The comedians paradise

Being a clown and theatre director


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We chat to fellow Gaulier Alumni, Tom Fox, who had the unique name of Tom Fox FBI. He is a theatre practitioner, comedian, clown and director from Peterborough. His work crosses disciplines such as improvisation, comedy, movement and music. He is artistic director of devising theatre company Lamphouse theatre. Here is an overview of what we discussed :

[01:31]How I came up with the name Tom Fox FBI 

[08:29] What made me a clown and performer

[13:00] How I started Lamphouse theatre

[17:19] How I started in Gaulier

[25:52] My experience of working with different people in Gaulier

[33:59] What are the challenges of running a theatre company

[50:35] The problem with the Edinburgh Fringe

If you would like to know more about Tom Fox, you can follow Lamphouse theatre at https://www.lamphousetheatre.co.uk/, or you can watch Tom at this years Edinburgh Fringe. He is producing his tantalising show, "War of the worlds" (On a Budget) at the Haldane Theatre. Full details are here:https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/war-of-the-worlds-on-a-budget.

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