It Hasn't Happened Yet

Synopsis

Written and performed by Carr, It Hasn’t Happened Yet is the story of burgeoning comedian Alex Saunders as she navigates her way through the minefields of disability and comedy, with wheelchair and alter-ego in tow. Plunging chair-first into territory where few dare to go, Carr challenges conventional perceptions about language, humour, success, fame, Barry Manilow and even fish!

Our Review:

18 June 2010

Liz Carr would probably admit she is no beauty but she makes up for that with oodles of charm and stage presence.
Her one woman, self-written play, It Hasn’t Happened Yet is about fellow wheelchair user, Alex Saunders as she attempts to enter the funny-ha ha world of stand-up (or, in her case, sit down) comedy.

The play starts off in the dressing room of the Royal Albert Hall during the final of a national comedy competition. Alex's inner voice is personified by a look-alike puppet with a habit of putting her down.The people she meets at the theatre or elsewhere are depicted with non uniform voices and equally different opinions expressed by voiceovers.

The key question that the play poses is whether you can be disabled, laugh at yourself and make the outside world laugh, too. There is never a truer word said in the saying:  “Laugh and the world laughs with you:  weep and you weep alone.” Carr ...

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Latest User Review

bev burkitt - 22 June 2010:

well it's nice to know that julia taylor and other journalists are so nice to give the ugly, brave but wheelchair bound cripple a lovely review... perhaps julia will be working for the sun or daily star soon, she obvioulsy has that certain journalistic talent to win such a coveted job... keep at it liz, stir em up... xx...

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