Tongue Fu’s genre-busting improv show returns for another round of poems, stories, songs, comedy and beautiful musical mayhem. Led by poet, musician and founder, Chris Redmond, Tongue Fu features stars of UK spoken word and musicians whose credits include Jamie Cullum, The Last Poets and Massive Attack.

Tongue Fu has taken place at the Roundhouse, Glastonbury, Edinburgh Festival, as well as venues in Dublin, Cape Town, Rio and Romania – with features on BBC6 Music, BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends and BBC Radio 2’s Arts Show with Jonathon Ross. Previous collaborators include Kae Tempest, Irvine Welsh, Akala, Lemn Sissay and Hollie McNish.

Featuring:
Caroline Bird – Award winning poet and playwright. Her sixth collection, The Air Year, won the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2020 and was shortlisted for the Polari Prize and the Costa Prize.

Kareem Parkins Brown – Roundhouse Poetry Slam Champion 2019. A Barbican poet alumni and member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen Collective, he has worked with the Barbican, Tate Britain and Southbank Centre.

Jasmine Gardosi – Birmingham Poet Laureate. She is a multiple slam champion, beatboxer and winner of the Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry. She was featured on Sky Arts’ BAFTA-winning show Life & Rhymes.

Poetry, but not as you know it
The Guardian
one of the most solidly entertaining, energetic and talented performances
Exeunt Magazine

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