2019 Edinburgh Fringe

Half the Man - Michael Livesley

  • Comedy (storytelling)
  • 8:15pm (60 mins)
  • 1-25 Aug 2019
  • The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
  • Free
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Venue

272: The Free Sisters
Room: Maggie's Chamber

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After losing half his body weight, Michael Livesley is half the man he was. Raised in an all-female household with Stan Ogden his only male role model, he grew up into an obese, miserable recluse bouncing from crisis to crisis like a fart in a colander. Then he decided to change. The spiral of anxiety and addiction can be fatal, but to unravel it Michael has had to pick himself apart from the roots up. A hilarious and poignant voyage through his life's peaks, troughs and ultimate redemption. 'An outrageous talent' (Stephen Fry).

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Press articles

Why body image is a weighty issue at the Fringe

There are more than 3,000 shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, showcasing everything from political satire to hip modern reinventions of the circus big-top. One theme which has emerged this time is body image. But why's it become so popular now?

Vincent Dowd, BBC, 21st August 2019

How Michael Livesley is coping or not with the chaos

It is performer Michael Livesley's first Edinburgh Fringe. In London last month, he talked to me about his show for a blog before the true madness all started. He is now staying in Leith, the port part of Edinburgh. So how is he faring? Well.... Here he is with an update...

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th August 2019

BBC Studios slag-off live comedy + a secret gig

I am not up at the Edinburgh Fringe, but feedback is starting to trickle in.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 4th August 2019

Michael Livesley: "an outrageous talent"

But now Michael Livesley is quite literally only Half The Man he was and that is the title of his first ever show at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 7th July 2019

Performances

Date Time Venue
1st Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
2nd Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
3rd Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
4th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
5th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
6th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
7th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
8th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
9th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
10th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
11th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
12th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
13th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
14th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
15th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
16th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
17th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
18th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
19th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
20th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
21st Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
22nd Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
23rd Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
24th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)
25th Aug 2019 20:15 The Free Sisters (Maggie's Chamber)

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