Damien Warren-Smith
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GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS Transfers to the Garrick Theatre and Attempts World Record (Nov 19, 2025)
Review: GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS, Arts Theatre (Nov 4, 2025)
GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS Heads To The West End (Oct 2, 2025)
GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS Transfers to the Garrick Theatre and Attempts World Record (Nov 19, 2025)
Review: GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS, Arts Theatre (Nov 4, 2025)
GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS Heads To The West End (Oct 2, 2025)
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GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS Transfers to the Garrick Theatre and Attempts World Record
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2025
Following a sell-out extended run at the Arts Theatre, the critically acclaimed hit show Garry Starr: Classic Penguins will transfer to the Garrick Theatre, seating over 700 audience members a night.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2025
Following a sell-out extended run at the Arts Theatre, the critically acclaimed hit show Garry Starr: Classic Penguins will transfer to the Garrick Theatre, seating over 700 audience members a night.
Review: GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS, Arts Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 4, 2025
There’s a fine line between genius and idiocy, and, in his determined effort to “save literature”, Garry Starr doesn’t so much walk it as perform the can-can on it wearing black tails, orange flippers and nothing else. In a show that drops jaws (and, in at least one case, drawers), he flaps through a catalogue of Penguin classics, bringing each to life in a gloriously stupid way.
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 4, 2025
There’s a fine line between genius and idiocy, and, in his determined effort to “save literature”, Garry Starr doesn’t so much walk it as perform the can-can on it wearing black tails, orange flippers and nothing else. In a show that drops jaws (and, in at least one case, drawers), he flaps through a catalogue of Penguin classics, bringing each to life in a gloriously stupid way.
GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS Heads To The West End
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2025
The multi-award-winning comedy sensation Garry Starr: Classic Penguins is set for the West End as it takes up residence at Arts Theatre for a limited run this November.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2025
The multi-award-winning comedy sensation Garry Starr: Classic Penguins is set for the West End as it takes up residence at Arts Theatre for a limited run this November.
Garry Starr's Award-Winning CLASSIC PENGUINS Comes to The Grand Electric This September
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 10, 2025
Following a triumphant year on the global comedy circuit, Garry Starr’s Classic Penguins will make its highly anticipated Sydney debut at The Grand Electric from 3 September to 12 October 2025. This exclusive six-week run comes fresh off smash-hit seasons at Adelaide Fringe, Perth Fringe World, and a win for Most Outstanding Show at the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 10, 2025
Following a triumphant year on the global comedy circuit, Garry Starr’s Classic Penguins will make its highly anticipated Sydney debut at The Grand Electric from 3 September to 12 October 2025. This exclusive six-week run comes fresh off smash-hit seasons at Adelaide Fringe, Perth Fringe World, and a win for Most Outstanding Show at the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS Comes to Soho Theatre and Underbelly
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2025
Garry Starr is back! Following sell-out seasons in 2018, 2022 and 2024, the multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns with his acclaimed anarchic masterclass: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2025
Garry Starr is back! Following sell-out seasons in 2018, 2022 and 2024, the multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns with his acclaimed anarchic masterclass: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS, Pleasance Courtyard
by Kat Mokrynski - Aug 29, 2024
Directed by Cal McCrystal and Georgia Murphy, Garry Starr: Classic Penguins takes audiences on an adventure through as many Penguin Classics books as possible with our host, Garry Starr (Damien Warren-Smith). There’s just one thing that’s a bit unusual - Starr is in the nude. Well, not exactly. He is wearing a tailcoat and flippers, but that’s it.
by Kat Mokrynski - Aug 29, 2024
Directed by Cal McCrystal and Georgia Murphy, Garry Starr: Classic Penguins takes audiences on an adventure through as many Penguin Classics books as possible with our host, Garry Starr (Damien Warren-Smith). There’s just one thing that’s a bit unusual - Starr is in the nude. Well, not exactly. He is wearing a tailcoat and flippers, but that’s it.
The Lowry Reveals Contemporary Dance and Circus Seasons For Autumn 2023
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2024
The Lowry, Salford has announced its Contemporary Dance and Circus Seasons for Autumn 2024. Learn more about the lineup here!
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2024
The Lowry, Salford has announced its Contemporary Dance and Circus Seasons for Autumn 2024. Learn more about the lineup here!
Garry Starr Brings CLASSIC PENGUINS to Venue 33, Pleasance Courtyard - Forth
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024
The multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind will return with another anarchic masterclass in Garry Starr: Classic Penguins.
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024
The multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind will return with another anarchic masterclass in Garry Starr: Classic Penguins.
Garry Starr Brings MONKEYS EVERYWHERE to Pleasance in July
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024
Join award-winning performer Damien Warren-Smith as he tries to find a calmer place to be amongst the madness of the monkey business that fills his mind.
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024
Join award-winning performer Damien Warren-Smith as he tries to find a calmer place to be amongst the madness of the monkey business that fills his mind.
GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING Comes to Southwark Playhouse in November
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2023
GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING comes to Southwark Playhouse in November. Performances run 29 November - 23 December. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2023
GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING comes to Southwark Playhouse in November. Performances run 29 November - 23 December. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
Fringe Ignite Activates The Rocks With Free Live Music This Friday
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2022
Fringe Ignite returns to The Rocks this Friday 2 September from 6pm to late to mark the official opening of Sydney Fringe Festival. A free night of acoustic live music, Fringe Ignite will feature over 20 of Sydney's best local acts presented throughout locations on Nurses Walk and Kendall Lane, plus the Runaway Gardens.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2022
Fringe Ignite returns to The Rocks this Friday 2 September from 6pm to late to mark the official opening of Sydney Fringe Festival. A free night of acoustic live music, Fringe Ignite will feature over 20 of Sydney's best local acts presented throughout locations on Nurses Walk and Kendall Lane, plus the Runaway Gardens.
Garry Starr Returns To Edinburgh Festival Fringe With GREECE LIGHTNING
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2022
Garry Starr… The Myth… The Legend… returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an hour of award-winning, unpredictable and exuberant physical comedy for anyone and everyone with a heart, soul, and funny bone. No prior knowledge of the classics required.
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2022
Garry Starr… The Myth… The Legend… returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an hour of award-winning, unpredictable and exuberant physical comedy for anyone and everyone with a heart, soul, and funny bone. No prior knowledge of the classics required.
Garry Starr Returns To Adelaide Fringe With GREECE LIGHTNING
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2022
Having single handedly saved the performing arts in 2018 with his multi-award-winning debut show, comic wunderkind Garry Starr returns with Greece Lightning, another anarchic masterclass not to be mythed.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2022
Having single handedly saved the performing arts in 2018 with his multi-award-winning debut show, comic wunderkind Garry Starr returns with Greece Lightning, another anarchic masterclass not to be mythed.
SIRENS, MEN, AND CRABS Comes to Liverpool
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2020
Liverpool's international theatre troupe, Teatro Pomodoro, are returning to the city with a new show this April, entitled 'Sirens, Men and Crabs: A Shipwrecked Odyssey.'
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2020
Liverpool's international theatre troupe, Teatro Pomodoro, are returning to the city with a new show this April, entitled 'Sirens, Men and Crabs: A Shipwrecked Odyssey.'
EDINBURGH 2019: GARRY STARR CONQUERS TROY Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 16, 2019
DAMIEN WARREN-SMITH is an actor and comedian who returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with GARRY STARR CONQUERS TROY. This new show will see Garry Starr casually conquer Troy and school audiences in the great art of Pretendism in another anarchic masterclass to remember.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 16, 2019
DAMIEN WARREN-SMITH is an actor and comedian who returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with GARRY STARR CONQUERS TROY. This new show will see Garry Starr casually conquer Troy and school audiences in the great art of Pretendism in another anarchic masterclass to remember.
GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING Comes to The Garden of Unearthly Delights
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2019
Who is Garry Starr? Come experience this PLAGUE OF iDiOTS' award winning debut solo show, fresh from fantastically successful runs in Australia and the UK.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2019
Who is Garry Starr? Come experience this PLAGUE OF iDiOTS' award winning debut solo show, fresh from fantastically successful runs in Australia and the UK.
GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING Comes to The Garden of Unearthly Delights
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2018
Who is Garry Starr? Come experience this PLAGUE OF iDiOTS' award winning debut solo show, fresh from fantastically successful runs in Australia and the UK.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2018
Who is Garry Starr? Come experience this PLAGUE OF iDiOTS' award winning debut solo show, fresh from fantastically successful runs in Australia and the UK.
EDINBURGH 2018 - BWW Review: GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING
by Amy Hanson - Aug 7, 2018
Theatre, we are informed at the outset of the show, is a dying art. A potentially controversial statement at the Fringe, but luckily for everyone, underappreciated actor Garry Starr is on a mission to save the art form. Over the course of sixty minutes, he will attempt to perform every single genre of theatre in order to inspire his audience to new-found appreciation and enthusiasm for everything from melodrama to maskwork.
by Amy Hanson - Aug 7, 2018
Theatre, we are informed at the outset of the show, is a dying art. A potentially controversial statement at the Fringe, but luckily for everyone, underappreciated actor Garry Starr is on a mission to save the art form. Over the course of sixty minutes, he will attempt to perform every single genre of theatre in order to inspire his audience to new-found appreciation and enthusiasm for everything from melodrama to maskwork.
GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING Makes Debut At Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2018
Who is Garry Starr? Come experience this PLAGUE OF iDiOTS' award winning debut solo show, fresh from fantastically successful runs in Australia.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2018
Who is Garry Starr? Come experience this PLAGUE OF iDiOTS' award winning debut solo show, fresh from fantastically successful runs in Australia.
GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING Makes Debut At Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2018
Who is Garry Starr? Come experience this PLAGUE OF iDiOTS' award winning debut solo show, fresh from fantastically successful runs in Australia.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2018
Who is Garry Starr? Come experience this PLAGUE OF iDiOTS' award winning debut solo show, fresh from fantastically successful runs in Australia.
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