Crowfunder for Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella

We hope it can come to Bristol

Inspired by a real life hate crime and receiving no less than 21 five star reviews at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Awkward Productions are hoping to take their latest show – Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella – on a UK and Ireland tour in 2027. With the escalating costs of producing theatre, they need a bit of help to do so.

Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella recreates a real homophobic attack that theatremaker Linus Karp experienced in central London back in 2024.

He was hit over the head with the wooden handle of an umbrella in Soho.

Linus’ partner and co-creator of Awkward Productions, Joseph Martin, heroically blocked the attacker who shouted: “You saved his life, I would have killed him otherwise.”

The case never went to trial – until now. It’s explored in the critically acclaimed show created with all the quirks, comedy and heartwarming loveliness you’d expect on stage from this company.

The theatre company has launched a Crowdfunder – on Linus Karp’s birthday – to raise the money it will take to make the tour happen.

“We are, of course, putting our own money into the project, but as a self-funded small theatre company we do not have the funds to do this alone,” Awkward Productions says.

“Amid rising touring costs, fewer and fewer fringe shows are able to tour, and despite our success at the fringe, we are not able to make this tour happen without your help.

“In a time where hate crimes towards LGBT people have risen 112 per cent in the UK in the last five years, we think it’s important that shows like this receive a platform across the country. We are not asking for you to pay our wages, but to help us be able to pay for accommodation, tech, travel, marketing, set – making this tour a reality.”

For more information about the Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/umbrellatour

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