Silly String Theory

This is a new improvised play with songs, previewing at the Canal Cafe Theatre in December.  I am directing and improvising in this fun new long form show starring players from The Maydays, Music Box, Newsrevue, Katy and Rach and 8bit.

www.sillystringtheory.co.uk

Katy and Rach

I work with chum Rachel Blackman on this two-girl improvised theatre comedy show.  One story. Real characters. One hour. Completely improvised. It's like watching people fly.  We also make scripted 'Momentary Lapse' webisodes by Brian Mitchell and Joe Nixon for Jibba Jabba. 

""...the laughs came thick and fast, the audience swept along with Katy and Rach..."
*****Remote Goat

"The most stunning aspect of this show is that is completely improvised, so you leave the venue arguing with your friend / lover / date, that ‘they must have had a script’. Well in short, they don’t. I checked backstage. I even went through their bags and there’s not a script in sight."
Juice FM

www.katyandrach.com

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The Maydays

An improvised comedy company and lots of my dearest friends.  I'm an actor and Director with this company.  The Maydays won Best Comedy Show at Brighton Festival for Mayday! The Musical.  Among other shows, we perform Guest Who with improvised songs and scenes.  Watch out for our new show Confessions at the Brighton Festival Fringe this year.

“...hilariously funny, each performer capitalising on their own different styles of humour to the delight of the whole audience."
***** Three Weeks

“...a must see.”
**** Chortle

www.themaydays.co.uk

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Music Box

I perform with Music Box.  We improvise a one act comedy musical based on audience suggestions, complete with catchy opening numbers, rousing counter-points, touching duets and boo-hiss bad guy songs.

The show is entirely improvised and doesn’t have a director or narrator to keep it on track; once we start we’re going for broke. Music Box shows are lively, dangerous and unpredictable.
 
Song styles can be anything from musical and opera, to rock & roll and hip hop. It’s all a big musical party with some dancing and creative character acting thrown into the mix.  

"...this is the purest style of improv...a precious sense of shared adventure, as the seemingly impossible takes shape before our eyes." 
*****Fringe Guru 
www.musicboximpro.co.uk
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NewsRevue

This year I been working with NewsRevue as an actor and comedy writer. The show is a topical sketch and song extravaganza over one hour for four nights a week.

Over the years, the show has won the Fringe First Award and a Perrier nomination in Edinburgh, had rave reviews from the national press, recorded many TV & radio specials and helped begin the careers of Rory Bremner, Michelle Collins, Josie Lawrence & Bill Bailey.

www.newsrevue.com

The Treason Show

I performed with and wrote material for The Treason Show from January 2008 to August 2010.  It's a topical, satirical & political sketch comedy show - brand new every month with up to the minute gags and songs.  And Bafta nominated don't-you-know!

"This Brighton based foursome are so up to date on current affairs, you wonder if they do anything but read the news and make up jokes. Brilliantly clever sketches on popular and political affairs, each short enough to keep you wanting the next. The show caters to anybody who's opened a newspaper/Heat magazine in the past year. Trigger happy George Bush, alcoholic Amy and bumbling Boris are all strung together with re-invented and well sung satirical pop songs - this show doesn't miss a beat. Amusing, silly and not to be missed..."
****Three Weeks

www.thetreasonshow.co.uk