The Saturday Club

East London’s latest new variety and cabaret night. Last night of the season!

Compered by Lemn Sissay

Saturday 1 December at 7.30pm

Premiering a big mix of music, dance, comedy, spoken word and theatre with a contemporary twist! Expect the Unexpected.

The Saturday Club is a high voltage fusion of new talent. Three superb events with a very distinctive quality on the first Saturday of the month in the very heart of Stratford’s Cultural Quarter. Compered by hugely acclaimed performer, poet and Artist in Residence at the South Bank Centre Lemn Sissay, The Saturday Club promises everything from Beat-box to Baroque, from Circus to the downright Surreal! This is the last night of the Autumn season. The Saturday Club will return in 2008!

Performers tonight include:

• Thrilling aerial theatre and circus company La Brutta Figura
• Dancer and Burlesque performer Helen Plewis
• Alternative/experimental Dutch artist and musician Sjaaak
• UK Slam Poetry winner John Berkavitch
• Comedienne and former Ridiculusmus cohort Patrizia Paolini
• Songwriter and Performer of ‘Gypsy blues and futuristic jazz’ Kat Vipers
• ’Purveyor of intelligent, punchline driven humour’  Comedian Liz Stephens
• Born in Zimbabwe, brought up in the East End, Performance Poet Sifundo  
• Saturday Club regulars, Hip Hop, Garage and Grime artists Chainz Off
•  Winner Of This Year’s Funny Women award Andi Osho 
• Emotive poet, writer and performer Patricia Foster

…and many others to be confirmed!

The Saturday Club is a new opportunity for artists living or working in East London to showcase their work.

This project respects the creative talent of the late comedian, writer and broadcaster, Linda Smith and her vision for access to the arts. Warren Lakin is the founder of The Friends of Linda Smith and is her former partner.

For more information or images please contact Deborah Le on 020 8279 1002 or
Graham Downes on 07941 234 052