Stefania Licari
- Actor, writer and director
Press clippings
Three medics in the house
Three shows by medics being staged at Edinburgh Festival 2023...
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 31st July 2023Recommendations for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A selection of forthcoming Fringe shows.
Chris Omaweng, London Theatre 1, 23rd July 2023Did you hear the one about the doctor who went into stand-up? Meet the medics who love to make you laugh
Whether it's for light relief from a stressful day job or to make a political point, a surprising number of doctors are swapping the stethoscope for the microphone.
Elle Hunt, The Observer, 11th December 2022Interview with comedian, actor and doctor Stefania Licari
"One of the aspects I love about being a performer is the rapport with other artists, and it's incredible that within one city for the month of August, Edinburgh contains all the artists I admire, work with or aspire to meet. Isn't that just magical?"
Saskia Calliste, Voice Magazine, 20th August 2022Fringe: The doctors having a laugh about the NHS
With regular stories about delays and staffing shortages in the news, it may not seem that there's much to laugh about in the NHS. But a number of doctors are hoping laughter can be the best medicine with their own stand-up comedy shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Ian Youngs, BBC, 13th August 2022Interviews: Comedians Working in Healthcare
A chat with Stefania Licari, Zach Zucker, Phil Hammond and Nancy Clench.
Si Hawkins, Fest Mag, 12th August 2022Edinburgh's cost of laughing crisis
We need the Fringe more than ever, but European comedians are finding the price of playing there beyond a joke.
Si Hawkins, The New European, 8th August 2022Medic! Ten Edinburgh Fringe shows from healthcare professionals
Is laughter the best medicine? Or is it drugs?
Chortle, 26th July 2022Stefania Licari interview
Medico is a one-woman medical comedy about life as a doctor, immigration issues and what it means to become British.
On The Mic, 15th July 2022Review of Medico
Dr Anna LaRosa (Dr Stefania Licari) has a lot to say. Just as well, as she's the only one on stage in this medical comedy, which largely draws its humour from her own experiences in the medical profession, primarily but by no means exclusively in the intensive care unit.
Chris Omaweng, London Theatre 1, 4th July 2022