2012 Edinburgh Fringe

Hannah Gadsby: Mary. Contrary.

  • Comedy (stand-up)
  • 2pm (60 mins)
  • 2-5, 9-12, 16-19 & 23-26 Aug 2012
  • Gilded Balloon Teviot
  • £9.50 - £10.50
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14: Gilded Balloon Teviot

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She had a famous son and has been paparazzied by painters for centuries since. Comedian Hannah Gadsby takes you on an historical art tour of the many faces of everyone's favourite virgin. She directs her wry, mordant wit to matters of serious art intellectualism (kind of). 'Entertaining and informative, this is by definition an absolutely beautiful show' **** (Chortle.co.uk).

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In addition to Hannah Wants A Wife, award-winning and super-smart Aussie comic Hannah Gadsby is putting her Art History degree to good use with a talk on depictions of the Virgin Mary.

Anna Lowman, British Comedy Guide, 31st July 2012

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She had a famous son and has been paparazzied by painters for centuries since. Brandishing a degree in art history, award winning comedian, Hannah Gadsby takes you on an historical art tour of the many faces of everyone's favourite virgin. Directing her wry, mordant wit to matters of serious art intellectualism (kind of), Hannah Gadsby's Mary. Contrary. is every bit as enlightening as it is hilarious.

Gadsby is an award-winning Australian comedian who thinks quickly and moves slowly. She is sardonic, laconic and, after numerous bone crunching accidents, bionic. Her droll delivery, thrilling wordplay and heart-breakingly funny, self-deprecating observations have delighted audiences around the world.

Surprised and relieved that she maintains a healthy pallor in front of the camera, Hannah has taken up a regular spot on ABC TV's Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight back home. She has also made appearances on Channel 10's Good News Week, ABC TV's Spicks and Specks and New Zealand TV3's 7 Days. Desperate to make use of her Art History degree, Hannah wrote and presented two specials for ABC TV's Artscape.

Hannah is writing her first book, based on her mildly alarming medical history, and in 2011, released her first stand-up DVD Kiss Me Quick I'm Full of Jubes through Madman Entertainment.

Performances

Date Time Venue
2nd Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
3rd Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
4th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
5th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
9th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
10th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
11th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
12th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
16th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
17th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
18th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
19th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
23rd Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
24th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
25th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot
26th Aug 2012 14:00 Gilded Balloon Teviot

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