WARHOL: BULLET KARMA to Play ROC Cinema for Rochester Fringe
Writer-performer Garry Roost portrays Andy Warhol and figures from The Factory in the solo production.
Garry Roost will bring his solo play Warhol: Bullet Karma back to the Rochester Fringe Festival this September, following the show’s New York premiere at Geva Theatre in 2023.
Written and performed by Roost and directed by Kenneth Hadley, the 55-minute play takes a darkly witty look at pop art icon Andy Warhol and Valerie Solanas, the radical writer who shot Warhol in 1968.
Set in Warhol’s Factory on the astral plane, the play brings Warhol face-to-face with figures from his life and cultural orbit, including Lou Reed, Truman Capote and Edie Sedgwick, along with a visiting Francis Bacon. Through the encounters, Warhol: Bullet Karma explores what these cultural figures have to say about “Drella” — and what Warhol has to say about them.
The production will play three performances as part of the ROC Cinema Theater w/stage Festival program.
About Garry Roost
Roost has toured his solo shows throughout the UK, Europe and Australia for more than a decade, appearing at fringe festivals from Edinburgh to Adelaide and Montenegro. In 2019, he performed at MONA Tasmania for Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie.
His screen credits include Mickey Doolan in the “At The Races” sketch from The Day Today alongside Steve Coogan, Creepy Guy in Black Books and Alan Daniels in EastEnders.
His theater credits include work at Citizens Theatre Glasgow, Hull Truck, Birmingham Rep and Theatre Royal Stratford East, as well as the inaugural production at Leeds Playhouse. Roost also brought Warhol: Bullet Karma to The Barrow Group in New York City in 2025.
About Director Kenneth Hadley
Warhol: Bullet Karma marked Kenneth Hadley’s directorial debut. Hadley has worked extensively as an actor across film, television, theater and radio, spanning both comedy and drama.
His recent credits include playing Chris in the 2022 Christmas special of Coronation Street. His film work includes collaborations with directors Mike Leigh, Ben Wheatley and Les Blair, including an appearance as Mr. Golightly in Leigh’s Peterloo.
Warhol: Bullet Karma Performance Schedule
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 6 p.m.
ROC Cinema – ROC Cinema Theater w/stage
Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 8 p.m.
ROC Cinema – ROC Cinema Theater w/stage
Friday, September 25, 2026 at 5 p.m.
ROC Cinema – ROC Cinema Theater w/stage
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