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God's Pottery
Saves The World!
Hamell on Trial
The Terrorism Of Everyday Life
Johnson & Boswell Late But Live
Lizzie Roper
in Peccadillo Circus
Newley: The Singer And His Songs
Potted Potter
The Unauthorised Harry Experience
A Parody By
Dan And Jeff
Revealing the dirtiest secrets of real people in their own words, Lizzie Roper delves into the nation’s views on sex. This unique solo show returns to Edinburgh for just eight performances following an award-nominated, critically acclaimed festival run last year, which was followed by a West End transfer and a UK tour.
To create the show, Lizzie interviewed people with very different sex lives, including an online sex addict, a non-orgasmic woman, a dominatrix and a Jungian analyst in her seventies.
The recorded footage was edited down to create an hour that weaves the most interesting accounts together into an insightful, poignant and surprisingly funny take on Britain’s sex life. This is played back through earphones, and Lizzie repeats the interviewee’s comments word-for-word, replicating their vocal patterns to create a compelling, live experience for the audience.
'Like Creature Comforts, only with less plasticine and more sex.' Alan Davies
‘A lightning-fast piece of comic ventriloquism. It's a hard thing to pull off both pathos and belly laughs, but Roper more than succeeds.’ The Times
‘Enjoying a stream of hysterical and sometimes downright smutty dialogue, the audience also gets Roper's signature rubbery facial contortions, and her excellent ear for accents into the bargain.’ ***** Edinburgh Evening News
Pleasance Dome
(Venue 23)
20-27 August 2007
9.35pm - 10.35pm
Tickets £8 - £10
Online Booking:
Pleasance.co.uk
Edfringe.com
Offline Booking:
0131 556 6550
0131 226 0000
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