“It’s not all misery and gloom. Some of it really was fabulous.” | Holly Cruise on unearthing the past’s most interesting tales in her Queer History of Britain

Tell us about Hollyzone History. The best way to describe what I do is ‘performance history’. I like to tell stories and get people thinking about history, but I also like to point out the absurd, the weird and the wonderful. History is vivid and wild, there’s really no excuse for boring lectures on it, … Continue reading “It’s not all misery and gloom. Some of it really was fabulous.” | Holly Cruise on unearthing the past’s most interesting tales in her Queer History of Britain

“We won’t learn until something big happens to shock us.” | Laura Lexx on dissecting the personal impact of society’s problems for Knee Jerk

Photo credit: Karla Gowlett Tell us about your show, Knee Jerk. The tour version of Knee Jerk is so exciting for me. I’m taking 50% of the 1hr version of the show, and mixing it with 50% of my previous 1hr show Trying and making this really cool extended fusion show all about personal anxiety, … Continue reading “We won’t learn until something big happens to shock us.” | Laura Lexx on dissecting the personal impact of society’s problems for Knee Jerk

“Stinkbombs can make you more right wing.” | Alex Kealy on finding humour in political turmoil for Rationale

Tell us about your show, Rationale. It’s about the emotional roots of our rational thoughts. It’s a critique of a purely rationalist worldview. With lots of great jokes! What inspired you to write a show about the relationship between emotions and rationality in political decisions? I read a lot of fantastic books on the subject, … Continue reading “Stinkbombs can make you more right wing.” | Alex Kealy on finding humour in political turmoil for Rationale