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Adrian Mitchell

Contains 3 collection items, 12 performances, 15 in total. Currently showing 15 in total.

Adrian Mitchell, poet, playwright, novelist and activist was inspirational to many whose poetry engages with the state of the world.  The scope of his life and work is best realised by reading Michael Horovitz's elegant obituary.  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/adrian-mitchell-poet-and-playwright-whose-work-was-driven-by-his-pacifist-politics-1208517

  • Adrian Mitchell, Chand Sharma, Jenny Lecoat, Ferenc Aszmann

    Adrian Mitchell, Chand Sharma, Jenny Lecoat, Ferenc Aszmann

    5 February 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • Adrian Mitchell, Lindsay MacRae; Bonnie & Clyde; Greg Carmichael & John Knox

    Adrian Mitchell, Lindsay MacRae; Bonnie & Clyde; Greg Carmichael & John Knox

    15 September 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • GLC Giroshow

    GLC Giroshow

    02 March 1985 at 
    Wandsworth Civic Centre (1)
    Poets sharing a bill with Carol Grimes & Eyes Wide Open and The Hank Wangford Band.
  • Jazz Poetry Festival Day 1 - (1988)

    Jazz Poetry Festival Day 1 - (1988)

    29 January 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • The Second International Poetry Festival

    The Second International Poetry Festival

    08 April 1989 at 
    Interchange (3)
  • Cecil Rajendra tour

    Cecil Rajendra tour

    22 November 1989 at 
    University of London (2)
    Partnership tour with Friends of Bogle l’Ouverture. This particular date – a follow-up to Cecil’s talk at the same venue on the 14th – was a shared bill with Adrian Mitchell.
  • Adrian Mitchell & Beattie Mitchell; Abdul Malik, Elean Thomas, Mahmood Jamal

    Adrian Mitchell & Beattie Mitchell; Abdul Malik, Elean Thomas, Mahmood Jamal

    12 October 1990 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • 10th Birthday Celebration (and Anthology Launch)

    10th Birthday Celebration (and Anthology Launch)

    12 September 1992 at 
    Hackney Empire (2)
    A decade is a very, very long time in performance poetry, so this was a well-earned celebration. However, one despatch to Time Out’s letters page (24 Sep) found the show to be ‘a sickened, weakened thing’, thanks to ‘pollution by PCAs (politically correct attitudes)’. Proof that you can’t please all ...
  • Apples & Snakes Relaunch Party

    Apples & Snakes Relaunch Party

    10 September 1993 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Vibrant Verse

    Vibrant Verse

    19 November 1993 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Audio recording of Stand pt I

    Audio recording of Stand pt I

    11/09/2001
    Minidisc recording of first half of ‘Stand’ show at BAC, 11 Sep 2001. Featuring Adrian Mitchell, Sharrif Simmons, Choman Hardi, Ahmed Hardi & Jared Louche.
  • Audio recording of Stand pt II

    Audio recording of Stand pt II

    11/09/2001
    Minidisc recording of second half of ‘Stand’ show at BAC, 11 Sep 2001. Featuring Adrian Mitchell, Sharrif Simmons, Choman Hardi, Ahmed Hardi & Jared Louche.
  • Stand

    Stand

    9 November 2001 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Audio recording of Apples and Snakes in Soho (Apr 08) pt II

    Audio recording of Apples and Snakes in Soho (Apr 08) pt II

    30 April 2008
    Minidisc recording of second half of Apples and Snakes in Soho show (Apr ’08) at Soho Theatre, featuring Sophia Blackwell and Adrian Mitchell.
  • Apples and Snakes in Soho

    Apples and Snakes in Soho

    30 April 2008 at 
    Soho Theatre (68)
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