Apples & Snakes Open Mic
What wouldn’t you give to perform your poetry alongside dance-hall queen Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze, in London’s spanking-newest spoken-word venue? Well, fantasise no longer – tonight Apples & Snakes presents an open mic that features a special set from the lass herself. Arrive early to sign up for your own slot. And remember: the eyes and ears of the poetry scene will be taking note, so make sure you do your greatest hit.
When: Friday 18 September @ 6.30pm
Where: Freeword Centre 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA
Tickets: Free
Booking: 020 8465 6154
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, October 17, 2008
Apples & Snakes and British Council presents SPEECHLESS
Thursday, 30 October
£8.50
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
How free is free speech? Are there things that just can't be said? Enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the right to freedom of opinion and expression but what does this mean in an age of anxiety and mistrust? Speechless brings together new poetry from five amazing writers from across South East Asia and four brilliant UK-based poets on the theme of freedom of expression in a unique new multi-lingual spoken word show. Incorporating different perspectives and experiences from Vietnam to Ireland and sexuality to slavery, Speechless will be a night that stimulates brain-tingling debate, covering issues that define our existence. The performance features: Priya K (Malaysia), Siege Malvar (Philippines), Liu Liang Yen (Taiwan), Da Thao Phuong (Vietnam) and UK artists Francesca Beard, Aoife Mannix and Jacob Sam-La Rose.
An Apples & Snakes and British Council production in association with English PEN Bookings: 0871 663 2500 / www.southbankcentre.co.uk
£8.50
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
How free is free speech? Are there things that just can't be said? Enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the right to freedom of opinion and expression but what does this mean in an age of anxiety and mistrust? Speechless brings together new poetry from five amazing writers from across South East Asia and four brilliant UK-based poets on the theme of freedom of expression in a unique new multi-lingual spoken word show. Incorporating different perspectives and experiences from Vietnam to Ireland and sexuality to slavery, Speechless will be a night that stimulates brain-tingling debate, covering issues that define our existence. The performance features: Priya K (Malaysia), Siege Malvar (Philippines), Liu Liang Yen (Taiwan), Da Thao Phuong (Vietnam) and UK artists Francesca Beard, Aoife Mannix and Jacob Sam-La Rose.
An Apples & Snakes and British Council production in association with English PEN Bookings: 0871 663 2500 / www.southbankcentre.co.uk
APPLES & SNAKES IN SOHO Featuring Brian Patten
Wednesday 29 October
8pm, £8 / £6
Soho Theatre
21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE
Poetry that speaks to all five senses.
Performance poetry owes an awful lot to Brian Patten: as one of theLiverpool Poets, he captured the zeitgeist of the 1960s and turned poetry into something quirky, invigorating and slightly dangerous. But rather than resting on former glories, he's tackled the subsequent decades head-on, tirelessly producing new material and establishing himself as one of the nation's foremost writers, both on the stage and between the book-covers. Tonight the great craftsman presents a selection of his masterworks.
Also on the bill will be Karen McCarthy , who carries that same flame of quirkiness in her poetry, plays and inspirational blogging. Don't miss your chance to hear the woman who "fizzes with intelligence, energy and linguistic invention" (New Statesman). Plus, kicking off the evening, there's PoetiCat , a forthright new spoken-word sensation, who has already garnered a five-star review at the Edinburgh Fringe and continues to wow allcomers. Jacob Sam-La Rose, a man with a well-chosen word for every occasion, will be your master of ceremonies.
Brought to you by Apples & Snakes - spanning the centuries with poetry www.applesandsnakes.org
Online booking: www.sohotheatre.com/pl1577.html Telephone bookings: 020 74780100
8pm, £8 / £6
Soho Theatre
21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE
Poetry that speaks to all five senses.
Performance poetry owes an awful lot to Brian Patten: as one of theLiverpool Poets, he captured the zeitgeist of the 1960s and turned poetry into something quirky, invigorating and slightly dangerous. But rather than resting on former glories, he's tackled the subsequent decades head-on, tirelessly producing new material and establishing himself as one of the nation's foremost writers, both on the stage and between the book-covers. Tonight the great craftsman presents a selection of his masterworks.
