Victoria Hancock is a poet, clown and semi-retired burlesque maverick, who trained in mime, acrobatics and Lecoq-based physical theatre at the London International School of Performing Arts and Arthaus Berlin, when she was already a bit too old to run away with the circus.
A popular and well established regular on the UK cabaret scene as Jeu Jeu la Foille from 2010 to 2019; she performed narrative burlesque vignettes, and was a co-creator and costumier with surrealist clown troupe ‘The Mist – We Are Not Cakes.’
In 2016 Victoria created her first solo show ‘Jeu Jeu la Foille’s Frontal Lobotomy’ which dealt with experimental brain surgery, while heavily under the influence of Tom Waits. She began to develop a unique style of solo, anthology performance art; combining spoken word, puppetry, music and costuming. The show toured with Arts Council funding in 2017, and was nominated for a Buxton Fringe Award for Best New Writing.
Jeu Jeu la Foille likes beautiful melodies telling her terrible things, and after surviving an abusive relationship in 2018, she went on to write and perform ‘Jeu Jeu la Foille’s Testy Manifesto’, which dealt with intimate partner violence and the French Revolution. Oddly enough, the show turned out to be quite funny. Victoria continues to campaign for an end to violence against women and girls.
As a writer, she doesn’t retreat from taboo subjects, and has two poet voices; angry and triumphant or sad and whimsical. A true DIY artist, Victoria’s performances have been described and compelling and mesmerising, and she is currently wrestling with a third solo show; working title – Jeu Jeu la Foille’s Pithy Obituary.
Besides being a theatre artist, Victoria also works as a Wardrobe Supervisor, Funeral Celebrant and Teacher of Acting. She will also be appearing in a musical written by Grant Sharkey this year.
www.jeujeulafoille.com
Read my blog: Jeu Jeu la Foille - Nowhere to go but everywhere
Instagram @jeujeulafoille
(March 2024)
A popular and well established regular on the UK cabaret scene as Jeu Jeu la Foille from 2010 to 2019; she performed narrative burlesque vignettes, and was a co-creator and costumier with surrealist clown troupe ‘The Mist – We Are Not Cakes.’
In 2016 Victoria created her first solo show ‘Jeu Jeu la Foille’s Frontal Lobotomy’ which dealt with experimental brain surgery, while heavily under the influence of Tom Waits. She began to develop a unique style of solo, anthology performance art; combining spoken word, puppetry, music and costuming. The show toured with Arts Council funding in 2017, and was nominated for a Buxton Fringe Award for Best New Writing.
Jeu Jeu la Foille likes beautiful melodies telling her terrible things, and after surviving an abusive relationship in 2018, she went on to write and perform ‘Jeu Jeu la Foille’s Testy Manifesto’, which dealt with intimate partner violence and the French Revolution. Oddly enough, the show turned out to be quite funny. Victoria continues to campaign for an end to violence against women and girls.
As a writer, she doesn’t retreat from taboo subjects, and has two poet voices; angry and triumphant or sad and whimsical. A true DIY artist, Victoria’s performances have been described and compelling and mesmerising, and she is currently wrestling with a third solo show; working title – Jeu Jeu la Foille’s Pithy Obituary.
Besides being a theatre artist, Victoria also works as a Wardrobe Supervisor, Funeral Celebrant and Teacher of Acting. She will also be appearing in a musical written by Grant Sharkey this year.
www.jeujeulafoille.com
Read my blog: Jeu Jeu la Foille - Nowhere to go but everywhere
Instagram @jeujeulafoille
(March 2024)