More fun than you can shake a fig at
Figs in Wigs present: 'Show Off' at The Bike Shed Theatre, 11-13 June
Figs in Wigs are out to reinvent themselves. Witness this playful five-piece find their calling as comedians, dancers, visual artists, musicians and circus entertainers in 'Show Off', a tongue-in-cheek variety show (without the variety).
Fresh from Soho Theatre following a successful run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, 'Show Off' is set to satisfy even the most depleted of attention spans. On the surface this may seem like a shallow display of narcissism fuelled by social media, but underneath the neon lights Figs in Wigs are delving deep into modern society's fixation with self.
Figs in Wigs are Rachel Gammon, Suzanna Hurst, Sarah Moore, Rachel Porter and Alice Roots. They’ve been making work together and accumulating a sizeable Figs in Wigs following since 2010. Nominated for the Total Theatre Award and the Arches Brick Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2014, the Figs have performed at a multitude of venues including The Roundhouse, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Buzzcut Glasgow, Cambridge Junction, New Wolsey Ipswich as part of Pulse Festival and Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, where they run quarterly club night HI-BROW. They have collaborated with Duckie, Sink the Pink and Brian Lobel, provided choreography for Bryony Kimmings, and perform regularly with Total Theatre Award winner Scottee. Expect excessive use of puns, obscure cultural references, unconventional choreography and a liberal dusting of glitter.
‘Packed with ideas … funny and provocative’ **** Scotsman
‘Utterly, brilliantly bonkers. Figs in Wigs are bloody funny’ **** Exeunt
‘Figs in Wigs prove they are the smartest girls in town’ – Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
Thurs 11 – Sat 13 June, (7:30pm), £10 (£8), The Bike Shed Theatre,
162/3 Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3AT, 01392 434 169, www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk
Show Off was developed with support from Arts Council England, Escalator East to Edinburgh, Cambridge Junction, METAL, The New Wolsey and The Marlborough Theatre
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