Does My Bum Look Big In This? An Evening with Arabella Weir
Arabella will be reading from her three best selling ‘laugh out loud’ novels and taking questions from the audience.
Arabella Weir is a British comedian, actress and writer, famous for her roles in The Fast Show and regular contributor to Grumpy Old Women, and for three novels including the international best seller Does My Bum Look Big In This? (Hodders, 1998).
A funny and moving story of one woman’s battle against her own insecurities, “…both very funny and unexpectedly touching.” Joanna Lumley.
Arabella started as the gladioli wiper for Dame Edna Everage and then went on to work with Alexei Sayle, Harry Enfield and Lenny Henry.
Her real big break came with The Fast Show, where Arabella was given the opportunity to write and perform her own comic sketches and characters including ‘No Offence’, ‘Girl Boys Can’t Hear’, ‘Different with Boys’ and ‘Insecure Woman’ whose catchphrase ‘Does My Bum Look Big in This?’, gave Arabella the title of her best selling novel.
“The only way really to do any comedy properly is to write your own stuff.”
Arabella then went on to write more titles, her second novel Onwards and Upwards (Penguin, 2000), although not as autobiographical as ‘Does My Bum Look Big in This?’, is broadly based on her own experiences, telling the story of three girls who meet at school and remain friends for over 30 years.
‘Onwards and Upwards’ has been described as “…skillful, fresh and startlingly funny.” (The Observer), “A laugh-out-loud funny zany tale,” (Cosmopolitan) and “…so long Bridget and hello Arabella.” (The Daily Mail)
Her third novel Stupid Cupid (Penguin, 2002) for which she also wrote the screenplay now owned by Working Title, features Hat Grant who is planning the wedding of her dreams, but six weeks before the event her fiancé dumps her. Can she do the unthinkable…have a wedding without the groom? “A very funny addition to the maligned genre of chick lit…” (Evening Standard)
So although Arabella Weir probably has the most famous bum in Britain, there is a lot more to her than a rear end. Her readings are very funny and inclusive. ‘A great girl’s night out.’ (The Guardian)
The readings will be followed by a Q&A session and an after show book signing.
Please note although parental discretion applies we are suggesting that this performance is not suitable for people under 16.
