Once more unto the breach of the New Zealand Comedy Festival, and on this night we’re off to the Fringe Bar to see Eastend Cabaret,
a comedy cabaret duo from London. We went along with a bunch of friends (safety
in numbers) as they’re keen on audience participation! This is definitely a gig
for grown-ups, too...don't bring your kids unless you like them traumatised.
After a quick dinner at Big Dogs On Blair, we headed round the corner to The Fringe Bar on Allen Street. We were seated in the front row, which made us a little nervous, but fortunately Eastend Cabaret are consummate professionals and don't pick on anyone who isn't really volunteering, and also were selecting their first victims from the back of the room, where Bernadette Byrne chose two strapping young lads on whose back to ride up to the stage.
The show consists of songs, musically accompanied by Victor Victoria,and the usual chat in between. Bernadette is a European chanteuse in the style of Sally Bowles of Cabaret. The songs, however, are proper 21st-century rude, with swearies included.
We managed to avoid most of the audience participation (Bernadette sat on Kris' lap for a bit, that's all. He seemed to enjoy it), and one of the victims was clearly less than pleased to be dragged up on stage, but generally it was actually all quite good-natured. Without giving too much away, there was a centrepiece which involved a stiffie on a stiff, which was quite funny.
It was all good dirty fun, and a highly enjoyable night out.
After a quick dinner at Big Dogs On Blair, we headed round the corner to The Fringe Bar on Allen Street. We were seated in the front row, which made us a little nervous, but fortunately Eastend Cabaret are consummate professionals and don't pick on anyone who isn't really volunteering, and also were selecting their first victims from the back of the room, where Bernadette Byrne chose two strapping young lads on whose back to ride up to the stage.
The show consists of songs, musically accompanied by Victor Victoria,and the usual chat in between. Bernadette is a European chanteuse in the style of Sally Bowles of Cabaret. The songs, however, are proper 21st-century rude, with swearies included.
We managed to avoid most of the audience participation (Bernadette sat on Kris' lap for a bit, that's all. He seemed to enjoy it), and one of the victims was clearly less than pleased to be dragged up on stage, but generally it was actually all quite good-natured. Without giving too much away, there was a centrepiece which involved a stiffie on a stiff, which was quite funny.
It was all good dirty fun, and a highly enjoyable night out.
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