Marjolein Robertson: Relations

Marjolein Robertson: Relations

A Scottish lass, fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, heads from her Shetland home to New Zealand to seek men who are not blood relatives. Also perform stand up at the New Zealand Fringe in Wellington.

Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe. Shetland comedian Marjolein Robertson has headed from her Scottish home, where she lives with her Mam, Dad, Sister, Brother-in-law and Niece to New Zealand to broaden her horizons and live with some cousins.

After a successful debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe, in which Marjolein’s show “The UK’s 2nd Most Northerly Comedian” received warm reviews, she has now combined her love of comedy and New Zealand and her tax rebate to travel across the world to perform in Wellington. Her show entitled ‘Marjolein Robertson: Relations’ will be running from the 14th and 15th February at 8.00pm in Meow on 9 Edward Street, Wellington. Marjolein comes from the rural, isolated island, Shetland, in which she grew up on a sheep farm surrounded by family, relatives and sheep. After initially travelling to New Zealand to play fiddle at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2014 she fell in love with the country and found a home from home, meeting family and friends and forming many relations. These amongst others have formed the core of her show.

Her stand up explores relations of all types including family relations; as she tells stories of each character letting you get to know them; geographical relations: with observational comedy on the outside world from a small islander’s perspective; political relations: because we just lived through 2016 and if we hadn’t laughed through it we’d cry, and, finally; some brutally honest accounts of sexual relations (rude).

Marjolein has been studying and performing improv and stand up since 2014. She has performed in the Edinburgh Fringe, Amsterdam, New York and her comedy videos are regularly featured online via the BBC. Her drive for comedy and lack of a comedy scene 60 degrees North in Shetland has led her to performing stand up at musical open mics and even create the Shetland Comedy Night, a regular event hosting improv and stand up in the Shetland town of Lerwick.

“Intensely likeable person and a very promising comedian” - TVBomb.

“Confidence way beyond her years.” - Shetland News.

Venue: Meow, 9 Edward Street, Wellington

Tickets: $16 (Full) $12 (Concession) £10 (Mates of the Fringe)

Date: 14th and 15th February

Time: 20.00 (50 min)

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