Performance

VenueThe Gate
TownCardiff
CountyGlamorgan
From24th June 2012
To24th June 2012
What is currently on at The Gate (V1034226098)

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper ClarkeT0488056531
In a vain attempt at bourgeois credibility, Manchester's sharp-dressed, sharp-delivering punk poet Lenny, changed his name to John Cooper Clarke and embarked on a ?polysyllabic excursion though Thrillsville'! Clad in the slum chic of the hipster, he issued the slang anthems of the zip age in the desperate esperanto of bop. Expect a mix of hilarious anecdotes of life in a Northern town interspersed with machine-gun fast delivery of some of his best poems. If you think poetry is dull and boring, or posh and erudite - you haven't seen JCC!
Performer John Cooper Clarke


Archive :: production:T0488056531, poetry:S01359258444, venue:V1034226098
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Production details

The Bard of Salford. The unique rapid fire delivery of his poems alongside razor sharp gags and tales of the absurd or just hilarious, have created a live career lasting over 30 years.

Reviews

Overall: 5.00
USER (30Sep11): John Cooper Clarke walked on to the stage and took control of the crowd - for 1 hour and 40 minutes, the place was ecstatic for his mix of poetry and humour. The only spoiler was 1 hour of local poets as warm-up. Neither wanted not needed the audience endured them but didn't respond.

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