Don't Stand Up

Part of The Lambeth Fringe 2026Don't Stand Up is a metaphor of Maria's life in the shape of a stand-up comedy show that goes completely wrong.Maria is a Portuguese humidity officer at Humido Regulado. She decided she needed to engage more with the English community and Stand-up seemed like a perfect start.This is her first time on a stage. She has her notes, her water, her stool. She is ready.This absurd comedy weaves physical theatre and object manipulation with experimental sound design, where everything on stage is alive, reactive, and largely uncooperative.Don't Stand Up is sixty minutes of chaos, laughter, and one woman who refuses to leave the stage. Whether the audience does the same is entirely up to them.Ticket Price: 16 full / 14 concThere is a licenced bar with drinks & nibbles available throughout the evening, doors open 30 mins before performance starts.Running Time: 60 minsAudience Age Range: 12+
Content Warnings: NoneProduction Company: Dulce Duca
Writer: Joe Mackintosh
Director: Dulce Duca with mentoring from Ursula Martinez
Creation process guidance: Thomas Monckton & Paul Currie
Dance Choreography: Anjali Mehra
Lighting Design: Jenny RoxburghTechnician : Tom Clutterbuck
Music composer: Hugo Branco
Costumes: Sarah Munro
Stage technician: Mathew HermanFunded by Arts Council England and co produced by Norwich Arts Centre and The Seagull TheatreAI Use Declaration: No this production does not use significant AI-generated content.Any ticket purchase includes club membership to Club Silly which will give you access to members benefits (Marketing can be opted out of at check out). You can find out more about Club Silly on the link: www.bureauofsillyideas.com/club-silly