“Give My Regards to Broady” (Musical Theatre)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2008. Co-Written (with Karin Muiznieks and James Simpson), Co-Produced (with Karin Muiznieks), Co-Directed (with Adrian Calear and Scott Gooding).
“so much talent and humour it blew my mind”
“richly comedic, silly and a fun night out”
“it is difficult not to draw comparisons with the early version of Keating – The Musical!”
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“Triple Trouble” (Variety Show)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2007. Written, Produced and Hosted.
My first review of the festival. A nice one, I think.
Triple Trouble can be summed up in one word—excellent. Combining the best aspects of stand-up, some fun musical numbers, and some on the spot improvision, it delivered an amazing evening. As a long time fan of improvision shows, I was deadset on seeing this one, and my eagerness was richly rewarded. There is no real way to fully describe the sheer energy host Dan Walmsley has as he pranced about the stage, jokes coming thick and fast. The audience loved it.
Combining some great jokes from comedians like Duff, as well as some fun but shocking facts, it was a night of laughs. One of the great attractions of Triple Trouble was the Musical Odyssey—a musical journey of a theme chosen by the comedians and endorsed by the fans. An absolute delight.
The audience was presented with three themes for the Musical Odyssey, with the theme chosen according to how much applause was given. From pop artists taking over the world, to a boyfriend with an unfortunate fondness for his cacti collection, all the topics were great fun.
Triple Trouble is over 18’s only. If you’re in the mood for some laughs, and then some drinks, give it a go.
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“Pink Horse of Whimsy”
5-show season, March 2006. Created and Hosted, with Danny Alder
“The boys worked well as tag team MCs and bounced things off each other effortlessly.”
“A lot of effort has gone into the Audio Visual items used in the show”
“cruisey and lots of fun”
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“Instant Musical Odyssey”
MICF 2006. Host and Co-creator with Rob Lloyd, Brian Hurley and The Crew
“The show’s premise is simple and yet very effective”
“these guys were good. Damn good!”
“I can’t even count the amount of times I laughed out loud”
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“Fran and Roxanne are Best Friends”
MICF 2006. Musical Composer/Co-writer.
“fantastic original songs”
“brilliantly absurd”
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“Geraldine Quinn’s “A Butterfly Affair””
“Pianist Dan Walmsley did an amusing compilation… ”
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- The Age (3.5 Stars)
“Mark Watson’s Seemingly Impossible 36-hour Circuit of the World”
September 2006. Technical and computer assistance, music, web-site, writing, video-editing, hosting of Southern Embassy (with Andrew McClelland, Janet McLeod, Lawrence Leung)
September 2005. Co-Musical-Director (audience volunteer, with Amy Butterworth) for Mark’s 2005 years in 2005 Minutes.
“a genuinely uplifting demonstration of the power of collaboration”
“unmissable, unforgettable, addictive phenomenon”
“so full of big names, you never know who’s going to pop by”
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- The web site I created, recounting many of the events and achievements in real-time
- My own retelling of the event.
- Chortle (5 Stars)