Rama Nicholas in 'Death Rides a Horse' - Melbourne Fringe Festival 2013
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Fri 20 Sep 2013 - Fri 27 Sep 2013
Grab your boots and jump on your horse (or perhaps take the tram) and get yourself down to the Lithuanian Club in North Melbourne for a surreal night of comedic genius.
Rama Nicholas stars as a Brothel Madame, 3 working ladies, a vengeful but lovelorn Spaniard (with shades of Antonio Banderas!), a perky cowgirl, a bad guy, a horse, a supporting cast of bad amigos, shop keepers, a creepy trio of 'chuckie' style ghost girls and as death himself (on his day off). In fact, we counted about 19 characters (though the promo materials only claim 15!), so if split personality disorder is your thing, this is definitely the show for you.
Renowned improviser Rama, both writes and performs this truly frenetic and hilarious one woman show which is something like a spaghetti-western-musical-romance-on-steroids. The few musical pieces are a hoot - some sang in medley (you have to see it to believe it) with the wailing Spaniard's lament a side-splitting highlight. Rama isn't afraid of engaging with her audience, though never makes them feel discomforted, nor with riffing some subtle contemporary references, and she certainly doesn't shy away from exploiting some pretty foul (but contextually funny!) language in exchange for a good belly laugh.
Supported by tight direction by Nick Caddye and an evocative and perfectly-timed soundtrack from Rob Kidd, it's no wonder this show was a smash hit at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. The pace and laughs never wane through the entire hour long show, and Rama's ability to switch not just voice but her entire physical presence between characters in the blink of an eye is a wonder to behold. The show is on for just 2 more nights, as part of the
Melbourne Fringe Festival and to miss it would be an absolute tragedy. Enjoy!
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!date 20/09/2013 -- 27/09/2013
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