Happy New Year!
Hi there, all my fellow poets!
I wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2010!
Alain
Thursday 31st December 2009 5:30 pm
Spoken Word Gigs This Month
Sunday 29th November 2009
Wormworld
The Foundy
84-86 Great Eastern Street
London
EC2A 3JL
Host: Vis the Spoon
Showtime: 9:00pm
FREE ENTRY
Tuesday 1st December 2009
Y Tuesday at the Poetry Club
Three Kings Public House
Clerkenwell Close
London EC1
Hosts: Ceri ...
Saturday 28th November 2009 6:54 pm
Poolroom Poetry
Friday 27th November 2009 8:34 pm
Panto Schedule
Hi folks,
Here is the schedule for my public panto performances of Chaplin's "Aladdin". I am playing Abazazar ,the wicked magician and I am in one of around twenty troupes touring the country with this show. The list is not comprehensive, bookings may be added later and we do a lot of school shows that are not open to the public. If any of you are available, come and see us. I will be combining per...
Friday 27th November 2009 7:07 pm
Emotional Poetry
This is some poetry I have written on some of the darker and more obsessional aspects of having Asperger's Syndrome. It is no secret that many of us on the syndrome, despite liking human contact, find it easier to form obsessions as opposed to relationships. I am not a stalker, in the sense that I purposely hurt or harass individuals. But I am obsessional, as we all are I suppose, and the only ...
Sunday 15th November 2009 3:24 am
Employment Poetry
Some poems I have written about being in and out of work. I feel they are relevant to these troubled times and I can imagine a lot of people can relate to them. Hope you like 'em.
I Need to Work
I need to work, to give my soul
Employment, find a useful role
That pays me money, pays the rent
And covers all my bills, I've spent
A fortune living on the dole
It's not enough, I don't feel whole
This Lon...
Sunday 15th November 2009 1:53 am
Unholy Occupation
Hi folks,
A few months ago, I submitted a poem up here called 'Room Available in Bow'. The responses the piece generated seemed to indicate the idea needed a bit of a rethink. So, here it is, a few months later, a new poem on the same subject, called 'Unholy Occupation'. Enjoy!
Unholy Occupation
I'd like to tell a story and vent out my frustration
For my flat's been taken over, an unholy ...
Sunday 1st November 2009 7:47 pm
"The Passing of Aunt Grace"
Tuesday 22nd September 2009 1:13 pm
New Gigs
Hi guys,
Tomorrow night on Friday 4th September I will be featuring at the Full Moon Performance Party in Balham, hosted by wonderful Catherine Brogan. See the link here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109980221298#/event.php?eid=109980221298#wall_posts
And on Saturday I will be appearing at the Dark Mills Festival in Collier's Wood, doing a spooky combination of theatre and spoken word: http...
Thursday 3rd September 2009 9:15 pm
Upcoming Gigs
Friday 21st August 2009 6:37 pm
Farrago London Grand Slam
A night featuring London's poetry slam champions battling it out for two places in the BBC Radio 4!
Poetry Slam semi-final draw.
Monday 20th July 2009 2:22 pm
US/UK Extradition Treaty Debate in Parliament 15 July 2009
Thursday 16th July 2009 4:12 pm
"Glory of Gothenburg" (2003)
Wednesday 8th July 2009 6:22 pm
"The Codfaither" (2001)
Wednesday 8th July 2009 6:21 pm
Theatre School (1996)
Wednesday 8th July 2009 6:21 pm
New Show: Poem Incarnating Theatre: Incisions and Excavations
Incisions and Excavations has brought five poets, three directors, twelve performers, a visual artist and a composer to the operating table for the creation of an immersive and magical hour of site-specific theatre within one of London’s most atmospheric museums.
Their patient: poetry. We invite you to hold a stethoscope u...
Thursday 18th June 2009 8:43 pm
Two Plays For Gaza
Saturday 23rd May 2009 4:07 pm
Random Book Reviews
Friday 22nd May 2009 11:26 am
Thames Variety Branch Meeting 20/05/2009
Wednesday 20th May 2009 9:47 pm
Protest Report
Sunday 17th May 2009 10:16 pm
tick...tick...boom!"
Friday 15th May 2009 4:30 pm
Memories and Dreams of Soho
Memories and dreams of Soho,
London's centre, full of colours.
Once a place of violent protest,
Rioters streaming through the markets,
Now a den of dreamy angels,
Fancy free inventing wonder.
Their illusions make me wonder
At the teaming streets of Soho,
Full of ravers, punks and angels,
Startling me with swinging colours.
Traders line the many markets,
Charming a...
