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The Christmas Dinner Review

"The Christmas Dinner"
by Duncan Stevens
Staged by Second Skin Theatre
Directed by Andy McQuade
Seen by Alain English on 15th December 2012
At White Rabbit Theatre

This is certainly a unique production in London Fringe history.  Staged two weeks ago as "The Exorcism" based on a 1970s television play, it was forced to close down after legal objections.  It has since reopened in thi...

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Paper Tiger Poetry One Year Anniversary - It's Slam Time!

We're back for our final event of the year with Paper Tiger Poetry - it's slam time!
To celebrate Christmas and our One Year Anniversary, we are hosting our Santa Slam! Poets will compete over two rounds for a £50 cash prize! Email me if you fancy a slot!
 
Featuring Catherine Brogan and Niall O'Sullivan and hosted by Alain English.
 
 
Start time: 8pm
Open-mic signup from 7pm
£...

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"Annapurna Poems" Review

"Annapurna Poems" by Yuyutsu RD Sharma
Review by Alain English
 
Poet and translator Yuyutsu RD Sharma has put together this collection to honour the Annapurna mountain region in Nepal from where is from - a region he can no longer access due to social and political upheaval that has cut him off from the area.  His poetry speaks of the power and beauty of the mountains, in reverence...

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Quills Review

Quills by Doug Wright
Staged by Second Skin Theatre
White Rabbit Cocktail Club
October 17th - November 11th
 
Review by Alain English on 27th October 2012
 
After their West End debut with Mario Vargas Llosa's "La Chunga" last year, Second Skin Theatre raise the bar up another level with this production Doug Wright's "Quills".  There will be some in the audience fami...

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There's Only One Jimmy White!

 

A popular snooker legend is receiving a testimonial this year, and I have penned this tribute to celebrate him... 
 
There's Only One Jimmy White!
b...

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The Aberdeen Poems by Alain English

The Aberdeen Poems by Alain English  
 
Girdle Ness
 
On the bench
I land myself
Some flowers placed
Beneath my feet
The white horse skips
Along the bay
It gallops past
As I give way
Surrendering at last to fate
My fingers grasp at heaven's gate
With weariness
I come to rest
Upon the rocks of Girdle Ness
 
 
A Life At S...

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