Billed as a celebration of 'decomposition', Cabaret Decay Unlimited is an oddity of a show. I'm not entirely sure what happened exactly, but I did enjoy myself. Indeed, the whole audience were laughing throughout.
The three performers are warm and enthusiastic, moving from sketch to sketch at a good pace. Each piece relates to death and deals with the subject matter in a jovial flippancy. We are treated to a man dressed as a fish, a striptease that goes horribly wrong, a love triangle involving a sheep and a dance sequence where the performers are inside body bags. In one skit, a performer asks the audience to avert our eyes as she undresses on stage; Look at the plant please!, she repeats, as she stands there in just a bra. When she finally puts on a dress, asking an audience member to zip it, there is an hilarious moment where it's too small and not possible to do up.
The performers constantly involve the audience in what their doing, and manage to tease without ever annoying or ridiculing. This is enjoyably silly stuff, but several sketches fall flat and overall it's hard to find any purpose for the show. It doesn't really go anywhere and doesn't say anything particularly clever. Despite this, there are plenty of laughs to be had here, especially if you've had a few drinks beforehand.
