Blog Entries by Alain English (2010)

Monday 20th December 2010 7:57 pm

The War You Don't See Review

"The War You Don't See" by John Pilger

A Film Review by Alain English

This latest film by John Pilger looks at the role of the media in war reporting and asks how far reporters in the United States and Britain are prepared to go in order to report the truth. He comes to some alarming conclusions.

...

Monday 20th December 2010 7:27 pm

"I'll Be All Right Tomorrow" and "Touch" reviews

"I'll Be All Right Tomorrow" by Dympna Brogan

A Book Review by Alain English

This short book tells the story of Irish woman Dympna Brogan, who suffered massive head injuries in a car crash and developed epilepsy as well as losing the power to read and write. Dympna also suffered the loss of her younger sister Rosaleen, an incident for which she felt responsible and this book charts the...

Sunday 12th December 2010 2:17 pm

Shannon Trust Reviews - Final Part

"The Oxford History of the Prison: The Practice of Punishment in Western Society" edited by Norval Morris and David J.Rotham

A Book Review by Alain English

Focussing mainly on the development of the prison in the United States and United Kingdom, this book provides a densely-packed and thorough discussion on the practice of imprisonment as part of the justice system in these societies.

...

Saturday 11th December 2010 7:30 pm

Prose and Cons

"Prose and Cons" - part of "Art by Offenders"

Presented by the Koestler Trust

In the Blue Room - Spirit Level

Royal Festival Hall

London

7pm on Saturday 13th November

This was an exciting evening presenting a live reading of plays, or excerpts from plays, by offenders or ex-offenders. They were all taken from the Synergy Theatre Project, with winners from the 2010 Koest...

Saturday 11th December 2010 7:27 pm

NO-ONE KNOWS

"NO-ONE KNOWS"

Prisoner's Voices

Experiences of the Criminal Justice System by Prisoners with Learning Disabilities and Difficulties by Jenny Talbot

This report was put together by the Prison Reform Trust and the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. The report was written by NO-ONE KNOWS, a programme run by the Prison Reform Trust. NO-ONE KNOWS aims to make a difference to people with...

Saturday 11th December 2010 7:24 pm

Art By Offenders

Art By Offenders - Exhibition Review

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London

Viewed on Saturday 30th October by Alain English

The exhibition was created by the Koestler Trust, a charity based in Wormwood Scrubs in West London. It was created by victims of crime and each work hase been created by an offender detained at a prison or psychiatric hospital.

Firsttine Pierre-Pac...

Saturday 11th December 2010 7:22 pm

Shannon Trust Reviews Part 2

"Invisible Women" by Angela Devlin

A Book Review by Alain English

Angela Devlin has published an enormity of work on the prison system including "Prison Patter: A Dictionary of Prison Words and Slang" and "Cellmates/Soulmates: Stories of Prison Relationships". Whilst taking time to look at both sides of the fence (prisoner and prison officer), her empathy is quite clearly with the form...

Saturday 11th December 2010 7:21 pm

Shannon Trust Reviews - Part 1

This is a series of reviews I wrote this year for the Shannon Trust, an organisation who run the Toe by Toe reading plan for prisoners. Some of these have made their way into the Shannon Trust newsletter and have been reproduced here with their kind permisson.

Enjoy!

The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde

A Book Review by Alain English

"The Ballad of Reading Gaol" was Oscar ...

Saturday 11th December 2010 7:18 pm

Politics Roundup Part 1

A Profile of Michael C.Ruppert

I'm going to close off my political line of work for this year by talking about two things. The first will be Michael C.Ruppert, a former narcotics detective turned investigative journalist. The name of the documentary above comes from a lecture he gave to the University of Portland on November 28 2001. The lecture formed the basis for his book "Crossing the...

Saturday 11th December 2010 5:38 pm

More Poetry Reviews

CD Review

Behave Yourself Presents "Mes introducing V2"

This has a good mix of street beats and powerful lyrics that seem to float off the tip of the artist's tongue. "Blend" is a howling, raging plea for individuality in a world where everyone strives to fit in. "Look After You" is a lively, sensuous duet and "London" uses contemporary music as an effective backdrop, evoking the atmo...

Friday 10th December 2010 4:46 pm

Final gigs of 2010...

