Elf Lyons is The Woman on the Edge (Work in Progress)
“I’m sorry, I’ve said too much...”
Elf Lyons is The Woman on the Edge. A completely normal, autobiographical (and in no way complex) - observational stand-up show about love. A perfect show to take yourself to.
Inspired by Vertigo, Apollo 13 the opera Pagliacci. Directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Sky Arts Awards Best Comedy Show Winner 2025
One of The Telegraph’s 50 Funniest Comedians of the 21st Century
Chortles Comedian’s Comedian Winner 2026
“Praise her genius – and go” ★★★★★ The Telegraph
“An astonishing and delightfully absurd theatrical experience” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
“Expert clowning” ★★★★ The Times
★★★★ The Guardian
Part of Theatre@41's Halfway to Edinburgh season. Two weeks of exciting shows from theatre-makers and comedians ahead of their Edinburgh Fringe runs - right here in York