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Listen again to the Verb, or even for the first time

By - David
Posted on May, 8, 2010May, 12, 2011

We had a great time last night, broadcasting the Chip Shop as part of a live edition of the Verb from the BBC Radio Theatre. Our dictionary lies in great need of repair after being put through its paces by the wonderful verb audience. Their favourite words are obviously almost part of the family. One

Chip Shop BBC Radio 3 Word Appeal!

By - David
Posted on April, 30, 2010May, 12, 2011

Here’s your chance to suggest words for our menu on the Verb. Either email us directly or add a comment below with up to two of your favourite words, and we will hand-pick the freshest entries to be printed for the show. Members of the Verb audience and recipients of their newsletter now have until

Chip Shop live on BBC Radio 3

By - Ping Henningham
Posted on April, 30, 2010May, 12, 2011

Friday 7th May, 9.15pm on The Verb Following his performance of the Chip Shop Poem, a poem composed of the words generated by the Chip Shop at the London Word Festival 2010, Ian McMillan enjoyed the Chip Shop so much he asked us to come on his BBC Radio 3 ‘caberet of the word’ show,

McMillan Chip Shop Poem Review, Spoonfed 01.04.10

By - David
Posted on April, 1, 2010May, 12, 2011

Ian McMillan’s ‘the Verb’ on BBC Radio 3 has accompanied my news blackout of the last few months. I quit listening to or reading about current affairs after I realised it was mostly bad news, not ‘bad’ in the gloomy sense but rather the ‘inaccurate’. So it was fun to realise while listening to the

Jim Hobbs’ Shelf Exhibition, 27th-28th March

By - David
Posted on March, 28, 2010April, 1, 2010

I was asked to add a sculpture to a brief exhibition held by our good friend Jim Hobbs, in his studio in Peckham. The reception last night was a great fun occassion. I loaned this: It is about 170mm long. We were also asked to respond to a list of numbers found on one of

Chip Shop 3: Keep Printing & Carry On Photos

By - Ping Henningham
Posted on March, 22, 2010May, 12, 2011

Thanks to all who came, it was totally sold out! We had a great time and hope you did too. It turned out to be a wonderful evening of printing mayhem! Here are a few photos, more may follow later: Last chance to see Chip Shop at the London Word Festival will be on Wednesday

Come Early to Keep Printing & Carry On

By - Ping Henningham
Posted on March, 19, 2010May, 12, 2011

Just a quick note to encourage y’all to come early to Keep Printing and Carry on. Not only does the first set kick off at 7.20pm with Murray Macaulay introducing the art of Sister Corita, the fantastic Screenprinting Nun, but also we’ve just been told that the first 60 people through the door will be

Chip Shop 2 Photos + Keep Printing & Carry On Flyer!

By - Ping Henningham
Posted on March, 17, 2010May, 12, 2011

Here’s some photos from Chip Shop’s second outing at the Red Art Cafe, in Dalston. That was the last day for word submissions for the official London Word Festival 2010 Poem, which will be unleashed by Ian McMillan at the Art of Storytelling Event on 31st March. (More about that later) Next up is Keep

Chip Shop 1 Photos up!

By - Ping Henningham
Posted on March, 10, 2010May, 12, 2011

Chip Shop’s appearance at Toynbee Studio Arts & Café Bar, our 1st official outing was a roaring success – from the minute we opened to the moment we ran out of chips to sell (by popular demand, closing time was delayed by half an hour) we were rushed off our feet! Here’s some photos from

Grazia Magazine 8.3.10

By - David
Posted on March, 8, 2010May, 12, 2011

Lauren Laverne has been championing the London Word Festival on BBC6 Music, one of our favourite stations, especially making mention of the Chip Shop. She also writes for Grazia magazine and here we are again: your local family press mentioned between Sandra Bullock and Drew Barrymore? Apparently.

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