Also on the bill will be Karen McCarthy , who carries that same flame of quirkiness in her poetry, plays and inspirational blogging. Don't miss your chance to hear the woman who "fizzes with intelligence, energy and linguistic invention" (New Statesman). Plus, kicking off the evening, there's PoetiCat , a forthright new spoken-word sensation, who has already garnered a five-star review at the Edinburgh Fringe and continues to wow allcomers. Jacob Sam-La Rose, a man with a well-chosen word for every occasion, will be your master of ceremonies.
Brought to you by Apples & Snakes - spanning the centuries with poetry www.applesandsnakes.org
Online booking: www.sohotheatre.com/pl1577.html Telephone bookings: 020 74780100
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Apples & Snakes in Soho: The poetry of dancehalls & cafes
Wednesday 24 September
8pm Tickets: £8 / £6 Book: 0870 429 6883 / http://www.sohotheatre.com/
Where: Soho Theatre
21 Dean St
London W10 3NE
Thirty years have passed since the UK's first dub poetry hit the racks, andits exponents are now amongst the elder statespeople of spoken-word. None more so than Jean ŒBinta' Breeze, who tonight demonstrates her command ofthose elusive rhythms and her ability to flit from street wisdom to historical fiction in the blink of an eye two talents showcased in her most recent book, The Fifth Figure.
There'll be ample support from Niall O'Sullivan, contributing his own brando f municipal zen with tales of greasy-spoon cafés and council flower-beds; and Saran Green, who'll be whipping up a saucy, spoken medley of boy-girl intrigue and Caribbean seasoning. Meanwhile, Malika Booker temporarily swaps from being London's hardest-working poet to being London's hardest-working compere.
8pm Tickets: £8 / £6 Book: 0870 429 6883 / http://www.sohotheatre.com/
Where: Soho Theatre
21 Dean St
London W10 3NE
Thirty years have passed since the UK's first dub poetry hit the racks, andits exponents are now amongst the elder statespeople of spoken-word. None more so than Jean ŒBinta' Breeze, who tonight demonstrates her command ofthose elusive rhythms and her ability to flit from street wisdom to historical fiction in the blink of an eye two talents showcased in her most recent book, The Fifth Figure.
There'll be ample support from Niall O'Sullivan, contributing his own brando f municipal zen with tales of greasy-spoon cafés and council flower-beds; and Saran Green, who'll be whipping up a saucy, spoken medley of boy-girl intrigue and Caribbean seasoning. Meanwhile, Malika Booker temporarily swaps from being London's hardest-working poet to being London's hardest-working compere.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The Poetry of Dancehalls & Cafés: Soho Theatre
Apples & Snakes in Soho: The poetry of dancehalls & cafes
Wednesday 24th September, 8pm
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W10 3NE
Tickets: £8 / £6
Thirty years have passed since the UK's first dub poetry hit the racks, and its exponents are now amongst the elder statespeople of spoken-word. None more so than Jean 'Binta' Breeze, who tonight demonstrates her command of those elusive rhythms and her ability to flit from street wisdom to historical fiction in the blink of an eye: two talents showcased in her most recent book, The Fifth Figure.
There'll be ample support from Niall O'Sullivan, contributing his own brand of municipal zen with tales of greasy-spoon cafés and council flower-beds;and Saran Green, who'll be whipping up a saucy, spoken medley of boy-girlintrigue and Caribbean seasoning. Meanwhile, Malika Booker temporarily swaps from being London's hardest-working poet to being London's hardest-working compere.
Book: 0870 429 6883 / www.sohotheatre.com
Apples & Snakes is the UK's leading organisation for performance poetry
Wednesday 24th September, 8pm
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W10 3NE
Tickets: £8 / £6
Thirty years have passed since the UK's first dub poetry hit the racks, and its exponents are now amongst the elder statespeople of spoken-word. None more so than Jean 'Binta' Breeze, who tonight demonstrates her command of those elusive rhythms and her ability to flit from street wisdom to historical fiction in the blink of an eye: two talents showcased in her most recent book, The Fifth Figure.
There'll be ample support from Niall O'Sullivan, contributing his own brand of municipal zen with tales of greasy-spoon cafés and council flower-beds;and Saran Green, who'll be whipping up a saucy, spoken medley of boy-girlintrigue and Caribbean seasoning. Meanwhile, Malika Booker temporarily swaps from being London's hardest-working poet to being London's hardest-working compere.
