Back On Home Turf
Hot on the heels of the excellent performance at the Auckland Improv Festival, the players were fired up and glad to be back on home turf at the Jam Factory for the May show.
Once the seats were out and the stage set, the warm-up games began getting the brains firing, and the laughter started. Always time for a quick bite to eat before the curtain went up (figuratively speaking), the players continued the banter.
There was no spare seat in the house as the Honest Liars ran onto the stage amidst loud applause.
The first game out of the ranks was Alphabet. One that had gone down well with the Auckland audience and certainly not lost on the home crowd. The unusual relationship suggested was twin rivalry over the inheritance. Matt and Melissa had a great time arguing that one was getting a million dollars and the other was getting the cat. However, by the time they got to the letter Z, they had worked on a plan where both benefited.
The Cube had a variety of subjects, from murder to candy. Best if you watch it to get the full impact of this excellent twisting game.
Another crowd favourite was Pocket Note. This is where the audience (while players are out of hearing) offers suggested sentences written on slips of paper and laid out on the stage. The players must cunningly incorporate what is written into their dialogue and keep the game flowing. The fun is the anticipation. The person who wrote the line wants to see how it is weaved into the story. The scene was set at the beach where a tsunami was about to arrive. Sally and Kathy were applying sunscreen, giving a perfect opening for the first note, “I can’t believe it’s not butter”. Jon, the lifeguard, finally admitted he had a tramp stamp which said (from the note), “up yours”. This final note perfectly fitted in before the tsunami hit.
The games continue with great laughter from the packed audience then it was time for A Day In The Life Of. The beautiful audience member, Colleen, kindly volunteered to have her day recreated by the Honest Liars. After answering questions put to her from Kathy, from the retirement home comes the following snippet of A Day In The Life Of.
The show wound up with the Themed Restaurant being on top of Mt Everest, where the table water was frozen, and Yak meat was the main course. Chef Tenzing Norgay appeared to do all the work, and the cutlery was made up of ice axes.
The appreciative crowd filed out of the Jam Factory with comments of returning for the next show. The players then packed up the chairs and tidied up after another successful Honest Liars Improv Show.
Thanks to players
| Melissa Kathy Jon Matt |
Kevin Kim Sally |
Thanks to the Crew:
Fee and Kelly
And a Thanks to Colleen for a delightful story.
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The next show at the Jam Factory is on Sunday 6th June 7 pm
Book your tickets and join the players for loads of laughs. We are a BYO!
1st Sunday of every Month
Jam Factory, Historic Village
Show Starts: 7 p.m.
