LONDON DEBUT AT BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE: 1,2,3rd DECEMBER.
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November 1th, 1983: the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war. Comedian Joe “Pops” Pooley is headlining his local comedy club. As if his job wasn’t hard enough this evening, the venue has found itself trapped inside a six-minute time-loop.
Comedian Dies In The Middle Of Joke is an interactive play for seventeen people. Each time the stage resets, everyone in the room moves one seat along. Suddenly you might find yourself playing a heckler, or the barman, or even the comedian himself. All you have to do is read the autocue and follow the prompts. The comedian is doomed to fail every time. the question is: can you die with some dignity?
Here’s a review of the show, written by Hide and Seek’s Alex Fleetwood.
The show was written in collaboration with the cast: Richard Morris (BBC’s Extras), Gerardine Coyne, Maria Hodson (both from The Aspidistras), and Joe Deeney. I devised and directed.
I’m planning to take the show to the Edinburgh Fringe for a full run in Ausgust 2012.
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