The Shipping Forecast, sails on this month to our new vessel at the Riverside pub and we kick off our tenancy there with a phenomenal line up that will have you eating off the ceilings.
Tim Clare
Tim Clare is a stand-up poet, musician and writer and performs all over the UK and internationally, both as a solo act and as a member of acclaimed poetry collective Aisle16 (‘Highlights of the spoken word scene’ – The Sunday Times). His debut solo show, Death Drive, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010, where Whats On Stage gave it 5 stars and called it ‘the most compelling solo show on the Fringe this year’. His follow-up show, How To Be A Leader, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011. It won a Brighton Fringe Best Show award, and the Independent called it ‘a wide-eyed, brilliant hour’. He has toured across the world, including Beijing, Shanghai, Melbourne, Sydney, Brunei, Copenhagen, Aarhus and Aalborg. His first collection, Pub Stuntman, is published by Nasty Little Presswithout question, one of the most enjoyable hours I have ever spent’ ***** – ThreeWeeks
‘thoughtful, original and human… one of the best Fringe shows I’ve seen in ages’ ***** – Fringe Guru
‘the most compelling solo performance on the Fringe’ ***** – What’s On Stage
‘sublime… has the audience hooting in recognition’ – The Guardian
‘A.F. Harrold is an English poet, performer, children’s author, bearded gentleman and occasional hat wearer. He has been Glastonbury Festival Poet-in-Residence and has performed in tents, on stages, at picket lines and above water around the world. He has published serious poetry, funny poetry, children’s poetry and non-poetry of various flavours, including in the first edition of Paris Lit Up. He does things that aren’t always normal with words and isn’t to be missed, unless you have somewhere better to be, in which case, nevermind. More or less information can be found at www.afharrold.com.’
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A firm of poets
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Tim Clare
Tim Clare is a stand-up poet, musician and writer and performs all over the UK and internationally, both as a solo act and as a member of acclaimed poetry collective Aisle16 (‘Highlights of the spoken word scene’ – The Sunday Times). His debut solo show, Death Drive, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010, where Whats On Stage gave it 5 stars and called it ‘the most compelling solo show on the Fringe this year’. His follow-up show, How To Be A Leader, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011. It won a Brighton Fringe Best Show award, and the Independent called it ‘a wide-eyed, brilliant hour’. He has toured across the world, including Beijing, Shanghai, Melbourne, Sydney, Brunei, Copenhagen, Aarhus and Aalborg. His first collection, Pub Stuntman, is published by Nasty Little Presswithout question, one of the most enjoyable hours I have ever spent’ ***** – ThreeWeeks
‘thoughtful, original and human… one of the best Fringe shows I’ve seen in ages’ ***** – Fringe Guru
‘the most compelling solo performance on the Fringe’ ***** – What’s On Stage
‘sublime… has the audience hooting in recognition’ – The Guardian
‘A.F. Harrold is an English poet, performer, children’s author, bearded gentleman and occasional hat wearer. He has been Glastonbury Festival Poet-in-Residence and has performed in tents, on stages, at picket lines and above water around the world. He has published serious poetry, funny poetry, children’s poetry and non-poetry of various flavours, including in the first edition of Paris Lit Up. He does things that aren’t always normal with words and isn’t to be missed, unless you have somewhere better to be, in which case, nevermind. More or less information can be found at www.afharrold.com.’
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A firm of poets
https://www.facebook.com/events/408480162612768/
The Shipping forecast spoken word comedy is paddling over to Doncaster to deliver a special morning edition. Featuring former Derbyshire poet laureate Matt Black and host Stan Skinny.
Matt Black is a poet who wears his heart on his sleeve and his skill in his pen; his poems in Swimmer show that poetry can be a healing art, a celebratory art and an art that can best illuminate the times we live in. More power to his shining work – this collection is splendid.”
Ian McMillan - See more at: http://matt-black-words.co.uk/#sthash.CFcdDs7R.dpuf
at Doncaster central library
for open mic drop me an email on here or turn up on the day
10.30am
tickets £3
https://www.facebook.com/events/618982314828606/?ref=22
Matt Black is a poet who wears his heart on his sleeve and his skill in his pen; his poems in Swimmer show that poetry can be a healing art, a celebratory art and an art that can best illuminate the times we live in. More power to his shining work – this collection is splendid.”
Ian McMillan - See more at: http://matt-black-words.co.uk/#sthash.CFcdDs7R.dpuf
at Doncaster central library
for open mic drop me an email on here or turn up on the day
10.30am
tickets £3
https://www.facebook.com/events/618982314828606/?ref=22