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Elvis McGonagall

Contains 15 performances.

Alleged denizen of Graceland Caravan Park and onetime favourite on Radio 4's Saturday Live.  Can still rock tartan clothing.

  • Apples & Snakes at Duckie

    Apples & Snakes at Duckie

    17 June 2006 at 
    Royal Vauxhall Tavern (12)
  • Southampton Live: Poetry Tent

    Southampton Live: Poetry Tent

    22 July 2006 at 
    Guildhall (Southampton) (2)
    Afternoon performance for younger audience, scheduled to take place in Guildhall Square. Unfortunately there was (1) torrential rain and (2) no wet weather contingency. An alternative space was found in one of the Guildhall’s side-rooms.
  • Exposed

    Exposed

    16 September 2006 at 
    Merlin Theatre (Frome) (1)
  • Elvis's New Year Poetry Party

    Elvis's New Year Poetry Party

    19 January 2007 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
    Actually a showcase of south-west artists, Elvis being A&S’s acting SW Coordinator at that time. Ian Sills was unbilled but memorably guested on Pete Hunter’s ‘Juicy Fruit & Cheesy Quaver’ rap. Maybe you had to be there…
  • Poetry at the Gallery Sessions

    Poetry at the Gallery Sessions

    6 December 2007 at 
    Queens Theatre (Barnstaple) (19)
  • Caravans, Kilts & Cookery

    Caravans, Kilts & Cookery

    30 April 2009 at 
    Whitechapel Gallery (18)
  • Blue Suede Sporran Club

    Blue Suede Sporran Club

    18 June 2009 at 
    Square & Compass (Dorset) (1)
  • 451

    451

    28 June 2010 at 
    Nuffield (Southampton) (57)
  • Gallery Sessions

    Gallery Sessions

    21 September 2010 at 
    Queens Theatre (Barnstaple) (19)
  • Home Open Mic

    Home Open Mic

    06 October 2010 at 
    Bridport Arts Centre (Bridport) (3)
  • Blue Suede Sporran Club

    Blue Suede Sporran Club

    31 October 2010 at 
    Bridport Arts Centre (Bridport) (3)
  • Elvis McGonagall's Caravan of Poetry

    Elvis McGonagall's Caravan of Poetry

    13 May 2011 at 
    Balham Bowls Club (London - Wandsworth) (1)
  • Elvis's Big Love Poetry Night

    Elvis's Big Love Poetry Night

    10 February 2012 at 
    Earl Spencer (1)
  • Gongoozled

    Gongoozled

    16 May 2013 at 
    Canal Café Theatre (2)
    Successful Radio 4 career and still they can’t get your name right. Honestly. The second and final Gongoozled show.
  • 451

    451

    18 April 2016 at 
    Nuffield (Southampton) (57)
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