Lindsay Sharman

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Lindsay Sharman is a British writer, comedian and actress.

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Career

Sharman began her comedy career in 2009. After reaching the finals of the 2010 Funny Women awards, she took two shows to the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Giants Of Comedy [1] and A Time Traveller's Guide to Surviving Childhood [2] as part of PBH's Free Fringe. At Edinburgh 2012, she performed in George Ryegold's God-In-A-Bag [3] at the Underbelly Bristo Square.

She performs in character as Madame Magenta [4] and as The Poet, [5] and took her first solo show Madame Magenta: Libros Mystica to Edinburgh in 2014. [6]

Since then, she has co-written four Edinburgh Festival Fringe productions with her husband and collaborator Laurence Owen: Cinemusical (2015), Cinemusical High (2016), [7] The Time Machine (2017), which subsequently toured the UK, [8] [9] and Jekyll vs Hyde (2019). [10]

In 2020, Lindsay co-founded Long Cat Media, a podcast production company specialising in audio fiction. [11] [12] Her first podcast series, Mockery Manor, was nominated for Best Fiction at the British Podcast Awards 2020. [13]

Awards

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  2. ↑ Nick Hamilton (18 August 2011). "A Time Traveller's Guide to Surviving Childhood, Ryan's Cellar Bar | The Stage Edinburgh 2013". Ed.thestage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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  6. ↑ "Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen – Edinburgh Previews | Time Out London". Timeout.com. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jekyll Vs Hyde - Edinburgh Fringe 2019".
  8. ↑ "H.G. Wells' the Time Machine".
  9. ↑ "HG Wells' the Time Machine". September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jekyll vs Hyde".
  11. ↑ "BBC Radio Norfolk - Upload on BBC Radio Norfolk, with Sophie Little (07/11/2020), Long Cat Media: Podcast Masterclass".
  12. ↑ "Student Side Hustles – Long Cat Media". 23 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Nominations 2020".
  14. ↑ "Nominations 2020".
  15. ↑ "Lindsay Sharman, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Review: Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of 2013 Final". Beyond The Joke. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Lindsay Sharman, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Bath Comedy Festival - What's On". Bathcomedy.com. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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