1. Tell us about your show in no more than 30 words.
Gallows humour. Ultimate party girl Ruth Ellis waits to hang for the murder of her brutal lover. Pub landlord and number one hangman Albert Pierrepoint shows you the ropes - literally.
2. What's your role in it?
I wrote it with comedian and old flatmate Dave Mounfield and I play the executioner Albert Pierrpoint opposite National Theatre actress and former housemate Beth Fitzgerald as Ruth Ellis. I'm piggy in the middle, really.
3. Why are you bringing the show to the Brighton Fringe this year?
It's a Brighton show - conceived over a pint in the Battle Of Trafalgar and rehearsed in my kitchen. It's been to the Edinburgh Fringe and the Adelaide Fringe but the Brighton Fringe Festival is home to us. It's where the three of us started.
4. What are you most looking forward to about the Fringe?
That's got to be a toss up between the season of shows at The Nightingale Theatre which looks very tasty and the line up at the Three & Ten which is a brilliant addition to the Brighton scene.
5. What are you least looking forward to?
Home gigs always turn into a bit of a party - the problem is we set off early Thursday morning to set up the next gig in Bath. That journey is not going to be pleasant.
Follow Me, Komedia, 19 - 21 May, 8.45pm (10:00pm), £12.50 (£10.50), Fringe pp 41 |
