Happenings
At the 09 Edinburgh Book Festival I performed with Michael Rosen to 300 people for the launch of the Penguin/Puffin A-Z of Children's poetry. a grand time was had by all
Friday 18th September 2010 - Rootball writers at Brixton Library featuring Zena Edwards and summer university students 7pm FREE. I'm thrilled to be performing with Zena, she's brill.
Friday 25th Sept 2009 - Poetry Society 4th Friday, a great mix of poetry and live music with the fabulous Dave Ellis and Boo Howard (who are not to be missed) and Graham Buccham. 8pm £5 Poetry Society Cafe, Betterton St.
Saturday 26th September - Performing at the Harringey Summer reading challenge awards - Wood Green Library 2.30pm FREE all families welcome.
Saturday 3rd October 2009 - Croydon Cocktower: performing 2 shows 11am and 2pm - what more can I say it's free and fun for all
Thurs 8th October Harringey National poetry day specials; At 10.30am hornsey Library and 4pm at Wood Green Library more fun for all and even more free!
Wednesday 21st October - express excess, The Enterprise 2 Haverstock Hill, London 020 7 485 2659 A great night of perfomance 8.30pm £5/3
Saturday 7th Nov 2010- The Junction Theatre, Goole East Yorkshire: Live bands, Dance, launch party, and free parking 7.30pm. tickets/info 01405 763652
Sunday 8th Nov - Tongue in Chic, Madcap Theatre, Creed St, Milton Keynes MK12, A double bill featuring me and the most excellent Simon Munnery hosted by Mark Niel. 7.30pm £6/4 Tickets/info 01908691755
Saturday 14th Nov - The poetry society Cellar nite. Poetry Society, Betterton St Covent Garden, London. Me and Richard Tyrone Jones perform full sets, with da lovely Niall O'Sullivan hosting. 7.30pm £4 tickets/info 020 7 420 9887.
Wednesday 18th Nov, express excess, The Enterprise, 2 Haversyock Hill, Chalk Farm, Camden, London NW3. The official launch of my first full collection, 'Catching the cascade' (Flipped eye publishing). There will be free wine (while it lasts) surprise guests, music n good vibes and a signing or two: 8.30pm FREE info 020 7 485 2659
Tuesday 24th Nov - Poe Jazzi, Bar volupte burlesque bar & restaurant, 9 Norwich St, London EC4. A night of spoken word and live music , and I guess some of the other stuff mentioned in the Bar's name: 6.30pm dining show 8pm, £10. Tickets/info 020 7 831 1622.
Thursday 26th Nov - Bang said the gun, the Roebuck, 50 Great Dover St, Londo SE1. hosted by the awesome Dan Cockerill, it's a night of in-house poets and me doing a featured slot, in a fabulous ale house. 8pm. Tickets £3.
Saturday 28th Nov - kids club Collective (A family gig for ages 5-555) The Him & me show. I'm sharing the bill with the brilliantly funny otiz Cannelloni, an event organised by the wholesome KCC. Venue Tottenham chances 399 Tottenham High Road opposite the police station, all tickets a quid info/ticket res kids_collective@hotmail.com
saturday 28th Nov - 8pm BOOK SLAM, Powis Square W11, London's most happening live lit crossover night, readings, musics, DJ's, a Christmas choir, queues and me £8 on the door info@bookslam.com
Weds 2nd Dec - express excess, I'm hosting, there's always a fab line out at this Camden regular. The Enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2BL ticket res/info 020 7 485 2659 8.30pm £5/3 for full line up go to myspaceexpressexcess
FREE TOUR OF HARINGEY Tues 8th DEC, 9pm - Kiss the Sky Bar, 18-20 Park RD, N8, me reading with live accoustic performers, in this most excellent Aladins cave of mind altering intoxicants. Weds 9th - 6.30pm, The Ridge Cafe 97 Tottenham Lane, Hornsey, N8. A full show off the pages of my new book, with support from delicious cakes n excellent coffee in this most charming of carfays. and finally Thurs 10th DEC, 6.30pm - The Big Green Bookshop, 1 Brampton Park RD (just off Wood Green High RD) N22, a full set from me and free wine from them (while it lasts) and browse n enjoy! in this top notch literary emporium.
