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Captain’s Cabin

Contains 27 performances.
  • Mark Miwurdz, Tower Hamlets Writers’ Group, Maggie Nicols

    Mark Miwurdz, Tower Hamlets Writers’ Group, Maggie Nicols

    05 May 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Surfin’ Dave, Ian Smith, Claudette, Clive Benson

    Surfin’ Dave, Ian Smith, Claudette, Clive Benson

    12 May 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • The Flatlettes, Belinda Blanchard, Peter Campbell, Andie Mann

    The Flatlettes, Belinda Blanchard, Peter Campbell, Andie Mann

    19 May 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • HO Nazareth, Pat Condell, Chris, Eduardo Niebla & Antonio Forcione

    HO Nazareth, Pat Condell, Chris, Eduardo Niebla & Antonio Forcione

    26 May 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Attila the Stockbroker, Jenny Éclair, Martin Glynn, Porky the Poet

    Attila the Stockbroker, Jenny Éclair, Martin Glynn, Porky the Poet

    02 June 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Michele Roberts, Gladys McGee, Claire Dowie, Penny Wood

    Michele Roberts, Gladys McGee, Claire Dowie, Penny Wood

    09 June 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, Toxic Shock, Bet Lynch, The Roaring Girl

    Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, Toxic Shock, Bet Lynch, The Roaring Girl

    16 June 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
    Avant-garde duo, feminist punk band and supporting poets.
  • Circus of Poets, Ginger John, Francesca Kay

    Circus of Poets, Ginger John, Francesca Kay

    30 June 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Adrian Mitchell, Lindsay MacRae; Bonnie & Clyde; Greg Carmichael & John Knox

    Adrian Mitchell, Lindsay MacRae; Bonnie & Clyde; Greg Carmichael & John Knox

    15 September 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Amryl Johnson, Levi Tafari, Mark Miwurdz, Some Like It Hot

    Amryl Johnson, Levi Tafari, Mark Miwurdz, Some Like It Hot

    22 September 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • John Agard, Little Brother, Desmond Johnson, Fear of Falling

    John Agard, Little Brother, Desmond Johnson, Fear of Falling

    29 September 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Valerie Bloom, Ian McPherson, Dave Reeves & Mr Phipps, Penny Wood

    Valerie Bloom, Ian McPherson, Dave Reeves & Mr Phipps, Penny Wood

    06 October 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Joolz, Peter Campbell, Milton Smalling, The Screaming Abdabs

    Joolz, Peter Campbell, Milton Smalling, The Screaming Abdabs

    13 October 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Women of Courage Week

    Women of Courage Week

    20 October 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Seething Wells, John Hegley, Lindsay MacRae, Kevin Seisay

    Seething Wells, John Hegley, Lindsay MacRae, Kevin Seisay

    27 October 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Attila the Stockbroker, The Missing Airmen, Simon Pitt, Claire Dowie

    Attila the Stockbroker, The Missing Airmen, Simon Pitt, Claire Dowie

    03 November 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Brian Patten, Skint Video, Sue May, Little Dave

    Brian Patten, Skint Video, Sue May, Little Dave

    10 November 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • African Dawn, Flexing Tongue, Bob Devereux

    African Dawn, Flexing Tongue, Bob Devereux

    01 December 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
    Roebuck (51)
  • Benjamin Zephaniah, Martin Glynn, Francesca Kay, Andy White

    Benjamin Zephaniah, Martin Glynn, Francesca Kay, Andy White

    08 December 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
    Roebuck (51)
  • Circus of Poets, Some Like It Hot, Clive Benson, Mike Rosen

    Circus of Poets, Some Like It Hot, Clive Benson, Mike Rosen

    15 December 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
    Roebuck (51)
    Following a double-booking for the show on 17 November, Apples & Snakes seem to have left the Captain’s Cabin and returned to the Roebuck. Publicity, of course, was already in circulation giving the former venue’s name, but it is to be assumed that this event actually took place at the ...
  • The Popticians, John Agard, Ann Ziety, Jamal Ali

    The Popticians, John Agard, Ann Ziety, Jamal Ali

    12 January 1985 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Pulse, Desmond Johnson, Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, JD Douglas

    Pulse, Desmond Johnson, Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, JD Douglas

    19 January 1985 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Toxic Shock, Lioness Chant, Lindsay MacRae, Ellie Bense

    Toxic Shock, Lioness Chant, Lindsay MacRae, Ellie Bense

    26 January 1985 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Seething Wells, Sybil Madrigal & Paul Rogers, The Mad Kiwi Ranter, Some Like it Hot

    Seething Wells, Sybil Madrigal & Paul Rogers, The Mad Kiwi Ranter, Some Like it Hot

    2 February 1985 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
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