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MERV's THURSDAY 20th SHOW
Where: Venue 17
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00 / £10.00 concs
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00 / £10.00 concs
THEATRE
Women’s Hour by Sh!t Theatre. First on Women’s Hour: I’m fine! Women’s Hour. Ankle socks? Women’s Hour. Feminist theatre for all genders. Total Theatre and Arches Brick Award winners (2013). Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award nominees (2014). ‘Swaggering, smart and side-achingly funny' **** (WhatsOnStage.com). ‘Part-comedy, part-theatre, part-performance art’ **** (ExeuntMagazine.com). 'Incredibly necessary, and a riotous evening at the theatre' **** (AYoungerTheatre.com).
COMEDY
Twisted Loaf Present Stale Mate
A year on, none the wiser. Or are they? Twisted Loaf hurl themselves on the stage. Nina is ripe, perhaps too ripe, even for superstar cabaret sensation Libby. Another hilarious hour of overblown ambition and extreme attitude from two of the daftest comedy loafers around. Mixing contemporary clowning and physical characterisation. ‘Balances on a knife edge of genius and mental illness’ (List). ‘Strange, dark and unpredictable. Twisted Loaf almost defy description.’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘You don't often see female comedians prepared to make such fools of themselves’ (Bruce Dessau).
THEATRE
Big Shot
Multi award-winning Theatre Movement Bazaar (Anton’s Uncles, Track 3, Hot Cat) returns from Los Angeles to present an explosive vaudevillian creation inspired by The Godfather films and novel. TMB upends the gangster genre, looks askance at mafia mythology and shakes down this iconic story to create a new work, echoing the source and investigating family dynamics, power, and being an Italian American. There will be dancing, singing, criminal behaviour, and pasta. ‘Mad, rad and dangerous to miss!’ (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘We are in the realm of very special theatre’ (FringeReview.co.uk).
SPOKEN WORD
Luke Wright: Stay-at-Home Dandy
'Starched cravat and vampish slap / Stay-at-Home Dandy - what a chap!' Decadent boozehound Luke Wright would love to spend his life flouncing around looking fabulous, but back in suburbia he's got two kids to drag-up. Enough naval-gazing then, other people can be magic. There's comedy on the school run; tragedy in the offy; hearts breaking behind tasteful curtains. Wright presents captivating stories in visceral verse of ordinary people having extraordinary moments. Poems that get you in the gut. 'Timely, touching, consistently funny... defies superlative' ***** (Scotsman).
THEATRE
The Sunset Five
Faced with losing their beloved watering hole, a pub quiz team stage a casino heist. Hailing from the rundown seaside town of Chipworth, this band of very ordinary misfits come together in an attempt to pull off something truly extraordinary. Think Hot Fuzz meets Ocean's Eleven. After the success of Inheritance Blues, DugOut Theatre return to delight audiences with this hilarious comedy. 'An exciting and creative company. Ought to be on everyone's Fringe radar' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'A lot of fun' **** (Scotsman). 'Brilliant acting' ***** (ThreeWeeks). 'Full of vim and great music' (Lyn Gardner, Guardian).
COMEDY
Charlie Baker: Just the One
Charlie Baker brings the funny with his award-winning blend of stand-up and song. Live! One hit wonders underscore jokes about life as a husband, comfort eater and besotted father of one son. So good you'll go out and download Shaddap You Face. Star of Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 2012 and 2014, and Comedy Central at The Comedy Store. 'Pure, undiluted barmy musical fun not to be missed - not even by you' ***** (ThreeWeeks). 'Genuinely funny' **** (Herald). 'Bulletproof' (Guardian).
MUSIC
Gobsmacked!
Featuring world class voices, mind-blowing beatboxing and breathtaking harmonies this all-singing all-amazing theatrical experience redefines the limits of the human voice. The multitalented cast of singers and beatboxers weave an urban story using both classic and contemporary songs that embrace all forms of a cappella, from traditional street corner harmonies to cutting edge multi-track live looping. This astounding show smashes all vocal boundaries. Forget everything you've ever known about the human voice and prepare to be Gobsmacked.
HOST
MERVYN STUTTER
“Mervyn Stutter is very very good as compere of this chat show; 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
The Observer
Women's Hour
“Mervyn Stutter is very very good as compere of this chat show; 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
The Observer