comedy review

Abracadabra: German Humour Goes Global

IMWP, Wehn & Kuhnle

This show started a bit later than billed and so the two performers were forced to apologise to the German members of the audience for English tardiness. The Anglo-Germanic comparisons continued throughout, but the pair showed no particular favourites, ridiculing both countries in equal measure. This wasn't just a stand-up show, but it's difficult to say what categories it covered exactly; music, dancing, puppetry, cross dressing - but none were done in the traditional sense of the genre. It was all very light hearted and completely silly whilst also being very well structured (they're German, did we expect anything less?). If you like your shows to be boisterous and utterly bizarre, then this is the one for you.

Underbelly's Hullabaloo, George Square Gardens, 7 - 31 Aug, 6.50pm, prices vary, fpp 18

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2009

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