UPDATE: the gig will be held at the oldest movie theatre in the Netherlands (now defunct). The address is Vleesstraat 36, Venlo (map). Expect a jam session with poets, musicians, and whoever else we can find. Would be lovely to see you there – this will be my last gig in the Netherlands for a [...]
January 17, 2011
WHAT? Huis van de Poëzie WHEN? Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Event starts at 20:35 (but see below) WHERE? Utrecht City Hall Korte Minrebroerderstraat 2, Utrecht (map) MORE INFO The 27th is National Poetry Day in the Netherlands, and I am going to have the chance to perform at the biggest event celebrating the occasion: Het [...]
January 17, 2011
WHAT? Poëzie bij de Barones WHEN? Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 Doors 19:30, start 20:00 WHERE? Café de Barones Torensteeg 2, Amsterdam (map) MORE INFO My 2011 Dutch mini-tour will begin with this intimate literature night organised and hosted by Daan Doesborgh in Café De Barones, a small pub close to the literature faculty of the [...]
January 17, 2011
WHAT? Turing Victims Fundraiser Event WHEN? Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 20:00 WHERE? Café De Zaak Korte Minrebroederstraat 9, Utrecht (map) MORE INFO Every year, the Turing Foundation organises a huge National Poetry Competition in the Netherlands. This year, over 2300 poets – established authors and beginners alike - anonymously submitted 9869 poems! The 100 winning texts are [...]
January 8, 2011
WHAT? PureandGoodandRight WHEN? Monday, January 10th, 2011, 19:30 WHERE The Sozzled Sausage 141 Regent St Leamington Spa CV32 4NX (map) MORE INFO Fun fact: the first time I headlined PureandGoodandright was around three years ago. Natasha Godfrey, then the Apples & Snakes West Midlands coordinator, was there, and kindly recommended me to the rest of [...]
November 22, 2010
This is a bit different from the standard gig announcement: this Thursday, I am launching a new regular poetry night at the Victoria in Birmingham. I’m calling it Hit the Ode, because I believe that a bad pun will set expectations nice and low, and people will be totally bowled over by the show. We have [...]
September 30, 2010
WHAT? Ordsprak Festival 2010 WHEN? Friday, October 1st, 2010 (the festival itself starts on Thursday September 30th, and continues until Saturday – scroll down for a full list of acts) Event starts at 19:00 WHERE? Reginateatern Trädgårdsgatan 6, Uppsala, Sweden (map) MORE INFO Ordsprak is Sweden’s main spoken word festival, and coincides with the Swedish [...]
July 28, 2010
WHAT? Sssh Boom Ssh Boom (It’s Only Theatrics). WHEN? Friday, August 6th, 2010 Event starts at 19:00 WHERE? The Nave 1 St Paul’s Road, London N1 2QN, UK (map) MORE INFO A weird and wonderful night of music, circus tricks and poetry, in an old church building. Sounds good? Expect appearances from Joe Hakim, Robert [...]
March 19, 2010
WHAT? Appearance at the Eastbourne Festival. WHEN? Saturday, April 17th, 2010. Show starts at 19:00. WHERE? The Lamb 36 High Street, Old Town, Eastbourne BN21 1HH, UK (map) MORE INFO This is a special Anglo-Polish evening, as part of the Eastbourne Festival. It will feature music from Magdalena Reising and The Blue Café Jazz Ensemble, and poetry [...]
March 18, 2010
WHAT? Smoke & Mirrors Show WHEN? Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Doors open at 19:00. Show starts at 20:00. WHERE? Cafe Anno Lerchenfelderstraße 132, Vienna, Austria 1080 (map) MORE INFO The Smoke and Mirrors tour is now well on its way – join Dominique Macri, Paula Varjack, Ludwig Berger, and yours truly to experience our travelling [...]
January 17, 2011
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