Thursday 11th May - shortfuse

Thursday 11th May

Penny Ashton

A feature length set from the hot pink bits that are New Zealand's Penny
Ashton. An all singing, all dancing, comedy poetry show with a difference.
"...a potty mouthed Pam Ayres" - The Metro.

Niall O'Sullivan

Host of London's only Saturday night poetry event 'The Cellar', man about town, and poet laureate of the working man.

Ahren Warner

Winning full length set from Poetry Idol 8 winner,
intelligent, powerful poetry from a young talent who is rising fast.

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 18th May: A feature length Edinburgh Preview from Kate Smurthwaite. Plus Canada's hottest spokenword act Baba Brinkman performing excerpts from the acclaimed 'Rap Canterbury Tales', and Poetry Idol 6 winner Paul Marshall.

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.

Thursday 1st June: Feature length Edinburgh Preview of Rachel Pantechnikon's debut solo show RACHEL LETS HER EMOTIONS RUN AWAY WITH HER: Cat-fixated poet Rachel Pantechnicon presents a plethora (or more) of verses and stories. Some have
drawings. Includes some mice made out of teazels and a book about a centipede. Plus the verbal dynamics of Paul MacJoyce, and the inspired verse of Agnes Meadows.

Thursday 8th June: A very special guest feature length performance from Perrier Award winner Daniel Kitson, reading stories, with guitar. Express Excess host Paul Lyalls, and New Blood poet and performer Wayne Smith.

Thursday 15th June: NO SHOW due to men running around on grass kicking a ball and being watched by half the world

Thursday 22nd June: NO SHOW due to men still running around on grass kicking a ball and being watched by half the world.

Thursday 29th June: A feature length preview from Amused Moose Comedy Hot Starlets. Plus Poetry Idol 1 winner Liz Bently.

Thursday 6th July: SHORTFUSE Edinburgh Fringe preview of Invisible Ink - your final chance to catch our brand new unique spokenword show in London before it heads for Scotland. Plus star of Channel 5's 'Monkey Magic' and Channel 4's 'Dirty Tricks' magician Alistair Cook, and a welcome return from Newcastle's Domain Jane.

Thursday 13th July: SHORTFUSE Poetry Idol 8. Submissions close 25th May. See www.20six.co.uk/poetryidol for full information.

Thursday 20th July: Final show of the season, we present a full length preview of Scott Cappuro's Edinburgh Fringe show. Plus magic from Mandy Muden, and the fantastic poetry that is Dean Wilson.

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