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‘Giving regular people their five minutes of fame’: the community comedy of Tommy’s Waffle Club
Tom Rolfe is a full-time tech writer with no performance background. He is also the host of Tommy’s Waffle Club, the bi-monthly “community comedy” night at The Wardrobe Theatre that promises true stories, bad powerpoint presentations, and never the same show twice.
With different themes for every event (previous iterations have included ‘Futurology’, ‘WED Talks’ and ‘Life Hacks’) Waffle Club encourages participation from people who may be wary of open mics, and who would value a safe space in which to step on a stage, often for the first time.
“We welcome complete newbies with open arms,” says Rolfe. “It’s a variety show where regular people can live out their wildest performance dreams, five minutes at a time.
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Tommy’s Waffle Club: Internet History is at The Wardrobe Theatre on January 28
“There’s a theme, but our myriad of performers run with it: you’re as likely to see a hilarious true story as you are a surreal dance number or a raunchy beat poem.”
The next event takes place on January 28, and will be all about ‘Internet History’, encompassing “the web’s golden age, from MSN drama to teenage fan fiction”.
It will be followed up by the Dragon’s Den-inspired ‘Waffle Tank’ in March, and a supernatural-inflected show exploring ‘Mysteries and Magic’ in June.
Tommy’s Waffle Club: Internet History is at The Wardrobe Theatre on January 28 at 7pm. Tickets are available at www.thewardrobetheatre.com. Subsequent events will be Waffle Tank on March 31, and Mysteries and Magic on June 2. To find out more about Tommy’s Waffle Club or sign up to participate in a future event, visit www.tommyswaffleclub.com.
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