Book: 0870 429 6883 / www.sohotheatre.com
Apples & Snakes is the UK's leading organisation for performance poetry
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Apples & Snakes in Soho
Wednesday 25 June
8pm£8 / £6 concs
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean St,
London W1D 3NE
Book: 0870 429 6883
Jackie Kay; Roger Robinson; Gloria Dawson
Not only is Jackie Kay the author of several poetry collections and the acclaimed novel Trumpet, she's also something of a national treasure. Taking her adoptive upbringing and Scottish-Nigerian heritage as jumping-offpoints, her work probes the notoriously knotty topics of gender, race and identity. She was awarded an MBE for services to literature in 2006. Tonight, especially for you, she presents a choice platter of her finest poems. Plus contributions from Nick Drake chronicler of life's serio-comic moments, and past master ofthe stings-like-a-bee school of poetry. Roger Robinson finely-tuned storyteller with buckets of charisma and thelyrical sensibilities of a musician. Gloria Dawson newcomer who plays fast and loose with poetic form,invariably finding beauty in the ensuing chaos. Another Soho night with Apples & Snakes: the heart of poetry in the heart of the city.
8pm£8 / £6 concs
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean St,
London W1D 3NE
Book: 0870 429 6883
Jackie Kay; Roger Robinson; Gloria Dawson
Not only is Jackie Kay the author of several poetry collections and the acclaimed novel Trumpet, she's also something of a national treasure. Taking her adoptive upbringing and Scottish-Nigerian heritage as jumping-offpoints, her work probes the notoriously knotty topics of gender, race and identity. She was awarded an MBE for services to literature in 2006. Tonight, especially for you, she presents a choice platter of her finest poems. Plus contributions from Nick Drake chronicler of life's serio-comic moments, and past master ofthe stings-like-a-bee school of poetry. Roger Robinson finely-tuned storyteller with buckets of charisma and thelyrical sensibilities of a musician. Gloria Dawson newcomer who plays fast and loose with poetic form,invariably finding beauty in the ensuing chaos. Another Soho night with Apples & Snakes: the heart of poetry in the heart of the city.
Monday, June 09, 2008
LONDON: Apples and Snakes in Soho
Apples & Snakes in Soho : Jackie Kay; Roger Robinson; Gloria Dawson
Soho Theatre, Wednesday 25 June
Not only is Jackie Kay the author of several poetry collections and the
acclaimed novel Trumpet, she's also something of a national treasure. Taking
her adoptive upbringing and Scottish-Nigerian heritage as jumping-off
points, her work probes the notoriously knotty topics of gender, race and
identity. She was awarded an MBE for services to literature in 2006.
Tonight, especially for you, she presents a choice platter of her finest
poems.
Plus contributions from
Nick Drake chronicler of life¹s serio-comic moments, and past master of
the stings-like-a-bee school of poetry.
Roger Robinson finely-tuned storyteller with buckets of charisma and the
lyrical sensibilities of a musician.
Gloria Dawson newcomer who plays fast and loose with poetic form,
invariably finding beauty in the ensuing chaos.
Another Soho night with Apples & Snakes the heart of poetry in the heart
of the city.
When: Wednesday 25 June @ 8pm
Where: Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE
Tickets: £8 / £6 concs
Book: 0870 429 6883 / www.sohotheatre.com
Info www.applesandsnakes.org
Soho Theatre, Wednesday 25 June
Not only is Jackie Kay the author of several poetry collections and the
acclaimed novel Trumpet, she's also something of a national treasure. Taking
her adoptive upbringing and Scottish-Nigerian heritage as jumping-off
points, her work probes the notoriously knotty topics of gender, race and
identity. She was awarded an MBE for services to literature in 2006.
Tonight, especially for you, she presents a choice platter of her finest
poems.
Plus contributions from
Nick Drake chronicler of life¹s serio-comic moments, and past master of
the stings-like-a-bee school of poetry.
Roger Robinson finely-tuned storyteller with buckets of charisma and the
lyrical sensibilities of a musician.
Gloria Dawson newcomer who plays fast and loose with poetic form,
invariably finding beauty in the ensuing chaos.
Another Soho night with Apples & Snakes the heart of poetry in the heart
of the city.
