les malheureux
Les Malheureux is a unique collaboration between flash fiction writers David Gaffney, author of the critically acclaimed collections Sawn-off Tales, Aromabingo and The Half-life Of Songs plus the novel Never Never, and Sarah-Clare Conlon, editor of the anthology Quickies: Short Stories For Adults. This stage show combines live literature with original music and projections to deliver a completely new take on the form, and one that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Manchester Music’s description of Les Malheureux: “A woman recites a spoken word piece … (visual demonstrations included) … while a bloke provides a squidgy plonky organ backdrop which is the icing on this quite brilliant cake.”
Expansive emotions, sweeping plots and complex characters are distilled into micro-fictions often no more than 300 words in length – some funny, some profound – and each is performed to specially composed musical pieces against a backdrop of either slide show or PowerPoint presentation.
For the next performance of Les Malheureux check live appearances
Heres a film of Les Malheureux at Poets and Players in June 2015
Manchester Music’s description of Les Malheureux: “A woman recites a spoken word piece … (visual demonstrations included) … while a bloke provides a squidgy plonky organ backdrop which is the icing on this quite brilliant cake.”
Expansive emotions, sweeping plots and complex characters are distilled into micro-fictions often no more than 300 words in length – some funny, some profound – and each is performed to specially composed musical pieces against a backdrop of either slide show or PowerPoint presentation.
For the next performance of Les Malheureux check live appearances
Heres a film of Les Malheureux at Poets and Players in June 2015
Below are a few tracks from the les Malheureux soundcloud page - in no particular order. I don't know why the image for the first track, Eat Less Pastry is so large....
For the next performance of Les Malheureux check live appearances
“Witty literary stylings” – Creative Tourist – August 2013. Read the preview of the upcoming appearance during Manchester Literature Festival here.
“The Sartre and de Beauvoir of Manchester” – Sarah Jasmon – April 2013. Read the full interview by Sarah Jasmon here.
Manchester Wire preview – April 2013.
Emerald Street pick – February 2013.
“Keep listeners eagerly wanting more” – Manchester Music – October 2012. Read the full review of the A Carefully Planned Festival gig here.
“Intriguing” – Manchester Wire – October 2012. Read the preview of For Books’ Sake 2nd Birthday Bash here.
“An enigmatic scene of comedy that has me questioning, have I lost my mind, or have they lost theirs?” – Tom J Callaghan – October 2012. Read the full review of our Axis Arts Centre gig here.
“Splendid” – Jason Cooke, Breakfast Of Champions, All FM – July 2012.
“Thoroughly funny” – Onward, Manchester – May 2012. Read the full review of our Sounds From The Other City gig here.
“Brilliant” – Manchester Music – February 2012. Read the full review of our gig supporting Monkeys In Love here.
“Delightful Dadaism” – Eight Cuts – March 2012. Read the full interview prior to the Not The Oxford Literary Festival here.
“Ace – haven’t laughed that hard in ages” – Fictions Of Every Kind – September 2012.
“Ambitious” – The Art of Fiction – September 2012. Read the full review of our involvement in the Didsbury Arts Festival Word>Play evening here.