From Nana Funk, the great-great-grandmother of good times, comes a heartfelt musical journey of exploration, inspired by real life events and stories.
Tough Old Bird explores how women are viewed in society as they have the absolute gall to get older! Have you ever noticed those adverts promising to ‘defy the effects of aging’? Ooh Nana hates them. What about when we get old? Where’s the instruction manual? Who deems what is ‘acceptable behaviour’? What happens when your voice isn’t listened to, or you become slowly invisible?
Join Nana as she asks the big questions! Aging well doesn’t mean behaving yourself.
Nana Funk is a musical theatre singer songwriter who shows that being awesome transcends age.
Since 2013, Nana has been entertaining audiences all over the UK. Her creator, Angie Waller has performed all over the world since 1994 and is a founder member of Kabosh Theatre Company, Belfast and the all-female close harmony group, The Swing Gals, Belfast.
Angie has worked with many theatre companies including Lyric Theatre, Belfast; Replay Theatre Company, Belfast; Illyria outdoor touring theatre; Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield; Feelgood Theatre, Manchester; Bruiser Theatre Company, Belfast; Paperwork Theatre, Liverpool.
Her improv and clowning training includes Phillippe Gaulier, Peta Lily, Patti Styles, Deanna Fleysher and John Wright.
Written and performed by Angie Waller, directed by Margaret Connell and featuring original music by Angie Waller and Claire Jones.
The Unity Theatre performance will be BSL interpreted and Audio Described.
Tough Old Bird will also be performed at The Studio in Widnes on Friday 7th October at 7.30pm, and Shakespeare North in Prescot on Saturday 8th October at 2pm and 7.30pm.
Tickets for Tough Old Bird at The Unity Theatre performance can be purchased from the theatre’s Box office.