Ursula Martinez

Writer, performer and comedian, Ursula is probably best known for her internationally acclaimed and now-infamous cult magic striptease act, ‘Hanky Panky’. A star of Olivier Award winning smash-hit cabaret show “La Clique” she co-created “C’est Barbican” which also won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.

Raised in London’s Croydon, she began wowing the crowds with her comic suburban flamenco extravaganza – “Viva Croydon!”,  described by Attitude magazine as ‘One of the funniest and most original acts on the London cabaret scene’.

Ursula had a huge hit at the 1998 Edinburgh Festival with her highly original theatre show “A Family Outing”, starring herself and her parents which subsequently toured to Europe, the UK and Australia.

A highly acclaimed international artist, Martinez produces live performance for different contexts, such as theatre, site-specific, installation, cabaret and night club and has performed in a number of prestigious venues such as The Royal Opera House, The V&A, The Sydney Opera House and The Barbican, London. An associate artist with performance collective Duckie, she co-created the Olivier Award winning “C’est Barbican” as well as smash-hit “Office Party” which was one of the biggest hits on the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe. Her latest show “My Stories, Your Emails” sold out its entire run at the Barbican in 2010 and received fabulous press reviews and audience acclaim.

However her massive international following means that she remains one of the most memorable stars of the smash-hit cabaret show “La Clique” and “Hanky Panky” has helped elevate her to the point of becoming one of the most sought-after corporate entertainers in the world.