Woman Who Wank receives a much coverted USA 100 Star Award at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Woman Who Wank, created and perfomed by Joanne Tremarco
Woman Who Wank, created and perfomed by Joanne Tremarco from the Nomadic Academy of Fools, an odd-ball theater troupe concentrating on the study of Foolish Humour, received at USA Weekly News 100 Star Award, which is given for Fringe Shows way above the 5 star standard and has become to be known as the Acamedy Awards of Fringe festivals around the world.
"...Woman Who Wank is considered to be one of the most entertaining and creative fringe shows with a good message also with healing and spiritual benefit that we have seen for along time with any fringe show...."... USA Weekly News
Joanne Tremarco and Chris Murray chosen to be co-hosts of the Fringe Factor TV Show
Women Who Wank
Fringe Show created and performed by Joanne Tremarco –
Joanne Tremarco and Chris Murray from the Nomadic Academy of Fools, an odd-ball theatre troupe concentrating on the study of Foolish Humour have been chosen to be co-hosts of the New Fringe Factor (Do Fringe Shows have Talent?) TV Show that has been developed over the last seven years by Stephen Carew-Reid and the Late Thomas Graham Allwood with sponsorship from the INL News Group.
Joanne Tremarco and her partner Chris Murray hosted one of the many pilots of the New Fringe Factor (Do Fringe Shows have Talent?) TV Show filmed at the Scotsman Hotel on the 21st August, 2013 where Fringe Entertainers came along to watch classic momments filmed at the Edinburgh FringFestival and perform short performances and chat about their fringe show and their excpereinces at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Published on June 21st, 2013 | by Luke Hurst
Published on June 21st, 2013 | by Luke Hurst
Woman in vagina outfit runs to rescue man in penis outfit
Woman in vagina outfit runs to rescue man in penis outfit
Performers cause offence dicking and fannying about on the streets of Glastonbury.
We spend a fair amount of time talking about
penises and
vaginas at Planet Ivy. The less liberally-minded, more mature amongst you might say too much. Whatever, dick-head. So when we saw this story in the
Central Somerset Gazette about a man dressed as a penis getting mildly accosted by a passer-by, and a woman dressed as a vagina running to his aid, we felt finally, our time for news-reporting glory had come.
The incident occurred last Friday when actors from the Nomadic Academy of Fools – an odd-ball theatre troupe – were handing out flyers to promote two of their shows, ingeniously titled: Women Who Wank and The Penis Monologues. A member (yep) of the public was so offended by the sight of Chris Murray, dressed as a penis on Glastonbury High Street, that he yanked the head off the costume and threw it on the floor.
Witnessing her penis friend’s veritable circumcision, Joanne Tremarco – dressed quite equally disturbingly as a vagina – ran to his aid to try and tame the raging pedestrian. The police were called as the theatre group made their way back to their headquarters, and were told to avoid dressing like cocks in future. Their flyers were also confiscated, but you will be delighted to hear that Women Who Wank and The Penis Monologues went ahead as planned. I’m sure it was delightful.
Women Who Wank Genre: Improvised Theatre- Highly Recomended
Women Who Wank Genre: Improvised Theatre- Highly Recomended
Highly Recomended
Low Down
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Women Who Wank happens in Cowgatehead, a hole in the wall that would be easy to miss, sandwiched between Underbelly and the Cowshed on Cowgate. It’s half ten at night, we’re tired, wired; some of us are a bit pissed. We’ve gathered in a small, boxy space that resembles nothing so much as a bomb shelter. There’s a pretty good crowd – evidently there are a lot of people interested in women who wank. Expectations are running high. One of the last people into the room is an extravagant, gaudy woman who talks with a posh slur as she swishes up and down the aisle, looking for a seat in the packed house, complaining about what she’s sure will be a shit show. She couldn’t be further from the truth.
What are our expectations for a show with such a provocative title? The population of Joanne’s audience is about two-thirds women, and the men are mostly here with dates. There are a few single men present. The atmosphere is sexually charged even before Joanne begins polarizing the room, calling us out, trying to uncover our secrets even as she hauls our curiosity up on stage for us to scrutinize. Bombs rain down on us from the show in the room above as we retreat into the wartime bunker where Joanne promises to shield us from harm. She is all over the place, mad-woman, character actress, saint of purity and prurient wanker, enticing us wickedly. Her improvisational skills are captivating as she traipses through her youth with us, uncovers moments of vulnerability and truth, and fences with a pair of particularly vociferous late-night hecklers with alternating severity and tenderness.
