Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and Shagging

One woman, armed with American ignorance, French arrogance, and a chest that some say she grew on purpose, bursts onto the stage in sparkles and stilettos: meet Liza Minelli and Debbie Harry’s love child. This pro-singer-turned-musical-comedian is ready to sing at you: to land her cheeky, unbelievable, and sometimes tear-jerking true-life stories into your lap.

Barbara Fernandez, fed up of Americans at university playing down Europe as ‘only a tourist destination’, arrives in Paris age 22 with a degree in theatre and a dream: to live and work there – without a French passport, or any other working papers. 10 years of chaos ensues: cash-in-hand jobs (it’s not what you’re thinking, some are singing jobs), love tussles with partners who are sometimes trench-digging, other times cult-loving and even pillow-wielding, and shaggable therapists – all delivered in powerfully funny parodies with snippets of famous songs recrafted to poke fun at a rocky road to self-discovery.

From sultry pop to classical trills and belting cabaret-style showstoppers, Barbara lustily celebrates female power amidst chaos.

★★★★ “Outrageously funny musical comedy show. What an excellent comedian” – Theatre and Arts Review

★★★★ “Soaring vocals, belly laughs, and touching tales” – FringeReview

★★★★ “Cole Porter meets Victoria Wood – with a dash of Calendar Girls cheekiness…Raunchy, rebellious, and real…A must-see show” – Sussex News