Roger McGough
Roger McGough
With special guest Paul Cookson
Joining us for a matinee performance at Nantwich Civic Hall on Saturday 17th October, is the great Roger McGough.
Poet, performer and broadcaster, Roger McGough has published over 100 poetry books for adults and children and has been called ‘the patron saint of poetry’ and ‘the godfather of modern poetry’.
He was one of the Liverpool poets, who influenced popular culture in the sixties. The Mersey Sound published in 1967 is one of the bestselling poetry anthologies of all time, selling over a million copies. The winner of numerous awards he received the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001, and was awarded a CBE in 2004.
In the 1960’s with John Gorman, and Mike McGear he formed The Scaffold, performing a combination of comic songs, poetry and sketches who had several top 20 singles including the hit song ‘Lily the Pink’.
His most recent books include Safety in Numbers written during the covid pandemic, and further additions to his many books for children.
A Fellow of The Royal Society and President of The Poetry Society he presents the popular Radio 4 ‘Poetry Please’ series, and this is your chance to experience the brilliant mind of Roger McGough in this intimate setting.
Paul Cookson
We’re thrilled that our long-standing friend of Words & Music, Paul Cookson, will be appearing as special guest at the Roger McGough gig on Saturday 17 October.
A much-travelled and celebrated poet, Paul has sold over a million books during a 40-year career.
Since lockdown, he has written and shared a brand-new poem online every day, resulting in over 2,000 consecutive daily compositions.
Paul’s Nantwich set will feature work from his latest Flapjack Press collections, Psycho Seagull Stole My Dog and Slim Volume. The former features poems based on newspaper headlines, including “Brian Blessed Wrestles Forty Stone Gorilla”, “I Saw the Ghost of Lemmy Riding a Horse Eating Pizza” and “Gregg Wallace Sex Dwarf Hid a Frozen Chicken in His Underpants”, among many more.
A natural humorist, also blessed with an ability to tackle weighty topics and darker moments with a light, impactful touch, Paul’s overdue return to the festival as Roger’s special guest is set to make a great afternoon even more exciting.
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The details
Date: 1:00pm Sat 17th Oct 2026
Tickets: £25.00
Doors: 1:00pm
Venue: Nantwich Civic Hall
Market Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5DG
