Live Comedy
Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine
Following a barnstorming run of sell-out shows and critical acclaim at the 2023 and 2024 Edinburgh Fringes and not one, not two, but three Soho Theatre residencies, Rosalie Minnitt brings her cult comedy hit Clementine on tour for the very first time.
In this hysterical, deranged and irreverent Austen parody that meditates on girlhood, romance and everything in between, Lady Clementine has until her 27th birthday to find The One. When her latest beau goes missing, she embarks on a hilariously unhinged quest to solve the mystery of her ill fortune. But with neither sense nor sensibility, will our romantic heroine find love in time?
Clementine is a kaleidoscopic concoction of historical anachronisms, TikTok sounds and misplaced pop-culture references - Bridgerton for chronically online girlies. More than a clever parody of stuffy English ideals; this innovative show talks about the present through the lens of the past. From singledom and soulless dating apps to womanhood, Clementine asks if we have really moved on all that much - we're still obsessed with finding 'The One', but do we actually understand what it means to love and be loved?
Rosalie Minnitt says: "Clementine is a comedy character I created when I was lost and heartbroken. I made the show that I needed when I was 24 and suddenly couldn't get out of bed in the morning. I realised that the insatiable diet of Disney-Happily-Ever-Afters and bleached blonde Naughties heartthrobs that I had been bingeing on since I could walk left me hungry and angry. After I debuted last year, I got hundreds of DMs + messages + emails telling me about how Clementine made them feel. Women saw this show multiple times. Then they brought their friends and sisters and mums and aunts. One girl came four times and she wrote to me: 'if someone asked me why I love women and love being a woman, I'd show them this show'."
2025 dates
Saturday 8 March:
LIVERPOOL, Shakespeare Playhouse North
Saturday 15 March:
MANCHESTER, Fairfield Social Club
Sunday 16 March:
LEEDS, Hyde Park Book Club
Tuesday 25 March:
NORWICH, Norwich Arts Centre
Thursday 3rd - Sat 5th April:
BRISTOL, The Wardrobe Theatre