2010 Edinburgh Fringe
Phil Nichol: Welcome To Crazytown
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January 19th 1974, legendary Beat poet Bobby Spade performed his magnum opus 'Welcome to Crazytown' at Baltimore's famous jazz club, Bertha's. That show ended in near tragedy. Phil Nichol recreates that event. 'Welcome to Crazytown' is a semi-autobiographical masterpiece of poetic story-telling that explores the dark seedy underbelly of a metropolis. Written just after the death of Spade's third wife Tamara during a period of extreme grieving and substance abuse, it's been compared to Dylan Thomas's 'Under Milkwood'. '...the perfect vehicle for substantial lyrical gifts... Misogynistic, lecherous, unnerving, and deeply, consistently funny' ***** (List).
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Notes
Performance on 4th August takes place at 22.00. Perfromance on 5th August take place at 19.40.
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Phil Nichol sketches out Welcome to Crazytown
Drawing on the board, chatting, posing and having the photo taken takes Phil Nichol about three minutes.
Sian Bevan, The List, 7th August 2010Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 4th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 5th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 6th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 7th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 8th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 9th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 10th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 11th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 12th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 13th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 14th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 15th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 17th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 18th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 19th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 20th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 21st Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 22nd Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 23rd Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 24th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 25th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 26th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 27th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 28th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 29th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |
| 30th Aug 2010 | 18:50 | The Stand Comedy Club II |