Created and performed by Julia Masli
Directed by Kim Noble
All Julia Masli wants to do is solve people’s problems and win the Nobel Peace Prize. But this plan keeps going awry as she receives accolade after accolade for comedy. The celebrated clown debuted ha ha ha ha ha ha ha at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it was named “best of the year” by The Guardian. A sold-out sensation at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and greeted with thunderous laughter and more rave reviews in New York and D.C., the show is entirely different every night based on audience participation. Now it’s coming to New Haven. Something bothering you? Julia is ready to help!
Special performances
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Pre-Performance Discussion
January 28, 2:00 pm
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Wednesday Matinee
January 28, 2:00 pm
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Talk Back
January 31, 2:00 pm
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Audio Description
January 31, 2:00 pm
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Touch Tour
January 31, 2:00 pm
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ASL
January 31, 8:00 pm
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Open Caption
February 7, 2:00 pm
Meet the Artists
Biographies are submitted by the artists and edited for common house style by Yale Rep.
Creative Team
Julia Masli
Creator, Perfomer
Julia Masli
Julia Masli (she/her) is an award-winning clown from Estonia, based in London. All she wants to do is solve people’s problems and eventually win the Nobel Prize, presented to those who have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. But this plan keeps going wrong as she continually wins prizes for comedy. It was bad enough when she was the winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality in 2019 and her debut show CHOOSH– about a migrant’s struggles in the USA – was one of the most acclaimed comedy shows of the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. But in 2023, things spiraled when she set out to help audience members in ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, which you can read about in The New York Times here. This serious, important event was nominated for Edinburgh’s top prize for Best Comedy Show and named number one comedy show of the year by The Guardian, before being invited for a four-week, completely sold-out run at London’s Soho Theatre. Despite the seriousness of Julia’s intentions, the show was once more shortlisted for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after another total sellout season, nominated for Edinburgh’s top prize of Best Comedy Show and the SKY Arts Best Comedy Award, nominated for two Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Performer and Outstanding Production after a sold-out run at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and declared number one comedy show of the year by The Guardian. She and her leg are currently on tour.
Kim Noble
Director
Kim Noble
Kim Noble (he/him) was a critically acclaimed artist and performer from London. He used to be quite good at stuff like theatre. He got an award. And he does some directing. The New York Times described him as “Annoying.” He is re-writing a book and recently had to move back into his mum’s flat due to financial difficulties.