LESLEY JOSEPH is set to stun
audiences once again in her brand
new show HOT FLUSH! We sit down
with one TV’s most memorial
actresses to ask her what gets her
hot and bothered.
What appealed you about starring in the
touring production of Hot Flush!?
I’ve done it twice before, and I just couldn’t resist
doing it again. It has gone down so well with
audiences. It’s the only show I’ve ever done where
on the first night we overran by 15 minutes
because there were so many laughs. Of course,
that could have just been me overplaying it! It’s a
hybrid show - it’s got music, drama, stand-up and
revue. But the main thing is that it’s very, very
funny.
Why do you think audiences respond so
well to this show?
It strikes a chord because it’s about menopausal
women, and a lot of women identify with that.
The Vagina Monologues started a trend for
bringing in an audience who might not have been
to the theatre before and Hot Flush! is merely
continuing that.
LESLEY
Q: What do you think the show offers to an
audience?
JOSEPH
HOT
A: Its sense of humour is very near the knuckle
and that really appeals. One of the characters has
a moment with a Rampant Rabbit and you don’t
get much more near the knuckle than that! It’s
part of a genre of theatre that connects with
hormonal housewives and hen parties. They are
people who want to leave their troubles behind
and come out for a real laugh. Hot Flush! speaks
directly to that audience, and that’s why it works
so brilliantly.
STUFF
Q: You play Myra in Hot Flush! Can you
describe her to us?
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