Rosie’s Pop Diary

Rosie Wilby presents her acclaimed show Rosie’s Pop Diary
Thursday 15th March at 7.30pm
The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London SE8 4AG
£8 / concs £6
Box Office: 020 8692 4446
Book Online: www.thealbany.org.uk

“With her self-deprecation and spiteful bitchy asides, Rosie Wilby's Pop Diary blended delicious volumes of vocals and sparkling stand-up humour.” Western Daily Press

“Good music, good comedy and a feelgood show - a winning combination.” Oxford Times

“Rosie Wilby is the most genuine comic I've seen this year... Rosie's Pop Diary is a delicate, endearing delight...” Fringe Guru (4 stars)

“fabulous songs and entertaining anecdotes” Edinburgh 247 (5 stars)

From playing Glastonbury and Ronnie Scott’s to miming on children’s television, musician turned comedian Rosie Wilby looks back at the emotional rollercoaster of chasing stardom at the heady height of Britpop in a revised version of her acclaimed 2011 Edinburgh Fringe show Rosie’s Pop Diary.

Mixing stand up, storytelling and acoustic versions of her songs, Rosie delves into a personal treasure trove of old photos, fan letters, reviews and the original ‘Rosie’s Pop Diary’ (her ‘90s column in the now defunct music magazine, Making Music) for this funny and touching show that explores the nature of nostalgia.

Rosie’s Pop Diary traces the weird and wonderful story of a singer that nearly made it - from bizarre auditions, supporting Bob Geldof and Jamie Cullum to walking barefoot along one of London’s busiest roads just because it would make a good album cover.

As Pulp, Blur and Oasis were making headlines, Rosie’s house and belongings were literally going up in smoke, just days before her big album launch, as her house caught fire. Homeless and without any Cool Britannia clothes, Rosie thought it couldn’t get worse until a friend donated an old Brownie uniform for her to wear at her own gig…

Rosie has appeared as a roving reporter on 5 Live and as a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends, Midweek and Woman’s Hour, LBC and BBC London. She was a finalist at Funny Women 2006 and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007. Her previous solo show The Science Of Sex won a Fringe Report Award and was a sell-out at Cambridge Comedy Festival, Camden Fringe and Liverpool Comedy Festival. Still a passionate music lover, she writes for award winning website musicOMH.com and has previously written for the NME, Time Out, Ham &High and The Pink Paper.

She is currently developing the show with acclaimed theatre director Anthony Shrubsall, whose production of Security with renowned performance poet Zena Edwards was commissioned by BAC and Birmingham Rep. In 2011 / 12, Rosie’s Pop Diary also visited Buxton Fringe, Oxfringe, Birmingham and Manchester Comedy Festivals and the Polari literary salon at the Royal Festival Hall.

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