The choice of show belonged to Mrs Ferret I have to admit. I wasn't dragged kicking and screaming you understand. I am a fan of We Are Klang and all of its silly glory, it's just that I was expecting Greg's solo show to be a pared down version of that, simply one third of Klang. I was going to say dumbed down, but you know what I mean.
Well I was wrong I'm glad to say. This show headed off in a very unexpected direction and it was a lovely surprise. I certainly wasn't expecting to be jotting down words such as "life affirming" and "sentimental" into my notebook but I was. There's enough of the raucous infantility to satisfy Klangheads, but this was a personal and sometimes touching show which takes the audience on a journey through Greg's life from childhood to present day.
The story leapt from stepping stone to stepping stone of life events, jumping right over the important but mundane big issues, choosing instead to dwell on the small, silly, but heartwarming anecdotes that make life fun. The sort of reminiscing that you might have in the pub with old school pals. A thoroughly enjoyable hour.
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