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Belinda Blanchard

Contains 19 performances.

Stand-up poet/comedian with a drama background. An A&S favourite for several years, but eventually left the scene behind to concentrate on her acting. Enjoys a successful stage career and is a familiar face in TV commercials.

  • Benjamin Zephaniah, Belinda Blanchard, Emile Sercombe, Take It

    Benjamin Zephaniah, Belinda Blanchard, Emile Sercombe, Take It

    Sat 9 Oct 1982 at 
    Adams Arms (London - Camden) (16)
    The second A&S show, and the first to feature the already-established Zephaniah. Also the first to feature Belinda Blanchard, who was destined to be something of an early A&S favourite; and Emile Sercombe, a member of the pre-A&S collective Worthless Words and another cornerstone of these early bills.
  • Son of Man, Belinda Blanchard, Glenn Smith, Mark Steel

    Son of Man, Belinda Blanchard, Glenn Smith, Mark Steel

    15 January 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • Attila the Stockbroker, Belinda Blanchard, Little Dave, Slade the Leveller

    Attila the Stockbroker, Belinda Blanchard, Little Dave, Slade the Leveller

    18 February 1983 at 
    Clockhouse Community Centre (5)
  • Belinda Blanchard, Brian Bailey, John Rowe, The Czechs

    Belinda Blanchard, Brian Bailey, John Rowe, The Czechs

    09 April 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • Little Brother, Chris Cardale, Belinda Blanchard, Pete Murry, Morris Minor & The Austin Seven

    Little Brother, Chris Cardale, Belinda Blanchard, Pete Murry, Morris Minor & The Austin Seven

    20 May 1983 at 
    Clockhouse Community Centre (5)
  • The Old Reptilians’ Dance and No Dinner 2

    The Old Reptilians’ Dance and No Dinner 2

    02 July 1983 at 
    Surrey Banqueting Suite (London - Oval) (2)
    Part two of a two-day celebration marking the end of A&S’s first ‘year’ (if we regard these as running concurrently with the academic year).
  • Pat Condell, Belinda Blanchard, Swift Nick, Colour Intense

    Pat Condell, Belinda Blanchard, Swift Nick, Colour Intense

    28 October 1983 at 
    Wheatsheaf (4)
  • Belinda Blanchard, Rory McLeod, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Chris Cardale

    Belinda Blanchard, Rory McLeod, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Chris Cardale

    16 November 1983 at 
    Cockpit Theatre (3)
  • Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Belinda Blanchard

    Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Belinda Blanchard

    24 November 1983 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • The Flatlettes, Belinda Blanchard, Peter Campbell, Andie Mann

    The Flatlettes, Belinda Blanchard, Peter Campbell, Andie Mann

    19 May 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Skint Video, Alan Gilbey, Belinda Blanchard, Pat Condell

    Skint Video, Alan Gilbey, Belinda Blanchard, Pat Condell

    09 March 1985 at 
    Young Vic (8)
  • Gladys McGee, Some Like it Hot, Belinda Blanchard, Alison Clayburn, Jacqueline Pascoud

    Gladys McGee, Some Like it Hot, Belinda Blanchard, Alison Clayburn, Jacqueline Pascoud

    10 May 1986 at 
    Market Porter (London - Southwark) (6)
  • Lindsay MacRae, Belinda Blanchard, Lotte Moos, Some Like it Hot

    Lindsay MacRae, Belinda Blanchard, Lotte Moos, Some Like it Hot

    16 October 1986 at 
    Goldsmiths Tavern (4)
  • Mark Miwurdz, Belinda Blanchard, PR Murry, Tony & Stod

    Mark Miwurdz, Belinda Blanchard, PR Murry, Tony & Stod

    07 February 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (52)
  • Art and Soul

    Art and Soul

    20 March 1987 at 
    North Peckham Civic Centre (4)
    A partnership with Southwark Arts. Part of a season of multicultural events at North Peckham Civic Centre.  Featured arguably the two biggest names from the UK dub-poetry scene.
  • That Famous Subversa, Fran & Miles Landesman, Alison Goldie, Belinda Blanchard

    That Famous Subversa, Fran & Miles Landesman, Alison Goldie, Belinda Blanchard

    3 April 1987 at 
    Tramshed Theatre (London - Greenwich) (5)
  • The Dinner Ladies, Emile Sercombe, Lindsay MacRae, Belinda Blanchard, Porky the Poet

    The Dinner Ladies, Emile Sercombe, Lindsay MacRae, Belinda Blanchard, Porky the Poet

    22 May 1987 at 
    Jackson's Lane Community Centre (3)
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (1987)

    Midsummer Poetry Festival (1987)

    21 June 1987 at 
    Covent Garden Piazza (2)
    Annual partnership event with Alternative Arts.
  • Neil Bartlett, Belinda Blanchard, Ian Shaw; Louise Elliot, Deirdre Cartwright & Cheryl Alleyne; Viv Acious

    Neil Bartlett, Belinda Blanchard, Ian Shaw; Louise Elliot, Deirdre Cartwright & Cheryl Alleyne; Viv Acious

    27 April 1990 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Unnamed guest billed to appear with Elliot, Cartwright & Alleyne
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