Edinburgh Fringe 2006
Over August London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword, is taking a break from our home at The Camden Head and once again will feature at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Three of the UK's most innovative spoken-word artists, Suzanne Andrade, Rhian Edwards and Nathan Penlington, tear-up the boundaries of page and stage with a slickly staged scrapbook cabaret featuring twilit tales of woe and weird wonder, curious conjouring that will baffle and confound, celestial song and animations most strange. Rhian Edwards: '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. Nathan Penlington: 'A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original' - Robert Newman. 'Sensation' - The Guardian Suzanne Andrade: 'Hypnotically brilliant, reminds me of William Burroughs and his strange stories' - Mixing It, BBC Radio 3 'You have applied a little first aid to my aged and failing body with your beautiful strange poetry' - Tony Hart Exhibited Daily! Throughout the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 3rd - 28th August 2006 (not 16th) - 4pm at Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. Tickets: £7.50 / £5.50 concessions To book tickets contact: Sweet box office: 0870 241 0136 www.sweet-uk.net Fringe Box office: 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com For further information or press details contact: info@shortfuse.co.uk
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If my life hadn't turned out differently
Nathan Penlington's debut solo show has just completed a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005, gaining some great reviews and lovely audiences:
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‘Fans of Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker and Simon Armitage will recognise Nathan Penlington’s whimsical poetic evocations from the North of the Watford gap. He points out he’s not a comedian, but there’s humour which touches the same place, and he has the talent with words to successfully open his horizons in future’ – The List
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‘consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle (click here for full review)
‘This is stand up poetry, but, as you might guess from the title, it has little in common with Eminem or Murray Lachlan Young. Indeed, Nathan Penlington begins with an amusing musical piece that debunking the myth that poets live, or think they live, a rock’n’roll lifestyle. And although he is skinny and wears spectacles, Penlington is also not a younger version of John Hegley…this is a selection of intriguing and quite daring free verse leavened with gentle, self-effacing chit-chat and even a little magic…Penlington clearly knows that real poetry can work better in small doses, particularly when placed in a light hearted context’ – Metro
‘fantastic’ – Three Weeks
If my life hadn't turned out differently is available for festivals, one off shows and touring. For futher information please contact: info@shortfuse.co.uk
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Click here for full Press Release in PDF format
Resident SHORTFUSE host Nathan Penlington's new solo stand-up poetry show is appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005 at the Pleasance Jokerdome from 3rd - 29th August:
If my life hadn't turned out differently
We have all wondered how our lives would be if we'd made different choices. Moved to a different town. Worked in a different job. Made different friends. Fallen in love with someone else.
But very few of us ask ourselves, 'What if my life hadn't turned out differently?'
Nathan Penlington, one of Britain’s new generation of stand-up poets explores life’s forgotten Kodak™ moments - our very own personal histories that make us who we are - seamlessly fusing comedy, poetry and storytelling with writing that is intelligent, accessible and entertaining.
If my life hadn't turned out differently is a unique and original spokenword show.
‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman
‘A young turn of promise’ – John Hegley
'An act truly worthy of praise' - Three Weeks
3-29 (not 16) August @ 4.00pm (show runs 1 hour)
Pleasance Jokerdome
Tickets : £7.50 (£6) / £8 (£6.50) / Previews £4.50
Pleasance Box Office: 0131 556 6550 www.pleasance.co.uk
Fringe Box Office: 0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com
To buy Tickets Online: CLICK HERE
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