Thursday 13th July: SHORTFUSE Poetry Idol 8. See www.20six.co.uk/poetryidol for full information. Contestants have been selected and are: James McKay Tamsin Kendrick Kevin Reinhardt Musa Okwonga Angela Cleland Joshua Ehi Idehen The quality is once again of another high standard, and this promises to be yet another fantastic Poetry Idol night. So, as always, it is best to book your tickets now... Thursday 20th July: Final show of the season, we present a full length preview of Scott Cappuro's Edinburgh Fringe show. Plus magic from Mandy Muden, and the fantastic poetry that is Dean Wilson. |
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9.6.06 11:43 |
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Thursday 6th July This week at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy, and spokenword we present... SHORTFUSE Edinburgh Fringe preview of Invisible Ink - your final chance to catch our brand new unique spokenword show in London before it heads for Scotland featuring Suzanne Andrade, Rhian Edwards and Nathan Penlington.
and a welcome return from Newcastle's Domain Jane.
With Resident Host:
‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman
‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle
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 Are you part of the myspace.com revolution? If so, come and make friends: www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon Thursday 13th July: SHORTFUSE Poetry Idol 8. See www.20six.co.uk/poetryidol for full information. Contestants have been selected and are:James McKay Tamsin Kendrick Kevin Reinhardt Musa Okwonga Angela Cleland Joshua Ehi Idehen The quality is once again of another high standard, and this promises to be yet another fantastic Poetry Idol night. So, as always, it is best to book your tickets now... Thursday 20th July: Final show of the season, we present a full length preview of Scott Capurro's Edinburgh Fringe show YANKEE DOG PIG "Scott Capurro is the margherita of the comedy world - delicious, sharp and Plus comic magician Mandy Muden, and the fantastic stand-up poet Dean Wilson. |
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30.6.06 11:49 |
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Plus star of Channel 5's 'Monkey Magic' and Channel 4's 'Dirty Tricks' magician Alistair Cook.