Theatre: what to see this month
Comedy, impressions and a very unusual mock trial are on the agenda for September
Having survived the Edinburgh Festival after having her show cancelled, comedian Rachel Creeger is back in the capital and busy working on the comedy circuit.
On 14 September Rachel will be MC at the Libra Theatre Café for the Yours Faithfully comedy club with comedians Andrew Watts, Nicole Harris and Fred Ferenczi – a lineup that promises to keep hostility and politics out of its humour. On 16 September Rachel will be at another comedy night, this time at the Adam and Eve pub. Londoners can see her Edinburgh show Ultimate Jewish Mother on 17 September at JW3. The award-winning comedian’s show – described by The Telegraph as “One of the Fringe’s big talking points” and “highly recommended” by Fringe Review – is billed as a joyously funny, interactive comedy. Whether it’s a relationship problem, how to word a sensitive work email, or the best way to cook brisket, this Jewish mother has all the answers!
Check out Rachel Creeger’s listings here
On 25 September comedian Debra Tammer will be hosting another Comedy and Music Party (C&MP) at the Aces and Eights Pub in Tufnell Park with laughter, music, pizza and beats featuring singer Yossi Mark, DJ El Steen, pianist Natasha Panas and comedians Andrew Mensah, Gilli Apter and Olivia Lee.
C&MP tickets here.
When Jewish comedian Bella Naraine discovered how hard it is for female comics to succeed she decided to do something about it, and set up Hotgirlcomic Inc. “There is a huge disparity of opportunity for women comics because we are denied so many platforms,” said Bella who hails from New York but now lives in London. “We just do not have the opportunities that our male counterparts do. This is why I organise comedy nights starring what I describe as ‘the femme fatales of comedy’ – that is, very funny women.” Bella’s next comedy night is on 18 September at Shoreditch Balls in Old Street EC1 when she is MC for a show that includes comedians Lucy Hazit, Katerina Robinson and Toronto-born Michelle Shaughnessy. “It promises to be a fun evening,” says Bella.” There won’t be any politics, just great comedy.”
Hotgirlcomicinc tickets here.
Multi award-winning impressionist Jess Robinson is bringing her highly acclaimed Edinburgh Festival show Your Song to London’s Underbelly festival in Soho on 20 September. The 60-minute show reimagines Elton John’s greatest hits and celebrates him through the voices of iconic singers including Britney Spears, Barbra Streisand and Amy Winehouse. ITV praised the show for being “like a mega concert with all your favourite stars”. In Edinburgh Your Song won rave reviews and was awarded 4 and 5 stars. Jess, who is from Edgware, is well known for her impressions and makes regular TV and radio appearances in shows including Dead Ringers and Spitting Image. Her podcast Stars in Your Ears won gold at The British Podcast Awards in The Best Entertainment category.
Your Song tickets here.
Steinberg V Steinberg is an intriguing new play written by Jewish theatre creative Annelise Bianchini and the first public reading of it will be at JW3 on 21st September. Set in the 1980s, it is the night after Rosh Hashanah. While an elderly Jewish lady lies on her deathbed in New York her two daughters recreate one of their favourite childhood games – a mock trial. But this time the sisters are grown up. One is a lawyer, the other a law school dropout out, and the case is not a fictional one – they are debating about their mother, the woman who allowed her two daughters to be sexually abused. They act out a mock trial to discover if their dying mother acted under duress or necessity or was complicit in the crimes of their father. As they debate the case a dybbuk represented by a giant puppet appears. Starring Annelise as Evie and Grace Wallis as Ayla, husband-and-wife team Annelise and Aaron Vodovoz are building an enviable reputation in the theatre world. Their theatre company American Theatre of London’s performance of
Steinberg V Steinberg tickets here.
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