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What's on in London: The Simple Life and Death

The ultimate Paris Hilton parody.

Means Happy

Oct 10, 2024 — 4 min read

Billed as the ultimate Paris Hilton parody, The Simple Life and Death is a night of mysterious murders.

As Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie reunite for their exciting 20th anniversary relaunch, things suddenly don’t seem so simple when the lights cut out and a dead body is found!

Battling the stereotype of the blonde bimbo, Paris and Nicole must work together to catch the killer.

"Over the past few years, the UK media has seen a huge rise in the number of transphobic headlines..." says ShayShay - writer and star of the show. "We have seen a huge rise in anti-trans rhetoric. The UK is literally nicknamed TERF island. As trans writers, we wanted to create something fun, outrageous and seriously silly, with trans people in starring roles!"

"As a trans woman, I often feel drowned by negative statistics, and how scary and serious the world can feel everyday..." adds co-star Fizz Sinclair. "I got tired of fighting trolls on the internet and trying to convince the world that transwomen are not the enemy, and instead, decided to just do what I do best - be a bit of a class clown. So, I joined forces with ShayShay and we wanted to combine all the things we love: 00’s pop culture, bad jokes, good jokes, cabaret, comedy, and create something that we would love to see, love to be in, and something we thought the stages of 2024 needed: iconic blondes solving a murder."

The Simple Life & Death will run at the Pleasance Theatre in London, 27 November - 7 December