When: Wednesday 25 June @ 8pm
Where: Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE
Tickets: £8 / £6 concs
Book: 0870 429 6883 / www.sohotheatre.com
Info www.applesandsnakes.org
Monday, May 19, 2008
Apples and Snakes in Soho
Poetry and spoken word for the 21st century
Soho Theatre
Wednesday 28 May
8pm
A decade is a long time in performance poetry. Tonight we present one performer who's going from strength to strength after ten years in the business, another who's spent the last ten years carving a substantial niche for himself, and one talented newcomer with a promising poetic future in front of him. Add an international artist who's busy redefining the whole concept of spoken word, and we've got a crash course in the nation's favourite underground artform.
Featuring
Patience Agbabi tattooed poetry ambassador who has strutted her stuff everywhere from Eton College to Namibia; now promoting her new collection Bloodshot Monochrome.
Luke Wright Edinburgh Fringe institution, star of the hit theatre show Poet & Man, and the creative force behind Latitude Festival's stand-up poetry arena.
Keith Jarrett not the famous jazz muso, but a hotly-tipped and charismatic new face on London's poetry stages.
plus special guest
Rosie Dennis well-respected Sydney voice-artist, known for blurring the lines between text and movement; tonight airing her Love Song Dedication piece.
Come along and explore the world of performance poetry: the scene where every syllable takes you closer to perfection.
Where: Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
Tickets: £8 / £6 concs
Book: 0870 429 6883 / www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org / www.myspace.com/applesandsnakespoetry
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Apples & Snakes: Valerie Bloom
Come, me pickney!
Thursday 29 May@ 3pm
Nordern Farm Centre for the Arts,
www.nordenfarm.org
Sunday 1 June @ 3pm
Warwick Arts Centre,
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
Gather round children, listen up. Valerie Bloom has a story to tell you. Valerie Bloom is an award winning poet and author for children and a fantastic performer of her work. She will delight you with her stories and you will find yourself singing along to her poems in this brand new performance that showcases her writing, set to a specially commissioned soundscape with theatrical lighting. This is an uplifting and unique performance from one of the best contemporary writer's for children.
Thursday 29 May@ 3pm
Nordern Farm Centre for the Arts,
www.nordenfarm.org
Sunday 1 June @ 3pm
Warwick Arts Centre,
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
Gather round children, listen up. Valerie Bloom has a story to tell you. Valerie Bloom is an award winning poet and author for children and a fantastic performer of her work. She will delight you with her stories and you will find yourself singing along to her poems in this brand new performance that showcases her writing, set to a specially commissioned soundscape with theatrical lighting. This is an uplifting and unique performance from one of the best contemporary writer's for children.
WARWICK: Apples & Snakes - Zena Edwards
19th May 2008, 7.45pm
Warwick Arts Centre
Book: 020 7223 2223 / www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
SECURITY
Written and performed by Zena Edwards
Set within the beating heart of London, the chaotic stories of five characters in crisis are exposed through the eye of a camera. What happens when one generation collides with another and cultural expectations clash? Does the flash of a blade in broad daylight mean the end or the beginning of security? Find out when age and youth battle as Palestine meets Peckham. This comical and moving tale of unexpected friendship confronts the issues of security and identity through a fusion of performance poetry, theatre, movement and song.
Security is a newly commissioned piece pioneering the crossover of performance poetry into theatre in the UK. As performer and writer, Zena Edwards, takes storytelling into the twenty-first century.
Zena Edwards is a mesmerizing performer of deeply lyrical, musical, streetwise poetry. The Verb - BBC Radio 3
Warwick Arts Centre
Book: 020 7223 2223 / www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
SECURITY
Written and performed by Zena Edwards
Set within the beating heart of London, the chaotic stories of five characters in crisis are exposed through the eye of a camera. What happens when one generation collides with another and cultural expectations clash? Does the flash of a blade in broad daylight mean the end or the beginning of security? Find out when age and youth battle as Palestine meets Peckham. This comical and moving tale of unexpected friendship confronts the issues of security and identity through a fusion of performance poetry, theatre, movement and song.
Security is a newly commissioned piece pioneering the crossover of performance poetry into theatre in the UK. As performer and writer, Zena Edwards, takes storytelling into the twenty-first century.
