THE FRIDA KAHLO OF PENGE WEST Coming to Edinburgh Fringe

From the acclaimed comic mind of Chris Larner (Fringe First winner An Instinct for Kindness, Decomposed, On the Island of Aars and The Translucent Frogs of Quuup), comes a brand new show: the all-girl, all-eyebrows hit comedy THE FRIDA KAHLO OF PENGE WEST. At the Edinburgh Fringe following two sell-out London seasons, at the Rosemary Branch Theatre in Islington and the Bridge House Theatre in... Penge.

The cast features Olivia Scott-Taylor as Zoe. Olivia recently starred in ITV's Wild at Heart, playing Stephen Tompkinson's step-daughter. She has just spent a year filming Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron for Marvel. Cecily Nash plays Ruth. Cecily was in Renato Rocha's The Dark Side of Love at the Roundhouse, & played Dot in Red Ladder/Dumbwise's The Matchgirls, at Wilton's Music Hall. Both of these up-and-coming comic talents are making their Edinburgh debuts.

A 2-woman comedy about one woman's epic struggle to stage a one-woman play about Frida Kahlo, with 2 women in it...

Chris Larner turns his comic eye to the agonizing travails of young creative types in this new play, and delivers two sharply observed female characters, both hilarious, with or without tequila.

When quiet, unassertive Zoe lets an old university chum sleep on her sofa for "just a couple of nights", little does she imagine how much her life will be blown apart. For Ruth - vain, driven, and totally narcissistic - is an unemployed actor and extraordinarily cross about it. And when Ruth determines to show the World a thing or two by writing and starring in a play of her own, the hapless Zoe is dragged unwillingly into playing a supporting role or eight. Wickedly funny, caustic and absurd, this original comic play about friendship, betrayal and artistic pretension is brilliantly performed by Cecily Nash and Olivia Scott-Taylor, and has a surprising twist of a happy ending. Well, happy-ish.

Chris Larner's stage writing, directing and acting credits are extensive. From the deeply personal and moving - most recently with his hugely successful and acclaimed An Instinct for Kindness - to the comic heights of songwriting, and everything in between. See www.chrislarner.com

Written and directed by Chris Larner

Designer - Nina Patel-Grainger & Ivan Savage

Lighting Designer - Celia Dugua

Costume Designer - Natalie Pryce

Cast - Cecily Nash & Olivia Scott-Taylor

Listings Information

Venue: C nova, venue 145, India Buildings, Victoria Street, EH1 2EX

Dates and times: 5-31 August (not 19) at 17.10 (18.25)

Tickets: £7.50-11.50

Box office: 0845 260 1234

Suitable for ages 14+

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