London based theatre maker, performer and director
Ursula
Martinez


Martinez makes bold, innovative, funny, accessible, disruptive and entertaining live performance, drawing on autobiography and lived experience to explore wider contemporary issues.
Nakedness (literal and emotional) is often involved.
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‘…a writer and performance artist whose cabaret turns in venues throughout Britain have earned her a cult following.’
The Independent On Sunday
‘Ursula Martinez is a truly clever comic and an outstanding performer.’
Australian Stage
‘Tough and vulnerable, adventurous and foolhardy….Martinez treads where few performers dare to go.’
Sydney Morning Herald
‘I have a hunch that in a few years’ time Ursula Martinez will be formally adopted as a national treasure.’
The Daily Telegraph
‘Martinez always manages to deliver more than she promises…….which is, perhaps, why she’s well worth stalking.’
Herald Sun (Australia)
‘Martinez’s stage performances look deceptively simple: but this is a contrivance that allows Martinez to undertake highly complex investigations into reality and fiction, autobiography and lies, and the nature of identity itself, her own most of all.’
The Guardian