Livin’ The Sweet Life – DeAnne Smith
2. Since you’re a comedian, is there a lot of pressure to be funny on a first date?
I love how you assume I go on first dates.
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Troubadour – Asher Treleaven
1. Describe your show Twitter style, 140 characters or less!
An autobiographical show that asks if my life is interesting enough to talk about for an hour.
The Axis of Awesome – Lee Naimo
6. When and/or why did you decide to become a comedian?
I wanted to be a lawyer but my parents constantly pressured me to get into the arts. “Make sure you study how to be a singing clown so you have a backup career” they’d say. They were right.
10 Quick Qs – The Upside-Down Girl – Anya Anastasia
Is heckling allowed?
Heckling is allowed, but no killers are allowed in the audience. Have to be very clear on that. I don’t like killers.
The Bearded Gypsy Band [Australia]
Do you like dancing? Do you like sitting? Do you like standing arms folded nodding your head? Do you like Tom? Can you do the twist? We found that people who said yes to any of these things often have a great time!
10 Quick Qs – Chants Des Catacombes – Bryce Ives
What do you want to be when you grow up?
We have a vision to cultivate a new generation of artists and audiences, by producing extraordinary work in unusual locations. So when we’ve grown up, we want to be doing that, all the time.
10 Quick Qs – Constantinople – Barnie Duncan
A quote/moment that stands out from your show?
An epic 9 minute mime nightclub scene involving history’s first house DJ, The Emperor Constantine, pepper abuse, and Handel.
10 Quick Qs – Squidboy – Trygve Wakenshaw
2. Describe your show Twitter style, 140 characters or less.
An oddly charming squid fills the stage with imaginary friends, flora and fauna until the tentacles of his mind get tangled.
10 Quick Qs – Fleeto/Wee Andy – Paddy Cunneen
2. Describe your show Twitter style, 140 characters or less.
A stark, stylised theatrical encounter with the emotional and social realities of knife crime – delivered via bruisingly poetic monologues.
10 Quick Qs – Morgan & West: Time Travelling Magicians
7. If you could put on (or be in) any show/band in the world, which one would it be?
March 17, 1904, London Hippodrome. Houdini did the most difficult escape of his career, the mirror cuffs. We’d go back and do that. Or at least help out.
10 Quick Qs – The Origin of Species… – John Hinton
Name of the show:
The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection or the Survival of (R)Evolutionary Theories in the face of Scientific and Ecclesiastical Objections: being a Musical Comedy about Charles Darwin (1809-1882).
10 Quick Qs – The Revolution Will Be Sexual – EastEnd Cabaret
I wanna get in Freddie Mercury’s pants. Like now.
10 Quick Qs – Mercedes Benz Awkwardly
Funny, sad, awkward and heartfelt. @BridgetJones meets @Juno. #nakedandfunny
10 Quick Qs – Rough Trade – The Violent Romantics
Rough Trade, the show where savagery and femininity intertwine in the glorious name of Reality Entertainment. Don’t be fooled by their pretty, painted faces.
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