If the cues written messily in biro on the back of Jacob Hawley’s hand appear a little amateurish, the performance he delivers is anything but, despite it being the 26-year-old’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut.
He exudes a confidence beyond his years; with a real skill for story-telling and slow-burning gags. The Middlesex University graduate smirks and shrugs backstage at Just The Tonic at the Mash House, offering up an explanation for his practised manner: “2.1 in theatre studies, mate”.
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