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Emile Sercombe

Contains 30 performances.

Eccentric and energetic performance poet

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

    Performance: 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

    Performance: 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

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

    18 March 1983 at 
    Clockhouse Community Centre (5)
  • African Dawn, Emile Sercombe, Michael Belbin, Claire Dowie

    Performance: African Dawn, Emile Sercombe, Michael Belbin, Claire Dowie

    14 May 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • The Old Reptilians’ Dance and No Dinner 2

    Performance: 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

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

    01 October 1983 at 
    BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) (503)
  • Belinda Blanchard, Rory McLeod, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Chris Cardale

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

    16 November 1983 at 
    Cockpit Theatre (3)
  • Book launch & cabaret

    Performance: Book launch & cabaret

    20 April 1984 at 
    Drill Hall (3)
  • Joolz, Surfin’ Dave, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Zolan Quobble

    Performance: Joolz, Surfin’ Dave, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Zolan Quobble

    27 July 1984 - 29 July 1984 at 
    Elephant Fayre (St Germans) (1)
  • Claire Dowie, Skint Video, Emile Sercombe, Barbie & Yvonne Francis

    Performance: Claire Dowie, Skint Video, Emile Sercombe, Barbie & Yvonne Francis

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

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

    22 December 1984 at 
    Greyhound Pub (1)
    A noticeably back-to-basics line-up of Worthless Words alumni.
  • Surfin’ Dave, Marsha Prescod, Claire Dowie, Emile Sercombe

    Performance: Surfin’ Dave, Marsha Prescod, Claire Dowie, Emile Sercombe

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

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

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

    Performance: Joolz, Emile Sercombe, JD Douglas

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

    Performance: Emile Sercombe, Ann Ziety, Zolan Quobble

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

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

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

    Performance: Apples & Snakes meets Tongue Circus

    20 October 1985 at 
    BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) (503)
  • Bernie Cunnane, Emile Sercombe

    Performance: Bernie Cunnane, Emile Sercombe

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

    Performance: 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

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

    20 September 1986 at 
    Horseshoe (50)
  • Liz Lochhead, Emile Sercombe, Essex Hemphill, Tony & Stod

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

    13 December 1986 at 
    Horseshoe (50)
  • Lol Coxhill, Emile Sercombe, Ian Kelly; Marc Matthews & Marc Ramphall

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

    13 February 1987 at 
    Tramshed Theatre (London - Greenwich) (4)
  • The Dinner Ladies, Emile Sercombe, Lindsay MacRae, Belinda Blanchard, Porky the Poet

    Performance: 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

    Performance: Emile Sercombe, Henry Normal, Audi Maserati, Hullaballoo

    13 June 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (50)
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