‘Wow, Worthing, you’re wild,’ says Britain’s Got Talent winner, Vigo Venn. He’s joined on stage by an unwed couple, let’s call them Dave and Debbie, who are about to become united in a newly married throuple with this nutty Norwegian clown. They look about as delighted as you may expect; which is, not-at-all. A shame, because if you lean that way, Venn soon demonstrates that he’d be very fun at parties. He’s a bit like a small, overexcited child, or a large, oversexed teenager – both of whom can’t be left unsupervised, for very different reasons. Look away for a…
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Have you ever wondered what your hands think about your feet? Wonder no more. Enter Ellen Turnill Montoya as Mr. Handsome, a human-sized hand. The disgust for footsies, with their unwarranted fame and fetishists, apparent. The repulsion supreme. The stage is set. Things seem surreal and the crowd is quickly sucked in. A warning is needed as: Turnill Montoya’s handsuit-clad, vibrating buttocks descend upon the audience for applause. Clap her on the back, or the bottom, is the wordless, but certain command. It is like a glorious fever dream; something everyone here will be asking, “did that happen?” as a…
By: Ozzy Algar Director: Tanika Lay-Meachen A gorgeously evocative, otherworldly debut hour from a rising star. Ozzy Algar takes us to the windswept shores of the Isle of Wight, spinning fresh from the laundry drum tales of local people and loosely true legends. From myths and madness, to steaming hot gossip. They’ll air their dirty laundry for our entertainment. The protagonist, Pet, is a wayward, white-faced washerwoman. They’ll strip the audience of their socks with promise of a service wash, then get busy with what we actually came for – the word on the street. It’s in this nattering that…
A quick-witted hour-in-progress from a thoroughly likeable stand-up comedian. Amy Mason is in crisis. Or so the NHS thinks. They’re so concerned; they’ve actually sent someone to her house to check on her. Crikey. It all started with the dildos, you see. The ones she found in her front porch. There’s a story here, but it’s best if we leave this for Mason to tell. She’s terribly good at it. Behold! is a relatable and rollicking hour on how surreal life can be, to the point of questioning your own sanity at times. There’s tales of community spirit, dating and…
By Zoë K. Alexander Productions Writer and Director: Zoë K. Alexander Reviewer: Lela Tredwell Charismatic, well-researched and genuinely heart-warming, this historically inspired play introduces us to the medieval mystic Margery Kempe. Considering it explores the life of a woman known for her unruly weeping, this performance generates a huge amount of joy and much laughter. Talking with Margery playfully explores themes of isolation, doubt, and subjugation. We join Grace (Billie Early) in the 21st Century as she is struggling to finish an essay during a pandemic. Confined to her student rooms, she is pulling an all-nighter to meet her ever-approaching…
Caitlin Cook graces the Komedia Studio stage with her off-Broadway hit, The Writing On The Stall. From expositions on life, to drunken doodles. What can we learn from bathroom graffiti, and how can it bring us comfort when times get tough? We join Cook as she sits atop a toilet, centre stage. Bathrooms, particularly for the ladies, are often a place for confessions. The scrambled scrawl on a wall can tell us much about the way we live, and the things we’d never dare say out loud. It’s clear things are about to get intimate, Cook will even take off…
A wild, semi-impromptu re-imagining of this Wildean classic, where you could star as the leading role. Say It Again, Sorry? have tipped The Importance of Being Earnest on its head with their semi-improvised interpretation. When the lead actor goes AWOL every single night, they soon choose an audience member to step into his shoes. And being earnest is certainly a quality required for the role… Enter Dave (all names changed, for obvious reasons), who works at a major UK airport. He’s summoned to the stage by the person playing the role of the Director, Simon Slough. Dave’s companion can be…
Writer/Director: Moon Kim Assistant Director: Tess Murison Reviewer: Lela Tredwell BURSARY WINNER OF BIRD & BLEND SUSTAINABILITEA AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRIGHTON FRINGE BEST SHOW AWARD Daring, highly innovative, beautifully constructed theatre which defies expectations and distorts reality, The Arms is a surrealist fever dream. The production grabs hold of creative risks and gobbles them down for breakfast. Its audacity is inspiring and with its adventurous spirit we board a rollercoaster ride through this distorted evolution of magic realism and the New Weird. To find theatre that is this fresh and this original is rare. From a false beat at…