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Thursday 10th May This week at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword, we bring you the first in a series of special Edinburgh Festival previews from some of the best acts on the circuit...
A feature length Edinburgh Festival Preview from the acclaimed stand-up Lucy Porter. Countless TV and Radio apperances, and four solo Edinburgh shows under her belt, this is your chance to catch brand new work in progress. “…Charmingly twisted, articulate and witty …” SUNDAY TIMES “… inspired sillyness…” GUARDIAN
Dorna Aslanzadeh Intrepid and witty, fiesty and intelligent poetry from a hot new star of the London scene.
Paul Lyalls - humorous rhymes from one of the UK's most energetic performance poets. Hosted by:
 NATHAN PENLINGTON- ‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman 'The best qualified performance poet in the country' - BBC Radio 3, The Verb 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: www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon Forthcoming shows:Thursday 17th May  SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 10 Six poets perform for 10 minutes each to be awarded the Poetry Idol 10 crown, and to win a full length set in the new SHORTFUSE season. We have made the initial selection and the six performers are:Alison Brumfitt , Elle Ludkin , Jonathan Attrill , Ashley Reaks , Joe Hakim & Dean Atta.
'I went to a poetry reading where over a hundred people were cheering and booing and seemingly enjoying themselves, which is not the norm for poetry readings. The enthusiasm was unnerving...' - Hugo Williams, Times Literary Supplement
So, come and support what promises to be another top event. BOOKING is recommended for this event. Thursday 24th May A feature length set from the SHORTFUSE Poetry Idol Rival Idol 3 winner Musa Okwonga, performing his subtle and stirring blend of storytelling and compelling poetry. Plus Canadian hip-hop poet Baba Brinkman performs new work and excerpts from his acclaimed Rap Canturbury Tales. And the delicately hard-hitting poetry of Katie Southall. Some dates for the diary for those forward thinkers: Thursday 21st June
Oh, yes, the second Bards in Their Eyes event. Last year saw some fine performances including Niall O'Sullivan, Rhian Edwards and John Hegley...we will release the names for this year's show in a month or two but we are open for ticket reservations NOW! |
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4.5.07 12:50 |
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Lucy Porter
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Thursday 17th May 2007 This week at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we bring you our renowned contest Poetry Idol....SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 10 Six poets perform for 10 minutes each to be awarded the Poetry Idol 10 crown, and to win a full length set in the new SHORTFUSE season. We have made the initial selection and the six performers are: Alison Brumfitt Elle Ludkin Jonathan Attrill Ashley Reaks Joe Hakim Dean Atta.
'I went to a poetry reading where over a hundred people were cheering and booing and seemingly enjoying themselves, which is not the norm for poetry readings. The enthusiasm was unnerving...' - Hugo Williams, Times Literary Supplement
So, come and support what promises to be another top event. BOOKING is recommended for this event.
Hosted by:
NATHAN PENLINGTON- ‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman 'The best qualified performance poet in the country' - BBC Radio 3, The Verb 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: www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon Thursday 24th May A feature length set from the SHORTFUSE Poetry Idol Rival Idol 3 winner Musa Okwonga, performing his subtle and stirring blend of storytelling and compelling poetry. Plus Canadian hip-hop poet Baba Brinkman performs new work and excerpts from his acclaimed Rap Canturbury Tales. And the delicately hard-hitting poetry of Katie Southall. Some dates for the diary for those forward thinkers: Thursday 21st June
Oh, yes, the second Bards in Their Eyes event. Last year saw some fine performances including Niall O'Sullivan, Rhian Edwards and John Hegley...we will release the names for this year's show in a month or two but we are open for ticket reservations NOW! |
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13.5.07 20:17 |
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Thursday 24th May This week at SHORTFUSE - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy, and spokenword - we bring you three rule breaking performers....
A feature length set from the SHORTFUSE Poetry Idol Rival Idol 3 winner Musa Okwonga, and Poetry Idol 8 winner Joshua Idehen, performing their subtle and stirring blend of storytelling and compelling poetry fused to live DJ'ing.
Canadian hip-hop poet performs new work and excerpts from his acclaimed Rap Canturbury Tales. 'Truly awe-inspiring' - Five Stars - The Scotsman Katie Southall Delicately hard-hitting and crashingly honest poetry. Hosted by:
NATHAN PENLINGTON- ‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman 'The best qualified performance poet in the country' - BBC Radio 3, The Verb 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: www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon
Some dates for the diary for those forward thinkers: Thursday 21st June
Oh, yes, the second Bards in Their Eyes event. Last year saw some fine performances including Niall O'Sullivan, Rhian Edwards and John Hegley...we will release the names for this year's show in a month or two but we are open for ticket reservations NOW! |
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18.5.07 12:22 |
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Poem in Between People
Baba Brinkman