Zena Edwards is a mesmerizing performer of deeply lyrical, musical, streetwise poetry. The Verb - BBC Radio 3
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Apples & Snakes: Zena Edwards
19 May 2008 @ 7.45pm
Warwick Arts Centre
Book: 020 7223 2223 / www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
SECURITY
Written and performed by Zena Edwards
Set within the beating heart of London, the chaotic stories of five characters in crisis are exposed through the eye of a camera. What happens when one generation collides with another and cultural expectations clash? Does the flash of a blade in broad daylight mean the end or the beginning of security? Find out when age and youth battle as Palestine meets Peckham. This comical and moving tale of unexpected friendship confronts the issues of security and identity through a fusion of performance poetry, theatre, movement and song.
Security is a newly commissioned piece pioneering the crossover of performance poetry into theatre in the UK. As performer and writer, Zena Edwards, takes storytelling into the twenty-first century.
Zena Edwards is a mesmerizing performer of deeply lyrical, musical, streetwise poetry. The Verb - BBC Radio 3
Warwick Arts Centre
Book: 020 7223 2223 / www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
SECURITY
Written and performed by Zena Edwards
Set within the beating heart of London, the chaotic stories of five characters in crisis are exposed through the eye of a camera. What happens when one generation collides with another and cultural expectations clash? Does the flash of a blade in broad daylight mean the end or the beginning of security? Find out when age and youth battle as Palestine meets Peckham. This comical and moving tale of unexpected friendship confronts the issues of security and identity through a fusion of performance poetry, theatre, movement and song.
Security is a newly commissioned piece pioneering the crossover of performance poetry into theatre in the UK. As performer and writer, Zena Edwards, takes storytelling into the twenty-first century.
Zena Edwards is a mesmerizing performer of deeply lyrical, musical, streetwise poetry. The Verb - BBC Radio 3
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
TWO APPLES & SNAKES EVENTS THIS WEEK
APPLES & SNAKES IN SOHO
Cult poets and 21st-century ranters
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, W1
27 February 2008
8pm
Box office: 0870 429 6883
£8 / £6
An evening of skewed garage-poetry.
Novelist, singer, songwriter, painter and poet Billy Childish is one of those figures forever flitting around the peripheries of the public imagination. Tonight, in the wake of his recent spoken word CD Poems of a Backwater Visionary, he dredges some soulsick verse from the depths of the Medway Delta and demonstrates the power of his gloriously hard-to-pin-down mind.
Husky beat-survivor Fran Landesman and socially-sussed spitter Riz MC get the evening off to a storming start. And with the totally-wired compering of harmonica-toting William Stopha, this promises to be the sort of night that cults are made of.
PLUS!!!
DON'T SHUSH ME; Apples & Snakes in the library
Thurs 28 February @ 7.30pm
Bishopsgate Institute
London
£7 / £5
Box office: 020 7392 9220
They say that you can take the poet out of the library, but you can't take the library out of the poet. Or something. Tonight, though, five of our finest poets will be ricocheting their rhymes and baring their souls between the oak shelves of East London's foremost historical archive.
Featuring Jude Simpson - self-confessed streetwise spinster and perennial favourite
at the Edinburgh Fringe. Talking Tekla the Narrata - verbal tornado with a thousand shaggy-dog tales up his sleeve. Dave Bryant - aspirational Southend lyricist, tough on the outside, soft at the centre. Jasmine Cooray - insightful observer with a thought-provoking, socio-political stance. And with the avuncular compering of Patric Cunnane. We think you'll agree that there something for everyone here. And wine will
be served. If that helps to sway you.
Cult poets and 21st-century ranters
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, W1
27 February 2008
8pm
Box office: 0870 429 6883
£8 / £6
An evening of skewed garage-poetry.
Novelist, singer, songwriter, painter and poet Billy Childish is one of those figures forever flitting around the peripheries of the public imagination. Tonight, in the wake of his recent spoken word CD Poems of a Backwater Visionary, he dredges some soulsick verse from the depths of the Medway Delta and demonstrates the power of his gloriously hard-to-pin-down mind.
Husky beat-survivor Fran Landesman and socially-sussed spitter Riz MC get the evening off to a storming start. And with the totally-wired compering of harmonica-toting William Stopha, this promises to be the sort of night that cults are made of.
PLUS!!!
DON'T SHUSH ME; Apples & Snakes in the library
Thurs 28 February @ 7.30pm
Bishopsgate Institute
London
£7 / £5
Box office: 020 7392 9220
They say that you can take the poet out of the library, but you can't take the library out of the poet. Or something. Tonight, though, five of our finest poets will be ricocheting their rhymes and baring their souls between the oak shelves of East London's foremost historical archive.
