Reading Time: 2 minutesJones has made his name through unpredictable, surrealist performances, netting him BAFTA and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, several BBC sitcoms, and appearances on Upstart Crow and Ted Lasso.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re down to go to an at times funny, regularly awkward yet surprisingly deep course on the subject, you should stop by the Soho Theatre to see Playing Latinx.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Guido García Leuches ahead of his show, Playing Latinx arriving at the Soho Theatre, 10 - 13th April, for the late night slot.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo sets of twins are separated by a shipwreck and end up in rival cities. Obviously. It’s Shakespeare. It doesn’t take long before identities are mistaken and chaos ensues–there’s a reason, after all, that the play’s title is still common parlance today–or before everything is happily wrapped up again. However, this production doesn’t so much hurtle towards its finale, as promised, but rather reaches the finish line in fits and starts.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten and performed by Sarah Cameron-West, and directed by Evie Ayres-Townsend, Karen is a short but wild ride through the life of a freshly dumped 30 year old woman.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCo-created by Natasha Gilmore, Jude Williams, and Ben Duke (Lost Dog), Chunky Jewellery celebrates the bonds of friendship and the nuances of womanhood.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe first two episodes of London's 50-Hour Improvathon, an improvised sitcom comprising of twenty-five two-hour live sessions running continuously over a full weekend, were a dazzling testament to just how fabulous improv can be. Originally created by award-winning Canadian troupe ‘Die Nasty’, the London's 50-Hour Improvathon has been running more or less annually since 2008, now back at Wilton’s Music Hall after a three year break. The event was brought to London by esteemed theatre maker Ken Campbell and since then has been produced by director Adam Meggido and Extempore Theatre as an annual event, likened to binge watching an entire DVD box-set of comedy drama in one viewing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a big fan of improv (or impro depending who you speak to), I am happy to see the world of improvisation (often reserved for nights above a pub) making its way into theatres like The Arcola. In The Improvised Play, two actors explore a single 70 minute narrative. The focus is on creating and exploring (in this case two) fleshed out characters. The night I went, the show was truly hilarious, but there was also room for moments of real poignancy and connection.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Scottish Storytelling Centre, along with other Edinburgh venues, played host to quite the lineup this week commencing its sixth year of the Edinburgh International Improv Fest. Saturday night boasted an impressive double act. Each in turn took to the stage in proper improvisational fashion to a rowdy audience to deliver some utterly ridiculous comedy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBack for its sixth iteration, the Edinburgh International Improv Festival is here to charm, entertain and mildly confuse. Taking place over four days, it has shows, workshops and jams. The 6-7pm performance on Saturday evening introduced us to two companies, Ghost Fish, for Glasgow and Redacted (formerly Drunk) Theatre Company, from LA.