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Comedy
Fun(d)raiser Gala Night !
To
celebrate Women & Theatre's 25 yeards of making quality
theatre about things that matter, Barbara Nice (everyone’s
favourite Kings Heath housewife and mother of five) will be
hosting a high quality pick and mix of the Nation’s
funniest women, including:
Susan
Calman: Since her first gig in Glasgow in 2005 to
rave reviews in Edinburgh, Susan has proved herself to be
a comedy force to be reckoned with. “A wee lassie
with a big future” (The List).
Jo
Caulfield: A regular act on the London Comedy Circuit,
recent TV appearances include: Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The
Stand Up Show and Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment.
“I never knew I could like a woman so much –
I’m ashamed to say she did make me wet myself”
(Graham Norton). Jo has just returned from a triumphant tour
and is one of the most experienced and witty comics today.
Jo
Enright is a local girl - the pride of Erdington.
Voted best female on the Jongleurs comedy circuit, 2001 Jo
is, “A marvellous mimic, a good character actress
and a genuinely funny stand up comedian" (Daily
Mail).
Annette
Fagon: Annette Fagon is a loud and engaging comic
newcomer, making fast progress on the UK comedy circuit. "With
this sort of retro observational comedy, she’s just
like Peter Kay would be – well, if he were female, black
and from Leicester” (Chortle).
Shazia
Mirza: Shazia’s distinctive deadpan delivery
of observational comedy provides a unique perspective of life
as a British Muslim stand up. Shazia has appeared on Have
I Got News For You, performed at The Royal Albert Hall and
London Palladium and presented BB1’s 10 Things You Always
Wanted To Know About Islam (But Were Afraid To Ask). Shazia
is originally from Birmingham.
Barbara
Nice: “As hilarious as it is possible to
get” (The Scotsman).
"*****" (The Independent) "*****" (Chortle)
Described
as “a hybrid between Mrs Merton and Victoria Wood”
(The Times), Barbara Nice “doesn’t just blur
the gap between audience and performer – she obliterates
it” (Edinburgh Evening News).
Barbara
Nice is the comedy creation of Women & Theatre’s
Artistic Director and founder member Janice Connolly. Janice
has also been seen in Peter Kay’s award winning Phoenix
Nights. Other TV credits include Max and Paddy, Thin Ice BBC,
Dead Man Weds ITV and Coronation Street.
Everyone
welcome!
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