Part of: Chester Literature Festival
Poet; Rock Star; TV & Radio Presenter; Comedian; Cultural Commentator
John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’.
Seminal tracks such as Beasley St and Evidently Chickentown featured on the massive hit album Snap Crackle and Bop, one of 4 big selling original album releases on Sony Records in the late 70s and early 80s. They established John as one of the most prolific artistes of the Punk years.
His poetry collection 10 Years in An Open Necked Shirt came out in the early 80s on Random House – Penguin, featuring the lyrics to his albums and more original material. It is one of the biggest selling poetry books in the UK.
Since then his career has spanned cultures, audiences, art forms and continents.
These days he performs purely as a stand up solo poet. His unique poetry show has been running in theatres worldwide for over 12 years.
John’s latest poetry collection The Luckiest Guy Alive was released worldwide in November 2018 via Picador/Macmillan. Featuring over 30 poems, it includes many of his adoring public’s favourites such as; I’ve Fallen In Love With My Wife, Beasley Boulevard and Get Back on Drugs you Fat F*ck.
Today, JCC is as relevant and vibrant as ever and his influence just as visible on today’s pop culture.
His latest live show, touring across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada & Australasia, is a mix of classic verse, extraordinary new material, hilarious ponderings on modern life, good honest gags, riffs and chat – a chance to witness a living legend at the top of this game.
Approx 130 mins
Includes an interval
| Wednesday 18 November | 8pm | Storyhouse Theatre | Tickets from £24.50 | Book now |
An evening of pure escape with stories, jokes and poems from writer, poet and TV and film producer Henry Normal.
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2 hr 29 | A 10th anniversary re-issue for Nolan’s mind-bending sci-fi masterpiece.
1 hr 50 | AD | A group of children on holiday in Cornwall meet a strange and magical creature. Based on the novel Four Children and It by Jacqueline Wilson.
1 hr 58 | When seriously ill teenager Milla falls for free-spirit Moses, it’s her parents worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, she shows everyone how to live like you’ve nothing to lose.
2 hr 32 |AD| Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in the remarkable true story of visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby and fearless British driver Ken Miles.
1 hr 41 | A wry, funny but above all refreshingly truthful depiction of a young woman navigating her way through a less than perfect, but ultimately ok life.
2 hr 12 | After its extraordinary success Bong Joon Ho’s brilliant Palme d’Or-winner returns in this special black-and-white version.
1 hr 47 | Legends of French cinema Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche come together on screen for the first time in The Truth.
Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre roars back into life for one production in August with Shakespeare’s joyous, open-hearted farce. Two sets of separated twins loose on the island of Ephesus; things are bound to get complicated. And they do. Masters & servants, husbands & wives, parents & children, strangers & natives all get terribly confused in Shakespeare’s mishap strewn comedy. A rare, wildly light-hearted treat for all ages.
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