Showing posts with label John Osborne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Osborne. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Chill Pill - June 25th at Soho Theatre (Going IN)

These are two of London's hottest Spoken Word Artists of the next generation....

George The Poet (20 Years Old)



SGB (17 Years Old)



These poets will feature on June 25th, CHILL PILL at Soho Theatre along side these two (slightly older) superstars.

Luke Wright endorses John Osborne's face
John Osborne, author of Radio Head and The Newsagent's Window, both published by Simon&Schuster. Radio Head was broadcast as Radio 4's Book of the Week and described as 'captivating' by The Guardian, 'funny, perceptive and charming,' by The Daily Telegraph, and 'a warm, uplifting read. It made me go out and buy a new radio, too,' - Tim Key. 

First collection of poetry, What if men burst in wearing balaclavas? published in 2010 by Nasty Little Press. Have had poetry published in The Guardian, The Spectator, Rialto and The Big Issue. Performed poetry at Glastonbury, Latitude, Port Eliot and the Edinburgh Fringe.

Kat Francois models her forearm
Kat Francois, BBC3 TV poetry slam champion 2004/world poetry slam champion 2005. A well-known performance poet on the London Poetry scene. Resident poet at The Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, where she hosts and organises monthly poetry and music nights, WORD4WORD and WORD4WORD SLAM.
Of course as well as all that you get to see the Chill Pill Poets - Mista Gee, Raymond Antrobus, Deanna Rodger & Simon Mole.

Monday, 11 June 2012

3 Things You Need To Know If You're Into Spoken Word (See Saul Williams, Kate Tempest, John Osborne plus more)

In December 2011, Christopher Logue passed away, a shamefully under-known poet. A man who helped reawake the world to the fact that the writing and performance of poetry are two parts of the same process.

Fortunately, a number of an excellent poets will be gathering at The Wreck, near his old home of Camberwell, to celebrate the man, his poetry and his legacy. These include:

John Hegley
Kate Tempest
Angry Sam
Raymond Antrobus
Curious

There will be personal reminiscences from Logue's widow, the literary and cultural historian, Rosemary Hill, and from Rick Stroud, writer and TV director;

There will be a raffle, where members of the audience can read random pages from Prince Charming, Logue's autobiography;

And there will be sick tunes from Bobby Gandolf and Xahdrez.
BOOK TICKETS http://sohotheatre.com/whats-on/so-chilled-2012/
Chill Pill is back at Soho Theatre on June 25th!
as well as the Chill Pill poets (Mista Gee, Deanna Rodger, Raymond Antrobus, Simon Mole) we'll be hearing from BBC Radio regular, poet 'John Osborne' and BBC 3 Slam Champion Kat Francois.  

John Osborne
Kat Francois
 Myself and poet Dzifa Benson have been coaching eight young poets to become Slam Champions for this Cultural Olympia project 'Shake The Dust'. This Saturday is the regional final at The Albany. Below is more Shake The Dust events you MUST SEE! 

Kate Tempest
National Shake the Dust Weekend 

Thursday 5 – Saturday 7 July | Southbank Centre

Three unmissable days of spoken word, featuring some of the most celebrated spoken word artists performing today, including Saul Williams, Kate Tempest, Lemn Sissay, Dizraeli and the Small Gods and many more. Plus films, music, FREE events and the UK ‘s biggest ever youth poetry slam! The Shake the Dust Champions, young poets from across the UK, will join forces with Southbank’s London Literature Festival to share a stage with top spoken word artists. 


shakethedust.co.uk / southbankcentre.co.uk

Saul Williams