Featuring Jude Simpson - self-confessed streetwise spinster and perennial favourite
at the Edinburgh Fringe. Talking Tekla the Narrata - verbal tornado with a thousand shaggy-dog tales up his sleeve. Dave Bryant - aspirational Southend lyricist, tough on the outside, soft at the centre. Jasmine Cooray - insightful observer with a thought-provoking, socio-political stance. And with the avuncular compering of Patric Cunnane. We think you'll agree that there something for everyone here. And wine will
be served. If that helps to sway you.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Things that can't be said - from Apples & Snakes, this February
Things That Can't Be Said: Performance poetry meets theatre
Shabina Aslam, a leading director of spoken word, theatre and radio drama, has worked with five eclectic spoken word artists from the West Midlands to create an exciting high-octane production about things that can't be said.Artists: Michèle Barzey, Marcia Calame, Cherri Gillings, Vincent Gould and Shaun Welch perform a collection of stories using music, movement and sound, creating a visual tapestry of love, life and relationships. Introduced by a different guest poet at each venue.
Things That Can't Be Said is co-produced by r:evolve and Apples & Snakes.
venue: mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH
guest poet: Kim Trusty
date(s): 1 February
times: 8pm
website: www.macarts.co.uk
bookings: 0121 440 3838
venue: Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead
guest poet: AF Harrold
date(s): 2 February
times: 7.45pm
bookings: 01628 788 997 / www.nordenfarm.org
venue: Arena Theatre, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SE
guest poet: Emma Purshouse
date(s): 6 February
times: 7.30pm
website: www2.wlv.ac.uk/arena
bookings: 01902 321 321
venue: Glasshouse Studio Theatre, Stourbridge, Dudley
guest poet: Spoz
date(s): 7 February
times: 7.30pm
bookings: 01384 399 430
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Apples & Snakes in Soho: 14th November
Apples and Snakes in Soho
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE8pm
Featuring Michael Rosen, Tuup, Jay Bernard and Emma McGordon.
£8 / £6 conc.
Box Office: 0870 429 6883
Book online: www.sohotheatre.com
"A unique line-up of quality poets and storytellers who invite you into their imaginative worlds. Join champion of poetry Michael Rosen, newly-appointed Children's Laureate, ably supported by the engagingly tall tales of Tuup and the spot-on poetical observations of Jay Bernard and Emma McGordon."
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Apples Xmas Cabaret: London, Thursday 6th December
Apples Xmas Cabaret
Whitechapel Gallery, 80-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QXThursday 6th December 2007
7pm
FREE!
A freewheeling night of comedic wordplay in East London’s artiest café bar.
Featuring
Stacy Makishi
Multimedia weirdness to flip your brain inside out. Removes the spoken word from its comfort zone and soon has it foaming at the mouth.
Bob Boyton
Shady character monologues and no-nonsense chat from the man they once dubbed “the Joe Orton of alternative comedy”.
Yam Boy
Song-and-dance man explores the status of the British Asian in his inimitably tongue-in-cheek style.
Vanessa Walters
A set of knowing and spot-on poems from the Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s artist-in-residence.
Compered by
Critically acclaimed funnywoman and would-be swingball champion Rosie Wilby
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Fresh (&) Poetry at the Palace: Apples & Snakes, with an Open Mic
Fresh, in association with Apples & Snakes
Are you in to poetry with a hip hop beat?From fast'n'furious words to delicious moves'n'grooves, Fresh brings you a showcase of poetry blended with rap and music. There'll be guest acts from pioneering hip hop poets and dub poets, as well as open mic slots up for grabs on the night.
Featuring: Raw Jam artist-in-residence Frisko; beatboxer John Berkavitch; spoken word duo Under da Poetree; and dub poet Moqapi Selassie.
Go to www.skycast.com and watch performers at the last Fresh: Tempest, Chris Rowan, Abstract Turmoil, Will Stopha and Kenny Baraka
When: Friday 2 November @ 8pm
Where: The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, SE8 4AG
Tickets: £6 /£5 concs /£4 under-25s
Box office: 020 8692 4446 / www.thealbany.org.uk
Also recommended... Poetry at the Palace
Some of the best British performance poets come together for one night only. Expect wit and wordplay! Line up includes: Francesca Beard, 'the Queen of British performance poetry' (Metro), OneNess, nominated for Best Black female poet by Black Women in the Arts and [verb]swish. Plus, Edinburgh Fringe favourite Luke Wright presents his new live act Poet & Man whilst acting as compere for the evening.
