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Charm at 10th Annual Poets v MCs, Brighton, 25.01.13

Universally charming

Glastonbury 2005 at Hammer and Tongue Camden, 11.02.13

Some mild bad language and adult themes

Breathing at Hammer and Tongue Camden, 11.02.13

Some mild bad language

My Top 10 Recent Gigs


100% Proof, Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, 07.06.12
Hammer and Tongue tour, 03.10.12 - 11.02.13
Apples and Snakes 30th Birthday Party, Free Word Centre, London, 02.11.12 (South East commissioned poet)
10th Annual Poets v MCs, Concorde II, Brighton, 25.01.13
451, Southampton, 18.02.13

Bite! Brighton Fringe Festival, 29.05.13
Hammer and Tongue National Slam Final, Wilton's Music Hall, London, 08.06.13 
Glastonbury Festival Green Kids Field (storytelling), June 2013
Blyth Power Ashes, Farcet Fen, 23.08.13
11th Annual Poets v MCs, Concorde II, Brighton, 16.01.14


Some reviews of me at these:

'Michael Parker owned the stage, and had great rapport with the audience as he told us how “[we] would have loved [the poem that he'd written]“. This was fantastic theatricality, booming “OUR POET KING” (as we would have crowned him). I believed him.' http://sabotagereviews.com/2012/04/22/hammer-and-tongue-national-slam-final-the-individuals-31-03-12/

'downright sublime' http://www.ministryofhiphop.com/hammer-tongue-slip-jamb-10th-annual-poets-vs-mcs-concorde-2-brighton/

'the atmosphere is electric' http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/hammer-tongue-slipjamb-10th-annual-poets-vs-mcsconcorde-2-brighton

'quite simply the best PERFORMANCE of poetry I've ever seen. EVER' http://the-importance-of-being-carrie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/451-nuffield-southampton.html

Playing Conkers on Nintendo Wii

Yes, the lighting makes me look like an angelic being of light, and Lou, the camera operator seems to have been a bit dizzy, but you get the idea. Performing for the participants in the regional final of the Shake The Dust Youth Poetry Slam, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, 2012.

Hammer and Tongue National Final, 2012

Both hosting and representing Brighton, I enjoyed this event immensely.
Previous Performance Highlights


Writing / Performing


Member of Brighton Poets Team, Annual Poets v MCs Slam, Komedia, Brighton, 2004 – 2014

The Enlightenment Machine, White Night, Brighton, 2010

Fortune Cats, White Night, Brighton, 2009

Mass / Congregation Open House event, Brighton Festival 2008, 2009, 2010

Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! cabaret nights, The Sanctuary / Joogleberries / Komedia, Brighton 2001-2004

Poetry and Word Tent, Glastonbury Festival 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004

UK National Poetry Slam Final, Cheltenham Literature Festival, 1999, 2000, 2001




Hosting

Hammer and Tongue Poetry Slam, Komedia, Brighton, 2009 – 2014

Hammer and Tongue National Slam Final, Wilton's Music Hall, London, 2012-2014

Mass / Congregation Open House event, Brighton Festival 2008, 2009, 2010

Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! cabaret nights, The Sanctuary / Joogleberries / Komedia, Brighton 2001-2004

Glastonbury Festival Poetry Slam, Poetry and Word Tent, 2003

Bite! Brighton Fringe Festival, 29.05.13




Storytelling

Kids Field, Glastonbury Festival, 2011, 2013

Hollow, Fairy Fair, Holt Hall, May 2012

Story Lab, Jubilee Library, Brighton, 30.09.12




Acting

God, and other characters, Book of Job: The Musical, Cambridge University, Cheltenham Literature Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival, and other locations, 2008 – 2012

Several Upstairs Theatre Company productions, Brighton, 1998 - 2000

Alonso, The Tempest, Brighton, 1998

Antonio, The Tempest, Glastonbury Festival, 1998

Antonio, The Tempest, Brighton Festival, 1997

  

Singing / Bands

Bibbibnyeah, Mustard, The Reverend, President Fred, Preacher Freak, just me: MJP, 1994- now Performance Highlights

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