The Fringe Festival launches today, so you should get ready to rock – twice! opens on September 27 at Glitch Bar and Cinema. And you can also catch Ben in a starring role in Theatre in Decay’s new darkly comedic musical, The Taking of Ramsey Street, opening on September 29 at the Loft, the Lithuanian Club.
Category: appearances
The Bug in the Lab Coat
The Man makes a special brief appearance to talk about the wonders of the insect world tomorrow night at the launch of 21 Dead Bugs as a Gift, a new cross-platform art project from Omnific Assembly featuring an album of music, a zine and an exhibition of artistic responses to the title. The Artery, 87-89 Moor Street, Fitzroy, July 11, from 6pm. The exhibition is open from July 11 to 23.
The Man enters the Impro Rumble
This Sunday the 25th of June, Melbourne impro group The Crew celebrate their fifth birthday in style with a WWF-style Impro Rumble! (Though unlike the WWF, this show is unscripted.) See some of Melbourne’s best comic actors and comedians, including yours truly, challenge each other in impro combat – and in the end, there can be only one. At the Comic’s Lounge, Errol Street North Melbourne. Entry $10.
Finishing Line
Well, the Adelaide run is over, and while I didn’t get as many bums on seats as I might have hoped, you bums who did turn up seem to have (mostly) loved the show. Check out the reviews on TalkFringe – you guys put me in the top 50 shows on the site!
Thanks to everyone who made it along. I can confirm there are more shows in the works, though I’ll be sitting out the Comedy Festival – these things are expensive to get into!
And please remember, if you have any questions, queries, suggestions or even erudite criticisms for the Man in the Lab Coat, please please send them along to ben@benmckenzie.com.au. My ears and eyes are always open.
Adelaide tales
Thanks to all who came along to the Adelaide premiere of Evolutionary last night; if you went and you’re reading this, why not rate the show and give some feedback on the talkfringe web site?
In an update on the germ warfare front, the little fellas are tenacious, I’ll give them that. There’s a possibility the throat goblins are viral, in which case the antibiotics will do nothing to slow them down, but I did manage almost the entire show last night without going hoarse, even if I paid for it this morning. But don’t worry, lab coat fans – science will prevail.
Oh, I forgot to mention: if you’re reading this blog and want to bring your friends along, then you can get yourself some cheaper tickets by booking a group of 10 or more and giving the password “Erasmus” – $10 tickets for everyone who does so! And all because you love the lab coat. Or potentially love the lab coat. I’m hopeful you will, and even possibly the man inside it.