Josie Long: Something Better

Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street London
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This event ended on Thursday 15th of September 2016
Admission
£9-£21
Venue Information
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, W1D 3NE
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Tottenham Court Road 0.17 miles

Following the international sell-out success of her previous show Cara Josephine across the UK, Europe, in Australia and New York, the star of BBC Radio 4’s Romance and Adventure, All of the Planet’s Wonders and presenter of Shortcuts world premieres her eighth solo stand-up show at the Soho Theatre this autumn.

Josie’s 34. She thought by now that she would have children, and be in love, and have a country that didn’t vote with the far right parties to march us all off a cliff. And that she would be able to do all the awesome stuff that activists do. She thought we would have won by now. Oh, and she wanted to be taller and better looking.

This is a show about optimism and hopefulness, about looking for people and finding things to look up to. It’s about wanting more from life than it might be up for giving out. It’s about struggling with realising what you are, who you are and what you can’t change about yourself, and about really feeling like an outsider for the first time. It’s a bit about having faith in younger people, and friendship, and activism, and solidarity. Actually, she’s been busy interviewing activists about what they do and why, so it's also about politics and making things happen. And there's probably a bit where she pretends to be a push-button shower, so it should be silly and fun too, with a few exciting bits in it.

Josie presents Radio 4’s popular short documentary series Short Cuts, which is also one of the top downloaded podcasts today. She regularly writes for the Guardian and has recently appeared on The Superhuman’s Show (Channel 4), Russell Howards Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and will soon be appearing on The Island (Channel 4) this autumn and Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit.

Soho Theatre Live is delighted to present Josie Long: Cara Josephine on DVD for the first time. Filmed live at Soho Theatre, London’s most vibrant venue for new theatre, comedy and cabaret, Cara Josephine is Josie’s most personal show to date – about love and being outdoorsy as a bear.

Soho Theatre Live: Josie Long is available now from www.sohotheatre.com/shop

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