2018 Edinburgh Fringe
Who Do You Think You Are? Barbara Brownskirt.
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Venue
20: Assembly Rooms
Room: Front Room
Admin
Barbara Brownskirt, the prolific poet-in-residence at 197 bus stop, Penge, semi-welcomes you to her thought-provoking and unsettling knee-length poetry comedy show. Charting Barbara's life as an unsuccessful poet in 21st-century Britain, Barbara takes the language of feminism and lesbian cliché and creates an anarchic pathos-filled experience. Themes such as failing, the Dunning-Kruger effect in art (where persons of low ability suffer from illusory superiority), Freudian mother-love and a Judi Dench obsession run throughout. 'Indefatigable, prolific and utterly unpublishable' (VICE). 'I absolutely pissed myself' (Lucy McCormick).
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Featuring
- Karen McLeod - Barbara Brownskirt
Creatives
- Mark Whitehall - Director
Poster Awards
Reviews
Press articles
Q and A with Barbara Brownskirt
We felt incredibly fortunate to catch her with a Q and A before she heads up there.
Amie Pudge Taylor, The LGBTQ Arts Review, 8th August 2018Alter ego Q&A - Karen McLeod/ Barbara Brownskirt
The audience is semi-welcomed into the bitter-sweet world of being an (unknowingly rubbish) lesbian poet in 21st century Britain.
Lucy Samson, Deadline News, 25th July 2018Ten people who are bad at their jobs
Here are ten comedy shows featuring people who are terrible at what they set out to do.
Chortle, 18th July 2018Fringe Q&As: Karen McLeod
Karen McLeod on her alter-ego Barbara Brownskirt - Poet-in-Residence at the 197 bus stop in Penge.
Linda Howard, The Herald, 13th July 2018Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 14th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 15th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 16th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 17th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 18th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 19th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 20th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 21st Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 22nd Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 23rd Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 24th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |
| 25th Aug 2018 | 18:20 | Assembly Rooms (Front Room) |