We’re proud to announce that our literary cabaret night is returning to London’s East End for a fourth year running. Residents John Osborne, Tim Clare, Luke Wright, Ross Sutherland and Joe Dunthorne* return for another year of vague literary ephemera.
Last season ended with every audience member in the venue wearing a Tom Cruise mask, shouting out the poem from the movie Cocktail. It was our most fun night to-date, raising the bar in terms of entertainment, whilst simultaneously lowering the bar for quality of work. GOOD JOB TEAM!
Season 4 runs June-November 2011. It happens on the last Wednesday of every month at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, 44-46 Pollard Row, London, E2 6NB. 7:30 doors.
It costs £5. No advance tickets, just arrive early to get a seat x
1. Conspiracy Theories
Wednesday 29th JUNE
Tim Clare premieres ‘A Very Short Poem‘ — a long poem that explores paranoia, delusion and conspiracy. Feature support from Ross Sutherland who presents his documentary, Every Rendition on a Broken Machine, with a live voiceover (see trailer below). Support comes from the Homework residents presenting new work that explores the changing relationship between us and our reptilian overlords.
2. Aisle16 R Kool
Wednesday 27th JULY
Aisle16 are cool. They wear shades, play sweet licks on their guitars and love chillin’ out and watching The Gadget Show. Wanna hear their poems? Luke Wright, John Osborne and Tim Clare, present a pre-Edinburgh showcase. Support from Joe Dunthorne and a special guest. PLUS John Osborne playing records that he won from a competition on John Peel’s Radio One Show in 2002. Pretty cool.
3. Wild Abandon
Wednesday 31st AUGUST
The launch of Joe Dunthorne’s new novel, Wild Abandon, with a specially devised live reading from the book. The book follows the story of Albert and Kate, brother and sister, who are not yet the last two human beings on earth, but Albert is hopeful. Support from John Osborne, Ross Sutherland, plus an extra special guest.
4. Film Special
Wednesday 28th SEPTEMBER
A full-length show built from live DVD commentaries, to tie-in with the release of Submarine on DVD. Each Homework resident will present, analyse, fast-forward, rewind and pause the gory bits of a film that has influenced them. Joe Dunthorne talks about how Goodfellas tempted him into the world of shoplifting. Ross Sutherland provides a new narrative for some 1980s rap videos. Plus extra special guest.
5. Escape
Wednesday 26th OCTOBER
Last season we tried out a special event called ‘My Worst Gig’, inspired by The Moth’s storytelling events in New York and Los Angeles. Joining the residents were Granta editor Alex Clark and journalist Johann Hari (see below). The format worked so well we’re trying another one — an evening of true stories told live onstage without notes, all on the subject of ‘Escape’. Stories from all Homework residents, plus some extra-special guests.
6. Poet In Residence
Wednesday 30th NOVEMBER
The HOMEWORK residents seek to create literary residencies where no residency ought to exist. John Osborne will be poet in residence on the 48 bus. Tim Clare will be poet in residence at the Weetabix factory. Ross Sutherland will be poet in residence at the building that houses the servers of an online casino. Luke Wright will be resident at the BBC (Bungay Bowls Club.) A new full-length live literature show — a world premiere.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOMEWORK
Homework gives Aisle16 a chance to try out new material. Featured items are usually new pieces of work in the scratch development stage, whilst support slots are always new material, written specifically for the night. More often then not we invite a guest along.In the past Homework has played host to the likes of Tim Key, Jon Ronson and Kate Nash.
It has featured the world premieres of shows such as Who Writes This Crap?, Found in Translation, The Petty Concerns of Luke Wright, The Three Stigmata of Pacman, Local Boys Done Good, Infinite Lives, and The Last Barman Poet.
* Homework’s Minister of Information, Chris Hicks, is on sabbatical in Japan until 2012.