REVIEW: SERIOUS MONEY
Caryl Churchill’s Serious Money is a fast-paced, cutting satire based on the Big Bang financial revolution of 1986 and the ensuing deregulation under Thatcher’s government. First staged at the Royal Court Theatre in 1987 as a story of the greed, inconceivable excess and corruption of the City at the time, it remains uncomfortably relevant today. […]
JUSTINE SLESS LAUNCHES NEW NOVEL
Melbourne-based comedian and writer Justine Sless is launching her new novel, Before I Sing You This Song in the UK on 3rd October, followed by a Melbourne launch on 9th November. Before I Sing You This Song is set in Sunderland in 1978, where the rules were that women could sing, but they couldn’t tell […]
DOUG Needs Your Support!
DOUG is a short comedy horror that follows Daisy Spade, a gardener, as she navigates her brother Doug’s disappearance. Returning to work, she makes the unsettling discovery of Doug’s body buried in a client’s garden; the sweet and unassuming Nanna. Her ensuing journey includes singing flowers, a reanimating corpse and a thrilling face-off before culminating […]
REVIEW: SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY?
Since its launch in 1988, the So You Think You’re Funny? alumni reads like a who’s who of stand up. The competition has launched the careers of some of the scene’s leading comedians, and the ten performers I saw at The Gilded Balloon all fully deserve their place in this elite group. What’s interesting about […]
KIM BLYTHE TAKES NEW TOUR TO 17 CITIES!
Scottish comedy star Kim Blythe’s debut tour Cowboy played to sold-out crowds across the UK and Ireland last autumn and sold out her Edinburgh Fringe run with the same show. This year, she is back with her most ambitious show to date, reaching more of the country with brand new show Puzzle. This Autumn, Blythe […]
READY FOR A LIFE-CHANGING CHALLENGE?
What if five minutes on a comedy stage could change the way you show up everywhere else? You’re already good at what you do. You lead. You present. You negotiate. You make decisions, manage teams and navigate difficult conversations. You may even be perfectly comfortable speaking in front of a room full of people. But […]
