Tell us about your show, A Complete Idiot’s Guide to New Zealand. With standard downunder directness, this show does exactly what it says on the tin, making it potentially the most international comedy show at UK festivals this year, written in the world’s southern most capital, debuted in Iceland, and now zig zagging around old … Continue reading “If you write about something close to your heart, the rest comes easy.” | Sully O’Sullivan on sharing his homeland with the world in A Complete Idiot’s Guide to New Zealand
Category: Interviews
“I always start from the basis of ‘how would I tell a funny story to my mates?’”| Saeth Wheeler on how finding your authentic voice makes the best comedy
Tell us about your style of comedy. My style is quite narrative - I tend to start with an actual event that has happened to me, and work from there. This also tends to mean my tone is quite warm. I always start from the basis of ‘how would I tell a funny story to … Continue reading “I always start from the basis of ‘how would I tell a funny story to my mates?’”| Saeth Wheeler on how finding your authentic voice makes the best comedy
“There is just so much to mine around how disabled people are treated” | Artistic Director Robert Softley-Gale on the Birds of Paradise dark comedy set in tomorrow’s disability benefit assessment
Tell us about your show, Don’t. Make. Tea. A dark comedy thriller, Don’t. Make. Tea. is a witty ridiculing of the welfare state. Imagine a near future benefits regime as seen through the assessment of Chris, a disabled woman who is forced to claim benefits. With bitingly satirical dialogue and cutting-edge accessible staging interwoven through … Continue reading “There is just so much to mine around how disabled people are treated” | Artistic Director Robert Softley-Gale on the Birds of Paradise dark comedy set in tomorrow’s disability benefit assessment
