Emergency! A Boris Johnson lookalike is required immediately for a new show in Edinburgh. La Trashiata, the new opera devised by Alison Jackson, the photographer notorious for satirising celebrities with her images, opens at Edinburgh’s Fringe next week. It is also due to be live-streamed to cinemas around the country.
However they’re in a steaming pile of doo-doo as the fellow who does Boris has suddenly quit. An advert for a replacement Boris has been put on Jackson’s Facebook page. The conditions for the part are that you must be male, able to ride a bike and available next week.
“We can provide a wig and a body suit if needed,” says Jackson, who asks those wanting to show off their inner Johnson to email elizabeth@alisonjackson.com.
The Londoner hasn’t got a clue but would like to think the BoJo lookalike quit because he has been hired by BoJo himself in preparation for having to be in two places at once — City Hall and his planned Tory safe seat.
