An Evening of Cartoons, Stories and Poems with Tony Husband and Friends
| 14th July 2016
On Thursday 28th July, as part of The Greater Manchester Fringe Festival, there will be a special event taking place at the The Albert Square Chop House.
Cartoon legend, Tony Husband will be giving a presentation and talking to award-winning journalist, Sally Williams about his work as a cartoonist and his inspiration and journey through creating his recent book, Take Care, Son: The Story of My Dad and Dementia. Plus, celebrated wordsmith, Tony Walsh will be opening up the evening with a selection of his popular poems.
Take Care, Son is beautifully moving ~ but also very funny ~ and has touched so many people in all walks of life. It has been acclaimed by experts in the field of dementia and is now used as a reference guide in care homes and hospitals. Currently there are plans are for Take Care, Son to be turned into an animation, by the makers of The Snowman.
Sally will be talking to Tony not only about this book, but also about his other up-and-coming projects; his personal stories from days at the Groucho Club and his love of music.
After the interview there will be a Q&A with the audience, followed some live cartoon requests created by Tony, which will offered to the audience via donations for Dementia UK.
At the end of the evening, Tony will be signing copies of his books, which will be available to buy on the night.
Where: The Albert Square Chophouse, Manchester ~ Thursday 28th July ~ 6.30pm-10pm
How much: Tickets for this event are very limited (due to capacity). They’re available for £7 directly from The Albert Square Chophouse on a first-come-first served basis, so to order/purchase tickets, please get in contact:
Telephone: 0161 834 1866
Email: jemma.carr@vicchopco.com.
Buy them directly via this link:
Every ticket will be entered into a draw on the evening, with a chance to win a personalised cartoon by Tony Husband.
For more information, interviews, images or any press-related enquiries, please contact Alison Bell:
Clear as A Bell
Creative Ideas, Events & PR
07818 256 434
The Albert Square Chop House: The Memorial Hall, Albert Square, Manchester M2 5PF
Notes to Editors
Tony Husband has been a full-time cartoonist since 1984. His cartoons have appeared in many newspapers, magazines, books, websites and in several TV and theatrical productions. They include The Times, Punch, Playboy, The Sunday Express, The Spectator and The Sun. Tony has won over 15 major awards, including the Pont Award, for depicting the British way of life. In the 1980s, he co-devised and edited Oink!, a popular children’s comic, and its TV spin-off, Round The Bend, for Hat Trick Productions. Tony tours the UK with poet, Ian McMillan with performing their show A Cartoon History Of Here ~ an evening of improvised poetry and cartoons. Tony also takes his ‘Cartoon Confessional Box’ to many festivals and events around the UK ~ drawing personal cartoons for people offering their ‘confessions’.
Sally Williams is an award-winning film maker with 25 years journalism experience. A BBC TV producer, Sally has made various documentaries on subjects as diverse as gun crime in Moss Side; The Strangeways Riots and Bob Dylan’s tour of 1966. her recent documentary With Hope in their Heartswas shown following the Hillsborough Inquest verdict and received universal acclaim. Sally has filmed all over the world, including in a Bangkok prison, an operating theatre and a Kenyan orphanage. She has interviewed politicians, musicians and a host of people with extraordinary stories.
Tony Walsh aka Longfella poet, is one of the UK’s most renowned performance poets and a respected writer, workshop leader and community organiser. He has performed everywhere from The British Library to Glastonbury! His poetry has been published on both sides of The Atlantic, as well as being displayed with an LS Lowry image at both The Tate Modern and the British Museum, as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Best of British’ exhibition ~ his most recent book being Sex & Love & RocknRoll. Tony is Poet in Residence for the Forever Manchester charity.