La Concepta ‘restaurant conceptuel‘ (devised by Simon Munnery) is a uniquely genuine ‘pop-up’ restaurant originally devised for the Edinburgh Festival 2011. It is able to literally spring up unannounced across town from within two large trunks. “All the rigmarole of haute cuisine without the shame of eating” – Maitre d’ Munnery.
The Poetry Takeaway is ‘the world’s first purpose-built mobile poetry emporium.’ It specialises in the production of free, made-to-order poems, delivered and performed to the hungry yet discerning literary consumer within ten minutes or less. Its modelled on your typical burger van and is manned by a rotating cast of the UK’s best poetry chefs who write, perform and deliver a hand-written, carefully boxed, souvenir copy of every customer’s poem (open or wrapped).
In 2002, John Osborne won a competition on John Peel’s Radio One show. His prize was a box of records that took eight years to listen to. This is an ode to radio, those records and anyone who’s ever sought solace in wireless. Script edited by Joe Dunthorne (Writer of the novel Submarine).
Simon Munnery presents a brand new show. A beautiful, extravagant mess of foaming bubble hats, bad guitar riffs, sublime jokes, delightful monologues, homemade engineering feats and an overly ambitious one-man punk musical about the R101 airship of the 1930s. All performed with a plum. Or some other fruit.
“Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian” (The Guardian) reluctantly presents a slice of moderately amusing stand-up comedy in order to gain some meaningful television exposure. Acknowledging that he has a reputation for unprofessionalism and unpreparedness, Edward has began to prepare now, for his inevitable rise to showbiz stardom, sometime soon.
Come see the UK’s foremost Simon Munnery impersonator, Simon Munnery, impersonate Simon Munnery as you’ve never seen him impersonated before: accurately.
From the man who brought you Channel 4′s How To Get A Book Deal and the award-winning memoir We Can’t All Be Astronauts comes the true-story of how a father-son suicide pact transformed him from cynical loser to happy failure.
Using animation and storytelling, a tale of perfect couples that never quite reach their perfection. By the writer/star of Radio 4′s Dad Designs, Chortle Award Winner and Time Out Top 10 Comedian, Terry Saunders.
The Times’ Top Ten Literary Star Of The Year and Time Out Award Winner combines animation with poetic lyricism in his battle with the self-fulfilling prophecy. A true story about time travel.
“Britain’s greatest entertainer” (Time Out) outlines a few brittle thoughts on ambition, failure and why he would’ve preferred to be an ambassador. Or in theory a rock star.