Friday 11th Dec - The Red Roaster cafe, St James St, Brighton. A free event with 'early bird wine' and me performing poems from my new collection 6pm - 8pm
2010
Weds 20th Jan - express excess with WILL SELF, & Karaoke Fish tank star Logan Murray, Me MC'ing. The Enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm, Camden doors 8.30 show 9m all tickets £5 info ticket res 020 7 485 2659 myspaceexpressexcess
Monday 25th Jan - Komedia Club Brighton 7.30pm with WILL SELF & Elvis McGonigal, this is a great line up by the sea. All tickets are £12 info/res 0845 293 8480 44-47 Gardner St
Weds 3rd Feb plectrum Magazine nite @express excess the Enterprise 2 Haverstockhill, NW3 London 8.30 show 9pm £5/3 a live edition of the acclaimed said mag featuring Cathi Unsworth, Jeremy Reed, MaxDecharnw and othersinfo ticket res 020 7 485 2659 www.myspaceexpressexcess
Sunday 14th FEB Jazz Verse Juke box at Ronnie Scotts, Dean Street W1 7.30pm £6 I'm on with another poet and of course the coolest and most happening Jazz artists in the country it's gonna be straight from th Fridge Daddy-o
Friday 26th FEB Finsbury Festival comedy night with me and the ultra awesomely funny Adam Bloom at the st lukes Centre, Central Street EC1 all tickets £10 8pm
Saturday 27th Feb Hawth Theatre, Crawley 7.30pm With John Hegley and Niall O'Sullivan tickets £10
Sunday 28th Feb Finsbury Arts Festival, family show me doing 50 mins of poems and funny stories for everyone aged over 5 and it's free atthe St Luke's Centre
Friday 5th Haringey Fest of Literature Wood Green Library FREE I'm performing at 9.45 am for Teens and upwards
Saturday 6th Mar Barbican Centre Do something different weekend 12.15 family show £1; I'm in the conservatory level 3 for this 45 min gig and afterwards there is tons of brill stuff to do.
Weds 10th Queens Crescent Centre Qureens Crescent Kentish Town 10am free me gigging for the undegr 5's it's awesomely good fun admission at least one under fiver (free)
Thurs 18th Mar Bang Said the Gun this is a really cool South London Night of Poetry, spoken word & Comedyit's at The Roebuck 50 Great Dover St and it's hosted by the lovely Dan (nothing to do with Spurs) Cockerill £3
Weds 31st Mar Back at the good ship Express Excess with a great line up of poets and chat merchants at the atmospheric Enterprise, 2 Chalk Farm Rd Camden £5/3 tickets info 020 7 485 2659
Tues 13th April Scribal gathering, Stables Bar, Stony Stratford , Milton Keynes Mk11 I'm doing an extended set and there's a jumping open mic roll of honour and the gigs free 7.30pm
Weds 14th April express excess with JOHN HEGLEY, Liz Bentley & Richard Gosnold, The Enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill NW3 2BL Camden, London 020 7 485 2659 myspace/expressexcess all tickets £5
Sat 8th May Poetry Society Cellar nite, Poetry Society Betterton St Covent Garden, WC1 featured poetas and open mic a great atmosphere abounds and all for £4 7.30pm
Weds 9th June JUNE express excess with WILL SELF Me and Will and Mark Gwynne Jones and Kate Fox agreat line up and who knows what the great author will do - The enterprise, 2 haverstock Hill, Camden, London NW3 2 BL tickets res/ info 020 7 485 2659 or express excess face book
FRI 25th June Lauderdale House 8pm with Elvis McGonigal and Liz Bentley yes a full on night of hilarity in a 300 year old country mansion set amidst a beautiful park Lauderdale house, Highgate hill, Waterlow Park N6 5HG London, £8/6 info ticket res www.hollowayartsfestival.com
Thurs 1st July Comedy for kids 4pm North Library, Manor Gardens London N7 I'm with oTIZ Cannelloni who's hilraious and it's for kids and grown ups and even better it's FREE no need to book just come along
Thurs 8th July 7pm whitechapel Arts Gallery, LONDON FREE a night of poetry and spoken word
THURS 15th -19th JULY LATITUDE FESTIVAL I'm doing 2 sets at Europes biggest poetry event (Friday and Saturday) and of course there is Music (Florence and the machine) Theatre, Dance and Comedy and much much more
Sat 11th Sept - 10-4 I'm running a one day writing workshop for adults at Northcote library, Northcote Road SW11 -it's part of the SW11 Lierary Festival and it costs £5
Tues 14th Sept - Utter ' the Green Note Cafe, 106 Camden Parkway NW1, featured poets and an open mic Comp doors open 7pm and it's £5
Sun 19th Sept - SW11 Festival at BAC, Lavender Hill SW11 7.30pm Me, and Alex Gwyther and some other really fine souls all for £3 in the cafe space
Sat 25th 1 -5pm The Archway Car Free Festival - Archway Square, I'm hosting the Live stage, Bands and singers abound and it's all free and car free.