29 June 2007
Friday 29 June 2007 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Ian McMillan hosts a live edition of The Verb from the newly refurbished BBC Radio Theatre in London. There'll be thrills, spills, Hawaiian shirts, flip flops and wordy fireworks. Guests include acclaimed Irish playwright Colin Teevan with a new dramatic take on A Midsummer Night's Dream, a brand new Verb commission from Mancunian songster Liam Frost, Malawian poet Jack Mapanje, and The Verb's Sony award-winning audio cartoonist Peter Blegvad.
Playlist
Ian McMillan invites you to join him for a special live broadcast of the weekly cabaret of words and language, The Verb.
Expect a galaxy of wordsmiths engaged in linguistic acrobatics, with newly commissioned writing and explosive performance.
Guests include Sue Townsend, the creator of Adrian Mole, with a new and very personal piece of work; acclaimed Irish playwright Colin Teevan with a dramatic take on A Midsummer Night's Dream; performance from acclaimed musician Steven Adams of the Broken Family Band; Malawian poet Jack Mapanje; and The Verb's Sony award winning audio cartoonist Peter Blegvad.
For FREE tickets, call 0870 901 1227 - 0870 901 1227.
Join Ian and his guests at 9.45pm on Friday 29 June at the Radio Theatre in BBC Broadcasting House.
Further Information
The Beasts of Nalunga, Jack Mapanje's most recent collection of poems, is published by Bloodaxe.
Colin Teevan's website
Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend is published by Michael Joseph
Peter Blegvad's Leviathan website
Hello Love by the Broken Family Band is released on the Track and Field label.
Live dates coming up for the Broken Family Band:
5th July - The Junction, Cambridge
7th July - Cornbury Festival
14th July - Latitude Festival
28th July - Logiefest
8th AugustSummer Sundae
18th Aug - Green Man Festival
30th Aug - Lodestar Festival tbc
15th Sept - End Of The Road Festival
For more details, visit www.thebrokenfamilyband.com
