Chokeslam
A knockout solo show about one woman’s love of pro wrestling.
Part confessional, part exuberant oral history of sports entertainment’s greatest matches and most loved characters.
Acclaimed comedian Tegan Verheul leaves no Stone (Cold) unturned in her unflinchingly raw autobiographical debut that grapples with heartbreak, friendship, and the healing power of bloodsport.
Riotously funny, unexpectedly touching, brilliantly human. You will leave a wrestling fan.
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CAST
CAST
Tegan Verheul
Performer, Writer
Tegan Verheul (she/her) is a London-based actor, comedian, playwright, and founding member of WWWC. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Tegan has an MA in Acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
A luminary in London's comedy scene, Tegan’s unique humour and charisma earned her a spot in Circuit Breakers, a showcase for the UK’s top emerging comedians at the Leicester Comedy Festival in February 2024. She is also a beloved figure in the online wrestling community and on YouTube, regularly appearing on WrestleTalk, PartsFunKnown, No Rolls Barred, Chaotic Neutral, and CutScene.
Tegan’s recent theatre work includes Surrogates (WWWC), Chokeslam (WWWC), The Wasp (Bold House Productions), Hide and Seek (Sphinx Theatre), and Kentucky Meat Shower (Sphinx Theatre). Her recent television credits include No Man’s Land (Hulu) and Arrow (CW).
An emerging playwright, Tegan’s most recent play, Surrogates, was selected to be performed as a staged reading at A Pinch of Vault in February 2024. She also co-wrote and co-directed Artist/Muse with Diana Feng and Clarisse Zamba (two creative conspirators from the WWWC), which premiered at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival to great acclaim after being shortlisted for the LET Award in January 2023. A shorter version of Tegan's autobiographical comedic solo show, Chokeslam, premiered in Edinburgh last year and received rave reviews for its exuberant and unflinchingly raw look at heartbreak, friendship and the healing power of bloodsport.
CREATIVES
CREATIVES
Rosie Nicholls
Dramaturg & Directorial Support
Rosie Nicholls is an actor from East Sussex. She trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Rosie is a skilled comic actress and writer, winning the Amused Moose Comedy Award for her double act with Sullivan Brown, Grubby Little Mitts. Rosie’s performance skills include professional large scale puppetry, ensemble work, a strong musical ability and classical theatre. Rosie regularly appears as a comedian on popular YouTube panel show No Rolls Barred and their 300K subscriber list; Rosie also produces and develops content with the company as Associate Producer. Outside of acting, Rosie works in Art Department for HETV and Film. Credits include Sky Cinema, Netflix, BBC Comedy and BBC Film. Rosie is based in London.
Shu-Ang Yeh
Lighting Designer
Ang is a London-based interactive experience designer with theater background. He has four years of working experience as a lighting designer and stage manager in Taiwan. His works appear across stage performance, immersive theater, and commercial events. He also has extensive experience in international production and touring. Engagement and storytelling are at the heart of his work. His recent interest is in how sensory design can shift the audience's perception and be used as a way of narrative.
Christina Ellinas
Dramaturg & Script Editor
Christina Ellinas (she/her) is a British-born Cypriot actor and writer based in London. Following graduation from the BA (Hons) Acting programme at Fourth Monkey, she has gone on to perform in numerous fringe and immersive theatre shows. Most notably for several Offie award-winning productions at the Cervantes Theatre (Yerma, Taxi Girl), and as a main cast member in Secret Cinema Presents Casino Royale for residencies in both London and Shanghai. Following her screen acting debut for Amazon Prime’s noir sci-fi series The Peripheral, she has fallen in love with the filmmaking process. She has joined the WWWC as a writer and dramaturg, and is currently in the middle of production for her debut short film Touch: A Tango Story, for which she serves as writer, co-producer and lead cast member.
Sikisa
Choreographer
Sikisa is a multi-talented comedian, writer, producer, and choreographer from South London, who has never forgotten her Barbadian roots. Sikisa has been named one to watch with her authentic, fearless and vivacious personality and on-stage presence since winning the public's vote in the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award competition, for which she was a finalist. Sikisa is the creator of the WrestleClub UK podcast, which combines two of her favourite things - wrestling and chatting. Sikisa is a three-time Leicester Festival Aware nominee for Best Newcomer 2020, Best appearance 2021 and best show 2022 with her work in progress shows. Outside of live work, Sikisa has featured on Live at Apollo (BBC), Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Sorry I Didn't Know (ITV), Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV), The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC), Pie And A Pint (Comedy Central), Off Menu, Evil Genius (BBC Sounds), Perfect Sounds (BBC Sounds), Wheel Of Misfortune (BBC Radio 1), The Leak and Mach Fest (BBC Radio Wales). Sikisa is a regular writer for BBC Radio, an alumni of The Soho Theatre Young Company, and a proud member of The Cocoa Butter Club.
Upcoming Shows
Edinburgh Fringe
All shows @ 17:50pm
Venue
Assembly George Square - The Crate
George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LK
Website // Phone: 0131 623 3030
| Wed 31 July (Preview) | £7.50 | Tickets |
| Thu 1 August (Preview) | £7.50 | Tickets |
| Fri 2 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Sat 3 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Sun 4 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Mon 5 August (2-for-1) | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Tue 6 August (2-for-1) | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Wed 7 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Thu 8 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Fri 9 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Sat 10 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Mon 12 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Tue 13 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Wed 14 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Thu 15 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Fri 16 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Sat 17 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Sun 18 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Mon 19 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Tue 20 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Wed 21 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Thu 22 August | £10.50 | Tickets |
| Fri 23 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Sat 24 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
| Sun 25 August | £12.00 | Tickets |
Accessibility Info
Wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible toilets
Accessible entry: The venue is located on the ground floor with ramp access into the space. The audience enter from Buccleuch Place. To reserve wheelchair space along with your tickets, please email access@assemblyfestival.com.
Wheelchair access type: Fully wheelchair accessible
Stairs: 0
Seat width: TBA
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
A very special thank you to our sponsors and all those who contributed to our crowdfunding campaign for Chokeslam and Don’t Call Me China Doll.
Adam Gaffney, Cher Lin, Chia Ching Ho, Clarisse Zamba, Daniel Hsieh, Eero Liu, Emily Gleave, Haider Abdullah, Ivan Weiss, James Colgan, Jessica Bryson, Joyce Tsai, Julie I. Rohwein & Jonathan B. Aibel, Joyce Tsai, Kay Hatton, Kelby Campbell, Kelly Wang, Lai Ka Yi, Liam Verheul, Matthieu Komorowski, Michael Garrity, Morwenna Rowe, Nic Westwood, Nicholas Barclay, Peter Lin, Philipp Brada, Sarah Costa, Sarah Szloboda, Sullivan Brown, Tobin Gringras, Yu-ting Lin, Zac Bange.
