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RIDICULOUS! A nonsense poetry event 26 - 27 Jul 2014

If you like crazy poems, silly songs or nonsense verse then you will love Ridiculous!

Whether you're as big as a house or as small as a shoe, strap on your custard wings and tune your gnu! We have 40 RIDICULOUS minutes for you!

Performers Sorcha Fox and Sinead Murphy share the most absurd and funny writing from some of our best loved childrens' writers and poets. Featuring work from Roald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, James Joyce, E E Cummings, Shel Silverstein, Spike Milligan, Tom Lehrer, Jack Prelutsky, Marriott Edgar and Pat Ingoldsby.

Sample Crowns

“Fenton Phlantz” By Jack Prelutsky
Fenton Phlantz,
is fairly weird,
He puts peanuts,
in his beard,
Elephants are often found,
Following Fenton Phlantz around.