Deb Filler: I Lost It In Kiev

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Deb Filler is Back Down under with Fantastic Stories to Retell

I LOST IT IN KIEV - Written & Performed by DEB FILLER

"Filler is a complete chameleon, transforming herself instantly into dozens of relatives and accents ... exhilarating and liberating." - The Independent (London)

"An extraordinary story-teller..." - Village Voice, New York

Hilarious Antipodean comedienne and actress Deb Filler returns to Auckland by popular demand with three shows only of her latest popular tour-de-force: I LOST IT IN KIEV.

The star of international hits Punch Me in the Stomach and Filler-Up brings her newest show back to Auckland’s Musgrove Studio after a sell out Auckland season in 2014 as well as sell-out shows in Sydney and Toronto. Headed first to Melbourne’s Theatre Works this ‘whistle stop’… three-shows-only returns to Auckland before Deb heads back to more shows in Toronto, which she now calls home and then London.

Travel with Deb on a rib-tickling journey full of stories and songs as she schleps through the backstreets of the world’s most exotic destinations to find out how she Lost it in Kiev! This is a story of HOME and where exactly that is!?

Deb Filler, a master storyteller holds audiences in the palm of her hand with her zany tales – tall and true. NZ-born with deep Kiwi roots, Deb is renowned for her rich character portrayals (36 characters in Punch Me in the Stomach, 27 characters in Filler Up! - while baking bread live onstage!). She has performed internationally: from Off Broadway (New York Theatre Workshop) and La Mama where Punch Me began its life, to Berlin, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, Washington, London, (off West End) NZ, Montreal, Melbourne, (Gas Works, Anthill, National Theatre) Sydney, (Belvoir Street, Ensemble Theatre). Her work has been frequently adapted for screen, won awards and elite nominations. Shortly to appear in the feature documentary The Last Laugh alongside comedy legends Mel Brooks and Larry David and her upcoming two-hander My German Roots are Showing reading for producers in London with the infamous Miriam Margolyes.

Back with her fabo swag of stories, we follow her in and around the best restaurants of Paris, a kibbutz in Israel, to Canada, London, New York, then back to Paris again. And we share a never-to-be-forgotten experience in the Ukraine. If life is a colorful learning curve, is there such a thing as ‘enough already’? Home is where Deb is!

“Kiev is a sampling of stories from around the world,” says Deb, “told from the heart and reflecting a performer’s question from the road – where is home?” A life well-lived, funny and real. They’re dripping with humour – a little bit eyebrow-raising at times – and all reflecting the human condition. You will laugh till you cry.

"Consistently clever... Extraordinary Tour de force" - Philadelphia Inquirer

“Filler has an extraordinary gift of mimicry… she has a wonderful smoke and embracing warmth." Globe & Mail, Canada

I LOST IT IN KIEV, starring Deb Filler

MUSGROVE STUDIO, MAIDMENT THEATRE

Tickets $32- $40 (booking fees may apply)

www.maidment.auckland.ac.nz or 09 308 2383

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