JB Barrington in Huddersfield

Presented by: Garry Cook

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0	HUDDERSFIELD: Small Seeds
P	Saturday 11th May, 2019
N	8:00pm

Event information

Fresh from his Channel 4 Dispatches commission about the controversial HS2 high-speed rail link project, cult performance poet JB Barrington is bringing his hard-hitting show to Huddersfield.

Barrington, who names Jonny Vegas, Suggs from Madness and Sleaford Mods amongst his fans, has agreed to bring his hit show to the intimate venue Small Seeds in Huddersfield on Saturday, May 11.

His funny, endearing and nostalgic poetry has made him one of the most powerful performers on the UK scene.

The Salford-born award-winning performance poet is renowned for his searing and satirical poetry, snarling delivery of strong sentiments and sharp rhymes.

His sell-out one-man shows deliver a rollercoaster of emotions with a brilliant and imaginative display of poetic writing covering social issues, economics, class and loss.

He has been on tour with Sleaford Mods performing in front of huge crowds across in England and Scotland and supported The Charlatans on the main stage at Kendal Calling. His show was part of Tim Burgess's Tim Peaks Diner at Festival No.6 and he has performed with Johnny Vegas and Ricky Tomlinson.

Barrington has been commissioned by BBC Radio Manchester, City of York Council (York Fairness Commission), Kendal Calling and Salford Arts Theatre.

Suggs from Madness was so impressed by Barrington's book 'Woodchip Anaglypta And Nicotined Artex Ceilings' he took a copy on stage with him at Kendal Calling 2016 during the sell-out Madness Saturday night headline show and read out one of the poems.

Barrington has performed on tour as support to Reverend And The Makers as well as his own one-man shows in Plymouth, London, Hull and Glasgow.

Spend the HS2 billions in the North, commissioned by Channel 4's Dispatches: https://www.facebook.com/DispatchesC4/videos/2287751487923664/

Reviews:
"Lovely stuff, touches heart strings the odd raw nerve." Johnny Vegas
"Savagely funny and profoundly moving." Cheltenham Poetry Festival
"Great poetry, absolute class." Steve Cradock (Ocean Colour Scene & Paul Weller)
"A warm charm, a rapier wit & a real appreciation of words." Louder Than War
"JB is an important artist in expressing contemporary poetry." Vini Reilly (The Durutti Column)

SUPPORT BY Jim Higo
“Edgy, acerbic wit and intelligent wordplay.” Across The Arts
“Hard-hitting social commentary, thoughtful, funny, and razor sharp.” Three Weeks Edinburgh
“Satirical and witty.” The Flaneur