Tamar Broadbent: Plus One
- Company
- Tamar Broadbent
- Writer & Performer
-
Tamar Broadbent
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
Join this award-winning British comedy songwriter (BBC Radio 4, Boom Chicago) as she sings you through a tale of fertility tests, failed birth plans and the impressive feat of giving up wine for nine months.
Featuring songs like ‘Embarrassing Mother!’ and ‘I Tried Hard to Breastfeed But It Sucked,’ Plus One is the perfect show for parents, parents-to-be and those who never want to be parents and can delight in all they’re missing (like sciatica).
Babes-in-arms welcome!
★★★★★ ‘A fantastic, hilarious gem’ - MusicalTheatreReview.com. ‘Talented, bright and funny’ - Michael Palin (Monty Python).
Credits
- Composer
- Tamar Broadbent
Performances
| Date | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th July | 3:00pm | |||
| 6th July | 4:45pm | |||
| 7th July | 6:15pm | |||
| 8th July | 3:00pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 9th July | 5:45pm | |||
| 11th July | 1:00pm | |||
| 12th July | 8:00pm |
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Venue
6 : Alumnae Theatre Mainspace
70 Berkeley Street
Toronto
Ontario
M5A 2W6
Access
- Level of Physical Access
- Accessible
Covid-19 policy
- Masks
- Not required
More about the show and company
Tamar is a comedian, improviser, singer-songwriter, writer, actor and banana bread fan who lives in London with her Canadian husband and their 11-month old baby.
Tamar has written five solo comedy shows, of which Get Ugly was nominated for Best Comedy at Fringeworld and Best Life transferred to the SoHo Playhouse in New York and was developed into a pilot with Fiction Valley (Fremantle NL).
Tamar is the only British woman to have worked as a main stage cast member at the renowned US improv theatre Boom Chicago, where she performed long-form, short-form and musical improv five nights a week.
Tamar has written and performed songs on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show and Fresh From the Fringe, and has written sketches for Sketchtopia. She wrote the book for Club Mex, co-written with John-Victor and produced by Global Musicals (Six). She won the Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Award.
In the corporate world, Tamar is a popular event host and has hosted many large-scale events, including the Nordic Business Forum, with special guest George Clooney. She leads workshops in public speaking, team building, creative communication and more.
Content advice
Not recommended for persons under 14 years of age Sexual content Audience participation Mature language
Audience participation details
Audience are asked for a suggestion for an improvised song.
Audience will also be asked if one audience member is willing to have their name and job used as inspiration for this same improvised song.
Sensory description
The show is comprised of storytelling and songs throughout. Tamar will sing and play live, original music on vocals and the piano. There will be one backing track used which may be louder than the rest in the style of dance/club music. The show can be enjoyed by those who are sighted and blind/vision impaired and a short, pre-recorded audio description will be available.