Jane Postlethwaite returns to Brighton Fringe with the World premiere of her new comedy show, Last night at the Circus at Otherplace Productions in The Warren’s Theatre Box.
The show was inspired after a year of many changes hit Jane like a bus such as quitting a day job that was making her ill and moving back to her childhood home in Cumbria to live with her parents. But, she’s been through tougher times and the show explores what it’s like to live with a brain that’s trying to kill you when you have Bipolar 2 disorder and what happens when everything you thought was your life is turned upside down in an instant.
The show is a new direction for Jane as she touches on raw themes of mental health, suicide and self-help. Last Night at the Circus is a gut wrenching yet hilarious one woman multimedia show exploring what it means to sabotage your own success set in a dystopian yet breathtaking Circus landscape.
The show involves beautiful projections, live recordings, animation and other visual props to drive the narrative and expression of the themes.
The aim with the show is to spark conversations about mental health long after people have seen the show and there will be a fact sheet given out at the end of the show highlighting mental health charities including the local Brighton charity Grassroots Suicide Prevention.
‘★★★★ A darkly funny Show’ — Funny Women
Jane’s a Funny Women Awards finalist 2015 and a Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award finalist 2015. Her first character show, Made in Cumbria had a sold out run at Brighton Fringe in May 2016 with Lamb Comedy Productions. It was nominated for two Brighton Fringe awards – the Latest Comedy Award and for the Audience Choice Award.
Her multimedia character comedy show for 2017, The House debuted at Brighton and was taken to Edinburgh Fringe throughout August with Sweet Venues.
She was recently heard on the Radio 4 comedy drama, Almost like being in love written by Catriona Knox and produced by Caroline Raphael.
The play stars Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones and Moorside) and Rosie Cavaliero (Hunderby and Midsomer Murders).
Event: Jane Postlethwaite – Last Night at the Circus
Where: The Warren: Theatre Box, St Peter’s Church North, York Place, Brighton BN1 4GU
When: Monday 7 May 8.30pm: Saturday 19 May 5.30pm: Sunday 20 May 5.30pm
Cost: £8-£9.50
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