Poster for the '4 City Tour'
"This show is the kind of conversation you hope to have at a party.
Under the Table is full of recognisable characters serving social critique with potent shots of comedy and poignancy, employing a range of poetic styles. Mixed in with the best stories from last night are the results of a lifelong amateur study of alcohol, society and love. Hopefully you’ll remember it in the morning."
Under the Table was my first solo spoken word show. It received positive reviews, such as this one from Theatreview: "something rather beautiful is born...I'll drink to that" and was initially taken on a short tour of New Zealand before being showcased at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2015.
The NZ tour was sponsored by Zealandt Brewerys & Mr. Vintage.
Under the Table is full of recognisable characters serving social critique with potent shots of comedy and poignancy, employing a range of poetic styles. Mixed in with the best stories from last night are the results of a lifelong amateur study of alcohol, society and love. Hopefully you’ll remember it in the morning."
Under the Table was my first solo spoken word show. It received positive reviews, such as this one from Theatreview: "something rather beautiful is born...I'll drink to that" and was initially taken on a short tour of New Zealand before being showcased at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2015.
The NZ tour was sponsored by Zealandt Brewerys & Mr. Vintage.
In Edinburgh the show was performed at 'Te Kore', a venue that ran five performance spaces in the Royal College of Physicians. Under the Table, a friendly, accessible, moving critique of drinking culture, nostalgia and gender, was performed in a grand, 300-year-old library over the course of a week and a bit. The show was a spoken word pick if the fringe from magazine The Skinny (which you can read here), and was of course given a writeup in the Fringe Festival Guide.
I was concerned that the specific cultural stand point of New Zealand drinking culture wouldn't translate to a UK audience, but based on feedback and audience reaction it seems both countries have the same issues to work through.
I was concerned that the specific cultural stand point of New Zealand drinking culture wouldn't translate to a UK audience, but based on feedback and audience reaction it seems both countries have the same issues to work through.
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