I won’t say too much about the content of this show because it’s my opinion that you should check it out and discover it for yourself – and, equally, as a totally improvised show, the content will be completely different on any given night. But after an hour that flew by, I’m tempted to go back and see what other secrets lurk within Joanne’s bunker.
Reviewed by William Glenn 8th August 2013
Foolish Who’s Who
Want to know more about the Fools of The Nomadic Academy?
Jane Scott is 5’10″ tall, 36′,28′,36′ and likes animals and working for charity
Danny Mullins is a musician who likes to fool around. He’s in his fifth year with the Academy for Fools.
He’s currently enjoying teaching Edinburgh Fools Academy, hosting community sing song sessions and working with Edinburgh’s Beltaine Fire Society as a “red man”. Meaning everything that is RED! It’s tribal, it’s primal, passion, power and Love. He’s working with the group to bring out their sensual and sexual energies by mixing in what he has learnt from the “Awaken Love” Tantra group to develop the “Fool Around” workshops. Playful and also respectful, personal boundaries will be mindfully observed throughout: and stretched out gently.
A touching and tickling performer, Danny also enjoys writing about himself from a detached “third person” perspective to make it sound as though he’s much more wordly-wise and well known than he actually is.
Katherine Smith performs foolish plays in foolish ways as the fool she says…
Who am I? A big O until we meet in the world of our imagination…
You want information? Well then, on a more practical level I’m a gardener, a recent Mumma, a wife, a performer, a piano player, a publisher and a writer.
With the Academy for Fools, I’m working on a play called the Living Museum of Marjorie – from which we’ll be performing characters and tantalising snippets during
this festival for fools. …These Old Fools – they are sad and dusty old relics from bygone eras who can move into beauty full of wonder.
Bruce Knight is a performer and also looks after
Spilsby Theatre in Lincolnshire. He worked for many years as a lighting technician.
He first began performing as an aerialist, on trapeze dressed as Elvis, when his circus hobby got out of hand!
Since then he has played many characters on earth, directed community theatre projects and trained for several years with
Jonathan Kay and also regularly performs as ‘Jim” with the Brighton based company Copperdollar.
Joanne Tremarco paints bold images with oils and your imagination. She is a blundering psychic, a kamikaze perfectionist, a wild woman who is afraid of the dark, an unhealed healer, a lover of clean tea towels, a prolapsed catholic who dreams far too much whilst cycling her bike. She loves cleaning (but it takes too long), gardening and looking after other people’s children.
She loves performing without a parachute, making audiences laugh and cry.
You can see her in her one-woman show, Women Who Wank, at Festivals around the UK this year. To book ‘Women Who Wank’ contact here
Aside from working with The Nomadic Academy for Fools, she also huffs and puffs her way through Physical Fest each year with her friends from Tmesis Theatre and she works from time to time for Friction Arts.
If
Chris Murray were here, what would he do? How would Christopher Murray deal with this problem? Look! He left his shoes behind, lets walk a mile in them and see…just one of the many conversations I wish people would have after meeting me.
Natalie Fee is a performer, poet and presenter, trained by Jonathan Kay in the art of the Fool. She performs regular improvised shows in theatres around Bristol, using music, humour and comedy to open up the challenges we face as individuals and as a global community.
Paul scott is a ex-con, ex squaddie, 96.4% orangutan just like you, professional dog training instructor, painter, chainsaw carver, commentator and quite good with a needle and thread. Born as a wooly-back and lifelong holy devotee to Liverpool FC. He likes photography, travelling, rainforests, sarcasm, sports cars, Doctor Who, 5 Rhythms Ecstatic Dance, music festivals, Scuba diving, power tools, medical marijuana, animals, Pink Floyd, potatoes, tantric sex, Sumatra and builders tea. He is inspired by Kenny Dalglish, Osho, David Attenborough, Maharaji , Obi-wan- kenobi , Salvador Dali, Hanuman and Bill Hicks. Some things he would like to see blown to thousands of pieces are Old Trafford, Crufts, Schools, Scotland yard, Animal hunters, Inland Revenue, DVLA, Ascot and festival security guards.
