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Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures

Nina Conti: suffering from socially acceptable form of multiple personality disorder.

Everybody knows Nina Conti by now, right? She's the hot ventriloquist with the swearing monkey puppet! The enchanting Conti is back with a six piece felt entourage including old favourites such as Monkey and Gran. Conti is big on crowd participation and will ask for volunteer puppeteers. Conti is an excellent improviser and manages to always get a laugh when talking off script.  The greatest thing about Conti isn't just that she can talk with out moving her lips, but also that her humour is wonderfully weird and un-expectantly dark. On the outside she's a very polite and lovely lady, but her puppets are the exact opposite, forming a hilarious partnership that often makes you wonder what it's like inside Conti's head. Highlight of the show is when she turns two audience members into puppets. Nina Conti: suffering from socially acceptable form of multiple personality disorder.