Hi there, all

These are going to be my gigs for the remainder of the year. Please get along if you can - they are really great nights!

Thursday 9th December

Survivors Poetry

Poetry Cafe

22 Betterton Street

London, England

WC2H 9BX

Maplink: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=530263&Y=181234&A=Y&Z=110

Gig starts: 8pm

Hosted by Xochitl Tuck

Ent...

Wednesday 8th December 2010 2:37 pm

Poetry Reviews

"Issue Eight of the South Bank Poetry" edited by Peter Ebsworth and Sara Nesbitt

This edition of South Bank Poetry is a fine collection of invention and wit, but has a strong political strain missing from previous editions. This is seen as a response to the recent political crises that have engulfed our country, notably the arrival of our new coalition government and the recession. Chip H...

Wednesday 1st December 2010 5:13 pm

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Hi folks,

I will be doing the following events/open-mics this week! Come down and check it out!

Tuesday 30th November

SpeechMotion

The Horse and Groom

28 Curtain Road

Shoreditch

London EC2A 3NZ

Nearest tube/rail: Liverpool Street

Saturday 27th November 2010 4:06 pm

Poetry N Motion

Hi folks,

I will be performing at the following event:

Sunday 28th November

Poetry N Motion

Opal Bar (formerly Motion Bar)

Next to Embankment Station on London's District Line

Exit Embankment station on the riverside and turn left and there it is.

Show starts 8:30

Entry fee: £5 before 9:30

Event details here: http://www.ukfridays.com/events.php

See you th...

Friday 26th November 2010 8:23 pm

Gigs this week (23rd and 24th November)

Maplink: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=51.5125713189515%7E-0.1277656853199005&lvl=15&dir=0&sty=c&eo=1&where1=WC2H&q=WC2H+1BX

Hi folks,

I will be doing the following open-mics this week -

Tuesday 23rd November

Poetry Unplugged

The Poetry Place

22 Betterton Street

Covent Garden

WC2H 9BX

Gig starts: 7:30pm (sign up between 6 and 7)

Entry: £4(£3 if you're...

Tuesday 23rd November 2010 10:04 am

RAW Gems!

Hi folks,

I will be appearing tomorrow in RAW Gems with Raw Poetry - see below!

RAW Gems @ Zenith Bar

Featuring Alain English, Tiger Paw, Panama Dave, Louise Larchbourne, David Kerrigan and Sonia Serin

125 Packington Street

Islington

London

N1 7AE

Maplink: http://www.zenithbar.co.uk/location.php

Time of gig: 7:30 pm

Entry fee £5/£3

I will also ...

Tuesday 16th November 2010 2:36 pm

New Gigs

Hi there,

I will making appearances at the following open-mic nights testing out new material - come along if you're around!

Tuesday 2nd November

Y Tuesday

Three Kings Pub

Clerkenwell Close

Farringdon

London EC1

Maplink: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=51.52315512299537%7E-0.10596603155136108&lvl=16&sty=c&eo=1&where1=...

Thursday 28th October 2010 7:12 pm

I Want A Baby - Harry Hill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIQ4su7xWuA

Hi folks,

Here is the Harry Hill Music Video I filmed a month ago. I will write a poem about this in the future but for now enjoy the video.

Alain

Tuesday 19th October 2010 6:06 pm

Hi folks,

I am appearing tomorrow at the Cheltenham Literary Festival at the UK All Stars Poetry Slam! Qualifier.

It takes place in the HSBC Book It! Tent 7-8:30pm

The tent is behind the Town Hall located here:

Cheltenham Town Hall

Imperial Square

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL53 7LS

Maplink: http://www.multimap.com/s/saxvc4su

...

Thursday 7th October 2010 6:26 pm

Ahoy there, fabulous fans! Back on the gig bandwagon once again! See below for details. Would be nice to see you there.

Monday 4th October

RAW Workshop and Open-Mic

Central Station

37 Wharfdale Road

London N1 9SD

Maplink: http://www.multimap.com/s/OYxI1Q0q

Entry is free

Poetry Workshop 6:30

Open-Mic 8pm

Tuesday 5t...

