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Penny Ashton

Penny AshtonPenny Ashton aka the Hot Pink Poet, has become New Zealand’s own global poet and comedienne having sold out shows from Edinburgh to Adelaide to Edmonton to Hamilton. She has represented New Zealand as a slam poet and as an Improviser, is Poetry Idol’s inventor, and is also the proud winner of Best Ricky Martin Rewrite at the Winnipeg Fringe 2007.

Visit Penny Ashton's website

Read Penny Ashton's interview with The New Zealand Herald

See Penny Ashton in:

Poetry Idol
15 May | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Toto’s Montecristo Room
53 Nelson Street

Open Mike: calling all poets
17 May | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Air New Zealand Foyer,
Level 5 – Aotea Centre

Sonya Renee
17 May | 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Venue: ASB Theatre – Aotea Centre

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