Friday 14 June 2013

A Cartoon History of Here

A Cartoon History of Here

Upton Cricket Pavilion

Friday July 12th at 7.30pm.

Tickets are priced at £12.50


Ian McMillan and Tony Husband at Upton

Barnsley Football Club has a poet in residence, he is local legend and performer Ian McMillan. Not afraid of a bit of contrast he’s also resident poet at English National Opera. However, his contributions are strictly confined to commentary, on the art of both football and opera, never knowingly mixing the two! His distinctive vocal style and delivery endures Ian’s continued presence on such shows as Just a Minute and his own show The Verb on Radio 3. He has been described as combining the verbal gymnastics of a northern Spike Milligan with the comic timing of Eric Morecambe. 

A Cartoon History of Here is not a one man show. Ian is joined at Upton by award winning cartoonist Tony Husband whose cartoons have appeared in newspapers, magazines, books and websites including The Times, Playboy, The Sunday Express and The Sun. He has won more than 15 major awards, including the Pont Award, for depicting the British way of life. His draws a regular comic strip, Yobs, for Private Eye that began in the 1980s. Tony remains one of Britain’s best known satirical quick-draw cartoon artist. 

A Cartoon History of Here will be a night like no other. Created by the attending audience, Ian and Tony cook up poems and cartoons 'to go' relying on audience participation to steer the performance.

The show is raising funds for Theatre Imp’s production of Irena’s Vow in February 2014.


Tickets are available from Chantelle on 01636 822742 0r 07857 662089 or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/theatreimp - a handling fee applies to all card transactions whether online or by phone.

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