The workshop, some time after April Fools day, will involve the making and decorating with words and colours, the paper ‘poissons d’Avril’  popular in France, for sticking on the backs of the unsuspecting.

There will be some writing about the differences between things and a drawing of biscuits – all accompanied by manipulations on mandolin. Around 8 year-olds upwards would be suited to these activities with some intellectual stretching for those in the upwards end of upwards.

 ABOUT JOHN HEGLEY: THE BISCUIT OF DESTINY

Star of radio, T.V. and school assemblies, brings his specs back to Exeter with a clutch of new verses a few older favourites and a cardboard camel with a moving jaw.

The biscuits in the show derive from a phrase used by Romantic Poet, John Keats: ‘a scarcity of buiscuit’ – not the sort of phrase or spelling you expect from a romantic poet. The show delves into the more eccentric side of Keats, alongside everyday goings-on in the Hegley homes of now and yesteryear. Includes 7 drawings of elephants, myths discos, daleks, optional community singing and the search for a sense of self-worth. Designed more for adults, but suitable for the odd nine-year-old, The show won a ‘Lustrum Award’ at the Edinburgh Festival 2022, even though there were no biscuits.

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VENUE: AUDITORIUM, EXETER PHOENIX

Image: Suzi Corker