Thursday 11 August 2011

Day 6 Roundup

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik, Underbelly. Hilarious and tearjerking, this puppet show will melt the coldest of hearts. A must see. 5/5

Body of Water, Pleasance Courtyard. A cool play with an even cooler soundtrack. Riots, raves and drugs. Skilful, slick and savvy. 3/5

Bones, Zoo. A strong script and a photorealistic performance are constrained by a lack of variety and tone in this chilling monologue. 3/5

Dead Cat Bounce, Pleasance Courtyard. Enjoyable as ever with some good new songs, but old material shines brightest. 3/5

Edward Aczel, Underbelly. Aczel remains the definitive anti-comedian. Terrible comedy, beautifully executed. Very funny. 4/5

Humphrey Ker, Pleasance Courtyard. Ker charms as a storyteller and impresses as a writer with this persistently funny Boys' Own parody. 3/5

John Peel's Shed, Underbelly. Unique and sincere, this beautifully observed hour will leave you emboldened and enraptured. Affirming. 5/5

Lights. Camera. Improvise!, C venues. Improvising a complete and hilarious movie every day that always raises the roof. 4/5

The One Man Show, C venues. Odd collection of musings on acting that entertain but fail to gel. Beautiful visuals make up for it. 3/5

Shlomo, Underbelly. Absurdly talented beatboxer gives a jaw dropping performance that must be seen to be believed. Fun as they come. 4/5