Press Release – 10 December 2013

Posted by Lizzy Mace on Dec 10, 2013 in Adelaide Fringe |

New character-based solo show from award-winning UK comedy writer-performer to have WORLD PREMIERE at Adelaide Fringe 2014

Lizzy MaceOverlooked: A Roll-Call of the Small is the completely new character-based solo show from three-time Edinburgh Fringe performer and award-winner Lizzy Mace, currently in development following six weeks’ immersive study of improvisation and sketch comedy writing at the legendary Second City Training Center in Chicago.

Presenting a series of endearingly awkward characters each learning how to release their inner bigness, Overlooked weaves interlinking narratives into an ultimately uplifting and inspiring hour. Expect fun. Expect silliness. Expect heart.

As a comedy performer, Lizzy has been described as “hilarious” (UKtheatre.net), “charming” (The Latest) and “geeky” (Chortle).

“Overlooked” at the Adelaide Fringe 2014

8.45pm | 4-16 Mar (not 10 Mar); previews on 2-3 Mar | The Austral, 205 Rundle Street, Adelaide 5000

Adult: $20; Group/ Concession: $17; BankSA Customer/ Fringe Benefit Member/ Cheap Tuesdays/ Previews: $15

Overlooked is a BankSA Support Act; a limited number of $10 tickets are available for opening night.

Buy tickets online at: http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix

Biography

Lizzy Mace is an award-winning comedy writer and performer, veteran of three Edinburgh Fringes and two Brighton Fringes. A gifted comic character actress, her credits include Mrs Smith in The Bald Prima Donna, The Sitcom Trials at Leicester Square Theatre, Middie Paradock in A Resounding Tinkle, sketch groups Moulin Exes and Messrs Comedy, improvisers The Amazing Spectacles and immersive comedy performers Gideon Reeling. Lizzy has also performed stand-up comedy in the UK, Australia and the United States. Back in the mists of time, Lizzy was an undergraduate at Cambridge University, home of the prestigious Footlights, and later went on to train in acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London.

About The Second City

The Second City is the world’s leading school of improvisation and centre for sketch comedy, with bases in Chicago, Toronto and Hollywood. The Training Center has launched the careers of numerous stars of American film and TV including Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Mike Myers, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Jon Favreau and Jack McBrayer. For more information see www.secondcity.com

Also appearing in…

Lizzy Mace will also be appearing as one half of Mace and Burton in their breakthrough hit from Edinburgh Fringe 2011 and 2012, Rom Com Con. For full details see: www.maceandburton.com/about-the-show

Rom Com Con

Have you ever watched a romantic comedy and wondered “Could that actually happen in real life?” Lizzy Mace and Juliette Burton have. And what’s more, they’ve decided to find out! Join them as they try talking to coma patients (While You Were Sleeping), standing on street corners (Pretty Woman) and going on a date with a guy whose paddling pool they used to play in (Bridget Jones’s Diary) – all in an attempt to find The One. Do the rom coms hold the key to finding true love? Or are they all just one big con?

  • Winners of an Argus Angel Award for Excellence and ‘Top Nominees‘ for Best Comedy at The Latest Festival Awards, Brighton Fringe 2012.
  • Named in Chortle.co.uk‘s TOP 10 real-life stories and The List magazine’s TOP 5 free shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2012.
  • Ranked #4 on EdTwinge.com out of all 2600+ shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2012 according to the overall positivity of Tweets in which they are mentioned.
  • 5- and 4-star reviews from Three Weeks, The Skinny, Fringe Guide and Blastocyst.com; mentions in The Stage, The Independent, and Australian comedy website Squirrel Comedy.
  • Strong press and industry interest. Mace and Burton have been interviewed for podcast and radio shows, featured in Fest magazine, The Skinny and BehindtheFringe.com and performed an extract of Rom Com Con on BBC Radio Scotland’s MacAulay and Co in Edinburgh 2012.

BankSA Support Acts

Both Overlooked and Rom Com Con have been selected to be part of the BankSA Support Act scheme, which supports emerging artists and encourages audiences to see something new.

Download the full press release here: Lizzy Mace Adelaide 2014

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