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John Hegley – Letters to an Earwig
Saturday 15 March
8pm
Tron Theatre
£14/ £11 conc
0141 552 4267
Luton’s laureate John Hegley comes to Glasgow with a night of
songs, poems and joining-ins. Much of it new.
Dear Earwig, Oh, you jerky, shiny, long brown one. Gleamy,
glidy little character. What a treat to see you. And what a
runner. I love a bit of a chase, can’t wait to see you again.
Hurrier! You’re always so welcome. Come on - creepiest of all
creepy crawlies, I miss you.
Inspired by D.H Lawrence’s ode to a baby tortoise and remembrances of
a father showing his son his first earwig, Letters To An Earwig is
packed with animals in emotive situations and observations on insect and
potato life.
John Hegley first came to the public attention in the 1980s when his
songs about spectacles and the misery of human existence featured on
John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 sessions. Since publishing Glad To Wear
Glasses in 1990, John currently has nine books packed with unique verse,
prose, drawings and potato photography to his name, plus two albums and
one mug.
An Edinburgh Fringe and BBC Radio 4 regular, John has also appeared
in Australia, Zanzibar and Canada. His most notable live appearance has
been an engagement at a women's prison in Medellin, Columbia.
Letters To An Earwig is a joyful show for audiences new (but not
newer than seven) and old.
Warning: CONTAINS RHYMING LANGUAGE
www.johnhegley.co.uk
Press Quotes
‘John Hegley is to potatoes what Wordsworth has been to daffodils’
Observer
‘Scandalously talented’ Sunday Times
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