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MERV's  SATURDAY  20th  SHOW
Where: Venue 14
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £12.00

CABARET

Exposing Edith
Direct from sell-out seasons at 2015 Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Auckland International Cabaret Festival, and winner of Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe 2016, this critically acclaimed show charts the life of French superstar Edith Piaf, 100 years since her birth. Experience her life, loves and losses through the songs that shot her to stardom, including La Vie en Rose and Non, je ne regrette rien. Dubbed as Australia's little sparrow, the Age describes Michaela Burger as a 'blazing life force' and RipItUp.com.au calls the show 'stunning... the closest you'll get to Piaf in this day and age.' #madeinadelaide

COMEDY

Lazy Susan: Crazy Sexy Fool
This ‘tender and ridiculous’ (Guardian) duo return to conjure rich worlds with sexy depth and smokin’ jokes. Oh boy! Foster's Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominees. As seen and heard on BBC Radio 4, ITV (@Elevenish), Channel 4 (The Windsors), and BBC Three (Josh). ‘Everything sketch shows should be - odd, inventive, silly and lots of fun’ ***** (Mirror). ‘…high-class inventiveness’ **** (Fest). ‘…undeniable talent’ **** (Time Out). ‘Entertainment with warmth of heart and a twinkle in its eye’ (Telegraph). ‘The Susans have significantly raised their game’ **** (Sunday Times).

MUSICAL THEATRE

Wonderman
Following their 2013 Edinburgh smash hit The Bloody Ballad, multi award-winning theatre company Gagglebabble are back in an exciting collaboration with National Theatre Wales. Wonderman is a unique gig-theatre take on Roald Dahl's short stories for adults, combining a sizzling hot score of original live music, macabre characters, soaring imaginings and thrilling twists and turns, all injected with a wicked sense of dark humour. A celebration of the wonder of one of Britain's best-loved storytellers for his centenary year. Prepare to expect the unexpected. 'Exciting, unmissable new theatre' ***** (Stage).

PHYSICAL THEATRE

Hummingbird
‘He had two things in life: a smile and a suit. And he was not afraid to use them.’ Edith Cole worked a dead-end job in a funeral parlour. Ralph Conti worked wealthy widows for a quick buck. Neither expected to fall in love. But once they did, they just kept on falling. Inspired by the true story of the Lonely Hearts Killers who gripped the imagination of 1950s America, Hummingbird is dark, fast, funny physical theatre. Lecoq-trained Tooth+Nail blend acrobatics and action with a striking visual style to tell a deviously touching tale of love and murder.

THEATRE

A Regular Little Houdini
A tenacious young boy from the docks idolises Houdini and commits himself to a life of magic. But the harsh reality of working class life in Edwardian Britain gets in the way. As he trains himself to emulate his hero's escapology, he becomes part of the most terrifying events in British industrial history. His toiling family struggle to accept their son's eccentricity as his journey intersects with the great showman himself. It's a story of youthful imagination and joie de vivre.

COMEDY

Al Porter: At Large
Irish star Al Porter, as seen on BBC Two's Live at the Apollo, follows up his hugely successful Edinburgh debut with a brand new show full of cheekiness, honesty and sparkling showmanship! Still at home in Dublin, 23-year-old Al has plenty of gossip from accidentally kidnapping his godson to holidaying with twenty middle-aged strangers! A feel good hour full of his trademark council-estate camp! ‘Clearly destined for arenas’ (Loaded, UK). ‘Hilarious’ ***** (ScotsGay.co.uk).

MUSIC

Camille O'Sullivan: The Carny Dream
'Queen of the Fringe' (BBC) premieres new show: Dark, light, dreams, circus. Singing Cave, Bowie, Brel, Arcade Fire, Radiohead. Chameleon like, her five-star sell-out performances include Sydney Opera House, Royal Festival Hall, La Clique, Roundhouse, Later with Jools Holland (BBC) and a Herald Angel award for her RSC solo performance, Lucrece. Sexy, fierce and mesmerizing, Camille transforms each song into an intense, emotional experience. Expect joy and pure passion. 'A major star' ***** (Scotsman).

HOST

MERVYN STUTTER
“Mervyn Stutter is very very good as compere of this showcase; for to make such a showcase work requires skill, talent and quick reactions. Stutter works the crowd like the showman he is. Excellent…really, really good.”
The Observer
“Mervyn Stutter is very very good as compere of this showcase; for to make such a showcase work requires skill, talent and quick reactions. Stutter works the crowd like the showman he is. Excellent…really, really good.”
The Observer