Rhys Matthewson - NOUVEAU RHYS
The Classic Studio, 321 Queen St, Auckland
11/05/2016 - 14/05/2016
Flick 2016 NZ International Comedy Festival
Production Details
Created and performed by Rhys Matthewson
Rhys Mathewson is 24, he’s been doing stand-up for 10 years and this Festival he’s changing it up!
Rhys is back with another one of those block-rocking comedy shows and he’s thrown in something the likes of which have never been seen. That’s not true – it’s definitely been seen before – but it’s new for him and it’ll be exciting for you.
“Truly excellent” – TV3
“I laughed so hard I can’t breathe” – Theatreview
“New Zealand’s Zac Efron” – NZ Herald
All shows 10pm. R18.
Bookings: http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2016/rhys-mathewson-nouveau-rhys/auckland
TICKET PRICES
Full Price | $24.00 |
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Concession | $20.00 |
Group 6+ | $20.00 |
Cheap Wednesday | $19.20 |
*service fee may apply
This show is produced by Creeping Charlie: www.creepingcharlie.co.nz
Part of the 2016 NZ International Comedy Festival powered by Flick Electric Co., running from 22 April – 15 May. To get the latest on all the comedy shows on offer, info about the Fest, access to competitions and special deals, head to comedyfestival.co.nz.
The Classic is a licensed bar requiring all minors (under 18) to be accompanied by THEIR parent at all times.
Entry will not be granted to unaccompanied minors, those without ID or intoxicated persons.
Comedy , Theatre , Solo ,
1 hour
THOROUGHLY WORTHWHILE WASTE OF TIME
Review by Nik Smythe 12th May 2016
Having recently been asked to rewrite a comedy review because the artist felt the examples I’d referenced constituted spoilers, I’m feeling extra-wary about mentioning pretty much anything Rhys Mathewson does in his outstanding new show. The festival programme spiel hints at him taking a new direction, as does the title, and he hits the ground running with his entrance and an opening semi-poetic refrain.
After the initial flamboyance the routine relaxes into a more standard, albeit masterfully constructed standup set. The exuberance of the capacity late-night crowd is well maintained as Mathewson reflects on a typically broad array of topics, not least the mechanics of standup itself. Other areas explored, if it’s not giving too much away, include lottery winners, a mistrust of democracy and the fact that anything you choose to spend your time doing is as pointless as anything else anybody does.
Lamenting that his chosen career has cost him more than it’s earned him so far, at times Rhys expresses thoughts that bear the hallmarks of a mid-life crisis. Except he’s only twenty-five …a quarter-life crisis? Nevertheless, or perhaps because of this, he holds himself to a certain standard, refusing on one occasion to accept a round of applause for a gag he himself deemed to be sub-par.
That incident had me reflecting back to his first solo comedy show some years back < https://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=2161 >, in which he methodically graded value of his performance in monetary terms. I suspected at the time he was in this biz for the long haul, and Nouveau Rhys confirms this.
If he’s really struggling financially as much as he claims to be, I have faith that it’s a matter of when not if he comes into his own provided he sticks at it, which I’ve no doubt he will.
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