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My new show, It Hasn't Happened Yet!, is getting rave reviews!
Its the Critics Choice in TimeOut London (Aug 13-19th edition):
"A dark and challening piece of stand up theatre performed by this hugely talented lady which looks at prejudice and inner demons. Liz works in that nether region where Art meets Comedy head on."
And here's what they said in their previous edition:
"Carr Trouble. Supremely funny, twisted and edgy comedian Liz carr presents her latest show It Hasn't Happened Yet at the Soho Theatre (Aug 7th to the 15th). A darkly comic mix of theatre and stand up."
London Metro has given it four stars:
"Wheelchair user Liz Carr is an unflinching figure on the comedy circuit: she has also acted in plays and sparked column inches with her lively podcasts with Mat Fraser for the BBC's Ouch website. This semi-autobiographical play is an effective package: an introduction to her life and an entertaining snapshot of her caustic humour.
She plays Alex, who wants to be a stand-up but wrestles continuously with the prejudices of others and the defeatist side of her own personality, the latter depicted at a puppet perched precariously on the edge of a slide as if about to fall off a precipice.
Carr is dynamic around the set and incorporates other characters as pre-recorded voices. And when there are technological glitches, as on the first night, Carr's confidence is proven further with quick-witted improvisation.
But this show actually rests on her incisive and often provocative writing. She uses words such as 'crip' and 'spaz' and rustles up some spiky self-assessments: 'I'm like a comic jalapeño - hard to swallow.' At one point, she wonders if she should have worked this all out in therapy. It's good news for us that she opted for a more public catharsis."
- Sharon Lougher, London Metro, 14/8/09.
Come see it!
Basically, it's a play about comedy, life, insecurity, comedy and fish. It's funny. I wrote it. I perform in it. I guess I'm biased but I think it's good. If you've not seen it before, give it a go. If you've seen it before, give it another go - under the direction of New York actor and director Christine Bruno, it's a very different show.... Don't worry, if you can't make the London dates, the show will be touring the UK in the coming months. Keep checking back for dates and venues. If you're planning on coming, here's the info you'll need:
Venue: Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London, W1D 3NE
Tickets and dates: August 7-8th and 14th-15th @ 8 pm
Box Office: 0207 478 0100, www.sohotheatre.com
All shows are wheelchair accessible and will be captioned for deaf and hard of hearing audience.
Right, I'd better go and learn lines... See you at Soho!
Liz x
Oh, and don't forget to keep checking out my Ouch! articles, poke me on Facebook, and of course listen to the podcast.
