WEER (play)

WEER is a one-performer show by Natalie Palamides where she plays both roles of a male and female couple—one with her left side and one with her right. It showed at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to strong reviews.[1] WEER was the first show to play the newly renovated Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City in September 2025.[2]

Title

The title is both a reference to the couple saying the word "we're" repeatedly through the play, and also a mispronunciation of the word "deer."[3]

Critical reception

For the inaugural List Festival Awards in 2024 hosted by The List, the play won an award for best show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[4]

The Skinny gave the play five stars out of five, calling it "astonishing, chaotic, and a genuine win for the suspension of disbelief."[5]

Chortle gave the play four and a half stars out of five, writing "it takes a rare talent to unleash such visceral chaos and keep everyone on board. Palamides is that talent."[6]

The Guardian rated the play four out of five stars, calling it "an outrageously entertaining one-woman romcom".[7] Time Out also gave it four out of five stars, stating "this is the first Palamides show since she became a bona fide comedy star and she aces it, the kamikaze physicality of her earlier work taken to cinematic new heights."[8]

References

  1. ^ "Edinburgh Fringe Comedy reviews: Natalie Palamides: WEER | Bronwyn Kuss: Sounds Good | Jason John Whitehead: Clubbed | Eddy Hare: This One's On Me | Mhairi Black: Politics Isn't For Me". The Scotsman. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (25 August 2025). "A24's Cherry Lane Theatre Sets Jodie Foster, Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola and More for Reopening Week". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (August 8, 2024). "Natalie Palamides: Weer". Timeout.
  4. ^ "The List Festival Awards 2024 winners announced | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ Presswood, Laurie (August 20, 2024). "Edinburgh Fringe review: Natalie Palamides @ Traverse - The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  6. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Natalie Palamides: Weer : Reviews 2024 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  7. ^ Logan, Brian (2024-08-08). "Natalie Palamides: Weer review – an outrageously entertaining one-woman romcom". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  8. ^ "Natalie Palamides: Weer". Time Out. August 8, 2024.
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