Monday 4th October 2010 4:45 pm

New Gigs

Sunday 17th October

Mad Pride - A Celebration of Creative Lunacy

For World Mental Health Day

A Muses Cafe Special Event

Ivy House

Stuart Road

Nunhead

SE15

Maplink: http://www.multimap.com/s/huFra7ND

Noon until 10pm

Featured Acts include the Bert Shaft Orchestra/The Balloons/The Blowpipes/Paul Birtill/Dave Russell/Jude Cowan/Cathy Flower/Dave S...

Tuesday 28th September 2010 6:06 pm

Woman at Point Zero Book Review

"Woman at Point Zero" by Nawal El Saadawi

A Review by Alain English

I saw Nawal El Saadawi speaking at the LSE as part of the Free the Word Festival earlier this year. She spoke of her work as an Arab writer originally from Egypt and of time spent in prison for her writing. One of the things that amused her audience was her telling her audience "I advise you to go to priso...

Thursday 23rd September 2010 1:38 pm

Hi folks,

Featuring with RRRANTS (http://www.rrrants.com/) at the following gigs:

30th September

Olde Kings Arms

41 High Street

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP1 3AF

Maplink: http://www.multimap.com/s/RKhCwQSn

Gig Starts 7:30

7th October

National Poetry Day

The Camden Eye

2...

Saturday 18th September 2010 6:45 pm

Monologue Slam Tomorrow!

Hi folks,

Tomorrow night I am appearing at Monologue Slam in Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Road, London. The nearest tube station is Liverpool Street.

Monologue Slam was an idea originally conceived in the US but were started up in Great Britain around two years ago. The slams are run under the umbrella of Goldrush Entertainments. Actors are invited to perform monologues at either one mi...

Sunday 12th September 2010 3:25 pm

Hi folks,

I have just finished reading "Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil" by Michael C Ruppert. He presents a large number of compelling evidences that point to US Government involvement in the events of 9/11, the anniversary of which is this Saturday. Ruppert speaks a great deal about Peak Oil, and believes the 9/11 was used as a prete...

Monday 6th September 2010 7:43 pm

Gigs this Week

Tuesday 7th September

Y Tuesday at the Poetry Club

Three Kings Pub

Clerkenwell

EC1R 0DY

Maplink: http://www.multimap.com/s/gHB6Ujrd

Gig Starts at 8pm

I'm going to restrict it to one this week, due to other commitments such as writing, performing in "Lost and Found" and job-finding...

Talk soon,

Alain

Saturday 4th September 2010 6:10 pm

Euler's Circles

"Euler's Circles" by Peter Norgate

Seen at the Brockley Jack Theatre on 28th August 2010

A review by Alain English

I was lucky enough to catch this theatre piece on it's closing night at the Brockley Jack Theatre. I found out about it in "TimeOut" and I thought it was too vital and important to miss.

The story concerns Rowena (Dominique Gerrard), a young woman with ...

Sunday 29th August 2010 5:47 pm

Open-Mics This Week

Hi there,

As well as doing Poetry N Motion tomorrow at Opal Bar, Embankment I am doing a number of other open-mics this week.

Here they are:

Tuesday 31st August

Half Moon Open-Mic

Half Moon Pub

10 Half Moon Lane

Herne Hill

London

SE24 9HU

Link: http://www.multimap.com/s/hCF2ZqeT

Start Time: 8:00pm

Compere is Len Hovis.

Friday 3rd Septem...

Saturday 28th August 2010 4:26 pm

Monologue Slam 13th September 2010

I am back at the Monologue Slam this 13th September - I am looking forward to this acting gig so much...I am needing it!

Actors battle it out over three rounds for victory in front of agents and audience - a one-of-a-kind event that originated in the States and has been running here for nearly two years now! Sign up and participate or come on down to watch - it's a great even...

Thursday 26th August 2010 4:36 pm

Arts Bar Gig Cancelled

Next Monday's gig has been cancelled due to the Arts Bar being closed - this is most unfortunate as it was a very good venue for gigs - hopefully the Poets Communion, which was housed there last Monday of every month, will find a new home soon.

Alain

Wednesday 25th August 2010 2:16 pm

Gigs

http://www.ukfridays.com/events.php

Hi folks,

These are my major new gigs for the following week or so. Both of them at fantastic venues and with a great atmosphere! See the links below!

