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A comedian tries to pay tribute to the grandmother who taught him to believe in magic, wonder and goodness.
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Jordan Brookes uses the memory of his grandmother Gwendoline Martha Brookes as the starting point for a stand-up show about the person who first sparked his imagination. Her death gives the piece its emotional centre, while Brookes tests how sincerely a comedian can try to honour someone and still make a show out of the attempt.
Stand-up slips into absurdism rather than settling into a conventional tribute, with Brookes using shifts in comic form to pursue an unusually direct attempt to feel something.
absurdist stand-up, personal comedy, formal unpredictability and shows built around memory and grief.
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- From 26 Sept 2026
- Booking until 26 Sept 2026
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