Funny Women Q&A
Megan had a chat to Gemma at Funny Women about some of the exciting projects she has coming up over the next wee while...
'The Haunting of 47' at The Hen & Chickens Theatre
19th-23rd March 2019 at 7.30pm
'The Haunting of 47'
A horror portmanteau by Si Spencer
One house, three storeys, four stories, five decades, nine ghosts, twenty-three orgasms, thirty-one Showaddywaddy jokes – sixty-five minutes.
‘The Haunting of 47’ is a supernatural sex comedy
by award-winning horror writer Si Spencer. Weaving
separate stories together from four decades, the play
explores the themes of misogyny, mansplaining, toxic
masculinity, male fragility and the #notallmen apology.
While primarily a traditional farce, ‘The Haunting of 47’
contains strong language, supernatural shocks and
scares, sexually-explicit scenes and Showaddywaddy.
Warning: this show contains sexually explicit language and material and although intended satirically, covers certain subjects that some may find disturbing.
19th-23rd March 2019 at 7.30pm
'The Haunting of 47'
A horror portmanteau by Si Spencer
One house, three storeys, four stories, five decades, nine ghosts, twenty-three orgasms, thirty-one Showaddywaddy jokes – sixty-five minutes.
‘The Haunting of 47’ is a supernatural sex comedy
by award-winning horror writer Si Spencer. Weaving
separate stories together from four decades, the play
explores the themes of misogyny, mansplaining, toxic
masculinity, male fragility and the #notallmen apology.
While primarily a traditional farce, ‘The Haunting of 47’
contains strong language, supernatural shocks and
scares, sexually-explicit scenes and Showaddywaddy.
Warning: this show contains sexually explicit language and material and although intended satirically, covers certain subjects that some may find disturbing.
'THE COMEDY UNDERGROUND' for BBC SCOTLAND
Megan will be filming for the new BBC Scotland channel on Sunday March 17th at 5.45pm. 'The Comedy Underground' will be filmed at Gilded Balloon's Basement Theatre in Edinburgh. Click below to book FREE tickets!
Short Film 'Scum'
Megan begins filming short film 'Scum' this month opposite Emun Elliott and written and directed by Sean Dunn
Megan begins filming short film 'Scum' this month opposite Emun Elliott and written and directed by Sean Dunn
'The Sopranos'
Megan has just been cast in Scottish Feature Film 'The Sopranos' directed by Michael Caton-Jones and based on the book by Alan Warner. Filming begins in October in Scotland.
Megan will be playing the role of Snow White in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' in the Bellfield Pantomime in Edinburgh from Friday 14th - Sunday 16th December. Tickets have now sold out, but please do check on the Pantomime Facebook page for returns!
*** THE FIRRENES ALBUM LAUNCH ***
Saturday, 10th November at The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Megan will be singing at the album launch of Scottish rock/pop band The Firrenes on Saturday, November 10th at The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh. The Firrenes are a five-piece band from Edinburgh, playing original, song-based rock and pop music and drawing on influences as varied as folk, soul, Americana, 70s rock, blues, R&B and classical.
The band is fronted by singer/guitarist Jules Reed (aka Julian Wagstaff, who is also the band's principal songwriter). This concert will celebrate the launch of the band's first album, featuring the original songs 'Time and Place', 'Destitution Row', 'Everything Solid Melts Into Air', 'Door Too Wide' and many more. With kicking tunes and imaginative lyrics, this is a great evening out for fans of original, song-based rock music.
The Firrenes will play two 45 minute sets, and will be on stage at 8pm.
And for the avoidance of doubt, it's pronounced 'Firreens'. Rhyming with 'beans'!
The band is fronted by singer/guitarist Jules Reed (aka Julian Wagstaff, who is also the band's principal songwriter). This concert will celebrate the launch of the band's first album, featuring the original songs 'Time and Place', 'Destitution Row', 'Everything Solid Melts Into Air', 'Door Too Wide' and many more. With kicking tunes and imaginative lyrics, this is a great evening out for fans of original, song-based rock music.
The Firrenes will play two 45 minute sets, and will be on stage at 8pm.
And for the avoidance of doubt, it's pronounced 'Firreens'. Rhyming with 'beans'!
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**** EDINBURGH FRINGE 2018 ****
'TOLERATE'
2nd-26th August 2018
8pm (1hr)
Nightcap Bar
3 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EB
~ FREE ENTRY ~
FUNNY WOMEN GRAND FINAL 2017/18
Monday, 12th March at 7.30pm, at The Duchess Theatre, London
Megan has made it to the CHARITY GRAND FINAL of The Funny Women Awards 2017/18!
'Meat Market' as part of A Play, A Pie and A Pint
6th-11th November
Òran Mór, Glasgow
Three strangers – a naive entrepreneur, a manipulative deviant and an emotionally volatile bat enthusiast – meet in the dead of night to negotiate a secret deal. A darkly comic tale about desperate lies and dodgy tactics in an unhealthy competition, where nobody wants to get what they deserve.
*** EDINBURGH FRINGE 2017 ***
'HAVER'
Just the Tonic at The Caves (The Rowantree Bar)
3rd-27th August (not 3rd or 23rd)
00.20am
'Keep the Home Fires Burning' as part of '6x6x6'
Comedian's Theatre Company
The Pleasance Dome
3rd-27th August (every odd date)
4.20pm
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Photo: Carmel Pia // Poster Design: Callum Fisher
Haver
Megan will be performing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as part of a double bill with fellow comic, Wis Jantarasorn.
Megan Shandley (Scottish Variety Award nominee 2017, Funny Women Regional finalist 2016) and Wis Jantarasorn (Scottish Comedian of the Year semi-finalist 2016) are two Scottish stand-up comics keen to stick to their Edinburgh roots. Here, they present a home grown hour; could this be two Scotch roasters on the cusp of greatness?
As seen on BBC and STV.
'Megan effortlessly combines the joy of personal anecdotes with topical observation.' (Lynne Parker, Funny Women)
'Wis is the next big thing, incredibly funny and very likeable.' (Naz Hussain, Breakneck Comedy).
6x6x6
In their 12th year, Comedians' Theatre Company has become synonymous with exciting new writing and pushing comedians' performance boundaries by casting them in works of theatre.
Watch six different brand-new 20 minute long theatrical duologues on the theme Together? Asunder.
Written by six comedians and performed by six different comedians. Fans of the company's new writing workshop showcase Itch: A Scratch Event will know that they present an enticing mixture of surreal, sensitive and innovative shorts.
This is a must-see event. No dice!
Curated by Maggie Inchley and Phil Nichol.
In their 12th year, Comedians' Theatre Company has become synonymous with exciting new writing and pushing comedians' performance boundaries by casting them in works of theatre.
Watch six different brand-new 20 minute long theatrical duologues on the theme Together? Asunder.
Written by six comedians and performed by six different comedians. Fans of the company's new writing workshop showcase Itch: A Scratch Event will know that they present an enticing mixture of surreal, sensitive and innovative shorts.
This is a must-see event. No dice!
Curated by Maggie Inchley and Phil Nichol.
