Thursday 13th September

 "imaginatively programmed, lovingly produced"

                                                  John Hegley 

Shortfuse - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword - returns from its Summer break with a top line-up of top poets...

Roddy Lumsden

Acclaimed poet and author of the collections: ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’, ‘The Book of Love’ (Bloodaxe) and ‘Roddy Lumsden is dead’ (Wrecking Ball Press). Poetry that shifts effortlessly between the delicate, intricate and the accessible.

James Mckay

A rising star of the London spokenword scene, dashing poetry and handsome words fused with gentle humour and an engaging performance.

Joe Hakim

Winner of Shortfuse Poetry Idol 10, Hull based writer and poet performers his hard hitting well observed work.

Angela Cleland

Subtle and honest performance poetry from one of London's up and coming performers.

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

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 20th September 

Gwyneth Herbert 

Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, London, London and South East W12 8TT - special shortfuse price

Ok, so this isn’t actually a shortfuse show - but we are taking a week off and going to support one of our friends and one of the finest young singer/songwriters in the UK - her new album is out on the 3rd September on Blue Note Records - for tickets contact Box Office: 0905 020 3999 / Website: www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk / use the special Shortfuse promotion code ’MONKEY’ for a £5 discount on ticket prices.

Thursday 27th September

Hackney Empire Comedians
Run as a special event in conjunction with Write to Ignite, Hackney Word Festival 2007 (www.writetoignite.co.uk)
Hackney invades Islington for one night only as Shortfuse - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword - hosts past winners of the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition.
Featuring Stewart Lee – co-writer of Jerry Springer: The Opera, Henning When - The German Comedy Ambassador in the United Kingdom, Joe Wilkinson – winner of last year’s contest, and Paul Hickman – a physical torrent of puns and props.
7.9.07 11:54


Thursday 20th September 

Gwyneth Herbert 

Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, London, London and South East W12 8TT - special shortfuse price

Ok, so this isn’t actually a shortfuse show - but we are taking a week off and going to support one of our friends and one of the finest young singer/songwriters in the UK - her new album 'Between me and the wardrobe' was released on Blue Note Records on the 10th September to five star reviews and critical acclaim. For tickets contact Box Office: 0905 020 3999 / Website: www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk / use the special Shortfuse promotion code ’MONKEY’ for a £5 discount on ticket prices.

www.gwynethherbert.com

Thursday 27th September

Hackney Empire Comedians
Run as a special event in conjunction with Write to Ignite, Hackney Word Festival 2007 (www.writetoignite.co.uk)
Hackney invades Islington for one night only as Shortfuse - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword - hosts past winners of the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition.
Featuring Stewart Lee – co-writer of Jerry Springer: The Opera, Henning When - The German Comedy Ambassador in the United Kingdom, Joe Wilkinson – winner of last year’s contest, and Paul Hickman – a physical torrent of puns and props.

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

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

19.9.07 12:27