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Wanderlust

Anonymous Ensemble

How many shows have you been to where you get given a shot of alcohol? I'm guessing that for most of you, it's none, which immediately sets Wanderlust apart from the crowd. In this show, 10 foot 'Bavarian' Hilda welcomes us and takes us on a strange journey. We are required to dance, hum, throw snowballs at and massage one another. There is something of the Cabaret about this dark, late-night entertainment that borders on sinister, as vertiginous Hilda booms out orders on her microphone until we feel like mere minions. This is possibly the weirdest show you will be involved in at the Festival, and you will either love it and cry for more or want to flee into the night.

Underbelly, 2 - 24 Aug (not 11), 11.30pm (12.30am), prices vary, fpp 241

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2008

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