Lucy & Friends
lucy mccormick (UK)
Date: 29th of May
Time: 21.00
Venue: Teater katapult
duration: 60 minutes
Triggers: haze, loud noises and strobe lightning
About the performance
Lucy McCormick is back with her most ambitious medium-concept queer cabaret spectacular. Join Lucy as she unveils a chaotic mix of pole dancing, cat impersonation, a clairvoyant and some quick re-working of social policy. In a despairing world, Lucy attempts to create community and connection the only way she knows how – through a smattering of sing-a-longs and a celebration of silliness. A master of theatrical manipulation and crushing personal vulnerability, Lucy leaves her audiences needing a hug, a cry and an immediate shower.
“McCormick is a master of uncomfortable uncertainty”
“A wild ride”
“All hail the queen of alt gay cabaret – shameless, unhinged, and quite brilliant”
“spellbindingly original maelstrom of laughter and emotions that turns itself inside out and lays everything bare”
“uncompromising, surreal, chaotic, touching and deeply, deeply hilarious”
About the artist
Lucy McCormick makes nightclub interruptions, cabaret interventions & extravaganza theatre shows, marrying interests in absurdity, feminism & the grotesque. Her practice is cross-genre taking inspiration from theatre, performance art, comedy & dance. Since 2016 she has created, performed and toured four highly successful shows including Triple Threat, Post Popular, Life: LIVE! and Lucy & Friends.
Lucy is a Research Fellow at Queen Mary University, an associate artist of Hackney Showrooms and the current Artist-in-Residence at Soho Theatre. She teaches and mentors regularly at universities and arts organisations including Central School of Speech and Drama, Roehampton University, Soho Theatre and National Theatre Studio. Lucy also works as an actor and has appeared in several theatre plays and on screen. She recently starred as Catherine in Emma Rice's Wuthering Heights and the RSC production of Titus Andronicus at The Globe Theatre and in RSC’s contemporary play Coybois by Charlie Josephine which is transferring to the Royal Court in January 2024.
credits
Creator and Performer: Lucy McCormick
Director: Ursula Martinez
Producer: Philippa Barr
Lighting Designer: Sorcha Mae Stott-Strzala
Production Support: Steff Felton
Trailer: Claire Nolan
Photos: Jonny Ruff
