Tell us about your show, Bloody Mary: Live! In this show, Mary Tudor, the eldest daughter of Henry VIII, comes back to life and does a stand up comedy set to defend her bloody legacy, which includes burning some 293 Protestants at the stake. It’s her belief that she’s been wrongly painted in a bad … Continue reading “There’s something about tragic events that makes me want to be funny.” | Olivia Miller on resurrecting Queen Mary Tudor for her solo stand up show, Bloody Mary: Live!
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“It’s curating a diverse festival that’s not just what I want, but what everyone’s got to say” | Billie Hakansson on curating the comedy programme at Vault Festival 2023
Tell us about the work you’ve done curating comedy for Vault Festival 2023. It’s been a bit of a beast this year! Last year’s was cancelled after we’d programmed and announced the launch of the festival, which was really upsetting after doing all that work. What has been really nice has been coming into this … Continue reading “It’s curating a diverse festival that’s not just what I want, but what everyone’s got to say” | Billie Hakansson on curating the comedy programme at Vault Festival 2023
“Turns out there’s a lot of atrocities of the British Empire involved” | Edy Hurst on deep diving into War of the Worlds for his own re-boot-daptation-homage
What is your show about? My show is about me, Edy Hurst, doing what the rest of this godforsaken world is too scared to do; finally close the book on the 125 year old book that is the War of the Worlds book by H.G. Wells. Book. As wells as all of it's litany of … Continue reading “Turns out there’s a lot of atrocities of the British Empire involved” | Edy Hurst on deep diving into War of the Worlds for his own re-boot-daptation-homage
