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British stand-up comedian and writer Elf Lyons is bringing her show “The Woman on the Edge” to New York. The limited run at the SoHo Playhouse, from Sept. 24 to Oct. 18, marks Lyons’ United States debut.
Presented by WestBeth Entertainment and Mick Perrin Worldwide, the show is a “completely normal, autobiographical (and in no way complex) comedy about love” in which Elf blends “her distinctive theatrical style with sharp comedic instincts as it leans into the absurd, the emotional and the unpredictable,” according to the logline. The story is inspired by the collapse of Elf’s own engagement: She’s unable to perform “The Woman on the Edge” herself, and so one of her characters must perform it on her behalf.
The description continues, “With nods to Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo,’ the Apollo 13 mission, and the opera ‘Pagliacci,’ Elf creates a multi-genre work that crosses between the boundaries of comedy, theatre and live art. Expect a collision of forms as opera, stand-up, clowning, character and verbatim theatre sit side by side alongside audio recordings, bouncy castles and a fragmented mind that won’t stay in one place.”
Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, July 30, at 10 a.m. ET.
Elf is an ambitious performance artist who has directed half a dozen shows at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Her own previous works crossing comedy and theater include a re-enactment of a classical ballet using found items, a musical about the economy, a mime show about a bank robbery and a comedy-horror extravaganza inspired by Stephen King’s novels.
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