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Soho Rising Festival presents:

Kissing A Fool

by Dylan Aiello and Scarlett Stitt Wed 14 Feb 60 minutes
Student
ReviewsHub
Theatre & Tonic
A George Michael Fantasia on Love and Loss

In Kissing A Fool, we speculatively dive into George Michael’s psyche at the lowest point in his life. After the death of his lover, Anselmo Feleppa, and losing a high-profile legal battle with Sony Music, the pop-icon feared he’d never write another song. In his despair, George awakens the Fool from deep within, a familiar clown companion whose only intelligence is play.

Join us on this musical journey into the tumultuous creative process of one of the greatest artists of a generation, and witness the transformation of grief into transcendent creativity through song.

Part of Soho Rising Festival 2024, a celebration of new work created by comedians, writers and performers who have taken part in our Writers’ Lab, Comedy Lab or Cabaret & Drag Lab programmes.

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Reviews

'Profound and moving'
Student
'Deep cathartic relief'
ReviewsHub
'Powerful, respectful, refreshing'
Theatre & Tonic

Scarlett Stitt

Writer

Dylan Aiello

Writer