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1–29 May 2008

Week 4

Monday 19 May
7.30pm
Aberdeen Arts Centre

Ron Butlin with Aberdeen Writers' Circle

Readings by the author and a book launch by Aberdeen Writers' Circle

Tuesday 20 May
6.30pm
Aberdeen Central Library

Poetry Scotland on the Road

Scotland's independent poetry magazine comes to Aberdeen, with Sally Evans and special guests

Tuesday 20 May
8.30pm
Snafu

Comedy Capers Showcase II

A night of live stand-up comedy featuring a handpicked mix of the North-East's finest comedians

Wednesday 21 May
10.30am
Aberdeen Arts Centre

Writing and Performing in Practice

Workshop with Sally Evans, Editor of Poetry Scotland

Wednesday 21 May
7pm
Duff House, Banff

Spirit of the Deveron

Huntly Writers launch their first anthology

Thursday 22 May
6.30pm
Books and Beans

Poems of Quality

Anne Ryland and Rhoda Michael, with Haworth Hodgkinson, Olivia McMahon & Judith Taylor

Thursday 22 May
8.30pm
St Katherine's Club, Shoe Lane

AB24: Poems from a Postcode

Portal Creative Writers launch an exciting anthology, introducing the extraordinary writer Catherine Elmslie

Friday 23 May
7pm
Midmar Church, Midmar

Poetry and Music of All the Faiths

A meditation upon belief, doubt and disbelief

Saturday 24 May
10am
Archaeolink, Oyne

Storytelling for Beginners

A workshop with Grampian Association of Storytellers

Saturday 24 May
7pm
Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, Fraserburgh

Hooked by Emerald Froth

An evening of poetry, images, music and dance from the Blue Salt Collective

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Comedy Capers Showcase II

A night of live stand up comedy featuring a handpicked mix of the North-East's finest stand up comedians and character comics

Tuesday 20 May 2008
8.30pm – 11pm

Snafu, [Venue 3]

Admission £5.00 / £4.00

Wendy Ivers introduces the Comedy Capers Showcase II, a unique show featuring a handpicked mix of the funniest and most established stand up comedians and character acts in the North-East. Ranging from the political to the particular, from the dark to the clever and from the surreal to the ridiculous each performer will present the best bits from their tried and tested comedy sets. Audiences will delight at the depth and diversity of comedy talent on display that is on a par with anything produced elsewhere in the UK.

See www.comedy-capers.co.uk for listings and biographies of the featured artists.

Wendy Ivers

Wendy Ivers is a natural compere who works as well with tame audiences as she does with the worst bear pits. Likened to a cross between Phil Kay and Jenny Éclair, Wendy has never done quite the same set twice as her comedy is a spontaneous story-telling rant revealing bizarre and frustratingly funny ideas and experiences. Her ludicrous confessions take audiences on a trip into her current state of mind covering topics as diverse as politics and human rights, sweat shops and shoplifting, bikini waxing and pube trimming, and whatever she's been pondering in the run up to the show.

She kicked off the gig, settled the hecklers hash and rattled gags like a Gatling gun. She was fast, furious, filthy and very funny (Evening Express)

A highly commended performance, Wendy has a great future (Jongleurs Spokesperson)

Promoted by

Comedy Capers

Supported by

Snafu
Aberdeen City Council

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