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Priya Malik & Simar Singh - Love, Laughter & Longing

 
Richard Beck Review by Richard Beck 4 Published: 28 May 2025 Malostranska Beseda Galerie Show Dates: 27 May 2025-30 May 2025

The delightfully engaging Simar Singh and Priya Malik from the company UnErase Poetry return to Prague Fringe with their new show Love, Laughter & Longing after another highly successful, award-winning year.

Linguistic acuity, personal charm and smooth delivery

That’s more than can be said about the love life of the young Mr Singh. While not filled with dreadful disasters, his amorous intentions seem constantly thwarted by a certain shyness, social awkwardness, and inability to make a long-lasting impact on any of the girls and young women who have entered his life. Well, perhaps they felt like disasters back then. With characteristic dry humour and comedic timing, he relates various liaisons. They have promising beginnings and sometimes develop encouragingly, but rejection seems to inevitably come his way.

His half of the show winds up with inspirational words and life lessons he has garnered from his experiences and leaves us with the belief that all is never lost, despite what might come our way. His narrative is not just flowing prose but incorporates passages in poetic form that better convey his feelings and emotions. This style is taken up to a greater extent by Malik, who uses extended verse to tell of her own romantic encounters, equally enhanced by light humour. Her ultimate story, despite some early misgivings and creepy behaviour on the part of the man concerned, turns out to be a romantic triumph, and she ends on an upbeat note. Together they provide an epilogue that brings their words into a neatly rounded package.

It’s easy to understand why UnErase Poetry has become India’s largest spoken word collective, with over two million followers on social media. Their linguistic acuity, personal charm, and smooth delivery make for easy listening.

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After a multi-award-winning, five-star-rated run at the Prague Fringe 2023, followed by a near sold-out two-week run at Soho Playhouse in New York City, UnErase Poetry is back at the Fringe!

Featuring India's most beloved poet and storyteller, Priya Malik—whose work is cherished by millions worldwide—alongside Simar Singh, a comedian and poet known for his sharp wit and heartfelt emotions.

Brought to you by India’s largest spoken word collective, with over two million followers on social media, this one-of-a-kind show promises moving poetry, heartfelt stories, rib-tickling comedy, and so much more.

Don’t miss this unforgettable one-hour experience, straight from the land of a billion!