Reviews
Past reviews;
Off the cuff
This show is a must see, must go, most innovative experience.
‘….. Short and Girlie Productions present a crazy comedy
improvisation night. Don't miss the opportunity to have ten lesbians create
a scene at your fingertips.’
So said the blurb (the bits about "ten lesbians" and "at
your fingertips" got my immediate attention). So, on Sunday 29th
August at 5.50pm, I found myself just outside King's
Cross Station, perusing my printed-out directions from Gingerbeer’s
event information pages.
Well sorely disappointed I was not! I suggest investing in some ‘Tena’
protection as some of the lines the ten lovely comediennes blurted out
nearly made me wet my shorts. I made a note of some of a few of the best
lines from the night.
Ali Adolph compered and acting on the stage were the very talented Kate,
Kerry, Indi and Claire.
Not only did the gags and running jokes come out in abundance, with off
the cuff sketches (such as Indi’s verbalised novel-writing "I
lost my hymen to a starship trooper"), but the physical comedy was
absolutely hysterical. My favourite bit was the props section: Kate and
Claire, making a saucepan into a potty, a banjo, a tennis racquet, an
eyepatch, a lollipop, a parrot, a groin guard, a breast mould, a bomb,
a sand bucket, a drum, a dj set, a hat, a mirror, a sick bucket, a hammer,
a bath, a flower pot, a wooden leg! And a gear stick. To name but a few.
Another favourite bit was their telephone game, where they planned a
swingers' party and a lesbian wedding. Unsure if I’ll buy a hat
for THAT wedding, as they (the imaginary Marsha, Sylvia, Paula and another)
involved rowing boats, sports centres, swans and bread-throwing in their
arrangements for a Happy Shopper trashy wedding day. They went from a
weird game of partner-swapping Twister, to clever alphabet games, to props,
to phones, to a Dykes On Bikes radio show, to a porn fairytale about Snow
White, a big juicy apple, the Seven Dwarfs and Sneezy wearing a dildo.
At the end, there was a witty musical number. I wouldn’t go as far
as to call it a song - the finale was much, much better than that.
The venue has a lot of plus-points: a great little stage, bright lights,
decent bar prices and is in an easily-accessible place. The 6pm start
and
early - 8ish - finish went down extremely well for me and my fellow gingerbeeries,
a few of us trotted back to Southopia for the rest of the evening whilst
the rest took advantage of the discounted French Kiss entry that Club
Wotever with Short and Girlies had negotiated for the night.
I’m going again next month; see you ladies there! And don’t
forget, think of your wittiest and most unanswerable questions for the
‘who’s line’ section on the 26th Sept. (Wet) short and
girlies.
Reviewed by Fox
Theatre Review: 'We don't talk anymore'
Opening night of the 3rd and final run of 'We don't talk anymore', found
me walking past Southopia (well, yes, I did pop in there first), up Kennington
Park Road; eight minutes later and I was in The White Bear Pub, venue
for said performance. A quick word with the friendly barman, pointed me
in the direction of the little theatre room at the back of the pub.
The music was playing as we all settled ourselves down, and without immediately
realising it, the play had already begun and Debbie's world was born.(I
did notice that I was the only one holding a drink as we all sat down,
eek, Nessie, just don't say it, lol). Slowly Ali Adolph, as Debbie, revealed
her past, in a series of poignant scenes, decorated with music, headphones,
various bags, a calendar and lots of humour. Slightly twisted humour,
the best.
There was a lot of (Sir) Cliff Richard in this play, after all, she is
an obsessed fan, but I didn't find it at all claustrophobic or repelling,
quite the opposite in fact. In the words of Debbie's own Sir Cliff, Ali,
Pat, and the whole of the Short and Girlies team, 'Congratulations...'
During the loud applause at the end of the play, it was very, very hard,
not to shout out 'encore'. I highly recommend going to see this play,
before it ends on the 24th May, Ali gives a very polished performance.
Fox
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