Soho Theatre, London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret, is returning to Mumbai with some of their favourite comedians. Starting Saturday 7th May with the first of three online streaming comedy shows and ending on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May with two very special live performances from the internationally acclaimed Nina Conti in her India debut. https://g5afoundation.org/calendar/nina-conti-live-in-mumbai/
With strictly limited availability, this is the first opportunity for Indian audiences to enjoy a selection of Soho Theatre Live comedy specials as showing on Amazon Prime Video UK. BAFTA nominee Nina Conti, regular host of the hit podcast The Guilty Feminist Jessica Fostekew, and the BBC New Comedy Award winner Janine Harouni will be available to watch as exclusively available free digital rentals. https://g5afoundation.org/soho-theatre-digital-comedy/
Back live in Mumbai for the first time since performances in 2019 from Shaparak Khorsandi, which followed successful runs from Ahir Shah, Lauren Pattison and hit play Half Breed, Soho Theatre are presenting Nina Conti. Alongside her show In Your Face being available to stream, Nina Conti will perform two shows at live performance venue G5A in Mumbai’s Girangaon district. Known for her quick improvisation and audience involvement, no two performances are ever the same. Now, for the first time ever she will bring her live work to India. Tickets available now from g5afoundation.org.
IN THE UK
In recent years Soho Theatre has worked with some of the biggest and best Indian talent, producing shows in London, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and on tour with the likes of Aditi Mittal, Vir Das, Anuvab Pal, Kanan Gill, Zakir Khan and more. Mentalist Suhani Shah has just finished a successful run at Soho Theatre’s Dean Street base and Daniel Fernandes will perform in August, with more exciting names to be announced very soon. Soho Theatre are looking to expand and build on their relationship with Indian artists and audiences through these upcoming shows.
IN THE FUTURE
Soho Theatre are creating a partnership with G5A to employ a Mumbai-based Comedy Producer. Working out of G5A for most of the year, this exciting role will be based at G5A in Mumbai and travel to the UK as part of the Soho Theatre team working on live comedy shows in London and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A key part of Soho Theatre’s commitment to championing new Indian live comedy, the Comedy Producer will help Soho Theatre take more live shows to India and bring the best Indian comedians to audiences in Soho and, from 2023, in the 1,000-seater Soho Theatre Walthamstow in East London.
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‘With a full programme in Soho Theatre in the West End, and looking forward to the 2023 opening of the 1,000 capacity Soho Theatre Walthamstow in East London, we’re delighted to be building our partnership with G5A. The new role of Comedy Producer (Soho Theatre) working from G5A will enable us to present more comedy in Mumbai and Indian performers in London – next up the brilliant Nina Conti at G5A in May, and the very welcome return of Daniel Fernandes at Soho Theatre this August.’
Mark Godfrey, Executive Director Soho Theatre
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS:
NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE | DIGITAL STREAM
Available to stream from 7th May – 5th June
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The BAFTA nominated comedian and ventriloquist shows that she is the master of audience interaction in her hugely acclaimed live comedy recording In Your Face. Joined by her uncensorable sidekick Monkey, In Your Face is an all-new, all-improvised show that proves why Nina is at the very top of the live international comedy circuit. Not to be missed, this on demand film is available as an exclusive free rental from g5afoundation.org from Sat 7 May.
JESSICA FOSTEKEW: HENCH | DIGITAL STREAM
Available to stream from 7th May – 5th June
@jessicafostekew
Stand-up comedian Jessica Fostekew explores her big strong strength in this live filming of her Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show Hench. The regular guest host of the internationally famous podcast The Guilty Feminist takes you through the life of a gym-going feminist mother in the 21st Century in this, her breakout hit show. Having enjoyed sell-out live performances, Hench is now available for an exclusive free rental from g5afoundation.org from Sat 7 May.
NOMINEE: EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS 2019 - BEST SHOW
STAND UP WITH JANINE HAROUNI (PLEASE REMAIN SEATED) | DIGITAL STREAM
Available to stream from 7th May – 5th June
@JanineHarouini
Janine's father is a lifelong New Yorker and son of Middle-Eastern immigrants. He’s also an avid Donald Trump supporter. Attempting to reconcile those things makes for one tense Sunday dinner. Stand Up With Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated) is Janine’s debut hour-long show and it won her the Amused Moose Comedy Award as well as a nomination for Best Newcomer with the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. This is your chance to enjoy the hugely critically acclaimed show from this rising star, available from g5afoundation.org from Sat 7 May.
NOMINEE: EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS 2019 – BEST NEWCOMER
NINA CONTI: LIVE IN MUMBAI | LIVE SHOW
28th & 29th May @ G5A
Winner of a British Comedy Award, BAFTA nominee, and star of British comedy institutions including Live at the Apollo and Sunday Night at the Palladium, Nina Conti has done it all… without even moving her lips. Known for her modern, improvisation-based style of ventriloquism, Nina has built a huge fanbase around the world. After starting her career as an actor at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Nina moved to live comedy and ventriloquism and has since performed sold out shows in Edinburgh, London, New York and at the Sydney Opera House. These two very special performances will see her perform at G5A for the first time.
SOHO THEATRE
Soho Theatre is London’s most vibrant producer for new theatre, comedy and cabaret. Since opening 22 years ago bang in the heart of London's West End, it has become the place to see some of the finest comedy acts in the world, ranging from influential early work from many of today’s biggest stars to innovative, award-winning and critically acclaimed shows. A charity and social enterprise, Soho Theatre is driven by a passion for the work they produce, the artists they work with and the audiences they attract.
Soho Theatre works beyond Soho taking work to and from the world’s major festivals like Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Touring work plays across the UK and internationally with strong connections to India, Australia, and the US. Soho Theatre’s filmed comedy can be streamed, seen on TV and viewed on international airlines. Soho Theatre is also working towards the opening of an exciting second venue, Soho Theatre Walthamstow, a 1000 seat venue dedicated to comedy and more, opening in 2023.
Ambitious, entrepreneurial, and collaborative, Soho Theatre takes pride in its strong relationships with commercial partners, with profits going back into supporting the work.
Soho Theatre’s board is chaired by Dame Heather Rabbatts DBE and the company is led by Executive Director Mark Godfrey and Creative Director David Luff.
