2022 Edinburgh Fringe
Posey Mehta: I Am Not a Gorilla
Gloria is not a gorilla, but she is stuck in the zoo's gorilla enclosure. After five years of living her best gorilla life, it's finally time for her to leave her cage and re-enter the human world. Posey Mehta's debut show is an absurd character comedy about being othered and lonely. Mehta is a Cambridge and Gaulier-trained big fat idiot, who's still dining out on the fact she made out with Emma Corrin in a play once. 'Surprisingly inventive and blackly funny' (New Scotsman). Mehta is 'the gem of the collection' (Varsity).
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Audience participation, scenes of a sexual nature
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Posey Mehta said she has been groped, kissed and subjected to verbal 'fat' insults while promoting her surreal, clown-comedy debut I Am not a Gorilla.
Jolene Campbell, Edinburgh Evening News, 16th August 2022Posey Mehta interview
It's this joyful, silly, clownish character piece about a woman who lives in a gorilla enclosure, happens to look very much like a gorilla, and is just gagging to go on a date.
On The Mic, 25th July 2022Interview: Posey Mehta I Am Not A Gorilla
After five years of living her best gorilla life, it's finally time for her to leave her cage and re-enter the human world.
The New Current, 20th July 2022Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 4th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 5th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 6th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 7th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 8th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 9th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 10th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 11th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 12th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 13th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 14th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 16th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 17th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 18th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 19th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 20th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 21st Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 22nd Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 23rd Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 24th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 25th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 26th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 27th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 28th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |
| 29th Aug 2022 | 22:00 | Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) |