Something Borrowed Featuring Gecko

26th March 2025

ARK - Cliftonville Cultural Space

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker brings his beloved podcast to life at ARK, Cliftonville's Cultural Space

7pm - 9.30pm

Since last season Harry has had a baby and is techinically on paternity leave but the one exception is his other baby which is this baby of a night at new home ARK Cliftonville with Special Guest Gecko.

Each week a different guest joins World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker to share something old, something new, Something Borrowed, and something blue. Sometimes poems, sometimes music, always a good time.

Alongside some chat and performance from Harry and special guest Gecko, there will be an open mic where all are welcome to perform a poem or song (either original or Something Borrowed (!)

Harry Baker’s TED Talks have been watched by millions of people and translated into over 20 different languages. He has two books published with Burning Eye and his newest collection, Wonderful, is out now, accompanied by a tour around the UK and Ireland.

Gecko is a singer-storyteller based in South London. His songs cover the big things in life with wit and warmth. From dogs in space to ignored characters in renaissance paintings, from pig fugitives to guanabana fruit juice. Gecko has performed across the world including at Glastonbury, Latitude, BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, the Edinburgh Fringe & the BAFTA winning Sky Arts show ‘Life & Rhymes’. Gecko’s songs have caused a stir on Tiktok & Instagram receiving millions of views and hardly any mean comments.

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£13.70

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Address

Something Borrowed Featuring Gecko ARK Cliftonville's Cultural Space, Albion Road, Cliftonville, Margate
CT9 2HP

Contact

info@cliftonvilleculturalspace.com 07778 035735

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