UK poet Mr Gee to support Russell Brand

Mr Gee, declared a "charming and politically articulate street poet" by London's The Times, is the supporting artist for superstar comedian, actor and author Russell Brand's forthcoming SA shows as part of his Trew World Order tour for the Joburg shows at the Teatro at Montecasino on Tuesday, 29 September; Thursday, 1 October and Friday, 2 October, 2015. Thereafter Brand and Mr Gee will take to the stage at the Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town on Saturday, 3 September.

Mr Gee previously toured with Russell Brand on the Messiah Complex tour and he was the 'poet laureate' for Brand's Sony Award-winning Radio 2 Show. Fast becoming a household name in the UK, Mr Gee presents the BBC Radio 4's Rhyme & Reason, Bespoken Word for which he received a Sony Award nomination, and Poetic Justice. He is one of the current poets on Radio 4's Saturday Live, as well as the writer of current affairs poems for BBC regional radio. On the musical front, Mr Gee won the 2014 Independent Music Award for best Spoken Word Song: Salvation, by Fold.

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