Marjolein Robertson, Katie Norris and Alasdair Beckett King
| Date | Monday 24th March 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | 7:30 PM | |
| Doors Open | 7:00 PM | |
| Venue | The Coach House | |
Join Marjolein Robertson, Katie Norris and Alasdair Beckett King for an intimate night of comedy as they run through the early versions of their shows that will end up at the Edinburgh Festival. Testing their new shows like this is a very special part of the comedy process. Laugh or cry, this could be a night to remember.
Hot off the heels of her sold-out 2024 Fringe run, where she was nominated for NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy and ranked as one of the best-reviewed shows at the festival, Shetland-born standup Marjolein is trying out new material for her next show. As seen/heard on BBC New Comedy Awards, Rosie Jones' Comedy Extravaganza, Breaking The News and RHLSTP.
'Powerful, uncanny, and hilarious in equal measure. Marjolein Robertson’s star isn’t rising, it has risen' ****1/2 (Quintessential Review).
'Impish... upbeat, able to mine an everyday observation to almost absurdist lengths' ***** (List). 'Remember the name. This is a star in the making' ***** (One4Review).
Katie Norris is a stand-up comedian, actress and singer.
In 2023 Katie won the Musical Comedy Awards and was a semi-finalist at the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023. In 2024 she debuted her first solo hour, Farm Fatale, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2024 to widespread acclaim. She sold out her entire run and added extra shows and was nominated for the NextUp Biggest Award in Comedy.
Katie is also one-half of the Edinburgh cult-favourites Norris & Parker, who regularly play to packed houses and have featured in The Guardian’s top 10 best Comedy Shows of the Year, and have been top picks in The Guardian, The Evening Standard and The Independent.
As an actor, Katie is a regular voice on BBC Radio 4, having appeared on The Now Show, DMs are Open and Newsjack. Her TV credits include Doctors (BBC One), an unannounced Channel 4 pilot, and theatre credits including; The Demolitian Man (Bolton Octagon), Doctor Faustus (The Royal Exchange), Rookery Nook (Theatre by the Lake), The Comedy of Errors (Theatre by the Lake), Dracula (Theatre by the Lake), Richard III (Godot’s Watch, Rosemary Branch Theatre), and The Poda Poda Collective (Hull Truck Theatre).
“What an intense, unpredictable and hilarious show this is…brough to exhilarating life by a sensational performance that it takes on an epic life”
★★★★
Steve Bennett, Chortle
“Wonderfully batty and unapologetic… A solo debut to cherish”
★★★★
The Guardian
“The poise she displays with her expressive comic physicality, well, it’s a sublime witch’s brew of ingredients for a first-rate debut”
★★★★
Jay Richardson, Scotsman
A work in progress show from the crumbliest comedian in the game. King of Crumbs, Lord of Dust and Viscount of the Inconsequential, ABK will try his best to tell some new jokes - and the best can do no more. As seen on Mock the Week immediately before the BBC cancelled it.
"Either a genius or a very silly man" (Rolling Stone)
***** "An absolute treasure trove" (Chortle)