See his website here!
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Woman dressed as giant vagina stops street attack on giant penis
By David Edwards
Friday, June 21, 2013 14:02 EDT
Women Who Wank Genre: Improvised Theatre- Highly Recomended
Highly Recomended
Low Down
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Women Who Wank happens in Cowgatehead, a hole in the wall that would be easy to miss, sandwiched between Underbelly and the Cowshed on Cowgate. It’s half ten at night, we’re tired, wired; some of us are a bit pissed. We’ve gathered in a small, boxy space that resembles nothing so much as a bomb shelter. There’s a pretty good crowd – evidently there are a lot of people interested in women who wank. Expectations are running high. One of the last people into the room is an extravagant, gaudy woman who talks with a posh slur as she swishes up and down the aisle, looking for a seat in the packed house, complaining about what she’s sure will be a shit show. She couldn’t be further from the truth.
What are our expectations for a show with such a provocative title? The population of Joanne’s audience is about two-thirds women, and the men are mostly here with dates. There are a few single men present. The atmosphere is sexually charged even before Joanne begins polarizing the room, calling us out, trying to uncover our secrets even as she hauls our curiosity up on stage for us to scrutinize. Bombs rain down on us from the show in the room above as we retreat into the wartime bunker where Joanne promises to shield us from harm. She is all over the place, mad-woman, character actress, saint of purity and prurient wanker, enticing us wickedly. Her improvisational skills are captivating as she traipses through her youth with us, uncovers moments of vulnerability and truth, and fences with a pair of particularly vociferous late-night hecklers with alternating severity and tenderness.
I won’t say too much about the content of this show because it’s my opinion that you should check it out and discover it for yourself – and, equally, as a totally improvised show, the content will be completely different on any given night. But after an hour that flew by, I’m tempted to go back and see what other secrets lurk within Joanne’s bunker.
Reviewed by William Glenn 8th August 2013
Edinburgh Fringe 2013- Women Who Wank
Highly recomended- Genre: Improvised Theatre-Venue: Cowgatehead
Low Down
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Women Who Wank happens in Cowgatehead, a hole in the wall that would be easy to miss, sandwiched between Underbelly and the Cowshed on Cowgate. It’s half ten at night, we’re tired, wired; some of us are a bit pissed. We’ve gathered in a small, boxy space that resembles nothing so much as a bomb shelter. There’s a pretty good crowd – evidently there are a lot of people interested in women who wank. Expectations are running high. One of the last people into the room is an extravagant, gaudy woman who talks with a posh slur as she swishes up and down the aisle, looking for a seat in the packed house, complaining about what she’s sure will be a shit show. She couldn’t be further from the truth.
What are our expectations for a show with such a provocative title? The population of Joanne’s audience is about two-thirds women, and the men are mostly here with dates. There are a few single men present. The atmosphere is sexually charged even before Joanne begins polarizing the room, calling us out, trying to uncover our secrets even as she hauls our curiosity up on stage for us to scrutinize. Bombs rain down on us from the show in the room above as we retreat into the wartime bunker where Joanne promises to shield us from harm. She is all over the place, mad-woman, character actress, saint of purity and prurient wanker, enticing us wickedly. Her improvisational skills are captivating as she traipses through her youth with us, uncovers moments of vulnerability and truth, and fences with a pair of particularly vociferous late-night hecklers with alternating severity and tenderness.
I won’t say too much about the content of this show because it’s my opinion that you should check it out and discover it for yourself – and, equally, as a totally improvised show, the content will be completely different on any given night. But after an hour that flew by, I’m tempted to go back and see what other secrets lurk within Joanne’s bunker.
Reviewed by William Glenn 8th August 2013
YouTube
"He started shouting at me, saying it was disgusting and children could see us," says Chris Murray, who was wearing a giant phallus.
A bizarre street scuffle saw a woman dressed as a vagina saving a man decked out as a penis from a severe beating.
The duo were promoting their "Fooling Around" stage show — in the notoriously hippie English town of Glastonbury, Somerset — when a local resident took offense at their costumes.
"He started shouting at me, saying it was disgusting and children could see us," Chris Murray, who was wearing a giant phallus, told the Central Somerset Gazette.
