Comedienne's "unexpected" car crash leads to the USA, awards and…Adelaide Fringe!
The irony of being wiped out in a head on collision only weeks before her show about “the unexpected” was to debut at Melbourne International Comedy Festival is not lost on comedienne Jenny Wynter. Sidelined from performing for months, to recover from the horrific accident, Jenny fell into “a very deep and dark place. I thought my career was over, my body had permanently changed. It certainly put stage fright into context!”
Nearly two years later and Wynter has had the privilege of working with some of the USA's comedy greats, has won the Award for Excellence Cabaret at Melbourne Fringe Festival and is set to tour her musical comedy cabaret, “An Unexpected Variety Show”, around Australia and beyond in 2012.
The tour kicks off at Adelaide Fringe on February 25th and, this time, Jenny says it will take nothing less than “wild horses, a Norwegian strong man and/or the Apocalypse” to keep her away!
The comedienne fuses stand-up, storytelling, song, improvisation, and character comedy in this unique variety show about the unexpected twists in life, from dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, to finding oneself in the mountains of Canada, to having one's wedding disrupted by an 80-year-old man wearing nothing but a pair of speedos. The show has been described as “hilarious”, “moving” and “charming."
The first two shows on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th February are free, however tickets are only available for those shows at the door, so you must get there early. It's first in best dressed!
Interesting facts about “The Unexpected Variety Show":
The show was developed during a residency at the world-renowned Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada.
LA's comedy guru Gary Austin, who launched the famous Groundlings Comedy Theatre and whom Helen Hunt thanked in her Oscar speech, directed it.
Jenny wrote much of it while pregnant with her third child.
What other people are saying about the show:
"…a highlight of Melbourne's Fringe Festival. Wynter is a vivacious ball of energy with incredible control on her audience’s emotions. This one-woman show switches in seconds from hilarity to tear-jerking…captivates her audience, both male and female, from start to finish." Beat Magazine.
“Jenny Wynter oozes talent, and The Unexpected Variety Show is a very passionate piece…I know I could see her over and over again.” Adelaide ArtBeat.
“Audiences were treated to a clever, funny and moving show…Wynter’s energy and passion were captivating…her honest and clever delivery moved the audience from laughter to tears. If you get a chance to see The Unexpected Variety Show you have to do it. You’ll laugh and you’ll be inspired.” Glam Adelaide
"Don’t see Jenny Wynter’s show without a packet of tissues and three coats of waterproof mascara – I laughed and cried (often simultaneously), at this fabulous fusion of wit, musical talent, great physical comedy and poignant storytelling. Jenny is a hugely likeable talent whose take on motherhood is as funny as you could wish for and more thought provoking than you’d expect. " – Brisbane News.
The Light Hotel – High Rollers Room
141 Currie St, Adelaide 5000
25-26 Feb 7pm FREE
28 Feb, 6, 13 Mar 7pm Cheap Tues $10
1-4, 8, 10-11, 15, 17 Mar 7pm $20 full, $15 conc
60 mins
Parental Guidance.
Book tickets here: http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/an-unexpected-variety-show/67f39c15-39d1-4d1c-8a38-97c5c99d654a
Jenny's website
www.comicmummy.com
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