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14 October - 5 November 2011 - RST
Stratford-Upon-Avon
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Poetry and Jazz Returns to Hampstead...Encore!
LJCC - Hampstead
Wednesday 9 November, 8pm
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Verse arranged by Adrian Mitchell.
The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
In post revolutionary France the inmates of an asylum present a play about the murder of Jean-Paul Marat under the direction of the notorious Marquis de Sade. As the director of the asylum and his family sit down expecting to see a patriotic display, they are confronted with a performance that is unruly, shocking and outspoken.
RSC Literary Associate Anthony Neilson directs this bold new production in our 50th anniversary year.
Fifty years after the historic sell-out concert at the old Town Hall, the poets - and the jazz - return, with readings from their work by Dannie Abse, Alan Brownjohn and Jeremy Robson, jazz interludes by the Michael Garrick trio with Dave Green (base) & Trevor Tomkins (drums), poems with jazz, and readings by special guests.
The programme will also feature the poems of other poets who participated in these concerts over the years including Adrian Mitchell (read by his wife Celia), Thomas Blackburn (read by his daughter Julia and granddaughter Natasha), Vernon Scannell, poems by Laurie Lee (read by his daughter Jessy), Spike Milligan, and others.
Arranged by Jeremy Robson
Illustration Credit: Cecily Ben-Tovim
Please visit our friends at Wonderful Beast by clicking on the link to the left!
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"YES - THE ADRIAN MITCHELL SHOW"
The Rosemary Branch Theatre, Islington , 22 &23 November, 2011
"YES" is a show, commissioned by The Poetry Trust in 2009 to celebrate the life and work of the legendary poet Adrian Mitchell. It premiered in the Aldeburgh poetry Festival and was a hit. It continues to be in great demand and has played at the Cambridge Wordfest and The Cut Halesworth, the Brecklands Theatre Festival, and in the Norfolk ‘Village Stage’ touring scheme run by creative Arts East. Wonderful Beast also staged a benefit performance for Stop The War Coalition, when Jonathan Pryce joined the cast and captivated the audience with "Tell me Lies about Vietnam".
Actors
Annie Firbank,
Celia Hewitt (Adrian's widow)
Roger Lloyd Pack
Sasha Mitchell (Adrian's daughter)
Matt Prendergast
Musicians
Miguel Tantos (trombone)
Sylvia Hallett (numerous instruments)
Director Alys Kihl.
"Wonderful choice of poems and songs; great performances - particularly from Lloyd Pack and (new to me) Matt Prendergast - but the absolute star of the evening was Sasha Mitchell. Her "Fifteen Million Plastic Bags" and "Victor Jara" reduced me to near tears."
Mark Fisher, former Labour arts minister, December 2010
Past Events & Recordings
Tea and Words with John Hegley - Sunday 18th September 2011 - 4-5pm
Tea and Words with John Hegley at Ripping Yarns Bookshop - all ages welcome - 4:00-5:00pm
Ripping Yarns, 355 Archway Road, London, N6 4EJ
Opposite Highgate Tube Station. Turn right out of main exit and head up towards Finchley. We are just past the traffic lights.
John Hegley reads from his new book, Stanley's Stick.
Stanley's Stick is illustrated by Neil Layton. You can see his stuff here.
We will have copies of John's new book available to buy on the day.
Hope to see you there!
"THE COAT OF UMPTEEN POCKETS" A poetry show and workshop for children based on the poetry and songs of Adrian Mitchell
"If you like a poem of mine, learn it, recite it, sing it or dance it" -Adrian Mitchell
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