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Article: REVIEWS: JOHN HEGLEY Traverse Theatre
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 24, 1995
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JOHN HEGLEY
Traverse Theatre (venue 15), Cambridge St (0131-228 1404)
10.30pm; to 27 Aug
In the 1980s John Hegley sang clever songs about Thatcher and
glasses with the Popticians. Then came informal poetry readings,
with the bespectacled one pronouncing deadpan verse from tatty
photocopies. Now he's published in the Guardian and doing
"theatre". On the stage of his new show are a blackboard and
lecturn, a slide projector and circle of potatoes. It's the proper ...