Crispin Thomas

Performance Poetry and Stuff.

Crispin is a rare poet and unprotected species described by Central TV as "Eccentric!". His solo performances are prone to include weird back-drops, casios, light-sabres, giant hearts, fairy-lit music stands and the occasional shopping trolley (subject to availability).

In addition to solo work Crispin also fronts Out To Lunch - a lunched-out poetry and music outfit. Lunched out mayhem in words and music from Strouds very own GM-free Performance/ Football poet and band with guitar, keyboards and djembe. Impossible to pigeon-hole with their bizarre mix of poetry, humour and improvisation. Along the way they’ve starred in a sell-out show ‘The Poet Strikes Back’ - (Star-Wars in poetry and music ) at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, and also caused poetic-havoc with bemused festival audiences. Band appearances have also included Glastonbury, Cheltenham Festival Of Literature, Bracknell, Bristol Poetry Festival, Stroud and Lichfield Fringe, where they recorded their aptly titled live CD ‘On One’ on Solar and Wind Power in the Croissant Neuf Tent.

He is a regular performer and a member of Stroud Football Poets. Crispin has performed with SFP in The Peoples Game at The Royal Festival Hall.

Recent gigs have included a sell-out show "Late Night Lunch-Time Shopping" at Cheltenham Festival of Literature where he was described as "A Superstar at the Superstore".

pic below show Crispin performing at Glastonbury