THURSDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2006 

After our summer break from our weekly status as London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we return this week to our long running Thursday night slot. During our break we took 'Invisible Ink' - a new format spokenword show - plus a series of our wor(l)d renowned 'Poetry Idol' Contests - to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Plus, in conjunction with Tim Wells, Nathan Penlington hosted and co-organised the red room as part of the Brick Lane Festival at the Vibe Bar, which also included another Poetry Idol. So, for our first show back we bring you a collection of winners new and old that prove that the UK poetry scene is vibrant and producing a vast range of top quality poets and performers. 

Liz Bentley the first ever Poetry Idol Rival Idol winner performs a feature length set of her own brand of dark-edged life-affirming comedy-poetry-cabaret.

 "Superbly crafted character...The humour is wonderfully subtle... dark, a little bit frightenning, and definately one of my fringe highlights." THREE WEEKS ***** Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Sian Robin-Grace the winner of the 2nd Poetry Idol Edinburgh Fringe 2006 special brings her beautiful blend of observation, wit and well crafted verse to N1.


Rachel Pantechnichon - runner up of both Poetry Idol Edinburgh and Brick Lane Festival. Cat-fixated poet Rachel Pantechnicon presents a plethora of verses and stories. Some with drawings.
'Disturbing' ***** Three Weeks 
 

Paul MacJoyce - Winner of the Poety Idol Brick Lane Festival Special - verbal dynamics, off all four walls observation laced
with bite.

With Resident Host:

if_my_life_hadn_t_turned_out_differently__rgb__1_.jpgNATHAN 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 .

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FORTHCOMING SHOWS:

Thursday 28th September

Comic story teller Guy Jackson, star of Channel 4's Dirty Tricks magician Pete Firman, and a feature length set from the acclaimed band Jesus Licks

Thursday 5th October - National Poetry Day

Poetry from Annie Freud, TS Eliot prize winner Hugo Williams and a feature length set from contemporary troubadour Chris Twigg.


Thursday 12th October

Poetry Idol winner Joshua Ehi Edihen, plus fantastic welsh comedian Milton Jones, and a feature length set from comic and novelist Sean Hughes.

Thursday 19th October 

Full sets from poetry Idol winners Musa Okwonga and Ahren Warner, plus a feature length set from comedian Susan Murray


Thursday 26th October

Back to back feature length sets from cult comedian Simon Munnery and NYC's finest spokenword performer Cheryl B
20.9.06 15:25


 Thursday 28th September

This week at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we continue our new season with the high quality variety you can expect from SHORTFUSE. Our advice, as ever, is book your tickets now and arrive early... 

JESUS LICKS

A mix of grassy sounds and beautiful melodies, songs with a pop sensibility teamed with dark chord sequences and black comedic lyrics.
Performing from their acclaimed debut album 'Terrible Beauty'.

 

PETE FIRMAN

Star of Channel 5's monkey magic and channel 4's dirty tricks - a multi-skilled performer who manages to couple crafty sleight of hand with entertaining banter.

'Weird and wonderful' - Maxim

GUY JACKSON
 

A rare chance to catch this exceptional storyteller in London, a fantastic performer that brings his unique darkly humoured wor(l)ds to life with energetic performance.

With Resident Host:

NATHAN PENLINGTON-

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

 '...has little in common with Eminem...' - Metro

'...thinks he has something in common with Snoop Dogg' - Steph Healey, Poetry Cafe
 
 

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 .

Are you part of the myspace.com revolution? If so, come and make friends:

www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon

FORTHCOMING SHOWS:

Thursday 5th October - National Poetry Day

Poetry from Annie Freud, TS Eliot prize winner Hugo Williams and a feature length set from contemporary troubadour Chris Twigg.


Thursday 12th October

Poetry Idol winner Joshua Ehi Edihen, plus fantastic welsh comedian Milton Jones, and a feature length set from comic and novelist Sean Hughes.

Thursday 19th October 

Full sets from poetry Idol winners Musa Okwonga and Ahren Warner, plus a feature length set from comedian Susan Murray


Thursday 26th October

Back to back feature length sets from cult comedian Simon Munnery and NYC's finest spokenword performer Cheryl B
22.9.06 10:44