The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre is a comedy act that began in the United Kingdom in 2005 and has performed nationally [ 1] and internationally since. They first appeared as part of The Sitcom Trials in London . They appeared in the Gilded Balloon at Edinburgh Festival Fringe [ 2] in 2007,[ 3] 2008 ,[ 4] 2009,[ 5] 2010,[ 6] 2012,[ 7] 2013,[ 8] 2014,[ 9] 2015,[ 10] 2016,[ 11] 2018, 2019 and 2022 attracting highly positive reviews.[ 12] [ 13] The act has toured nationally[ 14] [ 15] and internationally every year since 2008[ 16] including Australia,[ 17] Holland, Denmark and the Channel Isles. Prestigious appearances have included the Cheltenham Literary Festival and the Edinburgh International Magic Festival .[ 18] They have appeared on BBC TV 's The One Show , Comedy Shuffle , The Culture Show , Points West and Upstaged , GMTV , MTV , Current TV and Channel 4 's Big Brother's Little Brother .
They were winners of the Bath Comedy Festival Best Joke Award 2018.[ 19] Their show was nominated Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards[ 20] [ 21] in 2009, and was the Winner of the Edinburgh Festival Insider Comedy Award 2009.[ 22]
They have appeared in DVD extras on the DVD releases of three classic Doctor Who serials: The War Games in 2009, The Horns of Nimon and The Dominators in 2010.
Their show is written and performed by comedian and comic book creator Kev F. Sutherland , author of Bash Street Kids Adventures and creator of The Sitcom Trials .
Year
Show name
Notes
2007
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
Debut show at Gilded Balloon, followed by 18 date tour.
2008
Return of The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre [ 23]
Gilded Balloon, followed by 36 date tour
2009
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Goes To Hollywood [ 24]
Gilded Balloon, followed by 28 date tour
2010
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre On The Telly [ 25]
Gilded Balloon, followed by 32 date tour[ 26]
2012
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Boo Lingerie! - A Socky Horror Show[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
Gilded Balloon, followed by tour
2012
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Chunky Woollen Nits [ 30]
Gilded Balloon
2013
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre In Space [ 31] [ 32]
Gilded Balloon and tour
2014
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: ...And So Am I [ 33]
Gilded Balloon and tour
2015
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Minging Detectives [ 34]
Gilded Balloon and tour
2016
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare [ 35]
Gilded Balloon and tour
2018
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes [ 36]
Gilded Balloon and tour
2019
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Roll Up! [ 37]
Gilded Balloon
2020
Edinburgh Fringe Zoom Shows [ 38]
Online
2022
Scottish Falsetto Socks: Eurovision Sock Contest [ 39]
Gilded Balloon
Adelaide Fringe 2012[ 40] [ 41]
^ "Comic socks it to Barton audience" . Scunthorpe Telegraph . Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2009 .
^ "4 star Edinburgh Review 09" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 13, 2009 .
^ "4 star Edinburgh Review" . one4review . Retrieved August 7, 2007 .
^ "4 star Edinburgh Review" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 23, 2008 .
^ "4 star Edinburgh Review 09" . Chortle . Retrieved August 18, 2009 .
^ Lee Randall. "Edinburgh Festival Interview" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 14, 2010 .
^ Veronica Alloess. "5 Star Edinburgh Review" . A Younger Theatre . Retrieved August 12, 2012 .
^ Barry Gordon. "Space age comedy involving puppets will knock your socks off" . Daily Record . Retrieved August 23, 2013 .
^ Emily Dunford. "And So Am I - 4 star review" . Broadway Baby . Retrieved August 22, 2014 .
^ Ian D. Hall. "4 and a half stars" . Liverpool Sound And Vision . Retrieved August 13, 2015 .
^ Martin Gray. "Comedy review: Scottish Falsetto Socks Do Shakespeare" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
^ "4 star Edinburgh Review 2010" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 25, 2010 .
^ "5 Star Review" . Edinburgh Spotlight . Retrieved August 19, 2009 .
^ "4 star Bath Comedy Festival Review 2012" . Venue . Retrieved April 9, 2012 .
^ "Don't put your foot in it - go watch the Socks" . The Southern Reporter . Retrieved July 14, 2011 .
^ John Anson. "Review" . Lancashire Telegraph . Retrieved March 14, 2010 .
^ "Best of the Adelaide Fringe 2012" . The Punch . Retrieved March 8, 2012 .
^ "International Magic Festival Gala" . Edinburgh Spotlight . Retrieved July 12, 2010 .
^ "Bath Comedy Festival Best Joke Award 2018" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved April 21, 2018 .
^ "Nominated Best Show" . Leicester Comedy Festival Awards . Retrieved March 9, 2009 .
^ "Comedy festival is here – let the laughter begin!" . Leicester Mercury . Retrieved Feb 2, 2011 .
^ "Winner - Edinburgh Festival Insider Comedy Award 2009" . Edinburgh Spotlight . Retrieved August 20, 2009 .
^ "4 star Edinburgh Review" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 23, 2008 .
^ "4 star Edinburgh Review 09" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 13, 2009 .
^ "Sock it to me baby, 5 star Edinburgh Review 2010" . Broadway Baby . Retrieved August 10, 2010 .
^ "Sold out shows have included..." Leicester Comedy Festival . Retrieved Feb 11, 2011 .
^ Veronica Alloess. "5 Star Edinburgh Review" . A Younger Theatre . Retrieved August 12, 2012 .
^ "Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre put their best foot forward" . Hereford Times . Retrieved May 24, 2012 .
^ Stephenson, John-Paul (August 29, 2012). "Review: The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Boo Lingerie – Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh" . Giggle Beats .
^ Alison Pollard-Mansergh. "5 Star Edinburgh Review" . Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved August 7, 2012 .
^ Barry Gordon. "Space age comedy involving puppets will knock your socks off" . Daily Record . Retrieved August 23, 2013 .
^ Ian Cole. "5 star Edinburgh Review" . York Mix . Retrieved August 7, 2013 .
^ Emily Dunford. "And So Am I - 4 star review" . Broadway Baby . Retrieved August 22, 2014 .
^ Ian D. Hall. "4 and a half stars" . Liverpool Sound And Vision . Retrieved August 13, 2015 .
^ Martin Gray. "Comedy review: Scottish Falsetto Socks Do Shakespeare" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
^ John Christopher Wood. "Review: Scottish Falsetto Socks Superheroes" . Bath Echo . Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
^ Ben Dali. "Comedy review: Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Roll Up!" . Broadway Baby . Retrieved August 10, 2019 .
^ Fiona Shepherd. "Comedy review: Scottish Falsetto Socks In Space" . The Scotsman . Retrieved August 14, 2020 .
^ Rob Warren. "Review: Scottish Falsetto Socks Eurovision Sock Contest" . Everything Theatre . Retrieved August 14, 2022 .
^ "Best of the Adelaide Fringe 2012" . The Punch . Retrieved March 8, 2012 .
^ "Gilded Balloon Productions" . Retrieved 11 April 2012 .