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Heathcote Williams

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Notoriously out-there poet/actor who courted the mainstream with his book-length poems Autogeddon, Whale Nation and Falling for a Dolphin. Acting credits include Prospero in Derek Jarman's 1979 film of The Tempest. Died in July 2017, aged 75.

  • Heathcote Williams, Tongue Circus, Rory McLeod

    Performance: Heathcote Williams, Tongue Circus, Rory McLeod

    Sat 4 Dec 1982 at 
    Adams Arms (London - Camden) (16)
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