Written & performed by Sue Ryding
Sue Ryding is one half of legendary comedy duo LipService.
In 2022, her comedy partner Maggie Fox died and Sue was left with a shipping container full of stage props, costumes, wigs, hats, shoes, sheep, you name it.
This show looks at all the “stuff” we accumulate, hoard and hate to let go. In this humorous and creative response to grief, Sue struggles to part with a life sized stuffed sheep, a badger onesie, some ruby slippers, a sinking bog, Charlotte Bronte’s knickers and a host of soft toys. Touring anecdotes are combined with archive footage from LipService shows.
We follow the stories of things Sue has already given away, the wicker horse that appeared every night in an improvised panto, the vintage suitcases turned into a sculpture in Stockport, the crazy Chief Exec of the Tall Ships Festival who dresses up as a fish!
Not all the items will be making it back up the loft ladder, so the audience is invited to take something home. Sue is aiming to end up with “the right stuff”, a small selection that captures the essence of LipService Theatre to go into a national theatre collection.
Help Sue on her journey of letting go.
You may also like the following events from Pocklington Arts Centre:
- Next Tuesday, 27th May, 01:30 pm, Fairytales, Fables & Other Assorted Nonsense in Stamford Bridge
- Next Wednesday, 28th May, 08:00 pm, Jenny Don’t And The Spurs in York
- Next Saturday, 31st May, 01:30 pm, Comedy Festival: Chris Cantrill – On Your Marks (WIP) in Stamford Bridge
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