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Three To See on 13 Sep: Laugh Out London’s Pick Of The Fringe, Abnormally Funny People – Paralympic Special, Icarus

By TW Editorial | Published on Tuesday 6 September 2016

And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…

Laugh Out London’s Pick Of The Fringe | The Old Queen’s Head | 13 Sep
Oh, the summer has gone by so blooming quickly. And I can’t really believe the Edinburgh Festival was over so fast. So depressing. Perhaps this will cheer me up (and you, if you are feeling like I am right now) and allow me to relive some of that sense of Fringe. There’s a fab line up that includes a couple of well established TW favourites – Tony Law and Kieran Hodgson – as well as two more recently discovered comedians that we fell for in a big way in August of 2016, Rose Matafeo and Jordan Brookes. See this page here for more details.

Abnormally Funny People – Paralympic Special | Soho Theatre | 13-14 Sep
As you may already know, Abnormally Funny People is a collective of – as the name perhaps implies – primarily disabled folk, with one ‘token’ non-disabled act, and there are some very excellent comedians involved with this – the likes of Tanyalee Davis, Steve Day, Laurence Clark and Jess Thom. There are two dates for this Paralympic Special, which promises to show just how funny the topic of paralympic sport can be. See this page here for more info and to book.

Icarus | Arcola Theatre | 13-17 Sep (pictured)
This sounds good, the premiere of a new play from multi award-winning Iranian theatre and film director Hooman Shabahang, loosely based on the Greek myth: “trapped in a labyrinth and desperate to escape, Daedalus decides to build a flying machine. His son, the rebellious Icarus, thinks it futile. But once the machine is constructed, things start looking up. Will their newfound freedom herald an exciting adventure, or could it mean destruction?” See the venue website here for info.