One woman musical comey and a two-hander with multiple possibilities staged as part of Scarborough Fringe festival - where to see the plays and how to book
From arts festival circuit award-winner Selena Mersey, the one-woman musical comedy Bisexuelle will be presented at Scarborough Fringe this week
Bisexuelle tells a film noir-inspired story following DI Johnny, a hapless detective who’s supposed to be solving one last case before retirement. But he cannot get this one mysterious dame out of his mind…
This is the second production by emerging artist Mersey, who saw success with her first solo show Madonna/Whore. After picking up multiple accolades at Brighton Fringe festival including the Pebble Trust Award, Mersey toured to Australia and New Zealand where she premiered Bisexuelle.
The 29-year-old Liverpool native said:“I’m excited to bring this show to Scarborough – especially after having just moved to Yorkshire.
"I’m really looking forward to getting to know the local creative scene and share this mad, fun, extremely silly show with Scarborough audiences.”
Bisexuelle will be performed at the Shakespeare Scratch Space, St Helen’s Square, on Saturday June 20 and Sunday June 21, daily at 5.30pm.
The show features original music, dance, plenty of jokes and puppetry - though, Mersey pointsout, this is a generous word to use.
Continuing the trend of her productions delving into issues around gender and sexuality, Bisexuelle uses the noir genre’s classic themes of post-war malaise and distrust with the mysterious femme fatale archetype, to highlight and poke fun at prejudice for both LGBTQ+ people and allies alike.
Tickets: £8; concession: £6
Created and performed by The Two Jays – John Harper and Julia Bolden –Echo House will also be performed, as part of Scarborough Fringe, at the Shakespeare Scratchspace on Sunday July 21 at 8pm.
Did teenager, Hazel keep her baby, give him up or was he taken from her? T
The part-devised, part-scripted, part-improvised drama takes Hazel, now 65, and her 50-year-old son, Robert, on an infinite number of different journeys, full of raw emotion and spontaneous humour, each leading them full-circle, back to the house where it all began.
Each performance is new and unique. Guided by audience choices at various points, the actors discover what might have become of their characters, depending on what young Hazel chose to do.
They surprise each other and themselves, as the story unfolds in a myriad ways.
The performance lasts 50 minutes and tickets are £10; concessions £8.