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| The Congress of Oddities | |
| By Margaret Cabourn-Smith & Zoe Gardner. | |
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Sat 10th June at 8:00pm |
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GASP! as Chlamydia and Calamine, the Siamese twins cruelly separated by a kindly but misinformed doctor, exhume the seamier side of the Victorian Music Hall Freak Show. SQUIRM! as you are subjected to Victorian heavy metal. SQUEAL! at the sight of terrifying freaks such as the 'Biscuit-Eyed Lady' and 'Madame Juju and her Pointless Arms'. “Highly original writing, and very entertaining” - Fringe Report |
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| Tickets: £8, Concs£6 | Professional |
As well as being a member of The Congress of Oddities, Margaret Cabourn-Smith (Chlamydia) has appeared in numerous Fringe successes including sell-out shows nobleandsilver and Miranda Hart Throbs! She had a cameo in Open Casket , which was short-listed at last year's Raindance film festival. She recently guested with The Comedy Store Players and?has been?a regular performer and writer for Radio 1 comedy show The Milk Run.
Zoe Gardner (Calamine) is a comedy writer/performer. She has worked on The Milk Run (BBC Radio 1), with Noble and Silver, and on several Edinburgh shows, including her appearance as Miriam the Goth in Live Ghost Hunt (Pleasance 2003). She is currently involved in BBC workshops developing characters for new sitcoms, and played Becky in Stephen Merchant's short film A Short Sharp Shock.
Hannah Mackay has been director and co-writer with the Congress for two years. She has directed numerous fringe shows including The Snag (2004), Sarah Adams? Grouchy Tiger Hidden Badger and Darren Murphy?s Charlatan (2004) and Ignorance (2002). She also directed Can We Get Les Dennis? (Soho Writers? Festival 2003) and has written for the New Statesman, and the Evening Standard.
The Rondo Theatre is supported by Bath and North East Somerset Council.
