following a sellout Fringe in 2021!
Standup is the outlet that keeps you sane. The nature of the game is to turn everything into punchlines. Can you do it if you feel all-consuming sadness?
“I wanted my therapist to come and watch me to see how f*cking hilarious I am, but I thought how odd it would be performing to someone who’s seen so far behind my mask. Would he even find it funny or just sit there knowing what I was hiding?”
Ellipsis explores grieving, authenticity, and being funny.
Following critical acclaim at Edinburgh Fringe in 2021 and transfers to the Soho Theatre and Pleasance London, Ellipsis finally comes to Vault after first being cancelled there in March 2020.
Isabelle is a British-Lebanese actor, comedian, and writer. She trained at Drama Studio London as a classical actress and performed in TV, Film, Voiceover and theatre in the West End and on Tour, as well as extensive work as a voice artist.
As a comedian she has gigged across the UK and internationally. She has had two successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, her first show, Ellipsis, was in Chortle’s Top Ten shows of 2021, and Graham Norton said she gave “a heat-beating performance” in 2022. She is part of the writers room for a new project for Channel 4, and is developing two further TV projects.
Her finest work is playing a glazed ham in a Walkers Christmas Crisps commercial.
Press & Reviews
**** - Daily Mail “Put this moving comedy at the top of your must see list”
**** - Chortle "quietly profound...warmly witty...spellbinding"
**** - The Wee Review "brimming with authenticity...a marvellous one woman show"
**** - Broadway Baby “Farah leads the audience warmly and skilfully through the poignant denouement."
**** - British Theatre Guide "devastatingly funny as well as genuinely insightful"
**** - Fringe Biscuit “Authentic, hilarious, three-dimensional comedy”
**** - Elaine Chapman, Theatre, Films, and Art Reviews “incredibly charismatic and thoroughly entertaining”
**** - Voice Mag "an ambitious format that channels artistic spirit and unflinching vulnerability."
Fringe Review "Farah is funny. She is also a highly engaging performer."
The Telegraph "Promising newcomer"