Recently you may have seen Claire Hooper co-hosting The Great Australian Bake Off or appearing on Channel Ten’s the Project. But Hooper’s first love was actually the stage, where she started out crafting live shows that blended standup and theatre.
Over the next fortnight, the Perth-born comedian is going back to her roots with a new show, titled Tea, which she will perform as part of the Melbourne international comedy festival. It is her fondness for theatre – and the accompanying costumes – that prompts her to name a sewing machine as her most helpful possession.
