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with Helen Ivory

5 February 2019

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Martin Figura’s show was one of the highlights of our festival this year. It had a very powerful effect on the audience; months later people still tell me how it has stayed with them.
Eleanor Livingstone, Director StAnza International Poetry Festival
“He must be a writer – he has ‘the look’ about him”. Punter, Edinburgh International Book Festival
Edinburgh Book Festival
…. Tym’s response was extraordinary, for a quiet, non-poetic man like him. ‘Brilliant! he exclaimed. ‘Absolutely bloody brilliant!’ And he kept on saying it all the way home.
Jennifer Currie
…. brave, confident and articulate performance from a man who gives us the confidence to find within each of us the strength to be a good father or mother or poet, or even all combined in one.
Norwich Spy - Julian Swainson
…. sometimes very funny and always engaging. Figura is remarkably frank in what he tells his audience; but he includes us rather than making us feel we are intruding.
London Grip - Michael Bartholomew-Biggs
I didn’t think old people could be funny, you were very very funny.
Ten Year Old Boy
Martin Figura’s poems are sharp and funny. One of the best performing poets on the circuit.
Luke Wright

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It'll do won't it It'll do won't it
New policy statement from Boris Johnson New policy statement from Boris Johnson
This advanced hiding now. Helen Ivory simply went This advanced hiding now. Helen Ivory simply went down the steps and kept going.
It takes a bit of effort to come to Thetford Fores It takes a bit of effort to come to Thetford Forest to do your littering. 😥😥😥
You need to be up early to catch a glimpse of Hele You need to be up early to catch a glimpse of Helen Ivory emerging for her morning hunt
9am on Saturday and already well ahead of schedule 9am on Saturday and already well ahead of schedule: tomorrow's curry burnt - tick. I have to say it doesn't look much like picture in the cook book, but they're all faked up anyway.
15th anniversary meal in our wedding clothes, if a 15th anniversary meal in our wedding clothes, if anything a little loose. Of course we hammered the pick'n'mix in that first giddy year.
Heard the door go and found a delivery in the hall Heard the door go and found a delivery in the hall after Helen Ivory headed out to the Post Office - she said.
Hide and seek in the woods with Helen Ivory is a n Hide and seek in the woods with Helen Ivory is a nightmare, after an hour I'm back where I started with no luck
Happisburgh Happisburgh
I've not seen hide or hair of her this morning I've not seen hide or hair of her this morning
The walk back from the pub The walk back from the pub
I was literally talking to her a couple of seconds I was literally talking to her a couple of seconds ago - how does she do it
Feet Sea Feet Sea
Well, she's vanished again Well, she's vanished again
An afternoon seal watching. No idea where Helen i An afternoon seal watching. No idea where Helen is
Morning swim. Morning swim.
Where the hell has she gone now Where the hell has she gone now
It came from the deep It came from the deep
In her ongoing quest to disappear, Helen Ivory has In her ongoing quest to disappear, Helen Ivory has cunningly concealed herself within a pack of red striped t-shirt wearing Chihuahuas - can you spot her?
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