Poetry Idol general information
SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 10 will be held on Thursday 17th May 2007
Performers Include: Alison Brumfitt Elle Ludkin Jonathan Attrill Ashley Reaks Joe Hakim Dean Atta. How does it work?
Six performers new to SHORTFUSE will perform for 10 minutes each, and then YOU the audience will vote for their favourite acts. The winning two acts will both be given a full length paid set later in the year. Previous winners have gone on to secure regular full length sets at various other spokenword events accross the country including Express Excess, Apples & Snakes, 5 star Edinburgh Fringe shows, and BBC radio apperances. See www.20six.co.uk/shortfuse for more information. Hosted by: NATHAN PENLINGTON- ‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman '...has little in common with Eminem...' - Metro
Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1
Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.
Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions. SOME SHOWS DO SELL OUT AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE SHOWS- so, if there is a show you really don't want to miss our advice is to reserve tickets with us in advance. Just email your full name, the number of tickets you require, and a contact telephone number to: tickets@shortfuse.co.uk. We will hold them for you on the date of the show, they will be available for collection upon payment at the door between 8pm and 8.30pm. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR We welcome your comments about our events, send us your  . Are you part of the myspace.com revolution? If so, come and make friends: www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon
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We are now accepting submissions for SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 10. The closing date for submissions is Thursday 19th April 2007.
SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 10 will be held on Thursday 17th May 2007 . We are currently receiving submissions from poets, performers and writers for POETRY IDOL 10*. Please send a short recorded sample of your work (10 to 15 minutes is ideal) in either tape, video, cd, DVD or minidisc format. We are not concerned with the quality of the recording, but we do need to hear the style of your performance, if you think it would help us to judge your work fairly please also include printed copies of your work. We recomend that before submitting your work to us you try and attend a regular SHORTFUSE night, to see the diverse range and styles of poetry that we feature. Click here for current listings. Then just send your envelope clearly marked to: SHORTFUSE, c/o The Camden Head, 2 Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1. Please ensure you include full contact details, telephone number and email address. And include an SAE if you require your recording returned to you. If you require more information just contact us by email: poetryidol@shortfuse.co.uk *all performers must be over 18 years old.
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Thursday 2nd November
This week at London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we present the lastest of our world renowned Poetry Idol contests...
The featured poets and performers are:
Niall Spooner-Harvey Tim Clare Jack Sims Paolo Ferrari Inua Ellam
Scroobius Pip
How does it work?
Six performers new to SHORTFUSE will perform for 10 minutes each, and then YOU the audience will vote for their favourite acts. The winning two acts will both be given a full length paid set later in the year. Previous winners have gone on to secure regular full length sets at various other spokenword events accross the country including Express Excess, Apples & Snakes, 5 star Edinburgh Fringe shows, and BBC radio apperances. See www.20six.co.uk/poetryidol for more information.
The quality is once again of another high standard, and this promises to be yet another fantastic Poetry Idol night. So, as always, it is best to book your tickets now... PLEASE NOTE: Due to high demand for tickets we recommend booking in advance. Please email required number of tickets, name and contact number to tickets@shortfuse.co.uk We will hold them for you on the date of the show, they will be available for collection upon payment at the door between 8pm and 8.30pm. With Resident Host:  NATHAN PENLINGTON-
‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman '...has little in common with Eminem...' - Metro '...thinks he has something in common with Snoop Dogg' - Steph Healey, Poetry Cafe
Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1
Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.
Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions. SOME SHOWS DO SELL OUT AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE SHOWS- so, if there is a show you really don't want to miss our advice is to reserve tickets with us in advance. Just email your full name, the number of tickets you require, and a contact telephone number to: tickets@shortfuse.co.uk. We will hold them for you on the date of the show, they will be available for collection upon payment at the door between 8pm and 8.30pm. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR We welcome your comments about our events, send us your . Are you part of the myspace.com revolution? If so, come and make friends: www.myspace.com/shortfuselondon
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Based in London SHORTFUSE is a spokenword night that has been presenting a weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and music since April 2000. We actively promote up and coming writers and performers alongside established acts such as John Hegley, Rob Newman, Stewart Lee, and Simon Munnery to only name a few, and we have gained a reputation for giving space to performers to stretch the boundaries of what they do.
We have also been giving the oportunity for new poets and spokenword performers to present their work to an audience, and to help make the transition from open mic nights to wider exposure and paid performances, with a night we have named:
"I went to a poetry reading at a local pub where over a hundred people, all young, were crammed into a smoky upstairs room, cheering and booing and seemingly enjoying themselves, which is not the norm for poetry readings. The enthusiasm was unnerving..." Hugo Williams, TLS.
What?
The SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL CONTESTS are held two to three times a year and feature poets, writers and performers new to SHORTFUSE.
We make the initial selection of six performers that meet our criteria from all submissions recieved before the closing date for the current contest.
The six performers are then invited to perform at SHORTFUSE for 10 minutes each, and then the audience will vote for their favourite. The winning two acts are both given a full length paid set later in the year, and automatically entered into the POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOL contest.
Since wining the previous POETRY IDOL CONTESTS; Liz Bently, Rhian Edwards, Sarah Kobrinsky, Project Adorno, SP Howarth, Gareth Jones, Ritchie Scurvey, Richard Johnson, Suzanne Andrade, Paul Marshall, Kate Fox and Wayne Smith have had full length sets in various other spokenword venues including Express Excess and Apples & Snakes, plus 5 star Edinburgh Fringe shows.
'Poetry idols give five-star performance', a review of POETRY IDOL 4 in the Ham & High (10/12/2004) said:
"Each gave blazing performances in their 10 minutes in the limelight and all six were different in style and tone, sometimes weird and wonderful but never boring. The SHORTFUSE event lived up to its branding 'Putting the spark back into the spokenword', and the paying punters were treated to a creative fireworks display of talent".
How are the winners decided?
Although SHORTFUSE make the initial selection of six performers, based on a variety of criteria - POETRY IDOL is not a Poetry Slam!
Each POETRY IDOL night is run as a contest with the winners are decided by a democratic vote by the audience - each audience member is given a ballot paper to vote for their top three acts of the night.
The two acts with the highest amount of points are declared the winners and are booked to perform a full length 20 minute set later in the year. In previous contests the standard of performances have been so high that runner-ups have also been booked to perform at regular SHORTFUSE events.
When is it?
The SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL CONTEST runs three times a year. Please see the Submissions and Current Contest sections for full details of closing dates for submissions and how to send your work to us.
The POETRY IDOL CONTEST's are held at the SHORTFUSE nights which are hosted by:
 NATHAN PENLINGTON- "An act truly worthy of praise! His section is a smooth blend of comedy, storytelling and poetry. His writing and stage presence are both enjoyable and understated" - Three Weeks
+ discs of danceness spun by DJ DAVID BUSH
Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1
Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.
Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.
SOME SHOWS DO SELL OUT - so, if there is a show you really don't want to miss our advice is to reserve tickets with us in advance. Just email your full name, the number of tickets you require, and a contact telephone number to: tickets@shortfuse.co.uk. We will hold them for you on the date of the show, they will be available for collection upon payment at the door between 8pm and 8.30pm.
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