Thursday 7th December

 

This week at London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword, we bring you an early Christmas treat as we combine three of the UK's most unique talents into an evening that promises to be unmissable...

JOHN HEGLEY

A feature length set from the performance poet Laureate, expect some old favourites, some soon to become favourites from his new collection Uncut Confetti, and the unexpected.


‘Scandalously talented’ – Sunday Times


‘Awesomely mundane’ – The Independent


 

 


 

 

Ian Saville 

 

The world's leading Marxist Magician...fusing comedy, conjuring and communism. Politics has never been this entertaining.

'Would make the hardest liner laugh .... Ideologically sound and magnificently bonkers' - The Independent

'Good conjuring, good politics and very, very funny. Don't miss him' - Morning Star

 

 

Rhian Edwards

 

One of the best of the UK's new generation of poets.

'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.

 

 

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:

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FORTHCOMING SHOWS:

Thursday 14th December - POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 3

 

 

Join us for our SHORTFUSE xmas party - POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 3 - in which YOU the audience get to vote which performer will win a feature length set in the new year. Featuring Ahren Warner, Musa Okwonga, Joshua Ehi Edihen, Scroobius Pip, and Tim Clare. PLUS the usual SHORTFUSE seasonal mayhem...a special festive guest. PLUS the outstanding jazz-folk vocalist GWYNETH HERBERT... "A voice that's a knowing mix of honey, steel and gravel... Her voice vibrating over the lyrics in a way that makes your toes curl" - The Observer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WE TAKE A BREAK

FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

OUR FIRST SHOW OF 2007 IS ON 18th JANUARY.
3.12.06 16:57


Thursday 14th December - POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 3

This week at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy, and spokenword is our last show of 2006. And what a show it will be...

 

Join us for our SHORTFUSE xmas party - POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 3 - in which YOU the audience get to vote which performer will win a feature length set in the new year. Featuring Ahren Warner, Musa Okwonga, Joshua Ehi Edihen, Scroobius Pip, and Tim Clare. PLUS the usual SHORTFUSE seasonal mayhem...a special festive guest.

PLUS the outstanding jazz-folk vocalist GWYNETH HERBERT... "A voice that's a knowing mix of honey, steel and gravel... Her voice vibrating over the lyrics in a way that makes your toes curl" - The Observer

 

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

 WE TAKE A BREAK

FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

OUR FIRST SHOW OF 2007 IS ON 18th JANUARY.
11.12.06 20:34