Waiting Room News
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Right then - firstly - we've brought forward this week's newsletter to say that we're selling our 10 remaining tickets for Josie Long tonight for a bargain TWELVE POUNDS (each) - (that's £12!) - It's a bargain. Grab yours by phoning us today on 01642 780465, or book via the website: www.the-waiting-room.co.uk/events...
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2006 and main award nominee for 2010. Come see the comedian who the Metro describe as 'what great comedy should be' and The Daily Telegraph call 'one of the the most exciting female comics around'. Josie Long began performing stand-up comedy at 14, winning the BBC New Comedy Awards at the age of 17. Since then, The Queen Of Whimsy has risen to the top of the British comedy ladder, regularly appearing on BBC comedy programming.
PLUS support from the local: Peg Powler Gallery LIVE
"The Bad Art School" is a special live event in support of the mighty Josie Long. AJ and Rebecca will be joined by special guests to explore the world of wonky drawing and take part in fast and furious drawing stunts.
(Make that 8 remaining tickets, someone just grabbed 2 - via the telephone).
SO THAT IT'S FAIR FOR EVERYONE anybody who has already paid £16 for their ticket can have £4 off a ticket to next week's EXCLUSIVE one-off show by best-selling Author RICHARD MILWARD. You can't say fairer than that.
Richard Milward is the author of 'Apples' and 'Ten Storey Love Song', two twisted love stories following the lives of young folk in Middlesbrough, published by Faber&Faber in 2007 and 2009 respectively. 'Apples' was adapted for the stage in 2010, picking up an award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; and is soon to be made into a film.
In a one-off event for Matchbox Cabaret, Richard will be reading from both novels, with musical accompaniment from Gavin Smith. Richard has been known to adopt obscure, psychedelic headgear when performing, while Gavin's sublime guitar and effects have appeared in various bands in Teesside, over the years.
Think Irvine Welsh and Jack Kerouac conceiving a lovechild whilst listening to Mogwai. In a Middlesbrough bedroom.
A Q&A session with Richard will follow the readings. The Brucy Ripper Band support. It's from 7pm on July 10th - tickets are £8.
SOME OF US SAW JOSIE LONG AT GLASTONBURY LAST WEEK (She's Awesome)...
Our other Glastonbury Highlights included:
- Amazing feedback for our new sausages (Butternut Squash and Sun-blushed Tomato, Fennel, Smoked Cheese and Butterbean, Spinach Mushroom, Roast Garlic and Cannellini - and The Spring Sausage!
- Billy Bragg coming to our stall 3 times! (1 fennel sausage, and our Spinach, Mushroom and Feta Curry - twice).
- Spending 48 hours filling in the drainage pond over which we were supposed to build our stall.
- The most fantastic Waiting Room festival staff team EVER.
- Eels.
- Actually dozens of Waiting Room customers seeking us out to say hello.
- Radiohead, Queens of The Stoneage, The Love Hotel, and Slumbarave bliss.
PLUS MANY MORE... We're just making up some photo sets to link you to next week.
Oh and we're giving away some festival leftovers - all next week, including Glastonbury Divine Chocolate Bars, and our stew pot poster.
See you soon.