Virtuoso ventriloquist, BAFTA nominee and British Comedy Award winner Nina Conti is gearing up to make a spectacular return to theatres up and down the country, with her brand-new live show ‘Whose Face Is It Anyway?’.
The critically-acclaimed Conti heads back to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, performing her highly-anticipated new hour to audiences in the 7.30pm primetime slot each evening at the Pleasance Grand, from Wednesday 31st July – Sunday 25th August 2024 (previews 31st July - 1st August. No performance on 7th, 13th, 19th August).
And to follow on from her month at the Fringe, Conti can now announce a brand-new 21 date tour across the UK in 2025, from Thursday 16th January – Thursday 6th March 2025, including a performance at London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre on Saturday 1st February. Tickets for Conti’s UK tour go on sale this Friday 21st June.
On taking her new show out to audiences across the country, Conti said: “The amazing thing is, I’m naturally quite shy, and many in the audience are shy too. But when I put one of my masks on one of their faces, it creates a monster that doesn’t give a f*ck about tomorrow. I’m addicted to the liberation it brings to the room, and I can’t wait to travel with it. I’ve chosen all my favourite theatres!”
Join Conti for ‘Whose Face Is It Anyway?’ as she presents an unparalleled, unscripted new show that delves deep into who we are, hijacking faces to spark a bold, hysterical reality warp.
Tickets available at pleasance.co.uk or ninaontour.com. Full breakdown of listings information and performance dates below.
Conti’s return to the Fringe follows her previous critically acclaimed hour ‘The Dating Show’, which debuted at the Pleasance in 2022 to rave reviews, before touring the globe with a sell-out UK tour, shows at the Sydney Opera House, and culminating with a two-week residency at New York’s Soho Playhouse. You can watch ‘The Dating Show’ special on Nina’s YouTube channel here.
Elsewhere, Nina has recently finished filming on her narrative film directorial debut ‘Sunlight’. Set in New Mexico, the film is a darkly funny and unconventional love story between a man and a woman who doesn’t want to come out of a monkey suit. In a clever reference to Conti’s own ventriloquism act, which throughout her career has seen her voicing her uncensored thoughts via a monkey puppet, this film is the upshot.
The film co-stars and was co-written with Shenoah Allen, of the Pyjama Men duo, and is executive produced by This Is Spinal Tap creator Christopher Guest. Sunlight is being lined up to premiere at upcoming film festivals for 2024 / 2025 and recently featured as part of the BFI and British Council’s annual ‘GREAT 8’ showcase this year at Cannes, which presents new feature films from the UK’s most exciting first and second-time filmmakers to international distributors and festival programmers.
In a continuation of her work with Christopher Guest, Nina has also recently been finished filming as part of the cast of the upcoming sequel to the 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap.
NINA CONTI – WHOSE FACE IS IT ANYWAY?
LISTINGS INFORMATION
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2024
Venue: Pleasance Grand – Pleasance Theatre Courtyard, 7.30pm (1hr)
Age Restriction: 14+
Previews: Wednesday 31st July – Thursday 1st August 2024: Previews, £12
Show: Friday 2nd – Sunday 25th August 2024:
Prices range from £16 - £22, dependent on date
2 For 1 Tickets: Monday 5th – Tuesday 6th August 2024
No Performance: Wednesday 7th, Tuesday 13th or Monday 19th August 2024.
pleasance.co.uk ninaontour.com
2025 UK TOUR
Thursday 16th January 2025
01727 844 488
Sunday 19th January 2025
01603 630 000
Saturday 25th January 2025
01517 094 776
Sunday 26th January 2025
01618 281 700
Friday 31st January 2025
01223 357 851
Saturday 1st February 2025
London, Alexandra Palace Theatre
02083 654 343
Sunday 2nd February 2025
02072 061 174
Friday 7th February 2025
02072 061 174
Saturday 8th February 2025
01273 709 709
Sunday 9th February 2025
02072 061 174
Friday 14th February 2025
01383 733 666
Saturday 15th February 2025
01316 682 019
Sunday 16th February 2025
02072 061 174
Monday 17th February 2025
01224 592 755
Thursday 20th February 2025
Newcastle, Tyne Theatre & Opera House
08442 491 000
Friday 21st February 2025
01162 333 111
Sunday 23rd February 2025
02072 061 174
Wednesday 26th February 2025
01227 787 787
Thursday 27th February 2025
01132 430 808
Friday 28th February 2025
03433 100 030
Thursday 6th March 2025
02072 061 174
Picture: Steve Best
