Biscuit of Destiny is the new show from celebrated poet and musician John Hegley. Across a 90-minute performance, John introduces a clutch of new verses, a few older favourites and a cardboard camel with a moving jaw.
On this day in 1795 it was Keats Birthday, Keats trained at Guy’s Hospital as an apothecary and a surgeon before deciding to dedicate himself to poetry.
The biscuits in the show derive from a phrase used by Romantic Poet, John Keats: 'a scarcity of buiscuit' - neither the subject matter nor spelling you would expect from a Romantic Poet. The show delves into the more eccentric side of Keats, alongside everyday goings-on in the Hegley homes of now and yesteryear. It includes 7 drawings of elephants, myths, discos, daleks, optional community singing and the search for a sense of self-worth.
The show won a 'Lustrum Award' at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022.
Ticket: £10 donation towards student hardship fund at the venue.
Biscuit of Destiny, Poetry Workshop: Join us prior to the show for a special poetry workshop. The workshop involves the making and decorating with words and colours, the paper 'poissons d'Avril' popular in France, for sticking on the backs of the unsuspecting. There will be some writing about the differences between things and drawings of biscuits - all accompanied by manipulations on mandolin. Book your place