CANCELLED: #Hypocrisy
Lost in the bliss of foreign travel, Imogen succumbs to the spoils of Western privilege. Dangerous politicians prevail, fake news is king and social media sympathy pours in for Western terror victims, yet backs turn on the migrant crisis. What staggering hypocrisy.
#Hypocrisy is the debut show by Scottish performance poet Imogen Stirling and comes to Australia for the first time in 2020. Fusing a modern take on poetry with an original supporting music score, whip-cracking with energy and dark humour, it unsettles in order to encourage change.
★★★★★ Everything Theatre
★★★★ The Skinny
★★★★ The Wee Review
★★★★ Spy In The Stalls
Sold out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2018 and Prague Fringe 2018, Longlisted: Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2018
Presented by: Somewhat Awkward
Somewhat Awkward was established to support and nurture artists and their work and to provide specialist theatre producing consultancy. Ellen Burgin and Corey Reynolds are two Australian theatre practitioners based in London who specialise in the numbers and words of producing – accounting, book keeping, general management, marketing communications, social media and more.
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
A piece of life-affirming artistry that can restore the faith of even the most downtrodden socialist in the audience. - Rob Warren, Everything Theatre
Hands down my top pick of the festival - Imogen builds a show with the most exquisite pace, with melodic poetry that all will relate to. - The Awkward Corner
Imogen's work is both thoughtful and thought-provoking, a true breath of fresh air in what feels like an ever-darkening political time. - Grace Lavender, The Skinny