Putting Hats on Ducks
By A
Trades Hall – Old Council Chambers,
Tuesday to Saturday at 9.30pm until April 25
$15 - $20
Rating: ***
Putting Hats on Ducks is the Comedy Festival debut by A Lot of Bread – Lucy Shaw, Courtney Trathan and Madeleine Tucker – and cements the reputation this eager young trio earned with their acclaimed 2008 Melbourne Fringe show, All Aboard the Fizzy Train.
Three farmers are aghast to discover that The Big Company is constructing a train line across their adjacent properties in order to assist the commute to work for a community of snobbish barnacles.
The farmers’ quest to save their livelihoods introduces us to a surreal range of characters – including a bakehouse that yearns to follow in the footsteps of Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski – and some marvellously absurd situations.
Puns, slides and homemade props feature heavily.
While the trio’s energy flags towards the end, this drolly whimsical show, with its simple yet spectacular costumes (the echidna kidnapper is a stand-out), cardboard sets reminiscent of The Suitcase Royale, and a deadpan performance style, most definitely entertains.
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