![]() ![]() But they did come and see Richard Herring’s Ra-Ra-Rasputin, so I had to go where the work was. For some reason, it was very hard to convince agents to come and see me dying on stage of syphilis. In the Revue, I rarely got to play women and it sort off put me off the idea of doing comedy.Īfter Oxford I went on to study drama and remember going to countless – I think nine – Edinburgh festivals in a row. After she officially ‘marries’ Jesus, she gets drunk on the power. ![]() Around this time, I also co-wrote and performed the one-woman show Benedetta: the Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy with my friend Richard, about an actress who is forced to join a rubbish nunnery. I hadn’t heard much about it before I went up to Oxford, but that’s where I met and worked with Ed Smith. When I got there, I joined the Revue, which marked a bit of a turning point for me. I actually come from a long line of Oxford chemists – none of whom achieved much other than arguing with other chemists. He was also the chairman of the All England Club later in life. My dad had gone to Oxford as a tennis player – he went on to play in three of the four grand slams, which made us all immensely proud of him. In reality, I was probably quite ridiculous without realising it. I thought I was very good and took it all very seriously. Our whole family did impressions of the Goons too. He had endless comedy albums and took us to see Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life in the British Council building in Bahrain. Performing – and to a greater degree comedy – has always been a part of my life. At 13, we came back to the UK which was a bit of a shock because I didn’t feel British at all, but there wasn’t anything outward to really distinguish me from everyone else. My brothers went at eight! I’d describe myself as a relatively good student. My parents thought it would do me good – and it was certainly the ‘done’ thing back then. At nine, I was sent to boarding school, but I didn’t like it much. It used to bother me more when I was younger, but I’ve since encountered lots of people with similar upbringings, so it feels a little less alien. Being brought up in a culture that isn’t the one belonging to your parents can be odd – it’s easy to feel quite rootless. It wasn’t as common then, but the world is much smaller now. I don’t have many early memories of being there, but I certainly consider myself one of those ‘third culture’ kids. ![]() My dad worked for British Airways and basically ran the Hong Kong operation. Chapter One: Growing Up All Over The World ![]()
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