Garry Starr is back! Following sell-out seasons in 2018, 2022 and 2024, the multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns with his acclaimed anarchic masterclass: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, which transfers to Soho Theatre from the 14th to the 26th July before heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Underbelly’s Udderbelly from the 30th July to the 25th August.
Produced by the Olivier Award-winning Francesca Moody Productions (Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder) in association with Milke, EdFringe’s favourite idiot presents his award-winning, smash hit show in bigger, better and even more naked form than ever before, taking us on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction.
From The Little Prince to Moby Dick and everything in between, Garry is hell-bent on saving books from extinction by performing every Penguin Classic novel ever written. In an hour. Mostly naked (but with flippers). Nothing is safe from being lampooned with the utmost nincompoopery!
Unpredictable, uninhibited and unmissable, Garry welcomes you to join him on a highbrow, lowbrow and eyebrow-raising odyssey of silliness.
Damien Warren-Smith is an award-winning writer, producer and performer of theatre and absurd comedy. His TV credits include Love My Way, The Persuasionists, Law & Order: UK (ITV/Universal) and he has performed with Hull Truck Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse, TNT Theatre, Spiegelworld Las Vegas. Damien studied clowning at École Philippe Gaulier in Paris and later the Atelier des Mime in Berlin.
His debut solo show Garry Starr Performs Everything was nominated for both Best Newcomer & The Golden Gibbo at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as a string of UK awards. Damien is passionate about creating theatre for young audiences and has worked with Tall Stories (The Gruffalo, Snail and the Whale, Room on the Broom) and Scotland's Catherine Wheels (White, Lifeboat, Pobby and Dingan).
The basis for Damien’s performance work is to use playfulness to tell stories in a more engaging and impactful way. Inspired by master clown Phillipe Gaulier, the pleasure of entertaining through simple, beautiful idiocy forms the foundations of his work.
LISTINGS
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Venue: Soho Theatre, Dean Street, London, W1
Dates: 14 – 26 July 2025
Performance times: Monday – Saturday, 9:30pm;
Tickets: From £15
Venue: Udderbelly, Underbelly George Square, Edinburgh (Venue 300)
Dates: 30 July – 25 August (not 6, 11, 18 August)
Performance times: 9:30pm
Tickets: From £11
Age Guidance: 18+
Running Time: 70 Mins
Picture: Dylan Woodley
