I host an eccentric variety show of art, music and comedy on the second Thursday of each month in The Montague Arms.
One moment the audience are laughing along to a comedy routine, the next they are hushed to silence for a performance art piece or poetry reading, the next moment they are handed song sheets and asked to sing along with a musician. Previous evenings have also seen pub quizzes with no right or wrong answers, valentines cards being given to random strangers at the bar, copulating ghosts spraying ectoplasm over the audience, masquerades, mediaeval ceremonies and even a visit by Santa's sinister brother Uncle Christmas.
The evening takes places in The Montague Arms, which was described by the London Paper as ‘The best pub in the country’ and was voted number one pub by The Rough Pub Guide : A Celebration of the Great British Boozer. Once you get in side it is easy to see why. Montague Arms is a venue stuffed full of stuffed animals and other odd items collected over its long history. The same family have run the pub for over forty years and they can tell tales of east-end gangsters, blue comedians, punks, cockney sing-along, prog rock, coach trips and dancing girls who weren’t what they said they were. They also serve a decent pint of beer. You won’t find atmosphere like this in many other places anymore.
For more information please contact
Frog Morris
frogmorris@ frogmorris.net
The Montague Arms,
289 Queens Road, London SE15 2PA
Public Transport :
New Cross Gate / New Cross Bus Station / Queens Road Peckham
For more information please contact Frog Morris,
frogmorris@ frogmorris.net
www.frogmorris.net/gigs.php
