With an 80's theme incorporating all the sing-along chart hits and a host who, after popping up in a Risky Business-themed opening video, appears onstage in a flight suit and silver aviator sunglasses, it’s inevitable that there’s going to be a bit of ‘dad energy’ to this show, and Matt Hale is embracing it. Before the hypnotism begins, there’s a bit of a warm-up with Hale yelling out 80's quotes and song lyrics for us to complete. He’s onto a winner, giving his show a flavour of, let’s face it, the best decade for music, movies, and pop culture.
you can’t go wrong with this 80’s spectacular.
When we do get down to what we’ve come here to see, Hale invites a large group of enthusiastic volunteers onstage and begins the process of induction. With only one hour for the whole show and roughly 45 minutes left at this point, he wastes no time in creating a hypno-orchestra with the group before starting to pick out the best subjects for the various skits.
Whether you believe that hypnosis is real or think it’s simply everyone playing along, there’s no argument that this is an entertaining show. Everyone likes to see people acting daft, and the enthusiasm with which some of the volunteers throw themselves into their scenarios is hilarious. For early evening, family-friendly laughs, you can’t go wrong with this 80's spectacular.
