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Thursday 13th July: This week at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we present the latest installment of our wor(l)d renowned Poetry Idol Contest
James McKay Tamsin Kendrick Kevin Reinhardt Musa Okwonga Angela Cleland Joshua Ehi Idehen How does it work? Six performers new to SHORTFUSE will perform for 10 minutes each, and then YOU the audience will vote for their favourite acts. The winning two acts will both be given a full length paid set later in the year. Previous winners have gone on to secure regular full length sets at various other spokenword events accross the country including Express Excess, Apples & Snakes, 5 star Edinburgh Fringe shows, and BBC radio apperances. See www.20six.co.uk/poetryidol for more information. 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...
PLEASE NOTE: Due to high demand for tickets we cannot accept any more reservations for this event. However there will be a limited number of tickets available on the door for sale from 8.30pm
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 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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Over August London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword, is taking a break from our home at The Camden Head and once again will feature at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Three of the UK's most innovative spoken-word artists, Suzanne Andrade, Rhian Edwards and Nathan Penlington, tear-up the boundaries of page and stage with a slickly staged scrapbook cabaret featuring twilit tales of woe and weird wonder, curious conjouring that will baffle and confound, celestial song and animations most strange. Rhian Edwards: 'Astounding performances that get you in the emotional gut' - The Verb, BBC Radio 3 'An exceptional writer and one of the most compelling performers on the spokenword stage' - Hugo Williams, Times Literary Supplement. Nathan Penlington: 'A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original' - Robert Newman. 'Sensation' - The Guardian Suzanne Andrade: 'Hypnotically brilliant, reminds me of William Burroughs and his strange stories' - Mixing It, BBC Radio 3 'You have applied a little first aid to my aged and failing body with your beautiful strange poetry' - Tony Hart 
Exhibited Daily! Throughout the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 3rd - 28th August 2006 (not 16th) - 4pm at Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. Tickets: £7.50 / £5.50 concessions To book tickets contact: Sweet box office: 0870 241 0136 www.sweet-uk.net Fringe Box office: 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com For further information or press details contact: info@shortfuse.co.uk
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SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL EDINBURGH SPECIAL 12th, 20th, 27th August 2006  Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF Tickets: £7.50 / £5.50 We are running a series of three special Poetry Idol Edinburgh shows throughout this year's fringe festival. Open to ALL poets and performers, including previous winners and contestants of any previous Poetry Idol event: Six poets perform for 10 minutes each to be awarded the Poetry Idol Edinburgh Special crown, and to win a full length set in the new SHORTFUSE season. We are open to submissions now. Send envelopes clearly marked to: Poetry Idol Edinburgh, SHORTFUSE, c/o The Camden Head, 2 Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1. Before 22nd July 2006. Or throughout the festival: Poetry Idol Edinburgh, SHORTFUSE c/o Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF. For full information see www.20six.co.uk/poetryidol or www.myspace.com/poetryidol To book tickets contact: Sweet box office: 0870 241 0136 www.sweet-uk.net Poetry Idol will be Hosted by:
‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman
‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle
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Summer 2006 Over August London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword, is taking a break from our home at The Camden Head and once again will feature at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Three of the UK's most innovative spoken-word artists, Suzanne Andrade, Rhian Edwards and Nathan Penlington, tear-up the boundaries of page and stage with a slickly staged scrapbook cabaret featuring twilit tales of woe and weird wonder, curious conjouring that will baffle and confound, celestial song and animations most strange. Rhian Edwards: 'Astounding performances that get you in the emotional gut' - The Verb, BBC Radio 3 'An exceptional writer and one of the most compelling performers on the spokenword stage' - Hugo Williams, Times Literary Supplement. Nathan Penlington: 'A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original' - Robert Newman. 'Sensation' - The Guardian Suzanne Andrade: 'Hypnotically brilliant, reminds me of William Burroughs and his strange stories' - Mixing It, BBC Radio 3 'You have applied a little first aid to my aged and failing body with your beautiful strange poetry' - Tony Hart
Exhibited Daily! Throughout the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 3rd - 28th August 2006 (not 16th) - 4pm at Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. Tickets: £7.50 / £5.50 concessions To book tickets contact: Sweet box office: 0870 241 0136 www.sweet-uk.net Fringe Box office: 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com For further information or press details contact: info@shortfuse.co.uk _____________________________________________________ SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL EDINBURGH SPECIAL 12th, 20th, 27th August 2006 Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF Tickets: £7.50 / £5.50 We are running a series of three special Poetry Idol Edinburgh shows throughout this year's fringe festival. Open to ALL poets and performers, including previous winners and contestants of any previous Poetry Idol event: Six poets perform for 10 minutes each to be awarded the Poetry Idol Edinburgh Special crown, and to win a full length set in the new SHORTFUSE season. We are open to submissions now. Send envelopes clearly marked to: Poetry Idol Edinburgh, SHORTFUSE, c/o The Camden Head, 2 Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1. Before 22nd July 2006. Or throughout the festival: Poetry Idol Edinburgh, SHORTFUSE c/o Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF. For full information see www.20six.co.uk/poetryidol or www.myspace.com/poetryidol To book tickets contact: Sweet box office: 0870 241 0136 www.sweet-uk.net Poetry Idol will be Hosted by:
‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman
‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle
____________________________________________ SHORTFUSE returns with its regular weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword on the 21st September. Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1 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: |
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