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Thursday 1st November "imaginatively programmed, lovingly produced" John Hegley Shortfuse - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword - brings you a top line up featuring...
A feature length reading from the editor of the long running poetry zine `Rising' and author of `Boys' Night Out In The Afternoon' – a well crafted poetry collection which "displays the candour and swagger of a barroom raconteur" (Donut Press) with an in-depth knowledge of Carry On films, Roman literature and middle-class girls. "Verse that excites, entertains, delights and jump-starts your cerebral cortex like an Iggy Pop feeding you a Semtex aspirin" – Phil Jupitus. Annie Freud
Hosted by:  ‘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 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: |
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Wayne Smith: winner of Shortfuse Poetry Idol 6. A hip playful take on contemporary culture and poetry. A sharp young talent with a future to watch.
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Thursday 18th October "imaginatively programmed, lovingly produced" John Hegley Shortfuse - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword - brings you a top line up featuring... Simon Munnery
feature length extended set from the mind and body behind Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, The League Against Tedium and Buckethead… tonight appearing as himself…expect surreal philosophising, comic invention, freewheeling verse and a dribble of harmonica…or something else entirely. ‘As always, Munnery has his finger on the pulse of something ghastly’ - The 'Gags so perfectly crafted they should be on display at Tate Modern’ - Chortle
One of London's finest up and coming poets who combines lyrical dexterity with engaging performance. Niall O'Sullivan Still only a young man, Niall is a veteran of the UK poetry scene, which shows in his effortless stage presence backed with quality writing.
Hosted by: ‘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 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: |
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Thursday 11th October "imaginatively programmed, lovingly produced" John Hegley Shortfuse - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword - brings you a top line up featuring... Barry Jones and Stuart Macleod
A feature length set from the twisted magicians who brought you such TV specials as the 'Miracles of Jesus' and 'Magic from the Old Testament' - intelligent, funny and downright spellbinding.
Hugo Williams
MJ Hibbett Fantastic singer/songwriter who writes lovely funny songs about...about, well...you'll just have to come and find out won't you. You won't be disappointed. Hosted by: ‘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 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: |
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Award winning journalist and poet – including the T.S. Eliot prize and the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry – reads from his highly acclaimed collections.|
Thursday 20th September
Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, London, London and South East W12 8TT - special shortfuse price Thursday 27th September Hackney Empire Comedians  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: ‘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 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: |
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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...
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
Angela Cleland Subtle and honest performance poetry from one of London's up and coming performers. Hosted by: ‘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 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 Forthcoming Shows: Thursday 20th September
Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, London, London and South East W12 8TT - special shortfuse price Thursday 27th September Hackney Empire Comedians 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.
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Thursday 19th July
Tonight, SHORTFUSE - London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword presents its LAST SHOW OF THE SEASON...but as always we like to leave with a bang and we can't leave with more of an explosive show than this... Stewart Lee
'A masterclass in the best stand-up' - The observer. A.F. Harrold
An Englishman who does things with words that are slightly unordinary live on stage. Sometimes they have something to do with animals. Sometimes they have something to do with people. Sometimes they have nothing to do with either. 'The best of A F Harrold's poems have a subversive humour that is quite brilliant.' - Brian Patten Pete Firman
“The bastard son of Jackass and Paul Daniels" - Metro Newspaper "…weird and wonderful…" - Maxim 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 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/shortfuselondonAfter tonight SHORTFUSE returns on 13th September 2007. |
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An extra special set from the star of Channel 5's 'Monkey Magic' and Channel 4's 'Dirty Tricks' Pete Firman.|
Thursday 12th July This week at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy, and spokenword we bring you not one BUT two Edinburgh Fringe previews from both sides of the spokenword coin... Amused Moose Comedy Hot Starlets 2007
A feature length performance from the forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe show by Amused Moose Comedy Hot Starlets: Andy Osho (Funny Women winner), Chris Martin, James Mason, Jack Whitehall, Nathan A Thomas, with Matt Rudge as guest compare.
Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1 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
Forthcoming Shows: Thursday 19th July OUR LAST SHOW OF THE SEASON Nathan Penlington hosts a feature length performance from the forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe show by Stewart Lee. Plus American poet Jamie Kilstein, and the fantastic A.F. Harrold. After tonight SHORTFUSE returns on 13th September 2007. |
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