Brighton Festival Review: Mr Blackpool
Centre stage from the off is the city of Blackpool in this colourful, multi-faceted spectacular. Embraced is the city’s history,...
Victoria Nangle is an arts journalist, reviewer, columnist and celebrity interviewer in print, radio and television, specialising specifically in comedy for over 15 years, but not exclusive to it. She was previously editor of Latest 7 magazine, and has worked for Beyond The Joke, Chortle, The Argus, Brighton Journal, Viva, FringeGuru, FringeReview, amongst others. In 2019 the Komedia New Comedy Award was launched in association with Victoria Nangle and comedy club Comic Boom.
Centre stage from the off is the city of Blackpool in this colourful, multi-faceted spectacular. Embraced is the city’s history,...
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