Dr John Cooper Clarke – The I Wanna Be Yours Tour

Part of Chester Literature Festival Running from
Last event: Friday 12 November 2021 at 8pm
  • Members £22.05 / £26.55
    Non-members: £24.50 / £29.50 / Under 26s £21.50 (each ticket is subject to a £1.50 booking fee)

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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.

Duration

Approx 130 mins

Time details

Includes an interval

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1 hr 32 | Following ‘Blue’, ‘White’ is the second instalment of Kieslowski’s Three Colours Trilogy of the French revolutionary ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.   

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Cinema Three Colours: Red (15)

1 hr 39 | Kieslowski completes his Three Colours Trilogy with a tale of parallel lives and interwoven destinies, and draws connecting threads with the two previous films.

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Cinema Three Colours: Blue (15)

1 hr 38 | Julie loses her composer husband and their child in a car crash and, though devastated, she tries to make a new start, away from her country house and a would-be lover

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Cinema Infinity Pool (18)

1 hr 58 | AD | In a luxury resort, a writer and his wealthy wife are persuaded by a mysterious young woman to explore the Island beyond the secure boundaries of the hotel

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Cinema Pearl (15)

1 hr 43 | AD | Set in the end days of the Spanish Flu, Pearl is trapped on an isolated farm, tending to her ailing father whilst lusting for the glamorous life she’s seen in movies

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On Stage Storyhouse Eurovision Party in the Kitchen
The Kitchen

Get yourselves down to The Kitchen for a fun-filled, sequin-stuffed, point-packed watch-along party as we cheer and celebrate the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

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Meeting Room

Want to make a difference to a child’s life? Join us in the meeting room to find out more about fostering for your local council.

Activities Chester Humanists Out Loud
Meeting Room

This informal and friendly group meets twice a month to listen to an extract, short story or poem which is read aloud.

Activities People’s Choice Boardgames Night
Meeting Room

Do you like playing games, like Jenga, Connect 4, Uno or other Boardgames? Come and join in our evening session!

Cinema One Fine Morning (15)

1 hr 53 | Lea Seydoux shines in this drama as a young single mother trying to raise her daughter whilst also caring for her beloved father who is struggling with a neurodegenerative disease

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