Venue: Main House
Dates: 23 August 2012
Price(s): £ 10
All seats now £10! Trailblazers – Queens TV of Comedy. In association with the BFI. Hosted by Jenny Eclair. A celebration of pioneering female stand up comediennes including Marti Caine, Janet Brown, Tessie O’Shey and Victoria Wood.
Screenings of rare and vintage material will be interspersed with live performance from some of today's emerging talent as well as women at the top of their game.
Hosted by Jenny Eclair
Artists include
Ellie Taylor (8 Out of 10 Cats, Snog/Marry/Avoid)
Angela Barnes (BBC New Comedy Award)
Claire Dowie
Michelle De Swarte (Chris Moyles Comedy Empire, BBC3 and E4)
Rosie Wilby (Radio 4)
Plus emerging comediennes Joanne Lau and Liz Richardson
Director Susie McKenna
The Trailblazer events are also part of a very special season at the BFI, the events in their season celebrates funny women of the present day supplemented by vintage footage. These events are split between two venues. More information on Trailblazers at the BFI
Dates, Times and Prices
Performance: Thursday 23 August, 7.30pm
All tickets £10
Rosie Wilby - 'Excellent'Time Out
Angela Barnes - 'Barnes mixes warm autobiographical material with plenty of strong jokes'Guardian
Rosie Wilby - 'Talented performer with a winning self-deprecating personality'Evening Standard