Reading Time: 6 minutesWorking Class Hero is an absurdist satire in which two actors put on some silly wigs (and accents) and take us on a high-speed romp through the British class system. We sat down with Theo Hristov to discuss their upcoming production.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOld Fat F**k will be at Riverside Studios over 25 performances from 5th November – 20th December.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUrooj Ashfaq’s How to Be a Baddie was funny, conversational and cosy. Both the set up, Urooj’s confidence and storytelling invited us into the world of being a female Indian comedian, as she strives to counter an unnamed reviewers suggestion that she wasn’t quite as edgy as she may be deemed in India.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLADIES WHO IMPROV is a female Manchester based troupe who focus on the funny. We sat down with the group to discuss their upcoming performance.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFanny is a comedy celebrating music, family and - at last - the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex. We sat down with Charlie Russell to discuss her upcoming role.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down with Lucy Pearman to talk about Lunatic. Lucy has just come off a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe with Lunartic, which was met with strong critical acclaim and multiple award nominations, including a nomination for The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. Lucy will be performing at Soho Theatre from 29th Sept – 4th October. Tickets available HERE.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWarmly witty, proudly self-deprecating joyful Jewish home truths As I suspected might happen – there is no beginning to this show, Rachel is there immediately from the start. Gleefully fussing over and around the gathered crowd in…
Reading Time: 2 minutesFunny, thoughtful, and unexpectedly moving, Full English is a love letter to the quirks and power of English language. At Barons Court Theatre, Full English promised not bacon and eggs, but a feast of words served up…
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a classic Fringe fumble, a concert of Holst's “The Planets” ran overtime, preventing me from seeing Garry Starr perform his newest show Classic Penguins at its first Fringe venue.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing a sold-out run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tony Award-winning Broadway star Laura Benanti makes her London debut with her 5-star one-woman comedy show Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares at Underbelly Boulevard Soho on 2 September (7pm and 9pm) for two performances only.