Something To Declare - Comedy Show: When Paddington Bear took the Immigration Test
Something to Declare is a stand up comedy show about immigration, based on my personal immigration story, and on the questions in the Life in the UK test for immigrants. Its modest but effective marketing campaign was based on the character of Paddington Bear, helped by the film that came out on 2015, the year in which the show featured at Edinburgh Fringe. It enjoyed full houses and lovely reviews.
Something to Declare attracted audience attention at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015 because of its excellent marketing materials, produced at minimal costs. The photos were taken by photographer and fellow comedian Giada Garofalo, and the poster was designed by Mel Harrison.
The audience embraced the pub quiz structure of the show, aend shouted in their answers. As a part of the marketing campaign questions from the Life in the UK test were regularly tweeted, and followers were debating the right answers...or the funnist ones.
The reviews were favourable:
* * * * * "masterful .... Her fantastic way with words and bone dry humour have the audience in fits of laughter... Superbly refreshing" Bunbury Magazine.
The full review: http://bunburymagazine.com/…/daphna-baram-something-to-dec…/
* * * "illuminating and poignant take on tough subjects...fresh and enlightening, her warmth elevating the gentle, conversational nature of her delivery." The List
The full review: https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/…/73833-daphna-baram-…/
"Savvy, ballsy, wonderfully witty..... Staggering, heart rending and blackly comic", The Girl With The Edinburgh Tattoo (Sonia Nemec's review blog).
The Full Review: https://sonyanemec.wordpress.com/…/daphna-baram-something-…/"
one of the most extraordinary true stories of this year's Fringe", Si Hawkins, British Comedy Guide.
Full piece: http://www.comedy.co.uk/…/f…/si_hawkins_fringe_diary_2015_1/
Something To Declare's follow up shows after the 2015 EdFringe had full houses at the Museum of Comedy, The Leicester Square Theatre Lounge and local venues in East London.