When an audience walks into a venue with Padam Padam by Kylie and Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter playing, you know It will be a great show. And that’s exactly what Gearóid Farrelly’s Gearóid Rage was.
A master of his craft at work
Striding out in a blue suit with infectious energy, Farrelly tells us that this show is about everything that annoys him. He’s sick of being the cheerful gay man that people want to talk to. He’s upfront with us, letting us know that he thinks kids are…annoying, shall we say, as are the people who have kids (as he explains in a wonderfully disgusting few minutes on the perils of ice cream).
But it’s not just his material that’s brilliant. His charm and charisma are off the scale fantastic. Farrelly fills up The Crate at Assembly with a certain magic that deserves a much bigger room – the wild laughter from the audience confirms this. We’re treated to seeing a master of his craft at work, sailing through material and audience interaction like it’s the easiest thing in the world.
A performer like Gearóid Farrelly reminds me of a swan: gliding smoothly on the surface, while the feet paddle like crazy underneath the water. It takes a lot of skill to appear so excited on stage, while subtly being in control of the show and the audience the whole time. He’s an incredible performer.
