ONE THING: COMEDIAN DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF JOKE
For the last couple of years, I’ve been developing a piece of interactive theatre called Comedian Dies In The Middle Of A Joke. Next Thursday it has its LONDON DEBUT at Battersea Arts Centre. After some great scratches at Sampled and the Forest Fringe, it’s getting a proper full release, and I cant think of a place we’d rather do it.
At its core, the show is a piece of Comedy Karaoke, with audience members taking it in turn to read the auto-cue. There are scheduled opportunities for heckles, which become more and more savvy as the show progresses. Here’s a nice writeup from social gaming supremos Hide and Seek, who came along to a scratch in Edinburgh.
At that same performance, comic Daniel Kitson came along and gave some useful feedback, which I’ve duly incorporated. I think the piece will continue to grow like this, as the whole thing is carefully centred around the unique experience of the audience. So, if you’ve participated before and have some ideas, leave me a message.
The dates are December 1st, 2nd and 3rd. There are two shows per night: 7.15 and 8.45. To buy tickets, click here.
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TWO THING: STANDBY FOR TAPE BACKUP (SCRATCH)
I am also scratching some ideas for a new one-man show on Wednesday 30th at 5pm. It’s free! And it also features a new poetic form, which I’ve derived from the opening credits of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. For further details, click here.
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THREE THING: TRUE STORIES OF FRIENDSHIP, with MOLLY NAYLOR
And I am also also hosting a night of true stories at the BAC with the poet Molly Naylor on December 8th. All of the stories are themed around Friendship: tales of unusual alliances, breakups and reconciliations, told by the BAC’s resident artists, its staff, and members of the public. Plus wedding band The Middle Ones. For more information, click here.