Glastonburyoke is a combination of Glastonbury nostalgia and audience participation karaoke. Whether you’ve attended Glastonbury or not this is a night to remember with die-hard Nana Funk fans singing their hearts out on stage and off.
Nana Funk arrived on stage
dressed in a full length sequinned evening dress with her usual grey up-do sporting
glam wellies aka Shirley Bassey on the Glastonbury stage circa 2007 but Nana said
her wellies were bought from Home & Bargain, unlike Shirleys £3,000 custom-made
boots which were embellished with the initials of her title (Dame) and name in
sparkly letters. Nevertheless Nana Funk
was in full diva mode and belted out ‘I’m Coming Up’ much to the pleasure of
her audience.
Her two side-kicks, Caz and
Britney, actresses, singers and
comediennes Gillian Hardie and Keddy Sutton, then accompanied her on stage
relating how Nana had paid for them to be released from prison, how they had
been tagged and how Caz’s had fallen off. There is lots of audience interaction
and laugh-a-minute jokes which the audience lapped up.
After a short interval which was
needed for those attending to leave the theatre to take in some fresh air as it
was an extremely hot night, Nana returned as Nana Gaga singing Nana Funk
version of ‘Pokerface’ complete with Gaga jacket. During the comedic song she
stripped down to her bralet and Spanx underwear, interacting with the audience
and handing out Pepperoni snacks.
A promised Q&A section followed
where members of the audience had provided questions written out prior to the
show starting and Nana delivered her answers accompanied with her ukelele, in
song format. Caz and Britney also joined
her with some very clever ad-libs songs.
Next came the karaoke part of the
show where some very talented members of the audience got up on stage and sang
a song of their choice. Everyone was up singing and dancing by this time and a
very good time was had by all. The show finished with a rendition by all of ‘The
Lion Sleeps Tonight’ chosen by a vote from the audience out of four songs for
the finale.
Nana Funk’s Glastonbury Karaoke
Night, is a very enjoyable treat for anyone wanting a good night out with
sing-a-longs thrown in. All her shows
are a laugh-a-minute and worth a visit.
Show creator Angie Waller has
been entertaining audiences as Nana Funk since 2013 and brings together song,
script, improvisation and clowning to create her own adaptable and exceptional
style, she is a one-of-a-kind entertainer. If you are new to Nana Funk and would like to read up
on her back story, see https://www.nanafunkrocks.com/about-1.
This
show sold out quickly, Nana’s next outing at the
Everyman is Nana Funk’s Bearcat Gumbo Special on 26th September,
Downstairs at the Bistro, a take on the Wogan TV chat show, featuring Bearcat Gumbo,
an all-female jazz band celebrating the golden era of jazz. For ticket updates see Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nanafunkrocks or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nanafunk01.
More details about Nana Funk and her events may be found at https://www.nanafunkrocks.com/about-1
Reviewer: Anne Pritchard
On: 27th June 2026
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