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Soho Theatre apologises after claims Paul Currie's stand-up show became 'antisemitic rally'

The theatre says it is taking the claims seriously

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2024

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Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024

‘I wanted to be serious – but people would laugh so hard’: Julia Masli on her accidental comedy masterpiece

Her midnight agony aunt clown show became the hot ticket of the fringe – despite the fact that the Estonian never regarded herself as a comic. In fact, she says, she much prefers making audiences cry

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024

Rosie Jones at Soho Theatre review: oozes cheeky charm and smutty wit in equal measure

Jones is so skilled she can take upsetting scenarios she has faced and flip them into sublime routines, claiming the last laugh

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

Mumbai-based Urooj Ashfaq carves a niche in comedy circuit

Mumbai-based stand-up comedian Urooj Ashfaq recently won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her show 'Oh No!'. She is the first India-based comedian and South Asian origin heritage to win the award in 40 years. Urooj's jokes draw on her personal stories and experiences, which she…

The Hindu · Sep 15, 2023

Edinburgh Fringe 2023: the best theatre and comedy coming to London

For Londoners unable to make it to the biggest arts festival in the world, here’s our guide to our favourite shows travelling to the capital

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023

The Arc: A Trilogy of New Jewish Plays at Soho Theatre review – both too much and too little going on

The obvious intelligence of the writing is undermined by an absence of emotional truth

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2023

Whitmer Thomas at Soho Theatre review: humour served with oddball sprinkles

This is an appealingly unusual show from an appealingly unusual performer

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2023

Urooj Ashfaq at Soho Theatre: a fast-talking, quick-thinking pre-Edinburgh treat for Londoners

The theatre is championing south Asian comedians at the Fringe - if they’re all as good as this smart stand-up the festival will be a hoot

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023

Peter Smith’s Diana at Soho Theatre review: New York cabaret star’s show is lost in translation

Despite the title, the late Princess of Wales barely gets a word in

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023