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Dungeon Crawl begins! +1 Sword continues!

Benjamin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:46:32 +0000

Yes, it's the second week of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and a couple more reviews have come in for +1 Sword. The Pun were a bit ambivalent, but rightly awarded +1 cool to the groovy dungeon basement of Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets, while The Enthusiast scored us 7/10 and calls us "energetic, clever and warm". The goodly folk over at the All Games Considered also spotted our media release, and were kind enough to give us (and fellow D&D comedians Tripod) a mention in their news episode last week; check 'em out!

We're also kicking off our late night fantasy adventure show, Dungeon Crawl, which this week features guest comedians Karin Muiznieks (First Against the Wall), Jordan Raskopoulos (Infinity Rock Explosion) and Wil Anderson (Wilful Misconduct)! Come and see these top comedians get their geek on in an improvised dungeon crawling fantasy adventure, 10:30 PM this Wednesday, March 31, at Gertrudes Brown Couch, 30 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. Tickets $15 (or $12 for groups of six or more) at comedyfestival.com.au, Ticketmaster 1300 660 013 or at the door.

+1 Sword is a critical hit!

Benjamin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:55:19 +0000

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.

+1 Sword – only +1 week left!

Benjamin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:31:29 +0000

We're halfway through the world premiere* of +1 Sword, and a whole bunch of Melbournian adventure seekers have made it through their first dungeon. There are only four performances left for this run, so if you want to get your geek on, you'd better book some tickets and come join us!

*This is technically true, but it does sound a bit wanky, doesn't it?

+1 Sword – tonight!

Benjamin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:55:14 +0000

It's time to don your Invulnerable Coat of Arnd and pull a few gold pieces out of your bag of holding, because +1 Sword opens tonight. Come on down to Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets and discover the joyful geekery of Dungeons & Dragons through the eyes of Richard and Ben!

+1 Sword tickets now on sale!

Benjamin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:35:28 +0000

Science Week has been and gone - see the Man in the Lab Coat blog for a couple of highlights from Melbourne's programme - but now the Melbourne Fringe Festival looms! It all kicks off on September 19, and Shaolin Punk is involved again this year! +1 Sword is a collaboration between comedy geeks Richard McKenzie and Ben McKenzie, revealing the deep dark secrets behind Dungeons & Dragons. Tickets are now available online at the Fringe Festival web site, though you can also buy them at the door.