Arctic Boosh

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Promotional poster for the 1999 show Arcticboosh stageposter.jpg
Promotional poster for the 1999 show

Arctic Boosh was a 1999 stage show written and performed by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, along with Rich Fulcher. It was the second incarnation of what would eventually become The Mighty Boosh . It was directed by Stewart Lee. [1]

Overview

In 1999, after having a residency at The Hen and Chickens Theatre in Islington, London, Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt and Rich Fulcher returned to the Edinburgh Festival with a new show, Arctic Boosh, [2] which sold out every night and was nominated for the Perrier Award.

Instead of featuring zookeepers like in The Mighty Boosh (1998 stage show) , the show featured Noel and Julian playing postmen. The plot of the show was loosely based around what would become the "Tundra" episode of The Mighty Boosh (TV series) .

This was the first time Dave Brown worked on a Boosh show playing a variety of characters, as well as acting as choreographer and photographer.

References

  1. /http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stewartleebiog2015.pdf
  2. Robertson, Mark (19 August 1999). "Julian Barratt And Noel Fielding in Arctic Boosh". The List. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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