RAW Comedy finalist Andy Matthews' new show 'String Theory' is silly. Very, very silly. It is also very, very clever. To explain how the two are connected you may need to be far cleverer than this reviewer, all I know is I laughed myself senseless.
So - what is String Theory?
A series of tall tales told on stage by a man with thick glasses and blonde hair, accompanied by a wandering live soundtrack provided by a keyboard player (Matthews' brother) from the rear of the stage.
During the show the audience learns the innermost thoughts of Captain Flinders; hears of the videogaming triumphs of an octogenarian farmer and peers into the decision-making process for selecting a new national anthem.
Are any of these things connected?
It depends on your perspective and whether or not you can see in eleven dimensions.
This is a show full of intelligent, surreal comedy which brims with ideas and which leaves the audience laughing and thinking.
So - what is String Theory?
A series of tall tales told on stage by a man with thick glasses and blonde hair, accompanied by a wandering live soundtrack provided by a keyboard player (Matthews' brother) from the rear of the stage.
During the show the audience learns the innermost thoughts of Captain Flinders; hears of the videogaming triumphs of an octogenarian farmer and peers into the decision-making process for selecting a new national anthem.
Are any of these things connected?
It depends on your perspective and whether or not you can see in eleven dimensions.
This is a show full of intelligent, surreal comedy which brims with ideas and which leaves the audience laughing and thinking.
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