Nina Conti: Talk to the Hand
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Synopsis
Bravely going where no ventriloquist has gone before, Nina Conti concocts a virtual zoo of puckish characters for this world premiere show. Talk to the Hand is an hour of nimble, profanity-strewn stand-up from the vibrant Nina Conti and her touring companions: the scruffy monkey, a posh-sounding owl-poet with a taste for generic verse, a Scottish granny, and the vodka-loving Lydia, recently purchased from another ventriloquist and yet to find a voice she likes. Her alter-egos come face to face with apparitions, special guests and real live humans which means you can rely on consistent lashings of warmth, technical brilliance, and vibrant wit.
Context & Trivia
Broadcast by the BBC on May 26, 2013, this special centres on Conti's signature puppet, Monkey, alongside other characters including her Scottish grandmother figure Gran and Lydia, a puppet Conti acquired from another ventriloquist.
Direction
Jim Hare
Cast
Nina Conti
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