+1 Sword is a critical hit!
Okay, maybe we didn't roll a natural 20, but we've certainly had a couple of great reviews.
Richard Watts, arts critic, fellow geek and Man About Town, reckons it provides "plenty of laughs" in his first round of Fringe reviews, and awards us three stars. Meanwhile, over on Buzzcuts, Andrew Erlanger's audio review calls +1 Sword an "hilariously geeky journey", while the punters he interviewed after commented that it was "highly entertaining" and one "laughed so much my jaw hurt". Both point out that no prior knowledge is required to enjoy the frivolity!
So if you feel like taking 3 points of damage to your jaw, get along and see +1 Sword for one of our final three shows this Fringe season. There are still tickets available for all the remaining performances, but it's a small venue so if you want to be sure you don't miss out, we'd encourage you to book via Fringe Tix.
OBE on RRR tonight?
The Trades Radio Variety Hour, recorded live as part of Comedy @ Trades, airs its last episode tonight at 7pm on RRR - and A Record or an OBE stars Ben McKenzie and Rob Lloyd may feature as guests! Hear an excerpt from the play and be surprised by the musical tangents onto which the boys' interview will wander with the assistance of Casey Bennetto and the Half-Assed Three - depending on which of the episodes recorded this week will go to air.
You can tune in if you're in Melbourne on 102.7 FM, but you can also listen via streaming audio on the RRR web site.
The Age reviews A Record or an OBE
Helen Razer in today's Age gave A Record or an OBE three stars, describing it as "goody, goody fun" and "a must" for Goodies fans, as well as a "pacey and perfect evening". Fellow Comedy @ Trades performer Simon Palomares also scored three stars.
A few pages earlier in the same paper (and at The Age online), you can find one of "moddish geek" (thanks Helen Razer!) Ben McKenzie's dinosaur jokes from the Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour in the article "A man walks into a bar...ouch!" which collects 50 one-liners from across the Festival.
First Comedy Festival review
The opening night of Comedy @ Trades was a great success, and the packed audience attending A Record or an OBE was in fine form! And, in perhaps the first review posted for the Comedy Festival (not counting those based on previews), we already have a review from Australian Stage Online, who described OBE as "inspired Goodies silliness".
talkfringe talks OBE
If you're looking for audience feedback for A Record or an OBE, look no further than the talkfringe.com page for the show. As well as a few written reviews from audience members, there are video interviews with people coming out of the show and even one with writer/producer/performer Ben McKenzie. So check it out!