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Comedy Theatre ThisWeek In London
Three To See on 9 May: The Little Prince, Fanfiction, JAMJAR – Sajeela Kershi + Dave Cohen
By TW Editorial | Published on Monday 2 May 2016
And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…
The Little Prince | Arcola Theatre | 9-14 May
“A pilot crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert, and meets a young prince from a distant asteroid. This little prince has travelled the universe, and theirs is a tale of wonder, friendship and loss. After a life among the stars, one might want for nothing. But the little prince needs one thing more…” This is a previously acclaimed production, Arcola Queer Collective‘s sell-out interpretation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic. Go here for all the info.
Fanfiction | Southbank Centre | 9 May (pictured)
This long running comedy night which began at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival back in 2011, and which has had several successful Edfringe runs, sees acts reading out exactly what you’d expect from that title – fanfiction based on their favourite works of TV, film and literature. Definitely one for all you comedy-loving, internet-inhabiting geeks out there (raises hand) but I reckon it’ll be fun for you even if you don’t identify as the above. See the venue website here for info and to book.
JAMJAR | Downstairs At The King’s Head | 9 May
JAMJAR stands for ‘Jews And Muslims Joined Against Racism’ and who could argue with the benefits of that? Two great performers come together for this event, the lovely and brilliant Sajeela Kershi, who we interviewed not all that long ago, performing her acclaimed show ‘Shallow Halal’, and Dave Cohen, prolific comedy writer and performer, and one time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee (back when it was still named after fizzy water), who premieres his new stand up poem ‘Music Was My First Love’. Head this way for more info.