"I could tell by his body language he was really angry. I tried to calm him down, I wasn't looking for a fight; but he grabbed my hat, tore it off and chucked it on the pavement," he claimed.
RELATED: INSIDE THE GLAMOROUS WORLD OF A ‘CABURLESQUE’ STAR
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"Dick & Fanny," from the Nomadic Academy of Fools, advertise their erotic new play "Women Who Wank," in Glastonbury High Street."
It fell to "Vagina Woman" — Joanne Tremarco — to intervene and calm things down.
Meanwhile, a bystander had called cops who then ordered the pair - part of the Nomadic Academy of Fools outfit - to remove their robes or face arrest.
The police's reaction left bosses at the Assembly Rooms, where the group was performing shocked.
"We were deeply surprised by the reaction of the police in this situation," said a spokesman. "The plays were very well attended and we experienced no trouble at the venue."
The couple later revealed they would not press charges against their alleged attacker.
WOMEN WHO WANK
A partly improvised comically tragic and tragically comic dis-covery play all about pleasure, connection and intimacy.
In-to-me-see. Come alone or bring your friends. Men are also welcome.
http://eventful.com/events/women-who-wank-/E0-001-055207167-6
Doors 7.30pm - Performance 8pm
Cost: Women who Wank 8.85
Women who Wank Concessions 5.78
Is It Normal to Masturbate When You’re Married?
By Michael Ashworth, Ph.D.
There is absolutely no reason to feel guilty for masturbating even though you are married. Most men and women do indeed continue to masturbate when they are in a relationship, and it does not mean that there is anything wrong. In fact, research shows that those people who masturbate more also have more (and more satisfying) sex.
People have sex, as well as masturbate, for all sorts of reasons. Often men and women feel like having an orgasm or pleasuring themselves as a quick stress reliever, as a “pick-me-up”, or just because they are very aroused but don’t want to go through the whole process of sex.
Masturbating is also a great way to learn about your own body, which invariably makes for better sex with a partner. Men can use masturbation as a way to learn how to control their orgasms, while women can learn how to have orgasms more easily.
Sometimes people feel that if everything was perfect in a sexual relationship, then neither partner would “need” to masturbate. Nothing could be further from the truth. Simply put, good sex begets more good sex — in all its forms. In fact, many couples masturbate together and find it a very enjoyable part of their relationship. Honestly, there is no need to feel guilty. Listen to the good doctor: Masturbation is good for you!
http://ehealthforum.com/health/are-there-other-women-who-do-not-masturbate-t292785-a1.html
Re: how often do women masturbate? and do all women do it?
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1298309
Answers:
1. Well I have sex with my bf everyday, sometimes twice a day when I'm with him (I like to wake him up with head and give him a proper start to the day) and we're in a LDR at the moment so prob about twice a week when the waiting gets too much and I'm too horny to wait anymore,
2. Every day (I love how female masturbation is still a mystery).
3. I swear there is a thread on this every single day. Yes, majority do it, and how often depends on the person, same as men./thread
4. Once every 4 days...
5. never. and im not even joking.
6. Have you climaxed yet OP?
7. the majority do, and many of those who say they don't lie!! frequency is different for each woman but at the moment it's been 3 weeks since i has sex with my bf so at least every other day if not everyday!! when the sex is there once a week if at all. i also **** a lot when i'm stressed so exams add to my horniness.
8. Almost never. Haven't really got the hang of it.
9. Lots of people do, surely this has all been said a million times before?
10. Lots of people do, surely this has all been said a million times before.
11. Everyday tbh ... is that bad for you?
12. Something I never thought I'd hear from anyone.
13. last time I check, 65% were doing it.
14. once a day. sometimes twice if I have a day off. Orgasm-wise it is the best, no man can ever get anywhere near unfortunately (even though it can be great with a partner, I never reach the same level).I cannot believe there are women that never do it!
15. Couple of times a week when I'm at home (with my boyfriend), almost every day when we're apart. Not all women do it, but if they don't I assume that's because they haven't figured out how to get off yet, it can take a while.
Headline of the year: 'Man Dressed As Penis Assaulted As Woman Dressed As Vagina Tries To Intervene'
Happy Friday.
You think Glastonbury residents would be used to the weird and wacky walking through their town en route to the biggest music festival in the world, but apparently not.
