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Mark Thomas

MARK THOMAS

  (1963 - )
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    Lakin McCarthy Ents Ltd

Mark Clifford Thomas (born 11 April 1963) is an English comedian, presenter, political satirist and journalist from south London. He first became known as a guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 comedy show The Mary Whitehouse Experience in the late 1980s. He is best known for political stunts on his show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product on Channel 4. Thomas describes himself as a "libertarian anarchist" - wiki

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         100 Acts of Minor Dissent         As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela. . .         Belching Out The Devil         Bravo Figaro!         Church Forced To Put Up Gates After Font Is Used As Wash Basin By Migrants         Cuckooed         Extreme Rambling  Walking the Wall         It's the Stupid Economy         Serious Organised Criminal         Trespass

100 Acts of Minor Dissent

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An account of an entire year spent living provocatively. From successful campaigns against Royal Parks and multinationals, to arts and crafts with porn mags. From annoying estate agents, to raising cinema workers wages, comedian and campaigner Mark Thomas stopped at nothing.

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political piece

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As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela. . .

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Belching Out The Devil

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Bravo Figaro!

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How to put on a opera in a bungalow in Bournemouth. there aren't many south London builders who would sing along to La Traviata while slating a roof. This man was a brutal Methodist-Thatcherite. To support his family he worked more hours in more days than anyone else he knew. His home was his kingdom, and he ruled it with violence. the fact this man was Mark Thomas' dad is a fitting contradiction. So too is it that these men unexpectedly found a way to communicate through Opera. Mark turns the focus of his epic style of storytelling to his toughest target yet - himself. We fly through a world of hypocrisy, sledge hammers and arias in this funny and heart breaking new piece.

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Winner - Scotsman Fringe First Award, 2012; Winner - Herald Angel Award, 2012

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Church Forced To Put Up Gates After Font Is Used As Wash Basin By Migrants

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A darkly humorous tale of a right-wing newspaper owner who finds himself in a compromising position when some disgruntled readers decide to pay him a visit.

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part of theatre Uncut (www.theatreuncut.com). theatre Uncut was created to encourage debate and galvanise action around political issues that affect all of our lives.

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Cuckooed

Synopsis:
A comedy of betrayal. Mark Thomas tells his true story of how Britain's biggest arms manufacturer (BAE Systems) came to spy on a comedian. A tale of hubris, planes, demos and undercover deceit told by an award-winning performer.

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Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival     27 Jul 2014

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Lakin McCarthy in association with Traverse Theatre Company

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Political, Comedy, 1 hour

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Extreme Rambling  Walking the Wall

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It's the Stupid Economy

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Serious Organised Criminal

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Trespass

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Trespass carries on from where Mark's previous show 100 Acts of Minor Dissent left off. It's his usual odd mix of theatre, stand-up, activism, a dash of journalism and a dollop of mayhem. Mark asks the question: If the ramblers of the 1930s were here now, what would they do to open up the cities? How do we turn the skyscrapers and corporate squares into our playgrounds? He sets out to try and carve a small space in the urban world where mischief and random chance can lurk. No one knows where this show is going to end up.

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