“(Mommy’s a whore, Daddy’s a hitman). Laugh, cry and see God in this award-winning solo show by writer/performer Mitch Hara. Strap yourself in for a heart-wrenching rollercoaster ride you’ll never forget, featuring sex, drugs, disco balls and blackouts. All during an audition for Hamilton Unplugged. Directed by Carlyle King.” That’s the premise for Mitch Haras’s acclaimed solo show at the fringe that drawn upon, among other things, theatre and comedy.
Paul Levy caught up with Mitch in the final days of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 in a rather raucous Assemnly Club Bar, and needed to calm the screaming crowds halfway through. Mitch discusses the origin of this Mutant Olive 2.0, the theatre that underpins it, and how he tears himself apart every night on stage…