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Berk's Nest in association with Independent Talent Group present:

Joseph Morpurgo: Highlander 70

Tue 29 Sep – Sat 17 Oct 26 60 minutes
Comedy Theatre
Soho Theatre – Soho Age Recommendation: 16+ Running time: 60 minutes

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Critically acclaimed, multi-genre comedian Joseph Morpurgo brings his first new show in nine years to Soho Theatre, following a rave-reviewed sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
                 
‘Picks of the Fringe.’
New York Times

“A joy, a wayward master craftsman returning with some proper daft magic” ★★★★  Time Out

“His comeback does not disappoint … a comedy masterclass” ★★★★★ Fest

“Highlander 70 keeps you highly entertained …distilling amid the nonsense both teen spirit and the bittersweet ineffability of the photographed past.” ★★★★ The Guardian

“Morpurgo’s deft delivery of this daftness is charming and very funny” ★★★★ The Times

A decade ago, Joseph discovered something in a car boot sale. Something old, something ordinary, something mundane. But all is not as it seems. Is it ever? In Highlander 70, “the UK’s foremost alchemist of “found” comedy and irreverent, cross-media mash-up humour” (Scotsman) excavates the past and brings the audience along for the ride, with the help of some physical media, animation… and, of course, the good folks at Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House.

 

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Praise for Past Work:

“A cut-and-paste collision of gags… nothing else quite like it” Scotsman
Scotsman
“A delightfully silly hour”
Telegraph
"A wildly inventive, wholly original show... The sheer craft in the show is a staggering feat"
Skinny
“Dark, delightfully absurd, and incredibly funny”
RGM
“Charmingly surreal ... a poignant, but lightly done, reminder to make the most of youth”
Chortle
“Excellent, unusual, and still quite unlike anything else on offer”
A Young(ish) Perspective
“Morpurgo’s inimitable blend of songs, audience participation and storytelling make this one of the Fringe’s most unique hours.”
List
'An uproariously silly show, stuffed with so many jokes on screen and on stage that you could watch it twice and not stop laughing'
Guardian
'Dazzling in its scope and creativity'
Scotsman
'A brilliantly ambitious and immersive piece of comic storytelling'
Times
'There are surely few one-person multi-character acts at the Fringe with as much talent to burn as Joseph Morpurgo'
List

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