Hello and welcome to the wonderfully wacky world of The Kings Jesters!
But "WHO ARE YOU?!" we hear you cry! Well, fear not, for we shall now explain.....
The Kings Jesters is the brain child and creation of Katie Edwards, a Comparative Literature student at King's College London. A talented actress, singer and dancer, she also has a notable prowess in comic writing hidden up her sleeve.
In March 2015, she compiled a collection of comedy sketches, which, inventively, she termed "The Sketch Show". No longer did she want her writing ability to be veiled beneath her sleeve - she wanted to let it loose, and be known to the world!
But, first, she needed a troupe of willing and eager actors to help her reach this goal.
So, she persuaded Laura Deering and Caitlin Evans to come on board as producers. She attracted the attention of 20 other dramatically minded students from KCL to audition on gloomy Thursday and Friday nights. She whittled this 20 down to 5. And after 24 hours rehearsing over one intense weekend, this 5 performed to an audience of nearly 100 people at the 229 Club Venue 2, Great Portland Street on 23rd March 2015.
It was a knock out (if we may say so ourselves). The feedback was incredible. The giggles and squeals and snorts of laughter we had heard throughout the performance were, in fact, real. And the overwhelming consensus was - this show HAD to be performed again. And, where better we thought, than the Edinburgh Fringe?!
There have been changes. Some sketches have disappeared and others have taken their place. The show is now longer simply "The Sketch Show", but "The Amazing Sketch Show." We lost some bongo players, ukulele players, actors and producers along the way - but never fear, we rallied up more.
And so, as it stands ,in August 2015, The Kings Jesters is comprised of the following:
Writer/ Director - Katie Edwards
Producer - Laura Deering
Bongo - Harry Bent
Ukulele - Amany Amin
Cast - Holly Blood, Patrick Bone, Carlo Palazzi, Danny Shanahan, Merrick Winter, Kasia Le Witt,
And from 23 - 31 August, at C Venues 34, Adam House, Chambers Street, EH1 1HR at 15.30pm, this merry bunch of performers wil be taking the Scottish capital by storm and be performing "The Amazing Sketch Show" to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival audience. If you are in the land of kilts and haggis - please come along!
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/amazing-sketch-show
But "WHO ARE YOU?!" we hear you cry! Well, fear not, for we shall now explain.....
The Kings Jesters is the brain child and creation of Katie Edwards, a Comparative Literature student at King's College London. A talented actress, singer and dancer, she also has a notable prowess in comic writing hidden up her sleeve.
In March 2015, she compiled a collection of comedy sketches, which, inventively, she termed "The Sketch Show". No longer did she want her writing ability to be veiled beneath her sleeve - she wanted to let it loose, and be known to the world!
But, first, she needed a troupe of willing and eager actors to help her reach this goal.
So, she persuaded Laura Deering and Caitlin Evans to come on board as producers. She attracted the attention of 20 other dramatically minded students from KCL to audition on gloomy Thursday and Friday nights. She whittled this 20 down to 5. And after 24 hours rehearsing over one intense weekend, this 5 performed to an audience of nearly 100 people at the 229 Club Venue 2, Great Portland Street on 23rd March 2015.
It was a knock out (if we may say so ourselves). The feedback was incredible. The giggles and squeals and snorts of laughter we had heard throughout the performance were, in fact, real. And the overwhelming consensus was - this show HAD to be performed again. And, where better we thought, than the Edinburgh Fringe?!
There have been changes. Some sketches have disappeared and others have taken their place. The show is now longer simply "The Sketch Show", but "The Amazing Sketch Show." We lost some bongo players, ukulele players, actors and producers along the way - but never fear, we rallied up more.
And so, as it stands ,in August 2015, The Kings Jesters is comprised of the following:
Writer/ Director - Katie Edwards
Producer - Laura Deering
Bongo - Harry Bent
Ukulele - Amany Amin
Cast - Holly Blood, Patrick Bone, Carlo Palazzi, Danny Shanahan, Merrick Winter, Kasia Le Witt,
And from 23 - 31 August, at C Venues 34, Adam House, Chambers Street, EH1 1HR at 15.30pm, this merry bunch of performers wil be taking the Scottish capital by storm and be performing "The Amazing Sketch Show" to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival audience. If you are in the land of kilts and haggis - please come along!
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/amazing-sketch-show