2015 Edinburgh Fringe
The Dead Secrets Present... The Curiositorium
'Scripted comedy of the highest quality' (Buxton Fringe). A labyrinthine sketch comedy adventure. The mysterious Curiositorium and its countless exhibits of wonder and dread have lain dormant for years, hidden beneath a more socially acceptable museum. Can the mild-mannered curator unlock its secrets? Can the terrifying DeClaw finally defeat his nemeses, the even more terrifying Shadow People? And will the loveable experiment Sputtoms ever be a real boy, or must Professor Cribbens destroy him and start again? Winners of Best Comedy Show, Buxton Fringe 2014, and London SketchFest 2015 finalists. **** (ThreeWeeks).
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British Comedy Guide, 4th August 2015More details
The mysterious Curiositorium and its countless exhibits of wonder and terror have lain dormant for years, hidden beneath a more socially acceptable museum. Can the mild-mannered curator unlock its secrets? Can the terrifying DeClaw finally defeat his nemeses, the even more terrifying Shadow People? And will the loveable experiment Sputtoms ever be a real boy, or must Professor Cribbens destroy him and start again?
The Curiositorium is a fantastical, family-friendly new sketch show by award-winning comedy pushers and London Sketchfest 2015 finalists The Dead Secrets. Through a whirlwind of comedy sketches, the audience will be taken on a raucous, surreal and absurd adventure full of extraordinary characters, into a world of science, magic, intrigue, wonder and curiositation. Discover the answers to questions you didn't know could be asked!
The Dead Secrets are a six-strong sketch comedy troupe who formed in 2012 after several years performing together in improvised comedy shows in Oxford. Their first sketch show, Bulletproof Jest, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013 and won the 'Best Comedy Show' Award at the Buxton Fringe in 2014. The Dead Secrets write, perform, direct and film their own material, and to date have only broken one camera.
Performances
Date | Time | Venue |
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6th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
7th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
8th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
9th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
10th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
11th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
12th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
13th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
14th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
15th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
16th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
18th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
19th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
20th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
21st Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
22nd Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
23rd Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
24th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
25th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
26th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
27th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
28th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
29th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
30th Aug 2015 | 14:00 | Underbelly, Cowgate |