Sister Bebe is the only one watching Sunrise

Jessie Cave has filmed a version of her live show, Sunrise, to be released as an on-demand stream next month.

She taped a performance at the Soho Theatre in London this month with an audience of one, her sister Bebe, in line with   Covid rules.

The show, about dating again as a single mother after a complex break-up, debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018, before running for seven weeks at Soho, touring the UK and being nominated for a South Bank Award.  

Jessie said: ‘I feel so lucky to be filming Sunrise after such a long journey with it. I’ve done the show more than 150 times now and so I think this will be the final outing for my pillow puppets. 

‘I’m incredibly grateful to the Soho Theatre for supporting me at every step. I hope the show helps people in some way, and can be shared with people who might need a little hope.

Director Adam Brace added: ‘It’s been a genuine pleasure revisiting this piece and working with Jessie again. Soho Theatre have produced this show from the very beginning and this Covid-safe filmed version has even fewer audience members than its original incarnation – 38 in the converted storeroom of an Edinburgh hotel during the Fringe. 

‘Since then it has been seen by thousands. Hopefully this version means Jessie’s unique blend of confessional comedy and DIY performance art will continue to find new audiences.’

The film version will be released on Soho Theatre On Demand from Thursday May 27.

The following month - on June 24 - Jessie’s first novel Sunset, described as a ‘bittersweet love story about putting yourself back together after the sky has fallen in’ – is being published by Welbeck.

Published: 28 Apr 2021