Soft Play Area cohosts/comedy duo/besties, Maria Telnikoff and Vidya Divakaran, present half an hour of their brand new show PLUS half an hour WIPs from Soft Play Area icons, Alex Franklin and Meg Hodgson! That's THREE previews in ONE night - you might say, it'll give you WIPlash 😳
Soft Play bring you their debut double-act show “Just The Two Of Us!” which could be described as an alt-comedy, clown, sketch, puppetry, and dance show. The mission? To play every iconic duo in history from Romulus and Remus to Wham! Maria and Vidya are extremely excited to bring it to life before your very eyes - we'll see what happens!!
Alex is a trans, half-Chinese, SUPER funny comedian from London, specialising in stand-up, musical comedy, character comedy, overly intricate diagrams, and scuttling around on the ground. This year she brought her smash hit Brighton Fringe Comedy Award nominated show ‘Gurl Code’ to Edinburgh, a show about trans joy, her first year on HRT, and giving people furniture via the Tube (★★★★★ The Wee Review ‘Deeply affecting and incredibly funny’); it's set to run at Soho Theatre on the 14/15th April (pls buy ticket). Alex has also appeared on BBC Radio 4, Channel 4, and HBO Max. Past cool stuff includes: Brighton Fringe Comedy Award Nominee Max Turner Prize Finalist BBC New Comedy Award Nominee x 3 Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist Brighton New Comedy Award Finalist
Meg Hodgson bring you the latest installment of… MOONFACE. 2025. Shady billionaires make plans to colonise and mine the solar system behind all our backs, and our nearest celestial neighbour has something to say about it. Made in collaboration with Professor Ilan Kelman, coordinator of UCL’s Space Health Risks Research group, and featuring a live score by Livvy Lynch, MOONFACE is a humorous and exuberant love letter to our rocky satellite and an exploration of how much 'space' we all take up in our late-stage capitalist universe.
ACCESS:
Sadly, The Divine is currently not fully accessible.
The cabaret and club space are in the basement of the venue. There are 17 wide steps with slip resistant treads down to the space with
sturdy handrails either side.
The toilets are in the basement and are not accessible for wheelchair users.
If you need further information, please refer to The Divine ‘About’ page on the website. www.thedivine.co.uk