Du Bist Ein Uber Show!
The Church, 50 Dundas Street, Dunedin
17/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
Production Details
Improsaurus’ unique brand of entertainment comes from the synthesis of punchy, one-liners, and situational humour with the deep, engaging and satisfying narrative of long-form. Come! Let’s make a show!
Improsaurus:
Founded on Trubie-Dylan Smith’s enthusiasm in 2009 to start an improvised theatre night at The Church (nee Academy Cinema), Improsaurus has grown into Dunedin’s finest troop of comedy improvisers. Bringing local talent to the stage, 2010 saw Improsaurus at an all time high with its Dunedin Fringe Festival debut in March and sold out fortnightly shows at The Church Cafe, Restaurant and Cinema. Improsaurus is now ready to take on Dunedin Fringe Festival 2011 with the risk-taking long-form improvised theatre of Du Bist Ein Uber Show!
Where: The Church Café, Restaurant and Cinema
When: 9.30pm from 17th – 19th of March 2011
Price: $11.00
Concession: $8.00
Tickets Available through TicketDirect
The Team for Dunedin Fringe 2011:
Trubie-Dylan Smith
Louise Beuvink
Megan Grinlinton
Caitlin McNaughton
Sam Irwin
Matthew Robinson
1hr
Deceit, clues and wilful misdirection with no holds barred
Review by Patrick Davies 19th Mar 2011
Back again at The Church Cinema, Bar & Café for round three of the evening. Du Bist Ein Uber Show is the improv show of Improsaurus. A number of the comedians from the AntSocial Tap shows join up with the regular improv players. The long format is centered around a court case over a murder that the audience decide.
Trubie-Dylan Smith is our host at the top of the evening, with a bouncy smile and wave. He warms up the audience and the actors quickly and we’re off. He’s also the defendant’s lawyer at odds with the prosecutor out to get her collar. We have our murder victim, the murder weapon and it’s no holds barred. We run through witnesses whose recollections turn into real time scenes – each adding another level of deceit, clues and wilful misdirection until it all comes out into the open in a blaze of glory.
The cast work extremely well together. Long range formats require a lot of listening and retention of information, not only from the audience but from each other as the larger story is woven together. Everyone’s ears are open here and it there is a wobble, they support while still gently ribbing for the minor infraction.
One standout is their ability, as an ensemble, to pace themselves both in character entry and narrative. Just when a ‘tilt’ is needed, a player grabs a suggestion as it’s thrown on stage, relishing the chance to make sense of it all. Some of the musical accompaniment is a little one-sided in style but nothing to detract from the overall fun. I gotta say I would have liked to have a programme.
The beauty is that it’s gonna be different every night. Grab a ticket if you can.
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