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Emile Sercombe

Contains 31 performances.

Eccentric and energetic performance poet

  • 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.
  • Joolz, Don Carroll, Emile Sercombe, The Newtown Neurotics

    Joolz, Don Carroll, Emile Sercombe, The Newtown Neurotics

    26 February 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
    Quintessential mid-’80s line-up of goth superstar, socialist punk band, A&S cornerstone and newcomer.
  • Seething Wells, Emile Sercombe, Mark Steel, Berni Cunnane, Rory McLeod

    Seething Wells, Emile Sercombe, Mark Steel, Berni Cunnane, Rory McLeod

    18 March 1983 at 
    Clockhouse Community Centre (6)
  • African Dawn, Emile Sercombe, Michael Belbin, Claire Dowie

    African Dawn, Emile Sercombe, Michael Belbin, Claire Dowie

    14 May 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • 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).
  • Write On Festival: Attila the Stockbroker, Slade the Leveller, Emile Sercombe, Marsha Prescod, Mark Steel

    Write On Festival: Attila the Stockbroker, Slade the Leveller, Emile Sercombe, Marsha Prescod, Mark Steel

    01 October 1983 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • 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)
  • Book launch & cabaret

    Book launch & cabaret

    20 April 1984 at 
    Drill Hall (3)
  • Elephant Fayre

    Elephant Fayre

    27 July 1984 - 29 July 1984 at 
    Elephant Fayre (St Germans) (1)
    Happily, two of our acts got namechecked in David Quantick‘s NME review of the festival: Surfin’ Dave sounded ‘like a cross between Jonathan Richman … and Billy Bragg’ and Joolz was ‘reciting, and inciting people to give money for the miners’ (New Musical Express, 11 Aug 1984). Business as usual, ...
  • Community Centre Tour

    Community Centre Tour

    27 November 1984 at 
    Vassall Road Neighbourhood Centre (1)
  • PR Murry, Emile Sercombe, Berni Cunnane, Zolan Quobble, Patric Cunnane

    PR Murry, Emile Sercombe, Berni Cunnane, Zolan Quobble, Patric Cunnane

    22 December 1984 at 
    Greyhound (London - Lewisham) (1)
    A noticeably back-to-basics line-up of Worthless Words alumni.
  • Write On! (Lancaster Literature Festival)

    Write On! (Lancaster Literature Festival)

    25 January 1985 at 
    Gregson Community Centre (Lancaster) (1)
  • Levi Tafari & Jennifer John, Nick Toczek, Emile Sercombe, Trespassers W

    Levi Tafari & Jennifer John, Nick Toczek, Emile Sercombe, Trespassers W

    16 February 1985 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Joolz, Emile Sercombe, JD Douglas

    Joolz, Emile Sercombe, JD Douglas

    26 April 1985 at 
    Washington Arts Centre (Co Durham) (1)
  • Emile Sercombe, Ann Ziety, Zolan Quobble

    Emile Sercombe, Ann Ziety, Zolan Quobble

    14 June 1985 at 
    ADC Theatre (Cambridge) (1)
  • Brian Patten, Emile Sercombe, Some Like It Hot, Leo Aylen

    Brian Patten, Emile Sercombe, Some Like It Hot, Leo Aylen

    15 June 1985 at 
    New Merlin's Cave (12)
  • Apples & Snakes meets Tongue Circus

    Apples & Snakes meets Tongue Circus

    20 October 1985 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
    Thanks to Patric Cunnane for finding the flyer.
  • Berni Cunnane, Emile Sercombe

    Berni Cunnane, Emile Sercombe

    22 November 1985 at 
    Gulbenkian Studio (Newcastle-upon_Tyne) (5)
  • Jackie Kay, Emile Sercombe, Sybil Madrigal & Paul Rogers, Ann Ziety, Zolan Quobble

    Jackie Kay, Emile Sercombe, Sybil Madrigal & Paul Rogers, Ann Ziety, Zolan Quobble

    01 March 1986 at 
    Southbank Centre (29)
  • Bobbie Hawkins, Emile Sercombe, Pitman Brown, Tymon Dogg & The Frugivore

    Bobbie Hawkins, Emile Sercombe, Pitman Brown, Tymon Dogg & The Frugivore

    20 September 1986 at 
    Horseshoe (52)
  • Liz Lochhead, Emile Sercombe, Essex Hemphill, Tony & Stod

    Liz Lochhead, Emile Sercombe, Essex Hemphill, Tony & Stod

    13 December 1986 at 
    Horseshoe (52)
  • Lol Coxhill, Emile Sercombe, Ian Kelly; Marc Matthews & Marc Ramphall

    Lol Coxhill, Emile Sercombe, Ian Kelly; Marc Matthews & Marc Ramphall

    13 February 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)
  • Emile Sercombe, Henry Normal, Audi Maserati, Hullaballoo

    Emile Sercombe, Henry Normal, Audi Maserati, Hullaballoo

    13 June 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (52)
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