T02002143835Writer and musician Chris Redmond invites extraordinary poets, comedians, storytellers and rappers to take risks, re-working material live with jaw-dropping improvised soundtracks from a crack team of quick witted, genre-hopping musicians. With special guests including poet and theatremaker Francesca Beard and London Laureate and Channel 4 Playwright in Residence Zia Ahmed, Tongue Fu is part gig, part experiment: a high energy show with wide appeal.Performer Chris Redmond. Performer Francesca Beard. Performer Zia Ahmed. | |
5 Nov 19 | Chichester Spiegeltent, Chichester :: V2048144255 listing details L01069541708 |
T1458442817One of the UK's liveliest and largest spoken word shows comes to The Last Word Festival: a riotous experiment in live literature, music and improvisation. | |
3 Jun 16 | Roundhouse, West End :: V242 listing details L122291008 |
The Last Word. Feat. Salena Godden, Tim Clare & Vanessa Kisuule - T0672023583Hosted by Chris Redmond, Tongue Fu is one of London's liveliest and best attended spoken word nights. Poets performing with an off-the-cuff musical backing from the brilliant Tongue Fu band, it's a riotous experiment in poetry, music and improvisation; frequently surprising, sometimes hilarious, often poignant and always unrehearsed. Salena Godden is a legend in spoken word; witty, intelligent, moving and entirely original. Tim Clare is a hilariously funny award-winning poet and author, and Vanessa Kisuule is a brilliant, multiple-slam winner. Tongue Fu is a wild, playful, poetry party, where no one knows quite what will happen until it happens, which is just how a party should be. | |
28 May 15 | Roundhouse, West End :: V242 listing details L1430109269 |
2 May 15 | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857 listing details L01856047264 |
T1926389867Performer Roger Robinson. Performer Toby Thomson. Performer Rosy Carrick. Performer Ghostboy. Performer Sophie Rose. Performer Josh Solnick. | |
10 Jul 13 to 18 Sep 13 | The Southbank, Inner London :: V0324280152 listing details L01275038838 |
14 Mar 13 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L323550802 |
T1095662897The finest spoken word artists and musicians from the UK and beyond perform an improvised mix of live literature and musicPerformer Soweto Kinch. Performer Chris Redmond. Performer Jan Blake. | |
19 Feb 13 | Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221 listing details L01363386384 |
T884486129The finest spoken word artists from the UK and beyond perform to sublime improvised soundtracks, in a heady mix of poetry and live musicPerformer John Hegley. Performer Chris Redmond. Performer Anna Freeman. Performer Adam Kammerling. Performer Roundhouse Poetry Collective. | |
10 Jan 13 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L193025456 |
Tongue Fu Tales - T1350320529Tongue Fu Tales is a brand new event from the team behind Tongue Fu ('the best poetry night in London WriteOutLoud.net). Excerpts from the UK’s most exciting spoken word theatre shows will be scratched and remixed live with an improvised soundtrack from The Tongue Fu Band (UNKLE, Nostalgia 77). | |
9 Apr 11 | Roundhouse, West End :: V242 listing details L1740722640 |
T1178226779Tongue Fu kicks off 2011 with a dizzying line up of spoken-word maestros, performing to a live improvised soundtrack from the ever awesome Tongue Fu Band (UNKLE, Nostalgia 77). | |
27 Jan 11 to 24 Mar 11 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L03075070 |
T01690816252The UK’s sharpest wordsmiths flex their lyrical ninja skills to a masterful genre hopping house band.Performer Ventriloquist (host). Performer Last Mango in Paris. Performer David Jay. Performer Luke Wright. Performer LyricL. | |
20 May 10 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L0289693201 |
Wonder Women! - T0551032860Tongue Fu finishes the year in style with the final show of 2009, celebrating the power, creativity and humour of womankind on December 10th at Rich Mix. Featuring the poetic genius of five super-powered, loquacious literary ladies, flexing their freshest lyrical moves to a spontaneous soundtrack of lip smacking jazz from The Tongue Fu Band (Nostalgia 77, JTQ, Gwyneth Herbert). | |
10 Dec 09 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L0250585009 |
T0647901653At Tongue Fu, the finest spoken word artists from the UK and beyond are invited to flex their most potent lyrical moves to an improvised soundtrack of broken jazz from the Tongue Fu Band. | |
8 Oct 09 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L1923103477 |
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12 Jul 17 | The Southbank, Inner London :: V0324280152 listing details L1067080281 |
15 Jul 10 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L01131126786 |