A man and a woman dressed as a penis and a vagina respectively were on the street promoting their new show when the man was accosted by a local who was unimpressed by their outfits.
Chris Murray and Joanne Tremarco were performing on the street to promote 'Women who wank and The Penis Monologues' when a passerby took umbrage with the display and attacked Murray. 'He started shouting at me, saying it was disgusting and children could see us,' he told the Central Somerset Gazette. 'I could tell by his body language that he was really angry. I tried to calm him down, I wasn't looking for a fight; but he grabbed my hat, tore it off and chucked it on the pavement.'
Police were called to the scene and the pair were forced to get out of their costumes or face charges from the officers on the scene.
What a dick.
Story by David O'Shaughnessy Friday 21st June 2013 WFT
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"He started shouting at me, saying it was disgusting and children could see us," says Chris Murray, who was wearing a giant phallus.
A bizarre street scuffle saw a woman dressed as a vagina saving a man decked out as a penis from a severe beating.
The duo were promoting their "Fooling Around" stage show — in the notoriously hippie English town of Glastonbury, Somerset — when a local resident took offense at their costumes.
"He started shouting at me, saying it was disgusting and children could see us," Chris Murray, who was wearing a giant phallus, told the Central Somerset Gazette.
"I could tell by his body language he was really angry. I tried to calm him down, I wasn't looking for a fight; but he grabbed my hat, tore it off and chucked it on the pavement," he claimed.
RELATED: INSIDE THE GLAMOROUS WORLD OF A ‘CABURLESQUE’ STAR
YouTube
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/woman-dressed-vagina-saves-pal-dressed-penis-caught-street-fight-article-1.1381099
"Dick & Fanny," from the Nomadic Academy of Fools, advertise their erotic new play "Women Who Wank," in Glastonbury High Street."
It fell to "Vagina Woman" — Joanne Tremarco — to intervene and calm things down.
Meanwhile, a bystander had called cops who then ordered the pair - part of the Nomadic Academy of Fools outfit - to remove their robes or face arrest.
The police's reaction left bosses at the Assembly Rooms, where the group was performing shocked.
"We were deeply surprised by the reaction of the police in this situation," said a spokesman. "The plays were very well attended and we experienced no trouble at the venue."
The couple later revealed they would not press charges against their alleged attacker.
Mr Wijat's friend Magic Rabbit 
Jane Scott is 5’10″ tall, 36′,28′,36′ and likes animals and working for charity
Katherine Smith performs foolish plays in foolish ways as the fool she says…
Bruce Knight is a performer and also looks after Spilsby Theatre in Lincolnshire. He worked for many years as a lighting technician.
Joanne Tremarco paints bold images with oils and your imagination. She is a blundering psychic, a kamikaze perfectionist, a wild woman who is afraid of the dark, an unhealed healer, a lover of clean tea towels, a prolapsed catholic who dreams far too much whilst cycling her bike. She loves cleaning (but it takes too long), gardening and looking after other people’s children.
If Chris Murray were here, what would he do? How would Christopher Murray deal with this problem? Look! He left his shoes behind, lets walk a mile in them and see…just one of the many conversations I wish people would have after meeting me.
Natalie Fee is a performer, poet and presenter, trained by Jonathan Kay in the art of the Fool. She performs regular improvised shows in theatres around Bristol, using music, humour and comedy to open up the challenges we face as individuals and as a global community.
Paul scott is a ex-con, ex squaddie, 96.4% orangutan just like you, professional dog training instructor, painter, chainsaw carver, commentator and quite good with a needle and thread. Born as a wooly-back and lifelong holy devotee to Liverpool FC. He likes photography, travelling, rainforests, sarcasm, sports cars, Doctor Who, 5 Rhythms Ecstatic Dance, music festivals, Scuba diving, power tools, medical marijuana, animals, Pink Floyd, potatoes, tantric sex, Sumatra and builders tea. He is inspired by Kenny Dalglish, Osho, David Attenborough, Maharaji , Obi-wan- kenobi , Salvador Dali, Hanuman and Bill Hicks. Some things he would like to see blown to thousands of pieces are Old Trafford, Crufts, Schools, Scotland yard, Animal hunters, Inland Revenue, DVLA, Ascot and festival security guards. See his website here!
