“Faking Famous – You Can Be a Celebrity Too” is a hilarious, immersive, and ever-changing
performance that fakes fame live on stage.
Provocateur Alison Jackson, BAFTA-award winning Artist, brings her mischievously,
outrageous, live ‘celebrity’ SHOW to Checkpoint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe on August
20th –23rd 2025. The ultimate backstage pass into the absurd world of contemporary fame,
transforming YOU into an A-list, first class, Diva lookalike.
One minute, Alison invites people out of the audience to make them into a “celebrity” on stage,
next minute she exposes the scandalous behind-the-scenes moments of her infamous
photographs and video clips. It doesn’t matter if you are not the real deal, as long as you look
the part.
The show includes crazy castings, backstories, and identity crises’, as well as makeovers,
styling, tantrums and tears, live photo shoots, transformations in front of your eyes, with the help
of her exacting crack team.
How will you react when you get what you’ve always dreamed of – fame, fortune, attention, and
a glamorous blow-out set to a BRAT-fuelled binge of excess?
Come meet the celebrities and have a selfie with Gallagher Bros, Charli XCX, Harry Styles,
David Tennant, The Royals, Kim Kardashian, President Donald Trump amongst others. Do
you look like anyone famous? Alison makes you into a real STAR whilst a panel of celebrity
judges, along with the audience, vote on who wins!
PS. Alison is still searching for ALL lookalikes! Timothée Chalamet, P Diddy, Harry and
Meghan, David Attenborough, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lewis Capaldi, Elon Musk, Keir
Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Farage, Gallagher Brothers, Charli XCX and Harry Styles
amongst others. Alison has the wigs ! Please come to the show if you want to be a ‘celebrity’ –
Alison Jackson