Julia Streets Stand-Up Show
Julia Streets uses her experience as a successful business woman as the inspiration for her unique brand of comedy stand up
As featured on Radio 4 Today Programme, Radio Kent, Financial News, The Wharf, Docklands, Sevenoaks Chronicle, The Vine and more... visit juliastreets.com for more information
The Lemmingtons
We don't like to be categorised but we are influenced by everything from old-time music to modern indie.,,. we like to call it new roots.
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Hardeep Singh Kohli Stand up Show
Byline's own festival ringmaster in his classic stand up set. Hardeep is a comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef. In addition to being a BBC Radio 4 favourite, Hardeep's credits include shows ranging from Celebrity Masterchef & the One Show to Question Time & This Week. His sell-out stand up shows at Edinburgh Festival are legendary and Hardeep brings two different shows to the festival.
The Futurenauts
Atlas of the Future presents: THE FUTURENAUTS: POWER, DEATH AND MONEY
Lively cabaret show wrestling with the biggest of questions.
Is your future one full of pant-filling fear? Or are you an eternally glass half-full optimist? Do you lie awake at night in a cold sweat of trepidation about what tomorrow might bring? Or are you bouncing up and down on the bed in sleepless excitement of what's to come? With Donald Trump as US President, tearing through climate and environmental institutions with reckless abandon, is this the end of days? Or is there a warm flicker of fiery future hope from the dismally damp blanket of now? Who's got the power today? How might that change?
Join the Futurenauts, best-selling author Mark Stevenson and sustainability guru Ed Gillespie for this interactive cabaret show as they wrestle with these questions and many more. Special mystery guests to be announced. www.thefuturenauts.com www.atlasofthefuture.org
Purple Ostrich - Vadge of Honour
A feminist comedy lecture by Kerry Fitzgerald and Lise Aagaard Knudsen, presented by Purple Ostrich Productions in collaboration with Byline Festival.
‘Why do people say "grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive! If you wanna get tough, grow a vagina! Those things take a pounding.’
Purple Ostrich are hitting the stage again, this time with a comedy lecture looking at all things to do with owning and maintaining a Vagina. In this post-Brexit pro-Trump era Vaginas are taking a political-pounding- let’s address how, why and what we can do.
Taking a comedic glance at topics such as motherhood, being child-free, the tax on women, abortion legislation and our gal Beyoncé’s latest announcement that she is carrying twins, the ladies will present this show at Byline Festival in June 2017.
Expect another explosive dance-based opening number, recreated film scenes, more
(REAL) casting calls, (Unfortunately also REAL) breaking news reports (e.g. leather-trousers-gate), a new writing piece set in TRUMP-ton and verbatim stories.
You will be initiated into the Family of VADGES and will learn what it really means to Always Be Prepared.
Bad Press and Trashie Awards
John Cleese hosts the Bad Press Awards and Media Diversified's The Trashies with support from ANDY HAMILTON. With readings from Frances Barber. Joanna Scanlan, Salena Godden, Hardeep Singh Kohli, and other unexpected guests
Rap Battles by Don't Flop
In front of the back drop of the art battle, some of the UK's top rappers will be doing battle in a thrilling challenge of words and rhythm.
Art Battles with Spraying Bricks
A battle between the top urban artists The Real Dill and Him Bad taking place on specially created panels on the side of the Echo Chamber Tent.
The artists have kindly donated the battle artworks to be auctioned for the Byline Festival Foundation to combat underrepresentation and misrepresentation in the media
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Will Purdue and Liza Bec
Will Purdue, the introspective and emotional singer-songwriter and Liza Bec, the alternative multi-instrumentalist, continue their collaboration, showcasing their evolving and exciting new material from their latest releases.
The Deltorers
3 piece, alternative rock - BBC South Introducing's favourite band. Along with many radio plays and a BBC Live lounge session they have played many gigs across the South Coast and were invited to play in Germany this year.
Son of Dave
One-man harmonica beat-box experience. A Maverick Bluesman. Better than the genuine article. Get music on iTunes or Vinyl+CD easily available on website https://sonofdave.officialstore.co.uk/Shop/
Hardeep Singh Kohli
Byline's own festival ringmaster in his classic stand up set. Hardeep is a comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef. In addition to being a BBC Radio 4 favourite, Hardeep's credits include shows ranging from Celebrity Masterchef & the One Show to Question Time & This Week. His sell-out stand up shows at Edinburgh Festival are legendary and Hardeep brings two different shows to the festival.
Salena Godden
Byline Festival's own Poet Laureate. Author of literary childhood memoir 'Springfield Road' which was successfully crowd funded and published with Unbound in 2014 and 'Fishing In The Aftermath: Poems 1994-2014' published with Burning Eye Books. Short fiction 'Blue Cornflowers' was shortlisted for the 4th Estate and Guardian short story prize in June 2016. And commissioned essay 'Shade' is published in ground breaking best seller 'The Good Immigrant'
Frankie Forman
Soulful and sultry, Frankie Forman sings from the heart. Likened to Mazzy Star and Portishead, her sound is a sexy Western esque trip-hop blues. Her upcoming mini album, Blue Dogs, co written with her right hand man Johnny Rock (aka 'Buddy') from PLMB is available now.
Kami
Kami is a singer song writer who is a regular at the Inside Club in Soho and a rising talent on the London and Manchester music scene
