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Babbling Comedy: The Perfordian Show

 
Louisa-Claire Dunnigan Review by Louisa-Claire Dunnigan 5 Published: 15 Aug 2010 Show Dates: 31 Dec 1969-31 Dec 1969

From the moment they step on stage, these outsize babies have the audience laughing uncontrollably. Even those who normally can't get past a grin are giggling. This troupe from Korea use mime, juggling, face-pulling and farting as they explore a toy box full of strange objects with the boundless enthusiasm of small children to create a show that never gets boring. The objects, ranging from loo-seats to extension leads, are the only props in the show, but it doesn’t need any more clutter - the performers are big enough to fill the whole stage with their energy. Loo-seat becomes magnet, just as other objects are transformed out of the ordinary to the audience’s great amusement. As well as these moments of imagination and wordless-comedy there are a few magic tricks to rival any magician at the Fringe and great juggling routines. At one point, someone starts to beat-box, building up beats, imitating planes, lorries. His skills are best on show as he imitates different dance styles and a dance scene is truly impressive (think Beardyman but fatter and wearing massive boxers held up with braces). This eventually develops into a full-blown juggling/beatboxing routineAll this is done without words - baby babble dominates and when a word is used it is garbled and barely recognisable. This only serves to increase the comedy, aided by their endlessly flexible faces. Despite the language barrier, there is an immediate and easy relationship between the performers and audience - at the end of the show there are handshakes and high-fives, and everyone leaves grinning.

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No words, but laughs for everybody. Using mime, magic, juggling, beatboxing, this high-energy show will have you looking at ordinary objects in a whole new way! Captivating hit physical comedy from Korea. www.perfordian.wordpress.com