As a Lesbian Comedienne, Clare performs an original cocktail of stand-up and comedy songs to mainly Gay and Lesbian audiences up and down the country and has even been known to make straight people chuckle just a little bit!!! She brings "Dyke" humour to the forefront of alternative comedy!
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"One of the funniest women in the country" - What's On
"Uninhibited and Unorthodox" - The Independent
"A Lesbian Victoria Wood" - Radio 4 Woman's Hour
"Engaging and Charming" - Time Out
"One of the most rip-roaring talents on the lesbian stage today" - Rainbow Network
"The discerning Dyke's comedienne" - Gingerbeer Website
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As a writer Clare has worked for many years in theatre and for radio and has just had her first book published. "We're The Girls" is a collection of her comedy monologues, favourite song lyrics and a few short stories. This book is beautifully illustrated by the lesbian cartoonist Kate Charlesworth. Sarah Waters has said of Clare's writing that it is: "Smart, witty, and with an eye for the sometimes poignant detail of everyday life." Clare has also had two short stories published and she also runs comedy writing workshops. For further details of Clare's writing click here.
Clare has her own professional theatre company, ARTEMIS Theatre Company. The company performs theatre to audiences who are often excluded by main stream commercial productions. Last year ARTEMIS performed a sell out National Tour of the play "GATEWAY TO HEAVEN" by Clare Summerskill. A piece based entirely on the memories of older lesbians and gay men. This play was commissioned by Age Concern to be made into a film. VISIT www.gatewaytoheaven.co.uk for further details about this production.
Currently Clare is on tour with a brand new production called HEARING VOICES, based entirely on testimonies from Mental Health Service Users. This play is funded by The Arts Council. Check out the website on www.hearingvoicesplay.co.uk for information about the play, the tour, the company and the contributors.
For further details about ARTEMIS Theatre Company click here.
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Clare has made three CDs of her original songs, which all include a marvellous mixture of comedic songs as well as love songs. Her first Album was "MAKE IT SOUND EASY", her second released CD was "FEELS LIKE COMING HOME" and...
News Flash!
Clare has now released her long awaited third CD "STILL LET ME FLY".
For details on how to order this and her other releases go to Clare's CDs.
CLARE SUMMERSKILL is a PATRON of several organisations, all of which perform outstanding work in supporting and celebrating the LGBT Community.
They are:
LONDON GAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (LGSO) www.lgso.org.uk
KENRIC www.kenric.org
LONDON PRIDE www.pridelondon.org
OXFORD PRIDE www.oxfordpride.org.uk
EAST LONDON OUT PROJECT (ELOP) Tel: 0208 5093898 or