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Ian is writing the libretto for Cycle Song.
Poet, comedian & broadcaster Ian McMillan hosts weekly hit radio show The Verb. He is Poet-in-Residence for English National Opera, The Academy of Urbanism and Barnsley FC, Yorkshire Planetarium’s Poet in Space, Humberside Police’s Beat Poet and a regular on Pick of the Week, The Arts Show, The Today Programme, You & Yours and Have I Got News For You? He was featured with his Orchestra on The South Bank Show. His rip-roaring poetry shows are legendary. Cats make him sneeze.
Cycle Song
This July, the whole of Scunthorpe will come together for The Brumby Bash, a big free festival of cycling, arts and sport centred round a brand new opera to celebrate Scunthorpe's rich cycling history and unsung local hero Lal White. Cycle Song is written by Ian McMillan, composed by Tim Sutton, and involved a community...
Cycle Song
Proper Job Theatre Company and Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir join forces to celebrate Scunthorpe, cycling and an unsung local hero. Albert ‘Lal’ White was an extraordinary man, working in the back-breaking steelworks by day and an Olympic cyclist in his spare time. Lal symbolises the spirit and determination it takes to rise above the ordinary,...
