3.5 stars from Kryztoff Mag
13 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
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“Irrelevantly funny,” say the folks at Kryztoff. So true! Read the full review on the Kryztoff website.
Two shows left, Adelaide!
Rip It Up says Kath on a Hot Tin Roof is ‘truly authentic storytelling’
11 Mar 2010 1 Comment
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Note from Jen:
With only three shows left in Adelaide, it was a big surprise just now to spot another review of Kath on a Hot Tin Roof!
Here’s hoping that the enthusiasm of the two Rip It Up reviewers will translate to some crowded dancing in the aisles by Sunday’s final show! What a ride it’s been so far…
Kath On A Hot Tin Roof Austral Hotel – The Bunka, Wed Mar 3
Reviewed by Ian Newton and Kate Battersby
Sometimes you see an act that has it all: anxiety, cancer, tits, kids and facial hair, whales, cracked nipples, ice cream and bridges; barbies, broken bones, the Labor Party, Cubs and bums. “Impossible!” I hear you say. Hell, no! A life lived with passion and told with love (and a little bit of piss-taking), a constant tickling of the humour bone and a bucket of pathos, this story will lift you up above the fence line.
Sassy and fabulous Kathryn-with-a-K takes you on a suburban journey of true life. Don’t take it on trust, see for yourself: truly authentic storytelling that makes reality TV’s ‘journey’ look like a crawl.
Final word: Breakneck.
Kath On A Hot Tin Roof continues at The Bunka at The Austral Hotel until Sunday 14 March. Tickets can be booked online on the Adelaide Fringe website.
Adelaide Advertiser reviews Kath on a Hot Tin Roof
10 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
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Kathryn keeping things hot on the roof at The Austral
*** Three stars – Kath on a Hot Tin Roof at The Bunka Room, The Austral
“Kathryn Bendall gets top marks for the name of her show. At 59, she’s the oldest comic making a Fringe debut and she is a magnificent example to all who dream of a second life.
Bendall is not a gags comedian. She is a narrative stand-up – spinning a stream of yarns about her adventures as a Labor Branch stacker, gangster’s moll, mother of three in local government and a sufferer of anxiety and panic attacks.
On opening night the anxiety was evident and it was clear Bendall was skipping about in her material. Nonetheless, she has the goods – a rounded Lily Tomlin style presence and a patter which is not a belly laugh, but steadily amusing and occasionally deliciously original.”
Samela Harris, Adelaide Advertiser, Tuesday March 9th 2010
Ticket info
Kath on a Hot Tin Roof is playing at The Austral until Sunday 14 March. Tickets are $15 and you can book on them online on the Adelaide Fringe website. Door sales are also available 30 minutes before the show at The Bunka at The Austral. Be quick!
Time out from illness with Comic Tonic’s free comedy tickets
08 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
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“Laughter is the best medicine – or at least a pretty awesome complimentary therapy!” says comedian Cath Styles, the brains behind Comic Tonic.
Comic Tonic is a way to ‘put smiles on faces and bums on seats’, and is taking its first steps to do this at the 2010 Adelaide Fringe Festival.
By coordinating the donation of free comedy tickets to individuals experiencing or recovering from serious illness, Cath has made it possible for us to share Kath on a Hot Tin Roof with 12 patients and staff from a local palliative care centre.
Many comedians are taking part in Comic Tonic. If you or someone you know is suffering from an illness, or is caring from someone who is suffering from an illness and could do with some Comic Tonic ‘time out’, please contact Cath at comtonic@bigpond.com
You can also read more about this initiative on the Comic Tonic Facebook page
Thanks and congratulations to Cath for all the work behind Comic Tonic. We wish it every success!
