ADA CAMPE
"Extravagantly mischievous… devilishly eccentric... a real original and with irrepressible funny bones.. brilliantly crowd-pleasing act" - Chortle
As the alter-ego and mischievous creation of theatrical academic Naomi Paxton, character comedian and magician Ada Campe's performances are true variety at it's very best, rife with the absurd and the outlandish, mystery and intrigue and unabashed, pure comedy.
From juggling to card tricks to mind-reading, Magic Circle member Ada Campe is a real one-off, a one-woman celebration of a bygone golden era of decorous razzmatazz, yet still hugely relevant today.
2018 was her year - she won both the New Act of the Year at the NATYS, and the Leicester Square Theatre Old Comedian of the Year, received a nomination for Best Variety Act at the Chortle Awards, and had a sell out critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Testimonials of Ada Campe
"Extravagantly mischievous… devilishly eccentric... a real original and with irrepressible funny bones.. brilliantly crowd-pleasing act"
“With her outlandish eye makeup, headdress and conspiratorial air, Ada Campe effortlessly draws her audience into her story. Thanks to Campe’s dramatic delivery and enviable turn of phrase, it’s also very funny. Created by Naomi Paxton, Campe employs her considerable charm to recruit audience members to aid her in her flights of fancy (one plays an escaped moose) and to join her in a concluding dance. It’s a world as convincing as it is amusing, both eccentric and deeply researched.”