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Liz Bentley

Contains 2 collection items, 17 performances, 19 in total. Currently showing 19 in total.

Deadpan humorist from Rayleigh, via Peckham. Often accompanies herself on discordant ukulele. A Cultural Olympiad commission from Shape Disability Arts resulted in the book £500 a Line.

  • Pandemonium

    Pandemonium

    16 April 2004 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Audio recording of Pandemonium pt I

    Audio recording of Pandemonium pt I

    16 April 2004
    Minidisc recording of first half of ‘Pandemonium’ show at BAC, featuring Attila the Stockbroker, Liz Bentley, Salena ‘Saliva’ Godden , Toks Majek
  • For A Few Whispers More

    For A Few Whispers More

    3 June 2005 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
    A pruned version of Beard’s Chinese Whispers show, plus wilfully divergent support acts.
  • Audio recording of For a Few Whispers More pt I

    Audio recording of For a Few Whispers More pt I

    3 June 2005
    Minidisc recording of For A Few Whispers More show at BAC, featuring Liz Bentley Sally Pomme Clayton, Shamim Azad
  • Spit Lit

    Spit Lit

    4 March 2007 at 
    Toynbee Studios (1)
  • BonkersFest

    BonkersFest

    2 June 2007 at 
    Camberwell Green (1)
  • Articulate

    Articulate

    24 February 2010 at 
    ARC (Stockton-on-Tees) (24)
  • Wisewords: Open Mic

    Wisewords: Open Mic

    10 March 2010 at 
    Vibe Bar (London - Tower Hamlets) (4)
  • Apples & Snakes in Soho: This is Poetry - Do Not Panic

    Apples & Snakes in Soho: This is Poetry - Do Not Panic

    16 June 2010
    Title inspired by a middle-period Hawkwind album. Naturally. Gig intended as a round-up of the best people then on the scene. Jahnell didn’t appear, and was ably replaced by US visitor Hollis Wong-Wear. Pete was hosting.
  • Apples & Snakes and Barbican Presents...

    Apples & Snakes and Barbican Presents...

    26 November 2010 at 
    Barbican (City of London) (1)
  • Crash Bash Trash

    Crash Bash Trash

    03 September 2011 at 
    Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable) (13)
  • Crash Bash Trash

    Crash Bash Trash

    17 September 2011 at 
    Three and Ten (Brighton) (1)
  • Crash Bash Trash

    Crash Bash Trash

    16 October 2011 at 
    Ballroom (Canterbury) (1)
  • Crash Bash Trash

    Crash Bash Trash

    05 November 2011 at 
    Seven Arts Centre (Leeds) (1)
  • Crash Bash Trash

    Crash Bash Trash

    08 November 2011 at 
    Portland Arms (Cambridge) (1)
  • Crash Bash Trash

    Crash Bash Trash

    17 November 2011 at 
    Albany (London - Lewisham) (81)
  • Latitude Poetry Club

    Latitude Poetry Club

    20 June 2012 at 
    Norwich Arts Centre (6)
  • AAA Rating

    AAA Rating

    24 October 2013 at 
    Albany (London - Lewisham) (81)
  • Liz & Rob on Sea

    Liz & Rob on Sea

    30 October 2013 at 
    Clissold Leisure Centre (2)
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