Venue 33, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance One,
3rd-24th Aug (not 15, 22), 1.30pm-3.00pm
"A vibrant, stimulating showcase of talent."
WEDNESDAY 14th AUGUST 2024
Pleasance One, Venue 33
1.30pm-3.00pm
Tickets: £17.50
TODAY'S LINE UP
Adele: Still Someone Like Me
Music (cabaret)
Sarah Borges returns to Le Monde for a third year after two sell-out runs. Sarah again explores the amazing songbook of Adele with all the great songs. Accompanying herself on piano and guitar. Songs include Hello, Skyfall and (as Sarah feels very strongly that Adele is) Someone Like You. Le Monde provides a perfect setting for this intimate interpretation of one of the world's most successful artists.
BriTANicK: Dummy
Comedy (sketch show, absurdist)
Sold-out run: Edinburgh Fringe (2022-2023). Sold-out run: Soho Theatre (2022-2024). BriTANicK is Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher. They have written for Saturday Night Live and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. They've also made a bunch of sketch comedy videos on the internet that were seen by a lot of people, but they didn't monetise them because they didn't understand how to and they're still upset about that. Come see their brand-new show that their producer is currently writing about as we speak. ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). ***** (One4Review.co.uk). **** (Guardian). **** (Telegraph). **** (Chortle.co.uk).
Through the Mud
Theatre (drama, blues)
'A fierce 70 minutes of music and protest' (Scotsman). The story of two generations of women activists in the struggle for black liberation in America. One, notorious Black Panther Assata Shakur, the other a college student at the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson in 2014. Against a stunning soundtrack of gospel and blues sung live, the show explores what it takes to become a revolutionary. Originally performed as Woke, written by Apphia Campbell, Fringe First Winner and creator of the hit show Black is the Colour of My Voice. MadeInScotlandShowcase.com
The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return
Theatre (new writing, political)
Two best mates. One HUGE party. Luton pinned by austerity. An evening of noughties bangers and shots of shitty gin mixed with the chaos of violence. A night to remember! Winners of the 2022 Untapped Award, Chalk Line presents The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return. Packed with swagger, it hurls at a rapid pace with linguistic vigour and unfolds in real time. It's a tapestry of violence and joy parading through Luton. 'This is theatre birthed out of exasperation' **** (Time Out, for Blanket Ban).
Solve It Squad
Theatre (comedy, musical comedy)
JINKLES CHRIST! A group of former kid detectives return to the scene of their greatest unsolved case: the gruesome murder of their talking dog, Cluebert. Can an ambitious narcissist, a lovable doofus, a skittish sad-sap and a scheming brainiac overcome their traumatic past to save the day one last time? From the creators of Spies Are Forever and founding members of Team StarKid comes a zany riff on Scooby Doo about friendship, second chances, and all the ways fame can f*ck you up.
Joe McTernan: Lost
Comedy (stand-up, multimedia)
After a complete sell-out run in 2023, the Scottish comedian and viral sensation who has 50+million views online is back with a brand-new show or even a brand-new Joe. Single for the first time in 10 years, join Joe for a high-energy, hysterical look at trying to move on after your route is diverted. As seen on BBC's The Comedy Underground and Edinburgh Unlocked, and co-creator of the online (Scottish Comedy Award-winning) sitcom MUFF alongside Daniel Sloss. 'I was crying with laughter pretty much throughout the entire performance' ***** (ThreeWeeks).
Circa: Humans 2.0
Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (acrobatics, contemporary)
The sell-out Fringe phenomenon returns by popular demand. Ten bodies appear in a flash of light. They move in harmony for a fleeting moment, then descend into a sinuous trance. Towers grow and decay, bodies leap and are caught, physical limits are pushed to their extreme. The second chapter of Circa’s internationally acclaimed Humans is a symphony of acrobatics, sound and light. This is next level circus by Circa. ‘Everything in Humans 2.0 is flawless’ ***** (Scotsman). ***** (List). ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). Created by circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz and pulsing with music by composer Ori Lichtik.
Mervyn Stutter
Host and Compere
Mervyn has been in the entertainment industry since 1974. He started in theatre where he acted, wrote scripts, songs, and directed for around 14 years. In the 1980s, he became the 'regular topical song bloke' on the BBC TV's first ever daytime show, 'Open Air', fronted by a thin Irishman called Eamonn Holmes. Over the years he has performed weekly topical songs on many TV current affairs programmes and more of the same on radio. In the late 1980s, he took his comedy songs onto the Comedy Circuit and then touring theatres. Merv's first Edinburgh Fringe was in 1986 and he has been every year since. 'Pick of the Fringe' started life as 'Have you seen anything good?', a show to help answer the perennial Fringe-goer question. The title was changed to 'Pick of the Fringe' in 1994 and it he has built it up into one of the must-see Fringe shows.
“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.”
THE OBSERVER