2014 Edinburgh Fringe

Mr Swallow - The Musical

  • Comedy (music)
  • 7pm (60 mins)
  • 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
  • Pleasance Dome
  • £10 - £14
Mr Swallow - The Musical. Nick Mohammed. Copyright: Zeitgeist Television
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23: Pleasance Dome

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Masterful character-performer and 21st century polymath, Nick Mohammed returns with a much-anticipated new solo outing of his critically acclaimed alter ego maniac monster. Star of Radio 4, E4's Drifters and triple Bafta nominated sketch show Sorry, I've Got No Head. 'One of the most outstanding comic talents of his generation' (Evening Standard). **** (Guardian). **** (Independent). **** (Scotsman). **** (Time Out). **** (Chortle.co.uk). @MrSwallow.

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The Foster's Awards - the ones that got away

You can't please everyone. That's the conclusion I come to almost every year when the Foster's Award nominations are announced. This year's shortlist is no exception. Despite choosing seven of the best acts in Edinburgh there are a number of unfortunate omissions. I should imagine that everybody who has taken the trouble to read this far has got one favourite that the panel missed. Just plucked at random from Facebook, here's someone's top ten that bears little relation to the Foster's choices.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st August 2014

Best comedy to see from Stewart Lee to Josie Long

A selection of some of the best acts at this year's Fringe.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 30th July 2014

A-Z of Edinburgh Fringe 2014

Festival favourites, late-night laughs, X-rated shows, Jesus... We present Time Out's 2014 Edinburgh Fringe comedy highlights and recommendations in a neat A to Z slideshow.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 23rd July 2014

Best sketch and character comedy at the 2014 Fringe

Having covered the best stand-up comedy shows and the best free comedy shows at the Fringe this year, it's now time for some sketch and character comedy recommendations.

Laugh Out London, 9th July 2014

The Nick Mohammed three minute interview

Nick Mohammed plays Malcolm in E4's new series Drifters and has featured in a host of TV comedies including Miranda, Uncle, and Hank Zipzer alongside Henry Winkler. He is currently writing Morning Has Broken for Channel 4 with Julia Davis. Somehow he has also found the time to bring a new live show, Mr. Swallow - The Musical, to his year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd July 2014

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Hugely influential character performer and 21st Century polymath - Nick Mohammed - returns, reprising his role as maniacal life coach/motivational speaker gone-wrong Mr Swallow.

With Swallow leaving a trail of havoc in his wake, Mohammed gives his obnoxious anti-hero the chance to shine in the theatrical setting he's always been destined. As the production falls to pieces around him, with Swallow constantly berating his assembled production team,the show stutters towards its absurd, chaotic, and triumphant conclusion.

Featuring original compositions that span both the characters' swashbuckling exploits, and their performative shortcomings, Mr Swallow - The Musical is a bold and bombastic new production.

Alongside his solo live work, Mohammed is a BBC television/radio writer, classically trained musician, Magic Circle member, mathematician, and geo-physicist. Having originally gone to the Fringe as a member of the Cambridge Footlights, Mohammed presented his first solo character show Quarters in 2007.

He's gone on to star in Miranda, the BBC's remake of Reggie Perrin, the triple-BAFTA-nominated Sorry, I've Got No Head (BBC1), Ricky Gervais' Life's Two Short (BBC2), and 10 O'Clock Live (C4). His fifth BBC Radio 4 series was broadcast last year.

Mr Swallow - The Musical is directed by Matt Peover, one of the country's finest young theatre and comedy directors. He has created work for Battersea Arts Centre, The National Theatre studio, Northern Stage, The Young Vic, Southwark Playhouse, Royal Exchange (Manchester), and The Lyric Hammersmith.

Performances

Date Time Venue
30th Jul 2014 19:00 Pleasance Dome
31st Jul 2014 19:00 Pleasance Dome
1st Aug 2014 19:00 Pleasance Dome
2nd Aug 2014 19:00 Pleasance Dome
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