Solo Shows

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Lema has written, performed, and produced three solo shows. She just finished a run of her third solo show, Bean vs. The Robots, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August and received a Bronze Award from the Fringe Theatre Awards. Lema’s first show, Bean, was awarded Best of Hollywood Fringe and called one of the “top ten shows not to miss” at Fringe World Festival by The West Australian. See below for reviews of Bean and Bean vs. The Robots.

Reviews

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For Bean vs. The Robots at Edinburgh Festival Fringe:

  • ★★★★ “Lema is a fearless comic force… A stunningly original triumph… Wildly inventive… Profoundly moving” - Beyond the Curtain

  • ★★★★ “Brilliance” - One4Review

  • “Wonderfully weird” - Theatre Village

  • “A fun and bonkers Fringe experience” - Jolien’s Theatre Diary

  • “Incredibly heartfelt, while still remaining beautifully silly” - Binge Fringe

  • “An imaginative and heartfelt piece of work” - Stand-Up UK

  • HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SHOW “This is a gem of a fringe show, fun and mischievous, ably hosted by solo performer Midge Lema… Bean is a hero, a clown and a fellow on that journey” - FringeReview

For Bean at Hollywood Fringe Festival:

“Lema’s one woman show Bean is a very up close and personal experience; an experiment in intimacy and disclosure of those moments in life that make you who you are, or who you think you are.” - LA Theatre Review

“These kinds of shows depend almost entirely on the performer's personality and wit, and Lema has plenty enough to get her through.” - LAist

For Bean at Fringe World Festival Perth:

“Armed with little more than a cooking spatula and a kindy-class chair, the diminutive writer-actor is a lively, likable and witty performer.” - The West Australian

“Lema gives some wonderfully detailed accounts of the intimacy, intensity and inventiveness of childhood experiences.” - The West Australian

“A solo theatre show that brings you closer to the funny and touching journey of a girl in a big world, who is not quite ready to grow up.” - The Sunday Times

“Top 10 treasury shows not to miss.” – The Sunday Times

Shows

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Bean

Named Best of Hollywood Fringe and a Top Ten Pick of Fringe World Festival in Perth, Australia, this weird solo show tells the story of a young adult named Bean as she searches to reconnect with the fearlessness she had as a child.

(refried) Bean

In this solo show sequel to Bean, which debuted at the Los Angeles Solo Festival, an unfortunate dating curse has been placed on Bean. If she can’t figure out how to break it, she will be doomed to go on awkward and terrible dates—forever!

Bean vs. The Robots

In Bean vs. The Robots, space travellers get to board Bean’s spaceship for exactly 50 minutes. Bean has been flying her spaceship for so long that she lost all of her memories from Earth. Except memories that involve The Robots. Bean will take the space travellers on a ride, perform her favorite songs for them, and maybe even cast them as characters. Space travellers will hear strange songs like "Space Travel Is Hard" and "Space Vampires Are Sad." But even Bean won’t be prepared for the memories that pop up along the way.

Photo Credit: Jack Livingston

Photo Credit: Jack Livingston