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Contains 14 performances.
  • The Urban Poets Society and Free Speech

    The Urban Poets Society and Free Speech

    6 May 1994 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Poetry 'n' Jazz - (Perf 5)

    Poetry 'n' Jazz - (Perf 5)

    20 September 1995 at 
    BASE Theatre Company (London - Southwark) (13)
    This was a series of performance events from 13 September – 7 October 1995.
  • Winter Fire

    Winter Fire

    1 December 1995 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Motormouths

    Motormouths

    26 April 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival 1996

    Midsummer Poetry Festival 1996

    16 June 1996 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
  • The White Boy Shuffle - On Tour (Perf 1)

    The White Boy Shuffle - On Tour (Perf 1)

    3 November 1996 at 
    Brix (London - Lambeth) (1)
  • The White Boy Shuffle - On Tour (Perf 3)

    The White Boy Shuffle - On Tour (Perf 3)

    6 November 1996 at 
    Nia Centre (Manchester) (1)
  • The White Boy Shuffle - On Tour (Perf 4)

    The White Boy Shuffle - On Tour (Perf 4)

    8 November 1996 at 
    CCA (Glasgow) (11)
  • The White Boy Shuffle - On Tour (Perf 5)

    The White Boy Shuffle - On Tour (Perf 5)

    9 November 1996 at 
    Lemon Lounge (Liverpool) (1)
  • Sound Bites

    Sound Bites

    24 October 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
    1997 was Apples & Snakes 15th Anniversary of being the foremost Spoken Word/Poetry Organisation.
  • Edinburgh Fringe

    Edinburgh Fringe

    7 August 1998 - 31 August 1998 at 
    Pleasance Cavern (Edinburgh) (1)
  • The Fire People

    The Fire People

    30 September 1998 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
    In association with Payback Press. This was a launch event for The Fire People, a landmark collection of contemporary  Black-British poetry. A combination of established and up-and-coming names, the collection captured the zeitgeist of the UK scene at the tail-end of the century.
  • Rap Meets Poetry 2

    Rap Meets Poetry 2

    20 November 1998 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Rap Meets Poetry 3

    Rap Meets Poetry 3

    14 May 1999 at 
    Spitz (London - Spitalfields) (11)
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