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Monthly Archives: September 2002
The Tomfoolery Show
The Tomfoolery Show The Tomfoolery Show was a short-lived collection of animated shorts based on the nonsensical poetry of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, with occasional nods to other literary classics by Ogden Nash and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.Yesterdayland Saturday Morning … Continue reading
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Pea Green Boat
Pea Green Boat “This is my first mid-30s, pretentious one-man show,” says Stewart Lee in an apologetic intro to Pea Green Boat. This isn’t stand-up, he warns, so prepare not to laugh. The preamble promises some daring dramatic experiment. In … Continue reading
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An Edward Lear Society?
An Edward Lear Society?, An e-mail from Vivien Noakes Dear Learites,Kenneth Oultram, who lives in Cheshire, is hoping to organise an Edward Lear Society, since none exists. He has called an inaugural meeting this Saturday, September 7th, at the Walker … Continue reading
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The Earl and the Pussycat
icLiverpool – The Earl and the Pussycat FANS of limerick-creator Edward Lear have a final chance to view a fascinating exhibition charting his links with a Victorian earl.icLiverpool (30 August 2002)
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