Apples and snakes Offer: get tickets for just £5. Call the Box Office on 01923 225671 to book and quote 'Apples and Snakes'.
When: Friday 16 November @ 8pm
Where: Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1JZ - just 20 minutes from Euston on fast trains
Info: www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Fresh (&) Poetry at the Palace: Apples & Snakes, with an Open Mic
Fresh, in association with Apples & Snakes
Are you in to poetry with a hip hop beat?From fast'n'furious words to delicious moves'n'grooves, Fresh brings you a showcase of poetry blended with rap and music. There'll be guest acts from pioneering hip hop poets and dub poets, as well as open mic slots up for grabs on the night.
Featuring: Raw Jam artist-in-residence Frisko; beatboxer John Berkavitch; spoken word duo Under da Poetree; and dub poet Moqapi Selassie.
Go to www.skycast.com and watch performers at the last Fresh: Tempest, Chris Rowan, Abstract Turmoil, Will Stopha and Kenny Baraka
When: Friday 2 November @ 8pm
Where: The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, SE8 4AG
Tickets: £6 /£5 concs /£4 under-25s
Box office: 020 8692 4446 / www.thealbany.org.uk
Also recommended... Poetry at the Palace
Some of the best British performance poets come together for one night only. Expect wit and wordplay! Line up includes: Francesca Beard, 'the Queen of British performance poetry' (Metro), OneNess, nominated for Best Black female poet by Black Women in the Arts and [verb]swish. Plus, Edinburgh Fringe favourite Luke Wright presents his new live act Poet & Man whilst acting as compere for the evening.
Apples and snakes Offer: get tickets for just £5. Call the Box Office on 01923 225671 to book and quote 'Apples and Snakes'.
When: Friday 16 November @ 8pm
Where: Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1JZ - just 20 minutes from Euston on fast trains
Info: www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Malika Booker's UNPLANNED
New tour dates for Malika Booker's "UNPLANNED" (in assoc. with Apples & Snakes)
Spellbinding, intimate and wickedly funny, Unplanned is the new show from mesmeric performer and writer Malika Booker. A Pandora’s box of stories, spells and secrets, this theatrical treat delves into the myths and taboos of getting a bun in the oven (and getting it out again).Malika is a seductive magician who draws on life and its passions to take you to new worlds. Come and join her. She will make your heart skip a beat.
Birmingham Rep – September 20,21,22
Kuumba Theatre, Bristol – September 28
Nuffield Theatre, Southampton – October 16
Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster University – October 25
Croydon Clocktower – November 14
Contact Theatre, Manchester – November 28,29
Birmingham Rep
When: 20,21,22 September @ 7.45pm
Where: The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, B1 2EP
Tickets: £4-£10 (concessions available, ask for details)
Box Office: 0121 236 4455
Book online:www.Birmingham-rep.co.uk
Kuumba Theatre
When: Friday 28 September @7pm
Where: Kuumba 20-23 Hepburn Road, St. Paul's, Bristol, BS2 8UD
Tickets: £7 / £5 concession
Box Office: 0117 942 1870
Book online: www.kuumba.org.uk
Nuffield Theatre Southampton
When: Tuesday16 October @ 7.30pm
Where: Nuffield theatre, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1TR
Tickets: £10 / £8 concs
Box Office: 023 8067 1771
Book online: www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Nuffield Theatre Lancaster
When: Thursday 25 October @ 8pm
Where: Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YW
Tickets: £8 / £6 concs.
Box Office: 01524 594151
Book online: www.nuffieldtheatre.com
Croydon Clocktower
When: Wednesday 14 November @ 7.30pm
Where: Croydon Clocktower, Katherine Street, Croydon, London, CR9 1ET
Tickets: £10 / £7.50 concs
Box Office: 020 8253 1030
Book online:
Contact Theatre Manchester
When: 28, 29 November @ 8pm
Where: Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA
Tickets: £10 / £6 concs
Box Office: 0161 274 0600
Book online: www.contact-theatre.org
Charming and well judged... lingers like a reproachful ghost in our minds
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
Remarkable... intriguingly unclear where reminiscence ends and magic realism begins
The Times
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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