Thursday 30th March - shortfuse

Thursday 30th March

This week at SHORTFUSE - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword - we present three poets that stretch the boundaries of literary expectations

Suzanne Andrade

A feature length performance by the winner of SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 2. Dark, disturbing and extremely funny tales over original music and scratchy
vinyl soundtracks.

'Reminds me of William Burroughs and his strange stories. Hypnotically brilliant' -

BBC Radio 3.

With animations by Paul Barritt.

Paul Birtill

The master of deadpan, tightly constructed and comically morbid stand-up poetry reads greatest hits and new-but-soon-to-be-classics.

Hugo Williams

Award winning journalist and poet – including the T.S. Eliot prize and the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry reads from his highly acclaimed Collected Poems and new collection Dear Room (Faber and Faber).

With Resident Host:

NATHAN 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

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Forthcoming Shows:

Thursday 6th April: SHORTFUSE 6TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

Come and help us celebrate our 6^th birthday in style. The night will be headlined by the performance poetry laureate JOHN HEGLEY, with Poetry Idol 6 winner KATE FOX, and the outstanding musical lyrical comedy of MARTIN WHITE and his accordion.

Thursday 13th April: after our 6th Birthday celebrations I think we deserve a short holiday, so NO SHOW THIS WEEK but we return next week...

Thursday 20th April: A feature length set from the ultimate stand-up poet Logan Murray. Plus the first of a fortnight residence from Barry Jones and Stuart Macleod - this is your chance to see the stars of Channel 4's 'Tricks from the Bible' and 'Dirty Tricks' up close and personal. And the first of our POETRY IDOL 7 winners, Mat Lloyd, performs a full length set.

Thursday 27th April: A feature length performance from legendary stand-up and storyteller Bob Boyton performing from his hit one man show. Plus the second of a fortnight residence from Barry Jones and Stuart Macleod - stars of Channel 4's 'Tricks from the Bible' and 'Dirty Tricks' - performing a different set. Plus a welcome return to SHORTFUSE from poet Polly Atkin.

Thursday 4th May: A full length performance from stand-up star of the new BBC cult comedy show Hyperdrive Dan Antopolski. Plus the preview preview of the SHORTFUSE Edinburgh Fringe 2006 show - featuring Suzanne Andrade, Ritchie Scurvey, Rhian Edwards and Nathan Penlington.

...and looking even further forward we once again present another world first:

Thursday 25th May: Bards in their eyes - come and join us for a poetry night with a difference as a select handful of the best London based poets, performers and comedians take to the stage as another poet, dead or alive...we already have confirmed appearances from Ted Hughes, Dorthey Parker and Pam Swears. This promises to be an unmissable show...Book your tickets now.

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