Ms. Fraser is an Australian comic, writer, blogger and commentator and it would be fair to say I like her. I was looking forward to Ms. Fraser's new show. This was her third formal show after Savage and The Resistance which had set the quality bar very high so my expectations were set suitably high.
I was not disappointed.
The show was a bit more loosely structure than the previous ones with more comedy (good thing) and fewer songs (only the one - which is a shame as she is an excellent banjo/keyboard player and singer). The general theme is how we see things from different perspectives and trying to understand, and indeed celebrate, these differences is important. She uses quantum physics (really!) as a metaphor for this and then proceeds to look at various incidents in her life with friends, colleagues, work and family to explore these differences. If you've seen any of her earlier shows some of what she says will be familiar but most is brand new - how much of her past has she got left to mine?
I know I'm not really selling this show well but it's a very funny, thought-provoking and touching performance. It's not often you get family and personal history, existential angst and dick jokes all in the one place. Recommended.
Special mention must go to Ms. Fraser's outfit. One of the themes she explored was, when younger at school, the class was asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. There were the usual answers, "Farmer, train driver, doctor, pilot, etc." Ms. Fraser responded with "Emperor Of The Universe". As such this custom outfit was a cross between Ming The Merciless and a Late-Night Fetish Club. Walking into the venue Ms. Fraser was sitting on stage with her back towards us. At the start of the show she stood up and turned around. As Darth Vader might say, "Impressive. Most impressive ..."
Very finally, at the end of the show Ms. Fraser handed out a selection of "scientifically proven" thought-provoking chat-up lines. This was the one I got - the others were just as amusing ...
The show was a bit more loosely structure than the previous ones with more comedy (good thing) and fewer songs (only the one - which is a shame as she is an excellent banjo/keyboard player and singer). The general theme is how we see things from different perspectives and trying to understand, and indeed celebrate, these differences is important. She uses quantum physics (really!) as a metaphor for this and then proceeds to look at various incidents in her life with friends, colleagues, work and family to explore these differences. If you've seen any of her earlier shows some of what she says will be familiar but most is brand new - how much of her past has she got left to mine?
I know I'm not really selling this show well but it's a very funny, thought-provoking and touching performance. It's not often you get family and personal history, existential angst and dick jokes all in the one place. Recommended.
Special mention must go to Ms. Fraser's outfit. One of the themes she explored was, when younger at school, the class was asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. There were the usual answers, "Farmer, train driver, doctor, pilot, etc." Ms. Fraser responded with "Emperor Of The Universe". As such this custom outfit was a cross between Ming The Merciless and a Late-Night Fetish Club. Walking into the venue Ms. Fraser was sitting on stage with her back towards us. At the start of the show she stood up and turned around. As Darth Vader might say, "Impressive. Most impressive ..."
Very finally, at the end of the show Ms. Fraser handed out a selection of "scientifically proven" thought-provoking chat-up lines. This was the one I got - the others were just as amusing ...
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