Writer-in-Residence at the 197 bus stop on Croydon Road in south east London, Barbara is anorak wearing and unlucky in love. Writing and performing (intentionally) appalling poetry Barbara is highly prolific and hugely unsuccessful. Failure and aloneness are major themes. Barbara has been described as ‘affecting, sad and touchingly unaware’ to the extent that her poetry becomes genuinely moving.
Upcoming dates here!
Sunday Times "think Rik Mayal meets performance art"
(comedy pick of the week 12 Aug 2018)
Carol Ann Duffy "I loved it!"
VICE Magazine "Indefatigable, prolific and utterly unpublishable, Barbara is rubbish but she doesn't know it."
Lucy McCormick "I absolutely pissed myself"
DIVA "Hilarious!"
Deadline News "hilarious ... totally loveable"