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Royal Circuit

I’m currently brushing up my Queen impression for this evening’s monthly Village Green Preservation Society jaunt.  I’ll be doing my version of a Queen song… as the Queen.  I’ll also be taking requests from my steadily growing catalogue of songs as I’ve actually practised them!!  Last month’s VGPS outing resulted in an almost finished new song.  Still not quite there with that one yet so I’m going to let it bubble away in my bonce for a bit…

Currently my next little outing will be at Bob Slayer’s Heroes of Alternative Comedy night at the Leicester Square Theatre on the 7th of May.  Not sure what I’m doing at this yet, but I’ll either be Lois of the Lane-ing or doing some songs.

After this I’m going to be part of a new show called Circuit put together by Iris Theatre.  Details on Facebook here and on Iris’ website here.

“The dark fairy-tale world of Circuit is an experimental performance project which blends the very best of emerging physical theatre, circus and contemporary dance.

A long forgotten, cavernous building broods in the dark, the air thick with the hum of a million ghosts. The silence is suddenly broken by the sound of a heavy metal door slowly swinging open. A child peers in through the darkness. In the shadows strange creatures, half human, half machine, begin to move…

Performed for two nights only at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, this is an evening of circus, music, theatre and dance not to be missed.”

8pm Fri 13th and Sat 14th of May
St Paul’s Church WC2E 9ED
www.seetickets.com
0871 230 0010
£12 advance
£15 on the door
£10 concessions

I’m playing a musician android and will be doing some kind of bizarre skit with loads of different bits of music.  Looking forward to it!  The space is fantastic and there’s a whole bunch of really talented people getting involved.  Promises to be a grand evening.

In new show news: I am no longer taking this up to the Edinburgh Fringe this year unfortunately (curses) but I have about a third of it written and aim to have it finished and on before the year is out.

Right, back to Queen rehearsing…

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All guns blazin

Ooh, the joys of Spring 🙂

First up – I had a grand time performing Glitch at the British Library during January and February.  Thanks to all who came down and made it so enjoyable!  There are more performances of the show in the pipeline which I’ll keep you up to date with when I have more information.  At some point I’ll get round to uploading the great photos that were taken during the month.

Following on from this marvellous run, I’m now putting together a new one woman show for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.  Expect a 50 minute extravaganza, in the same style as Glitch – no spoken words from me, an accompanying soundtrack with words, music and sound effects, ridiculousness etc.  I’ve got some great people on board already to help me with the project and I’m very excited to see what’s going to pop out of my brain.  I’ve already secured a fantastic venue so there’ll be more on this very soon.  Just got to find me some money from somewhere…

Lois of the Lane will be featuring in this new show, and in between me scrabbling around trying to get it all ready in time, she’ll hopefully still be venturing out every so often to do the odd gig here and there.  I took her over to Bob Slayer‘s comedy night at Dirty Dick’s a few weeks ago, which went really well, despite an initial technical panic.  Eep.

So, all go quite frankly – which is the way I like it!

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Earth calling Lois – do you copy?

Despite what the radio silence of late may suggest, I can assure you that I did indeed make it back from the Edinburgh Fringe in one piece at the end of August – never you fear.  I had a very good, useful trip up there with me and my alter ego, meeting a whole host of lovely talented people and doing some storming gigs, performing for the Bongo Club Cabaret, Sideshow, Bob Slayer‘s ‘You Bastard’ and Carnival des Phenomenes.  Thanks to all who made it such a marvellous 2 mini trips.

Now, back at grindstone central, things are bubbling away nicely.  I’ve had a good few of gigs as Ms of the Lane – 3 back in September: Electric Mouse Comedy‘s one off re-creation of Bob Slayer‘s Edinburgh show at The Paradise; my second private gig and thirdly the Red Velvet Curtain Cult‘s ‘Lust and Luxuria’ night at Whitechapel Art Gallery where I premiered a new stoopid act, plus a gig in October at Resistance Gallery‘s ‘Anti Frieze’ party.  I’m back at the latter this weekend to perform as part of Lucha Britannia‘s Winter Weekender:

Aside from cabaret bits, my little one woman black comedy GLITCH is to be making an exciting re-appearance early next year.  I’ll be performing it at the British Library‘s Taking Liberties exhibition, Tuesdays and Saturdays from mid January to mid February:

Tuesdays 20, 27 Jan and 3, 10 Feb
at 17:30 and 19:00

Saturdays 24, 31 Jan and 7, 14 Feb
at 13:00, 14:30 and 16:00

Here’s the latest version of the blurb:

A 30-minute black comedy performance set in an imaginary near future.  A lone traveller finds herself trapped during an automated security check.  Rather than succumb to the totalitarian surveillance, she attempts to outwit the machine and make a bid for freedom.

There really is some great stuff going on as part of this exhibition so I’m over the moon to be involved in it!

Now onto the grand plan mentioned in the last post…  Well, not much in the way of juicy tidbits for you just yet, but to whet your whistle, I’m in the very early stages of developing a Feature Film.  It’s going to be a slightly surreal character comedy involving many of the bright and talented sparks that I know.  Very excited.  Updates will be posted here.

Can’t wait to get properly stuck in…

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Another year, another dose of Glitch

Happy New Year!

Yup, my one woman dystopian black comedy Glitch is back and this time will feature me as my silent comedy alter ego Lois of the Lane.


It’s playing at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden for 5 nights.  Get yer bottoms down there!

There might even be some more free badges:

(Not that I’m trying to bribe you or anything.)

A little potted history of Glitch can be found on my Projects page and here’s the blurb:

Welcome to Room 8933 and the new ‘Stay Safe!’ Character Vetting Process!

‘Stay Safe!’ marks the dawn of a new era of security at Passport Control.  A few minutes and a short digital questionnaire later: you’re free to continue your onward journey.

Quick, simple efficient and painless: ‘Stay Safe!’ – for you, for us, for everyone.

What could possibly go wrong…?

December was a very Crimbly affair for meself (the usual rushing about the shops, sweating profusely and much merrymaking) but I did manage to appear as the Fairy Godmother in Total Rock‘s Christmas Panto ‘Cinderella Boberella’ for me mate Talita.

‘Twas rhymetastic!

2008 holds good stuff in store methinks…

Bring it all on.

Oh yes indeed.