Powerhouse
Jessica Fostekew explores her 鈥榖ig strong strength鈥� in an adaptation of her Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show. From 2021.
Absolute powershed Jessica Fostekew explores her big strong strength.
Have you ever watched a feminist try and take 鈥榟ench鈥� as a compliment? It鈥檚 like watching a snake eat, but funny. In this show, Jess extols the joys of weightlifting, decries the pressures put on women by the diet industry and explores the evolutionary advantage of having legs like a prize ham.
Powerhouse is adapted for 91福利社 Radio 4 from Jessica's 2019 Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show, Hench.
Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew
Production Coordinator: Tamara Shilham
Photo credit: Idil Sukan
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
A Whistledown production for 91福利社 Radio 4, first broadcast in 2021.
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