Ryan Lane will be There Now in a Minute
2019-2020, Soho Theatre & UK tour
A show for anyone with a complex relationship to home, Ryan Lane’s playful, inventive and intimate character comedy explores what it means to be Welsh, queer and the myths that fuel national identity. A fast-paced, whip-smart satire with belly laughs, bellowing Rugby teachers, beguiling maidens, belligerent Grandma's and brilliant lip syncing. Think The League of Gentlemen meets Under Milk Wood and Clueless. Ryan's a graduate of Soho Theatre Young Company. This show's made with help from friends, family and 29 years of Welsh self-hatred.
I collaborated with Ryan to create this show for his first solo Edinburgh run 2019.
We worked from the costumes he brought in to show me and the stories he told me about growing up in Wales.
Click here for the trailer and reviews.
Supported by Arts Council of England, The Pleasance and SOHO Theatre.
Sell out shows at SOHO upstairs and VAULT festival 2020
WINNER of SOHO Theatre Rising Award 2019
"Ryam Lane does monstrous things to leeks and the rules of rugby"
Lyn Gardener
"The comedy is subtle and expertly crafted, injecting humour and wit in to every word, every movement and every look Lane gives us. Direction from Georgia Murphy keeps up with and compliments Lane’s casual high energy style perfectly."
★★★★★ Within Her Words
"Every opportunity is seized to squeeze every laugh out of a moment, and Lane does it with aplomb, through the extensive physical and vocal toolkit that he and director Georgia Murphy establish with each character"
★★★★ The Spy in the Stalls
"For anyone who’s experienced small town life, the characters really ring true. For those who haven’t, their bizarreness will do more than enough to placate your comedic appetite. "
★★★★ The Skinny
"a not so traditional storytelling show - this is Ryan Lane’s version of comedy theatre, which is quite deliciously bonkers!"
*Recommended Show* Fringe Review
" An utterly ridiculous and very funny hour of comedy.
Finding the humour in these people is what Lane does easily, but the real accomplishment of an otherwise hilarious hour is his ability to find the heart."
Criticallyspeaking
The Team
Co-writer & Performer - Ryan Lane
Co-writer & Director - Georgia Murphy
Co-writer & Dramaturg - Laurence Cook
Producer - Heather Ralph
Designer - Iona Curlea
Sound - Fizz Margereson
Lighting - Anna Reddyhoff