Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Quick impression of first few shows- by Pete G

Spent 7 hrs in the airport as plane had broken down so missed most of day 1. (Karma for flying I think)
Not had time to do propper reviews  but here's some first impressions.

Fishamble.   Silence-  a one man play about madness, very strong, funny, well acted- very good quality. Probably more a studio type piece but you never know and possibly not the easiest to sell but definately worth a look

Doctor Brown- comedy   weird  and not my cup of tea-  but quite a few others were laughing and getting good reviews. I just did not find him funny and though he was a bit predictable. Definetaly a festival type show and don't see it working many places

The Incredible Book Eating Boy- Bootworks-  alovely 5minute show for one- do go an d see this. Its a kids story and the attention to detail is great, fun experience  - not your typical show but check it out- then figure out how the hell you'd programme it .

Bubblewrap and Boxes by Asking For Trouble- Australian comapny - 2 hander kids show  with acrobatics/ clowning. I warmed to this, some nice ideas and the female performer is very watchable. Thoroughly enjoyed by the audience  though at times I was getting abit bored it is a nice idea for a fmily show.

The Games- Spike Theatre  If you want to see something really silly and have a good laugh go then see this. Very tongue in cheek show about the ancient Greek Olympic games, - lots of terrible gags that were mostly funny, very silly, fun nudity, a puppet penis-  what more can I say-  I can see this working for a few village halls that want something irreverent and fun.  Good reception form audience.

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