Sunday 29th August

Poetry N Motion

Opal Bar

Embankment (near Embankment station)

Monday 30th August

FEATURED GIG

Poets Communion

Arts Bar (above the Funky Mun...

Sunday 22nd August 2010 6:18 pm

The Psyche...

Reminder for my featured gig this Saturday 21st August at Housman's Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road Kings Cross N1 9DX Maplink: http://www.multimap.com/s/R80DyMSn.

The event, run by the Short Film Movement, will be playing a series of short films around the theme of the psyche. It starts at 3.30 and I am performing at around 4:15. This should be a very interesting gig...

Tuesday 17th August 2010 8:58 pm

RRRANTS Review Monday 9th August

Hi folks,

This is the review of the RRRANTS gig on Monday 9th August. It was written by the London Fringe Report. Mentions all round for all performers!

Hi folks,

No featured slots this week but I will be at the following open mic nights - nothing flashy but will be experimenting with new material.

Tuesday 3rd August

Y Tuesday at the Poetry Cafe

Three Mills Pub
Clerkenwell Close
Farringdon
London
Gig starts: 8pm
Free entry

Wednesday 4th August

Dog Day's Night Again
The Poetry Cafe
Betterton Street
C...

Sunday 1st August 2010 5:22 pm

Jotspeak

I am now on Jotspeak - a networking and promotions forum for poets, comedians, authors, musicians, playwrights - writers of every size and description. Check out my profile in the link below and check out the site if you want want to see more!

http://www.jotspeak.com/profile/AlainEnglish

Friday 30th July 2010 6:33 pm

Link to Camberwell Gig!

Monday 14th June 2010 3:28 pm

New Gig

Following last night's superb gig at the Weaver Arms, Alain will be again offering support to King Toadfish and the All-Weather Riders at the following gig on 16th June:

King Toadfish & the All-Weather Riders Eclectic music & poetry at Hackney’s great little secret, the KentonVenue:
The Kenton
38 Kenton Road,
E9 7AB 020 8985 3069
Cost: Free
8:30

Maplink: http://www.multim...

Sunday 6th June 2010 10:49 pm

FEATURED GIG THIS SATURDAY 5TH!!!

BAND: King Toadfish & the All Weather Riders

POETRY: Jazzman John Clarke and Alain English

DATE: Saturday 5th June

TIME: 8pm til late

COST: Free

VENUE: The Weavers Arms, 98 Newington Green Road, London N1 4RG

MAPLINK: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=N1+4RG&countryCode=GB

INFO: 020 7354 9501

BUS: 73, 476, 21, 341, 141, 236

RAIL: Cantonbury

BLURB...

Thursday 3rd June 2010 3:42 pm

Autistic Superstars - PROGRAMME REVIEW

Autistic Superstars Programme Review

In April, I visited Riverside Studios in Hammersmith to watch the recording of the final stages of a show callled "Autistic Superstars" with a musical concert hosted by actor and radio DJ Reggie Yates. I wrote up the experience in an earlier note. This blog is a review of the finished programme.

Episode 1

This a...

Monday 24th May 2010 5:43 pm

New Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbgzN70XCSs

New Video: Performing at RRRANTS at the Camden Eye April 2010. Enjoy.

Monday 17th May 2010 7:53 pm

New Gig - It's Jawdance!!!!!

Featuring at Jawdance this Wednesday 19th May at Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road (nearest tube Shoreditch High Street on new London Overground or Liverpool Street Central Line). Gig starts 7:30 and is run by Apples and Snakes - the Cosa Nostra of the performance poetry scene...

Sunday 16th May 2010 4:59 pm

Young, Autistic and Stagestruck

This is a commentary/review of the programme "Young Autistic and Stagestruck", screened by Channel 4 from 12 April - 10 May 2010.

Episode 1

This series looks at the progress of nine autistic kids as they attempt to write and perform their own stage show. The first of these kids is Andrew, a 'classically autistic' young man (according to his parents) who has soci...

