the show
Willis & Vere's
long-awaited follow up to their five-star, award winning comedy
The Starship Osiris
is finally here!
A Serious Play About World War II
is a
brand new comedy farce
about the pretentiousness of theatre and the tragedies of war.
The show is written and directed by
Willis & Vere
and stars
Adam Willis
,
George Vere
,
Ian Fleming
,
Sebastian Calver
and three more actors that are yet to be cast.
All original music composed and performed live by
Ian Fleming, Adam Willis and George Vere
.
The show is currently planning to
tour
the following dates:
VAULT Festival
14th - 18th February 2018
Leicester Comedy Festival
24th February 2018
stage@leeds
6th March 2018
Brighton Fringe Festival
May 2018
The Rose, Kingston
July 2018
Before heading to the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
in August 2018
(
The Starship Osiris, VAULT Festival 2017)
Reviews and accolades for previous work
★★★★★ ThreeWeeks
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★★ LondonTheatre1
★★★★★ The Chocolate Ocelot
The
21st Top Rated
Show at EdFringe 2016
WINNER
VAULT Festival 2017
Comedy Award
WINNER
Brighton Fringe Comedy Award
(The Starship Osiris, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016)
WhO are we?
Willis & Vere are a
comedy writing partnership
from East 15 Acting School.
The company was formed when we took our first show,
interview with a genius,
to the Free Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2015. The show was a
semi-improvised comedy show
with live music and videography. It received a
Pick of the Fringe
from EdFringeReview.com.
We then decided to write our first proper play,
The Starship Osiris
. After previews at the
Pleasance, Islington
in 2015 and
The Lion & Unicorn
in 2016 we took the show to the
Underbelly
at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2016. The show was a surprise success and allowed us to take it to the
VAULT Festival in London, Leeds, Rye, Birmingham,
the
Brighton Fringe Festival
and then back to the
Underbelly
in 2017 in a larger venue.
(Willis & Vere, 2015)
How will your money help?
Our pre-Edinburgh tour is the best possible opportunity for us to show our work to the
public, agents and venues.
Our minimum target will pay for:
£300
Props, costume and set
£250
Marketing and brochure costs
£200
Transport to various locations
Anything above that will go towards:
£250
Adam's cream bun supply
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Thank you very much for all your support!
