A Fringe Quickie (#113) with ‘Milanka Brooks: Why Mum and I Don’t Talk Anymore’

How will the audience remember you the morning after?

They’ll vaguely remember a flamboyant Serbian woman talking about her bank manager taking her to Vodka Revolution, and a man being given a pair of Sketchers to add some height. It’ll all feel rather blurry, but the warm feeling will last for a lifetime.

How do you keep your performances fresh every night?

Every time there’s a new audience member, there’s a new reaction to the show. I simply respond to those reactions each night! This is the gift of live theatre! Plus I interact with the audience throughout, so as long as they all come with their own charm and charisma we’re set to have fresh adventures every show!

If you/your show were a school subject what would you/it be and why?

It would be a Serbian lesson. It’d be that teacher that you’d see in the corridor who looks different to all the others. She has voluminous red hair and sashays along the rows of classrooms and students with a big smile and a nod of her head, a direct thank you for spotting her. Her Serbian class would be the most entertaining in school, full of fun, colour and oftentimes a little lost in translation.

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