Josie Long takes Cara Josephine on the road
(c) Giles Smith
Josie Long is to embark on a nationwide tour with her critically acclaimed new show.
The three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and cult optimist is hitting the road at the end of the month with Cara Josephine; her most personal show to date about love, family and self-discovery.
Following her previous Fringe appearance in 2012, where she received her third Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination, 2014 saw Cara Josephine officially cited as the best reviewed comedy show of the festival.
In her three month long tour, Josie reflects on her childhood, heartbreak, and self-improvement; while still touching on the socially-conscious political material she has become known for.
In addition to her numerous DVD releases, TV appearances, tours, charity benefits and a co-host slot on BBC Radio 6 Music, Long launched an ongoing project in 2011 called the Alternative Reality Tour; an anti-cuts, no-profit performance in a bid to fight for social justice and support public art.
Long was recently nominated for a Radio Academy Award for her short documentaries Short Cuts on Radio 4, and earned a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award nomination for her two short feature films, Let’s Go Swimming and Romance and Adventure.
Full tour dates:
JANUARY
Mon 19 – Sat 31 (not 25) LONDON – Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
FEBRUARY
Weds 4 EXETER, Phoenix Theatre 01392 66708
Thurs 5 WINCHESTER, Railway Inn 01962 867795
Sat 7 CANTERBURY, Marlowe 01227 787787
Tues 10 CARDIFF, Clwb Ifor Bach 029 2023 2199
Thurs 12 COVENTRY, Tin Angel 02476 230 699
Fri 13 DUBLIN, Workmans Club +353 1 670 6692
Sun 15 BIRMINGHAM, Electric Cinema 0121 643 7879
Tues 17 LEICESTER, The Y Theatre 0116 2557066
Weds 18 WOLVERHAMPTON, The Civic 0870 320 7000
Thurs 19 BRIGHTON, Dome 01273 709709
Fri 20 NORWICH, Playhouse 01603 598 598
Sun 22 BRISTOL, Tobacco Factory 0117 902 0060
Mon 23 CAMBRIDGE, Junction 01223 511 511
Tues 24 HULL, Fruit Space 01482 221113
Weds 25 LEEDS, Wardrobe 0113 383 8800
Thurs 26 SHEFFIELD, Crucible 0114 249 6000
Fri 27 YORK, Duchess 01904 641413
Sat 28 DERBY, Deda 01332 370911
MARCH
Mon 2 LIVERPOOL, Unity Theatre 0844 873 2888
Tues 3 FOLKESTONE, Quarterhouse 01303 858500
Weds 4 NOTTINGHAM, Arts Theeatre 0115 947 5925
Thurs 5 NORTHAMPTON, NN Café 01604 638944
Fri 6 READING, South Street 0118 960 6060
Sat 7 MANCHESTER, Gorilla 0161 407 0301
Sun 8 COVENTRY, Warwick Arts Centre 024 7652 4524
Weds 11 OXFORD, The Nor Wall 01865 319450
Fri 13 MULL, Comar 01688 302211
Sat 14 SKYE, Aros Centre 01478 613649
Mon 16 NEWCASTLE, The Stand 0844 693 3336
Tues 17 EDINBURGH, The Stand 0131 558 7272
Weds 18 GLASGOW, The Stand 0844 335 8879
Thurs 19 STOCKTON, Arc 01642 525199
Sat 20 KENDAL, Brewery Arts 01539 725 133
Fri 27 BELFAST, MAC 028 9023 5053
Sat 28 LONDON, Battersea Arts Centre 020 7223 2223