Wednesday 12th May 2010 6:49 pm

Gigs this Week

Sunday 09 May

Tongue in Chic, MADCAP, Creed Street, Wolverton (near the station)
Featuring the stars of Bang Said the Gun!
Gig starts: 19:00
Map: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=Creed+Street%2C+Wolverton&countryCode=GB#map=52.06345,-0.8079|17|4&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:52.06346:-0.8079:17|Creed%20Street,%20Wolverton|Creed%20Street,%20Wolverton,%20Milton%20Keynes,%20Buckinghamshi...

Friday 7th May 2010 4:46 pm

New Gig

It's the Word4Word heat of the UK Unsigned Slam! I don't slam much these days but this was too good to turn down...

Sunday (Sunday 16th May) at the Theatre Royal Bar, Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square E15 1BN. It's round the back of the Stratford Mall as you come out Stratford Station. Go through the Mall and take the left turning at the crossroads in the hall way. As you leave, the the...

Wednesday 5th May 2010 4:46 pm

Free the Word Experiences

International PEN - Free the Word Festival

Experiences of Volunteering by Alain English

Wednesday 14th April 7:45 pm Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall - Opening Event The Ex-Empire Strikes Back with James Kelman, Olive Senior and Margaret Busby. Chaired by Profile Writer Maya Jaggi.

Some weeks before this event, I registered to volunteer with the Free the Word Festival with Inter...

Saturday 24th April 2010 12:03 am

Autistic Superstars

Autistic Superstars

A Report by Alain English

On 16th April, Ethney Anderson and myself plus a few others from Autism London attended the filming of a show called Autistic Superstars at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. We were in the audience watching the show, as a group of autistic kids with musical and artistic talents were gathered together to demonstrate their abilities. Th...

Saturday 24th April 2010 12:01 am

Future Gigs

Hi guys,

Here is news of upcoming featured gigs:

Sunday 18th April: RRANTS Camden Eye, 2 Kentish Town Road London NW1 9NX Start time 8pm.

Sunday 25th April: Beatz and Rhymes Clerkenwell House, 23-27 Hatton Wall, London, EC1N 8JJ (Nearest Station- Farringdon).

Doors open 7pm; Performances 8pm till 10.30pm.

Sunday 16th May: Ricksmansworth Canal Festival in collaboration w...

Friday 9th April 2010 5:16 pm

Children of Annie - a tribute to Annie Inglis 1922 -2010

Annie Inglis, who died on 1st April 2010 aged 87, was a doyen of the performing arts in Aberdeen and saved the Aberdeen Arts Centre from closure in 1998 when the City Council threatened to close it. It is now run by a trust she set up, Castlegate Arts Limited and the Arts Centre now is staffed by volunteers. She was well-known around Aberdeen as a teacher and theatre director, founding and runn...

Monday 5th April 2010 5:39 pm

FEATURE SLOT AT TOUCH ME I'M SICK

Hi guys,

I'm featuring tomorrow at this event

Touch Me I'm Sick with Vintage Poison
Hosted by Kevin Reinhardt and Joe Campbell
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Time: 19:30 - 23:00
The Old Crown Pub
33 New Oxford Street
London, United Kingdom

Featuring Alain English and Fran Isherwood with the usual open-mic spots...

See you there!

Alain

Tuesday 16th March 2010 8:16 pm

New Gig

Hi folks,

New gig tomorrow on Sunday 7th March with RRRants!

Here are the details

RRANTS!
Kissing Lounge
Camden Eye
Camden Parkway
London
NW1 9NX
Showtime: 8pm

All performers get five minutes each! Further info can be found at http://www.rrrants.com/

Saturday 6th March 2010 6:01 pm

"Shakespeare Inc." review 05/03/2010

It was a pleasure to see "Shakespeare Inc." in full last night after following it's progress for a number of weeks. It is remarkable seeing how well the direction, the performances and the play continue to change over rehearsals and performances.

The play tackles the famous Shakespearean authorship question, suggesting that the man from Stratford was not who wrote the plays. It's done here...

Friday 5th March 2010 1:28 pm

Shakespeare Poem

Here's a poem about William Shakespeare, inspired by the play I've been writing about. It would be interesting to know what you make of it. In these days of Internet piracy, I still think it's relevant.

His Name was William Shakespeare

In harsh Elizabethan times

There lived a famous writer

Creating stories with his rhymes

A poet of the theatre

A man concealed in ...

