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Among Maddy's Carrickters are Kathy Valentine, Katie in the Kitchen, DJ Bess and even a version of Maddy herself - four dark, unhinged creations who are their very own axis of evil, each one taking themselves far too seriously to do what they really need to do - get a life.

Kathy Valentine is a fading eighties rock star who has a very real vendetta against Belinda Carlisle. Think the wonderfully dark Norma Desmond (Sunset Boulevard) meets Blanche Dubois (A Streetcar Named Desire) mixed in with pop music divadom, and you would be halfway there.

Then there's Katie in the Kitchen, she's a 'flogger' - a super-cute foodie and blogger rolled into one. She loves all things vintage, cupcakes, Disney princesses...and high levels of Prozac.

DJ Bess is Somerset's very own shock-jock and old school punk who, in her role as Agony Aunt, dolls out some very bad advice to her listeners and to animals alike.

Finally, there is drama teacher Maddy who is fund-raising for a trip to Malawi. She really wants to teach the little children out there some very important drama games; she can cure AIDS, she really can...

Once the face of Morrison's baked apple pies with Helen Baxendale, Maddy Carrick trained at Drama Centre, London and Royal Holloway, University of London. She has also spent time at both New York University and studied comedic farce at the Vakhtagnov Theatre School in Moscow. Maddy was part of the successful sketch group KWAT (Just the Tonic 2012, Underbelly 2011) and prior to that was the leading performer in the 52 Show. She also performs with the improvisation troupe The Pioneers.

Maddy is also performing her own solo children's comedy show, The World's Worst Birthday Party, again at the Free Festival (The Yurt Locker, Three Sisters, July 31 - Aug 25).