Melanie Branton
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Melanie Branton

The Full English

Presented by: Calstock Arts
0 CALSTOCK: Calstock Arts (info)
P Friday 24th October, 2025
N Door time: 6:30pm
Start time: 7:30pm
. All ages (under 14s must be accompanied by an adult)
C Literature

Event information

"It's a bish-bosh, wish-wash, car crash mishmash!"

Ever wondered where the word hoo-ha comes from? Why there ain't no party like a double negative party?  And why bead doesn't rhyme with bread, machine doesn't rhyme with nine, and don't get me started on yearly and early? From gangs of gung-ho Anglo-Saxons and smelly Vikings to Covidiots and Instagram influencers, from enormous vowel movements to katsu curries self-isolating in the Twitterverse, this one-woman show by poet, spoken word artist, former 'A' level English lecturer and all-round linguistics nerd, Melanie Branton, explores the fascinating history of the English language through the media of performance poetry, silly hats and dad jokes.

Melanie Branton has performed at festivals including Womad, Shindig and Valleyfest, as well as at spoken word nights the length and breadth of the country. She has also represented Bristol at three national slam finals. Her published collections are The Full English (2023), Can You See Where I'm Coming From? (Burning Eye, 2018) and My Cloth-Eared Heart (Oversteps, 2017).

Tickets

General Admission

Tickets are available

Total price: £11.00
Ticket price: £10.00, Booking fee: £1.00

Students

20 tickets available

Total price: £5.50
Ticket price: £5.00, Booking fee: £0.50

Venue information

CALSTOCK: Calstock Arts
0 Old Chapel
Sand Lane
Calstock
PL18 9QX
> calstockarts.org
! 01822 833183
` Our venue provides good access and facilities for the disabled and there is parking close by. Please see our website contact page for details. COVID measures can be found at https;//calstockarts.org/covid-19/

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