As a teenager Persephone trained at RADA. She started in stand-up in 2003 with the intervening years spent in a high profile career, not connected with theatre work. Her sets include banter with Freddie the penguin, playing a teapot and dancing the Cancan.

Her first shot at stand-up was in 2003 at Colchester Arts Centre. Front of House’s verdict, ‘She stole the show.’ After two years cutting her teeth on the London stand-up circuit she was starting to headline at the smaller clubs when she had a year and a half off for promotion of her book Bite to Byte. Her feature articles which appeared mainly in Practical Boat Owner, the UK’s biggest selling yachting magazine, are still on sale from their website.

She played at venues such as Downstairs at The Kings Head, Soho’s Barcode and Essex University. She came third in the first round of The Laughing Horse competition 2004 and made a pilot for Channel 4 with Russell Brand in 2005, hosting her own show, Crackpots, in 2007.

Headlining at Pear Shaped’s comedy cabaret shows at Turnmills gave her an incentive to try for cabaret/burlesque. Her first was a burlesque show at The Whoopee Club, Bethnal Green followed by sets in Sideshow at the Arts Theatre, Hello Duckie, Royal Victoria Tavern and cabarets at Madame Jojo's and Carnival of Kitsch, Soho Revue Bar. In 2008 she was chosen for Cheese and Crackers cabaret competition - best eight performers from the past five years - basement Leicester Square Theatre.

Britain’s Got Talent

Persephone was contacted by ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent in 2010 and played at the Apollo where she made it through to the third round.

Piers Morgan: I found that thoroughly entertaining. I think you should be applauded for your creativity and ingenuity.

Amanda Holden: It was entertaining, it was variety and it’s what this show is all about.

Freddy, her penguin, then became the star of a 2 ½ minute feature film on ITV2’s Britain’s Got More Talent in a spoof of Murder She Wrote.

ITV2’s Film

Click picture of Freddie to view video

She is now rehearsing for Persephone’s Comedy Cabaret showing at
The Vault during the first 2 weeks of the Edinburgh Fringe in August.
Don’t miss her new burlesque set with 21st. century tassels!

Persephone is adding another dimension to her comedy work with shows and parties for children. Please see the Children’s section.

‘Mad as a box of springs. Hilarious.’ Dave Sayers, President of the Essex University Comedy Club

‘The audience loved her.’ Comedian Martin Beaumont. The Enterprise, Chalk Farm, under the auspices of The Amused Moose

‘Persephone Lewin is delightful, great fun.’ Brian Damage, Director of Pear-Shaped comedy clubs

‘Refreshingly original. I’ve never seen anything like it.’ Brandi Borr, Director of Comedy Cabaret, the Intrepid Fox, Soho