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Claire Woolner: A Retrospection

Sat 13 - Sat 20 Jul 24 60 minutes
Wee Review
TVOlution
Chortle
Comics Comic
Comedy
Soho Upstairs – Dean Street Age Recommendation: 16+ Running time: 60 minutes

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In this intimately absurd hour, Woolner attempts to perform a retrospective of her ‘greatest’ works, only to embark on a battle with her own maniacal self-loathing and loads of fruit.
‘If Marina Abramović was a clown’
New York Times

Claire Woolner, Los Angeles based absurdist comedian, blows hard on the brutalist edges of performance art and swims into surrealist clown in this intimate evening in which she attempts to perform a retrospective of her ‘greatest’ most ‘moving’ and ‘important’ work.

Absurdist comedic bits, playful performance pieces and authentic breakdowns make this an experience of tragicomedy at its finest. Teetering between what is intended and what is improvised, A Retrospection brings the audience on an exciting (and at times nerve wracking) ride of ego battle, failure and creativity and how to survive, discover and connect amidst them all.

Winner: Top of the Fringe | Hollywood Fringe 2023
Winner: Pick of the Fringe | Hollywood Fringe 2023
Winner: Hollywood Encore Producers Award | Hollywood Fringe 2023
Nominee: Best Solo Performance | Hollywood Fringe 2023

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Reviews

'Frantic and bewildering... Far more accessible and emotional than should be possible'
Wee Review
'The passion and potency of her performance are mesmerising; such commitment to each absurd bit brilliantly funny'
Chortle
'Delightfully hits the right sort of absurdist nerve'
Comics Comic
'There is courage in her clowning, and salvation in our laughter'
TVOlution