At Lithuanian Club, From Sept 24, 2014
Melbourne Fringe Festival
You know I love Rod Quantock but I can't see or review this one. Go see him doing his revolt against Abbott. Vive La Revolution! KH
"Sir Rod Quantock cordially invites you to riotous
evening of incendiary humour* this Melbourne
Fringe. September marks the first anniversary of the
election of the Abbott Government and what
better way to celebrate than an evening with Sir Rod
(because he loathes the Liberals too).
"Each night, Sir Rod will recruit the audience, train
them as operatives, assign them to Sleeper
Cells and give them an activation code. What happens
when the activation code is triggered and
the Glorious Revolution begins? You’ll have to be in
the audience to find out.
"Rod Quantock recently held a press conference (in his
head) to mark his return to Melbourne
Fringe after a near 20-year absence. “The Liberals are
torturing refugees as a warning to others.
"That’s what the Mafia do,” said Sir Rod. “But Big Tony and his Gang of
political thugs (or Big Ears
and The Noddies as I call them) are mere tools of the
Dark Lords and Lady Reinhardt. If this were
France they’d be donning their berets and dusting off
the guillotine!”.
"Quantock is one
of the reasons that Melbourne is the live comedy capital of Australia. As a
pioneer of stand up comedy, Quantock’s brilliance is
in his ability to evolve. He is relevant and
contemporary. Celebrating his 45th year in stand up in 2013, Quantock – who in
2004 was
awarded the Sydney Myer Performing Arts Award -
remains sharp, insightful and fiercely political,
lobbing Molotov Cocktails of Mirth at mainstream
politics.
"His last solo show at the Melbourne Fringe was in 1996
– the year Australia elected John
Howard. In 2014 he’s back to take on Abbott and his
speedos. In a bold (and possibly
treasonous) move, Sir Rod has announced The
Revolution. “The Forces of Evil must be
conquered and, in the absence of an actual Australian
Opposition, I will start the revolution ! Viva
la Revolution! Viva, el Rod! ”. Don’t miss one of our
very own national treasures in his triumphant
Fringe return this September.
"*Rod bestowed a Knighthood on himself in a drunken
stupor late in the Third Quarter of the
Collingwood-Carlton match. DISCLAIMER: Should the
Abbott Government collapse before The
Fringe starts, Mr Quantock reserves the right to do a
show about living in a share house in the
Sixties."
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