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Debs Newbold knows the meaning of the word 'bawdy' as well as any woman who has five aunts and a problem with Chaucer possibly can.
In this ripe and juicy nugget of stand-up storytelling, the old tales get a feminist reworking: Knights are shy, wood nymphs are ruthless businesswomen, and romance endures despite flatulence. All this, along with a glorious dollop of Debs' masterful Birmingham ribaldry. Warning though: this set is crafted strictly for adults.
SUITABLE FOR: adults 18+, with Parental Guidance, 16+
CONTENT: This performance contains allusions to sex, gynaecology, seduction, and some more sex.
Debs Newbold is a multi-award winning performer, writer and director who creates fresh, playful work that gets deep under the skin.
Debs, English born to an Irish family, is one of Europe’s most highly acclaimed performance storytellers: a passionate and skilled performer with a gift for bringing the epic out of the everyday. She has made and performed work for the Royal Opera House, the BBC, Hay Festival, the RSC and the United Nations as well as Shakespeare's Globe where she has a long association. She also regularly takes her work to theatres and festival stages all over the world.
Debs’ work spans myth, legend and new writing and sees her described as “a master of words and space” (Views From the Gods) and “sublime, a consummate performer” (Sam Lee). Her genre-defying collaborations with legendary mask and clown expert John Wright (Told by an Idiot) have helped re-define contemporary UK storytelling, resulting in two highly acclaimed shows; the award winning Lost In Blue, and Under Her Skin. Her one-woman re-tellings of Shakespeare’s tragedies have toured internationally and helped create an entire strand of storytelling work within Shakespeare’s Globe, where Debs has trained a whole company of new tellers.
Debs holds a Summerhall Edinburgh Fringe Award. In 2023 her acclaimed show Lost In Blue was a finalist for both an Off West End Award (OFFIE) and a Standing Ovation Award. In 2025 she was a guest on the Blindboy Boatclub podcast, with Blindboy saying “she was amazing … magnificent, interesting, talented, passionate”.
For more information on Debs Newbold - https://debsnewbold.com
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35 (please see age guidance above)
Supported by Arts Council Wales Night Out scheme
