Ada Campe: Big Duck Energy – The Stand Comedy Club
Award-winning cabaret star Ada Campe performs a few flights of fancy and a deep dive into some serious silliness in a show about hope, heartbreak, and finding your happy place.Described by the Scotsman as having a "magnetic presence and a ticklish way with words," and by Sandi Toksvig as "genius," I had high hopes for Ada Campe’s one-woman show, and I wasn’t disappointed. From her opening story about living in a "not yet up-and-coming area of London" to her final show tune, Campe takes us on a glorious trip through her early days on the cabaret circuit that is equal parts poignant and hysterically funny.
Beginning with her first gig as one part of a Strawberries and Cream double act, hired by a funfair to open their evening show, Campe paints a picture of a budding performer with bi...