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Miss Nightingale in the West End

Around five years ago I was approached about maybe being in a new musical, Miss Nightingale, but scheduling didn't work out. Then the show went on five sold-out UK tours, headlined the Vault Festival in 2017, was voted one of British Theatre's 'Top 100 Musicals of All Time'and is now transferring to the West End... So I said, "Hi guys, remember me? I'm free now." And LUCKILY… I got the part…

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Royal Vauxhall at the Fringe

This is where I've been all month, playing the role of Kenny Everett in the worst possible taste. It's all rather bonkers. And now we've sent it off to the great big Trivial Pursuit game in the sky, but not before we bring it back to its true home…

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Ruth Less: 9 Things

A RUTHLESS FILM: MTP13/2 - written, produced and performed by Ruth Less (me)…

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Frisky & Mannish updates: The Guardian & Radio 4

Brian Logan in The Guardian says “Novelty singles gave this art form [musical comedy] a bad rap but acts such as Flight of the Conchords and Frisky and Mannish have brought it countercultural cachet.”…

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Images from the first CabaRIOT!

All photography by James Millar except for one candid snap. A truly incendiary night for us, much love to all who rioted!…

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Ruth Less on Sky1

Ruthie has been invited to embarrass herself at the Opening Gala for the South Bank’s London Wonderground, which is apparently also being filmed for Sky1...

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24 Hour Plays at National Theatre

Now I've got the script in my hand and I know it's not a dud, I can publicise freely! I'm in one of the 24 Hour Plays at National Theatre tonight…

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PDA at Jacksons Lane

With the help of Dickie Beau, Adrian Berry and a grant from Arts Council England, I have made a one-man show…

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Frisky & Mannish’s Pop Education Trilogy

Is it too late to give you all three extra Christmas presents from myself and the Frisk? Let's call it a New Year treat then! If you didn’t make it to our one-off revivals of School of Pop, The College Years and Pop Centre Plus at the London Wonderground this summer, you can watch them in their entirety, and FOREVER, on YouTube!…

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Session Squared at London 48 Hour Film Project

They're screening some of the entries for this year's London 48 Hour Film Project at 1pm on Sunday 6th October, at Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square. One of those films, Session Squared, is my handiwork, with my writing buddy Jonny Klein and the good people at HookHitch…

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