Wednesday 24th February 2010 3:38 pm

Second Skin Theatre Blog: Rehearsal Record 18/02/2010

Rehearsal Record 18/02/2010

In attendance

Director Andy McQuade
Assistant Director Kim Moakes
Actors Coryn Rhys-Jones (Shaksper) Maggie Turner (Barmaid) Anthony Kernan (Christopher Marlowe) Filip Krenus (Edward De Vere) Patrick James (Lord Stanley) Tyler Coombes (Ben Jonson) Karl Dobby (Francis Bacon)

Kim tells me they're going to work on staging today of the play's opening s...

Second Skin Theatre are set to perform "Shakespeare Incorporated" by Don Fried on March 2nd - 21st at Rosemary Branch Theatre London N1. In the run-up to performance on Friday 12th February I interviewed Don Fried, the playwright, on writing the play.

INTERVIEW WITH DON FRIED BY ALAIN ENGLISH FOR SECOND SKIN THEATRE

How did writing the play come about?

I was writing a book with m...

Monday 15th February 2010 11:50 am

Future Gigs

Gigs for the next two weeks including open-mic and feature slots:

Friday 5th February

FEATURE SLOT

Poetry 4 Haiti hosted by Kat Francois and Zita Holbourne
Poetry Cafe
22 Betterton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9EX
Entry £3 8pm start

Tuesday 9th February

OPEN-MIC

Lyrically Challenged hosted by MC Angel
Passing Clouds
Richmond Road
Dalston
Lon...

Friday 5th February 2010 5:23 pm

New Gigs Jan 31st - 4th Feb 2010

Hi guys,

Four this week from tomorrow:

Poetry N Motion - Sunday 31st January
Motion Bar Embankment London WC2N 6PA
7pm - 1am Entry £7 (All Proceeds for the Haitian Earthquake Relief)

TBC - Kid, I Wrote Back - Monday 1st February
7pm - £3 entry
Bar Kick
127 Shoreditch
High Street
London E1 6JE

Y Tuesday the Poetry Club - Tuesday 2nd February
8pm Start - Free E...

Saturday 30th January 2010 6:38 pm

This Week's Gig List

Needle and Thread - Hugely Popular Open-Mic Night

Tuesday 26th January

The Half Moon
10 Half Moon Lane
Herne Hill
London
SE24 9HU

Map link here: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=SE24+9HU&countryCode=GB#map=51.45323,-0.09926|16|4&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:51.45259:-0.0994:16|SE24 9HU|SE24 9HU

Gig Starts at 8pm. Free entry

Thursday 28th January

Survivor's ...

Saturday 23rd January 2010 8:26 pm

Second Skin Theatre Double Bill

Alain English saw "Stay With Me Til Dawn" and "Knuckleball", both staged by Second Skin Theatre at the Rosemary Branch Theatre near Old Street, London on 20th January 2010.

Stay With Me Til Dawn by Graham Farrow

A young boy hides from his abusive father in the room of a troubled man with dark secrets...

This was an excellent piece of theatre that explored ideas of ...

Thursday 21st January 2010 5:05 pm

PSC Meeting Stop the War: End the Siege on Gaza

Alain English attended a meeting of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK Meeting Gaza: One Year On: End the Siege at Conway Hall Red Lion Square in Holborn London on Tuesday 19th January 2010.

I have attended a number of these meetings before and written poems on the subject of Gaza and the Israeli/Palestine problem, and marched on the Israeli Embassy last year when the attacks took place.
...

Wednesday 20th January 2010 6:07 pm

Generous

Alain English saw "Generous" by Micheal Healey at the Finborough Theatre, Earl's Court on Wednesday 13th January 2010

This show has been hailed as one of the early highlights of the year in the London Fringe and rightly so. An intelligent look at human morality through the spectrum of Canadian politics, "Generous" contains plenty of funny lines and memorable performances.

The play beg...

Wednesday 20th January 2010 6:05 pm

Panto Poem

Hi folks,

As I write this, my time on tour with Chaplin's Panto's is coming to an end, for this year at least. To celebrate and to go along with my new collection of photos from the tour, here is a panto poem. Enjoy!

Children, Children, Everywhere

Children, children, everywhere it's panto-time once more
And now I'm acting in one and my limbs are getting sore

Panto is an old tradition, demented a...