Thursday 31st July 08 - Camden Warm Up Show, Poetry is Dead and Open Mic at Zest Newland Avenue.

Hot on the heels of Joe Hakims' Latitude Festival appearances, here is your chance to see the acclaimed Hull poet in his hometown. Joe will be performing alongside fellow spoken word star Mike Watts, before the two travel down south for a series of London dates including two shows at Camden Fringe Festival in August. Tonight you can see the full length performance of their two-man show Poetry Is Dead for Free! Also performing is the unforgettable Amanda Lowe with outrageous fairie tales brought romping into the 21st Century.

So you think y'self a poet? Well here is your chance to get up and have a go during the open mic part of the night.

The show starts at 8.30 and it's Free! ... Taking performance poetry by the throat, this show is an unflinching observation of life in the twenty-first century, an acerbic happy slap in the face of spoken word ...

Check out the performer's published works in thisisUll.com's poetry section poetry.html Listen to Joe Hakim and Mike Watts on myspace: www.myspace.com/soundslikemikewatts www.myspace.com/joehakimrecordings

Coming Up, Wednesday 23rd July 08 - The Scarlet Lights Theatre Company Presents Sheality Edinburgh Preview Show At Sailmakers Arms Hull
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Coming Up, Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July 08 - Traditional Continental Market in Immingham
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