Sunday 3rd May 2009 3:31 pm
Joker Performance
Hi WriteOutLouders,
Here is the video upload of my Joker performance at ADLIB in March. It's kind of dark and creepy but I hope you like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5-WRT848zQ
Alain
Monday 6th April 2009 10:32 pm
"Breaking the Chain" book review
Friday 27th March 2009 2:52 pm
Soho Streets
Hi folks, this is the theatre show I am doing at the Soho Theatre:
Soho Streets by Theresa Shiban, directed by Suzanne Gorman
22-25, 29-30 April; 1-2 May 2009
6:15pm and 8pm
Matinees 25 April and 2nd May 3pm
Tickets: £12 (£10)
The show takes place on the streets of Soho. To book a place, check out http://www.soho-theatre.com/pl1696tickets.html for details.
See you then, folks,
Alain
Tuesday 24th March 2009 12:18 pm
Gigs March 15th - 19th (Open-Mics I am doing next week)
Hello again everybody,
Here is a list of the open-mics I will be doing over the coming week. I am also at Survivor's Poetry tonight, by the way. See previous note for details.
Monday 16th
A Spoonful of Poison at the Legion, 348 Old Street, Shoreditch. Hosted by the legendary Vis the Spoon!!! Acts Sign up from 7pm. Evening kicks off at 8pm. Free entrance to the gig for all-comers. A good turn-out at t...
Thursday 12th March 2009 1:24 pm
A Painful Gift
Thursday 12th March 2009 10:58 am
Next Week's Gigs (March 10th -12th)
A relatively modest three gigs for next week. Here goes:
Tuesday 10th: Poetry Unplugged. 8pm Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street Covent Garden London. Night starts at 8pm. £4/£3 entry. Hosted by Niall O'Sullivan. Another open-mic but a hugely popular one. Must get there early this time!!
Wednesday 11th: Glitterbest, the Jago Art Gallery Bar 77 Redchurch Street London E2 7DJ. Free admission to this open...
Friday 6th March 2009 7:58 pm
March Gigs
Gigs for next week are as follows:
Saturday 28th February: Gaza Benefit for Cheeky Maggot Productions. This takes place at the Cockpit Theatre in Northwest London - see Notes for details. Show starts at 7.30.
Sunday 1st March: AD-LIBS ENTERTAINMENTS MUSIC, POETRY, SPOKEN WORD AND OPEN-MIC NIGHT: This is at the Comedy Cafe in Shoreditch - nearest tube is Old Street. £5 entry before 8.30 £7 thereafter...
Tuesday 24th February 2009 12:34 pm
Rain Man Interview
"Rain Man" by Barry Morrow, adapted for the stage by Dan Gordon, premiered at the London Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue in London on 28 August running until 20 December 2008.
Autism London got an interview with Adam Godley, who plays Raymond Babbit, the autistic character in the play and the "Rain Man" of the title. Adam is a highly experienced stage and screen actor who has made stage appear...
Wednesday 18th February 2009 3:41 pm
Aberdeen Gig
Hi folks,
I will be planning to attend a gig in Aberdeen the week I am up. It's at Books and Beans Cafe and the event is called Dead Good Poets. It runs from 6.30 - 8pm. Don't think I'll use any make-up but just do a couple of pieces.
Here is a link to the event: http://www.booksandbeans.co.uk/events.html.
See some of you Deen-Dwellers there then.
Alain English
Wednesday 18th February 2009 3:19 pm
Scotland Gigs 23rd and 24th February
I have two gigs in Glasgow on the last week on February. Here are the details:
Monday 23rd February
The Glasgow Slam
Rio Cafe Glasgow
27 Hyndland Street
Glasgow
G11 5PT
I am doing a ten-minute spot here with Robin Cairns as compere. For poetry that's intense, dark and funny, you could do a lot worse...
Tuesday 24th February
Red Raw
The Stand Comedy Club Glasgow
333 Woodlands Road
Glasgow
G3 6NG
Doing comedy i...
Friday 13th February 2009 6:15 pm
Gigs 15-19th February
Hi folks,
Taking a night off performing tonight to focus more on my writing. I have work tomorrow then a 5-day gig stretch beginning Sunday. Here we go then...
Sunday 15th February: London's Free Open Mike Night @ 7pm the Queen's Head 15 Denman Street London W1D 7HN.
Monday 16th February: Spoonful of Poison @ Legion in Old Street. Coming in late to this one as I am seeing a short play the Royal...
Friday 13th February 2009 6:08 pm
Gaza Fundraiser Cockpit Theatre 28th February
Benefit Gaza, Cockpit Theatre, Feb 28th 2009
Benefit Gaza
Unity for the Innocent Victims of War
The Cockpit Theatre, NW8 8EH
Sat Feb 28th, 2009
Foyer events- 6.30pm
Show starts at 7.30pm-10pm, with a 20 mins interval
Tickets £15,concessions £12
An evening of poetry,music,comedy, magic and entertainment from around the world...
Wednesday 11th February 2009 6:48 pm
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