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Continue reading →: Hill & Jones-Comedy Catastrophe.Comedy Castrophe, presented by Hill and Jones, offers some funny sketches and some laugh out loud moments. They have put together some new sketches and added their own twists and humour. Hill and Jones have some interesting role-playing comedy sketches, although these are often repeated which sadly loses the comedy…
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Continue reading →: THERE IS A LIGHT AND A WHISTLE FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION by Henri Merriam.There is a Light and a Whistle for Attracting Attention by Henri Merriam. Is a deeply moving performance by Merriam as the story unravels about her journey through relationship and marriage to Tom, whose unreasonable, coercive-control behaviour chips away at her slowly. The red flags are flying high and bright…
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Continue reading →: Stephen Catling: Moving on…really really slowly.Stephen Catling is finding life challenging after two heart breaking break ups, he is trying to rebuild his life and battered confidence. While trying to understand and work through his depression. The audience never finds out what caused the break ups all we know is that Catling is hurt and…
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Continue reading →: A Palm Tree in London by Chris Iheuwa.A Palm Tree in London is the story of a Nigerian student. Who comes across to the United Kingdom to study medicine and ends up having the misfortune of sharing a room with a white English male of around the same age who holds some strong racist opinions without any…
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Continue reading →: This Can’t Be It (work in progress) by Loz Dodd.Reviewing at Fringe’s can be challenging at times. Yet every now and again you find a hidden gem. This Can’t Be It was it on this occasion. I have no idea what I was watching but I loved every minute of it and laughed throughout. Comedy can become formulaic and…
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Continue reading →: The Beauty of Being Herd.What does it mean to be a sheep? According to downtrodden worker Hannah, they have a straightforward life without too many rules and no matter what they always stick together in their herd and look out for one another. Something Hannah is desperately searching for. Ruth Berkoff presents Hannah from…
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Continue reading →: Split Ends by Claudia Shnier.Brighton Fringe. Obsessed with removing the split Ends from her hair, Claudia will go to any length to remove them. However, this reaction is created by horrific trauma. The audience never knows the perpetrator’s identity and it’s not important either, which removes their power and allows Claudia to take back…
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Continue reading →: Bombshell presented by Cross the Pond Theatre Company.Three ladies from the USA have currently dropped their show BOMBSHELL onto the Brighton Fringe at the Rotunda venue. Fresh from the stage of the run-down cabaret club, Club Fistfight. Their final performance at the club before it closes permanently proves to be life changing for Scarlett in more than…
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Continue reading →: Little Brother adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker.Ahead of press night for Little Brother, Timberlake Wertenbaker, who adapted the original book for stage, made the papers headlines after the Home Office wrote to Jermyn Street Theatre saying that his visa to enter the country was denied and he wouldn’t be allowed to attend press nice. However, this decision was…
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Continue reading →: Local Comedic Talent Wanted.Shout Out For Local Comedic Talent Wanted by Theatre Royal Winchester. Playmakers – the creative learning and community engagement branch of the arts and education charity, Play to the Crowd – is looking for local stand-up comedians and comic singers, musicians, and poets for a new showcase. Playmakers’ next local…
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