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Comedy Spoken Word Theatre
Thursday 14 November 2013 in London
By TW Editorial | Published on Friday 8 November 2013
TODAY IN LONDON spoken word tour-de-force Kate Tempest, Dutch dramatists Toneelgroep Amsterdam, comedians with points to prove Dave Griffiths and John Williams, and acclaimed ‘anti-stand-up’ Ed Aczel feature in the following TW-recommended events…
COMEDY: Dave Griffiths – C U In Court/John Williams – My Son’s Not Rainman, Bread & Roses, 14 Nov
The Bread & Roses-based Clapham Comedy Club houses a double-bill of thought-provoking comedy c/o Dave Griffiths and John Williams. Griffiths, otherwise known as King Cnut, recollects his ‘David v Goliath’-seque court dispute with French Connection over copyright issues; whilst Williams’ light yet heartfelt ‘My Son’s Not Rainman’ details his relationship with his autistic son. Details and tickets here.
COMEDY: Edward Aczel Lives In A Meaningless Shed, Soho Theatre, 12-16 Nov
‘Anti-comedian’ Edward Aczel has a mind to quit showbiz, instead envisaging a quiet life doing… well, something else. ‘Meaningless Shed’ is built on his quest to find significance in a useless universe. Details and tickets here.
SPOKEN WORD: Brand New Ancients, Royal Court Theatre, 14-16 Nov
A fierce voice in spoken word poetry, Kate Tempest recites her “great work” ‘Brand New Ancients’, which is embellished with a live orchestral/electronic score. Details and tickets here.
THEATRE: Scenes From A Marriage, Barbican Centre, 14-17 Nov (pictured)
Dutch group Toneelgroep Amsterdam turn Ingmar Bergman’s 1973 film study of a couple’s troubled union into a sequence of simultaneous set-pieces, in which the couple, Johan and Marianne, are portrayed a different stages of their marriage. The dialogue is in Dutch, but with English surtitles. Details and tickets here.
