Post-Punk Cabaret Part 1: Almost Family-Friendly
Between the songs, there are little moments of complicity and interaction that make the performance feel relaxed and personal rather than simply a succession of songs.
Between the songs, there are little moments of complicity and interaction that make the performance feel relaxed and personal rather than simply a succession of songs.
Between the jokes are moments that feel much more vulnerable, touching on identity, connection and the things we do to each other, and ourselves, in the hope of finding love.
Between the comedy, David actually shows us how to do things faster, smarter and, in some cases, in ways I genuinely wish someone had taught me years ago.
The Dating Show is part dating experiment, part improv comedy and part audience participation.
Sometimes you are following the story, sometimes you are simply enjoying the rhythm of the words, and sometimes you are wondering how on earth they managed to make that particular rhyme work.
There are surely plenty more strange encounters, questionable decisions and unexpected rides hiding somewhere in Ben’s past.
You are watching two artists create together, in real time, each adding another layer to the experience.
One actor, a table full of props, and a surprisingly large cast of creatures: somehow, he turns a tiny stage into an entire world.
By the end, the boundary between performers and spectators has pretty much disappeared, with a whole group dancing together and finishing with everyone clapping along.
What follows is a masterclass in all my favourite things about comedy – her observational jokes draw from a deep well of knowledge, with incredible historical puns and wild reaches of imagination and relatability.