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I have always supported theatre with great vigour and I’m writing to endorse a very special show created by a dear friend of mine, a fine actress from New Zealand, DEB FILLER. Her show, KRAVITZ, COHEN, BERNSTEIN and ME is a do-not-miss!

Miriam Margolyes 

ACTOR . WRITER . CHARACTER ARTIST . TEACHER

Deb Filler, the Kiwi/Canadian/Jewish comedienne acclaimed and multi-award-winning comedienne, wends through near-universal musical touchstones in her quest meeting ‘The Three Lennys’ in Kravitz, Bernstein, Cohen, and Me.  With only a guitar and some images, these (mostly)true stories are likely to be amongst the BEST stories you have ever, ever heard. Deb has a natural connection to any audience, any age, anywhere. Her unforgettable stories and brilliant humour create a natural connection to audiences internationally. Along with her raft of lovable characters, her jam-packed, deeply humorous show is a story of empowering our true selves, embracing music and our mentors, whose impressive influence will linger long after curtain down.  Whether you’re 12 or 120, you live in Whangarei or Wotford, this enchantingly intimate show is filled with gusto, charm, brilliance, talent, and great appeal. “Filler is a complete chameleon, transforming herself instantly into dozens of relatives and accents … exhilarating and liberating.” The Independent (London) 

 

Directed by Sarah-Louise Young

EDINBURGH, AUG 3-27, ‘23

BEDFORD FRINGE, 7pm, JULY 28 ‘23

PHOENIX ARTS CLUB, SOHO, LONDON, JULY 29, 4:00pm

JW3, LONDON, SEPT 5, 7:30pm

OMNIBUS THEATRE, LONDON,
SEPT 3, 7:00 pm

 

“A sweet tale of a life lived in the wings.” Daily Mail (4 Stars)

Who is Deb Filler?

A Rabbi on The Handmaid’s Tale. An actor at the Stratford Festival. An Australian Marine Biologist on the FX TV hit Shark Lords. The voice of the Peg Bundy Doll. The star and playwright of the off Broadway classic, Punch Me In the Stomach.

Deb Filler has been working as an actor, character artist, singer, comic and writer, for 30 years. She’s appeared in clubs, theatres, on film, TV and in print. Nominated for the prestigious Helen Hayes Award, she’s had sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival, in London, Toronto, Berlin, Montreal, Sydney Australia, Baltimore, Washington D.C and her home town of Auckland, New Zealand.

BIOGRAPHY

Film and Television

The Handmaid’s Tale

The Last Laugh

Biddie Schitzerman

American God’s

Mr. Bernstein

Punch Me in the Stomach

Shark Lords

Trip

Angst

WORKSHOPS

Deb Filler has lead workshops in several countries including: Scotland, England, Canada, Australia, the US, Israel and New Zealand. Workshop clients have included private individuals, aspiring and established writers, and performers. She has also developed and produced workshops for corporate, government, educational, theatre arts and not for profit organizations.

 

REEL

 
 

KRAVITZ, COHEN, BERNSTEIN and ME

“A sweet tale of a life lived in the wings.” Daily Mail (4 Stars)

“Whether you like jokes or singing, get your coats on and go see it.” Get Your Coats on, Edinburgh (4 Stars)

“It’s lovely fun watching this extremely confident performer unravel and reveal her career…a performer’s performer. “ British Theatre Review (3 stars)

“Endearing and Enjoyable.” Fringe Review (3 Stars)

FILLER UP!
“Funny and affecting…She is a brilliant observer and her characterisations…are powerfully nuanced.”  The Sydney Morning Herald

…utterly winning blend of humour and wistful observation… an intelligent and evocative meditation on appetite and hunger… The show…is a knockout. Miss it at your peril.” New Zealand Herald

*****

PUNCH ME IN THE STOMACH  Theatrical Production

“Magnificent…hilarious…to miss her would be madness.” New Zealand Herald

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

“Magnificent … Extraordinary … Dazzling … Stunning. The press note says she does ’35 plus characters’. But I was laughing, crying, thinking and feeling too hard to count.”
The Boston Globe

REVIEWS

 

“Extraordinary work, an extraordinary story-teller…” Village Voice

“Consistently clever … Extraordinary … Tour de force” Philadelphia Inquirer

“Filler’s overriding warmth, relaxed delivery, and level of comfort with the material is so engaging.”
The Toronto Star

“Filler has an extraordinary gift for mimicry …she has a wonderful smile, and embracing warmth… “
Globe & Mail (Canada)

“Filler, a gifted mimic…has tapped into the same vein of self-deprecating attitude many great comics that has never been more aptly applied than here”
New York Newsday

*****

“The most striking quality of Deb Filler’s performance… evokes the emotional dualism of much great humour (Issac Bashshevis Singer, Woody Allen and Bernice Reubens, among others), which implies that laughter is indispensable.” Montreal Mirror

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