PHOTO/PRESS CALL! The Sylvia Plath story (in puppets) & other dead poets Fri 21 Aug

PHOTO/PRESS CALL! The Sylvia Plath story (in puppets), at Utter! Spoken Word’s Dead Poets & Puppets society. 5pm, Fingers Piano Bar, 61a Frederick St EH2, Fri 21st Aug 2009 - 07912 539 098

This Friday 21st, famous poets of the past will RISE FROM THE DEAD to perform at ‘Utter!’ spoken word, accompanied by puppet spirit guides of course, in ‘Utter!’ Dead Poets & their Puppets society.

Lance Pierson, showcasing his acclaimed show at St Cuthbert’s church, will deliver the poetry of much-loved Laureate John Betjeman, accompanied by Betjeman’s famous teddy bear Archie. James McKay, who has previously recited the entire book of Job at Arundel Poetry festival, will declaim Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’ interrupted by – you guessed it, a raven. Mab Jones, of Cardiff’s hilarious spoken word night ‘Jam Bones’ will be resurrecting 11th century Welsh poet Taliesin, while ‘Utter!’ host Richard Tyrone Jones (’uncompromisingly intelligent’ - Observer) will be channelling the spirit of famous womanising poet Ted Hughes to reveal the truth about his first wife’s life and death in ‘The Sylvia Plath story…in puppets’. It’s not as offensive as you might think. But yes, we have made a cardboard oven.

Also, some of the performers don’t yet know about the puppets…

Both performers and puppets will be available for photographs outside Fingers at 5pm, with the show starting at 5.30pm (1hr). Edgar Allan Poe/James McKay and Ted Hughes/Richard Tyrone Jones will also be appearing on the International Fringe stage (inbetween the Fringe shop and cathedral on the Royal Mile) at 13.10 on Friday afternoon, confusing small children and tourists.

Part of the PBH Free Fringe, where audiences choose what they want to pay, ‘Utter!’ spoken word has been one of the success stories of the Edinburgh Festival, despite going lmostly unreviewed, by mixing up local Scottish poets, the UK’s top names in Spoken Word and well-known comedians unleashing their poetic alter-egos in different themed shows at 5.30pm each day. Organiser Richard Tyrone Jones has been interviewed in both Three Weeks and The Fix magazines, has blogged for Fest and will soon appear on BBC Radio 6 with Lauren Laverne. Their Donut press night, where a fat poet and a thin poet went head to head in a donut eating competition, alongside John Hegley, was covered by Three Weeks and BBC online and they have been recommended by freshair, edinburgh’s student radio.

The event will be listed on the Fringe clash diary. For interviews, ‘Utter!’ spoken word press release, performer photos, etc, contact:

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Richard Tyrone Jones
Poet, host and Director of ‘Utter!’ spoken word
07912 539 098
www.utterspokenword.com

http://twitter.com/rtyronejones

UTTER! Facebook group:
http://bit.ly/utter

Thanks for reading and see you there!

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