{"id":2433,"date":"2010-04-26T16:08:59","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T20:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2010-04-26T16:10:58","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T20:10:58","slug":"popes-grannies-and-smurfettes-at-the-birdcage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/2010\/04\/popes-grannies-and-smurfettes-at-the-birdcage\/","title":{"rendered":"Popes, Grannies, and Smurfettes at the Birdcage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image Credit: http:\/\/www.thebirdcagenorwich.co.uk\/Gallery.aspx<\/p><\/div>\n

Image Credit: http:\/\/www.thebirdcagenorwich.co.uk\/Gallery.aspx<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s Cabaret at the Birdcage<\/a>, on 24 of March, was a little different from the past few I\u2019ve attended. Since it fell over UEA\u2019s Easter Holiday, the line up was mostly adults\u2014and my flatmate, of course. The performance began with Christine York. What to say about Christine? Well, her opening piece was entitled, \u201cPunk Rock Granny.\u201d And that she was. To be honest, I was glad when her series of poems on elderly sex and proper table manners were over. She was followed by the debut reader Jill Dean, reading the work of her mother\u2019s boyfriend, John Simms. Simms\u2019 poems touched on poignant memories of love and family members. This brought the mood of the show back down to what I had expected.\u00a0 Following this was my flatmate, L. Eaves<\/a>. Beginning with a new piece of his, \u201cGallows Humour,\u201d which dealt with finding the humour, irony, and sadness of death. Then of course there was the old classic that all L. Eaves fans know and love, \u201cGrumpy at 20,\u201d which professes the desires of a grumpy 20-year-old not to party, drink, or enjoy loud frivolous activities.<\/p>\n

After this the mood of the show changed yet again. How to describe what followed? Andy Sprag was due up next, but due to\u2026something\u2026he was unable to attend. In his absence he sent along a cassette tape to be played. The cassette tape blared at full volume, essentially white noise in the form of odd gospel-singing-stuff. No poetry. None of Andy\u2019s singing. Just this bizarre white noise gospel like music. Next up was Adam with poems that twisted fairy tales, Megan Pervis (a fellow American, from California) who performed solemn more serious poetry, including a poem entitled, \u201cNon Journey,\u201d and comedienne Amy Nickelson with amusing thoughts on contraception. The finishing act was, yet again, something totally unexpected and mood changing. Will Averill took the stage and explained that he loved Irish folk music and gangsta rap.\u00a0 To further illustrate this point, Will performed his first poem in a mixture of folk and rap. He followed with his poem \u201cSmurfette,\u201d and closed with some audience participation. Which I hate. It consisted of some groups yelling, \u201cTHE POPE,\u201d and others, \u201cTHE GAYS.\u201d I think you get the picture.<\/p>\n

Overall the eclectic\u00a0 line-up provided for a reasonable show. Not quite the level of performance usually found at the monthly Birdcage Poetry Cabaret, but still worth the single pound the show costs. I recommend these performances every time!<\/p>\n

Hours: 2.5<\/p>\n

Total: 12.5 (and done!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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