Even a Forgotten Theatre Key Doesn’t Stop the Honest Liars.
The evening started with a small panic over the forgotten theatre key.
Phone calls and a quick dash to meet halfway soon got the theatre key back in safe hands, and the doors were opened. The players quickly got the chairs out, signage up, and then onto the stage for a good warm-up and run-through of the games.
Once the audience had settled in with their drinks and expectations of a good night, the players ran out and onto the stage to loud applause.
After the first game of Objections, it was on to the ‘Change’ game. Ryan and Kathy stood in line to get on the roller coaster. The conversation kept going off in different directions because as Jon dinged the bell, the line they last spoke had to be changed.
‘Pocket Note’ saw Jon, Kelly, and Sally breaking out of a Youth Hostel. The scene was set as the two girls puffed away on a not-so-decent bit of weed. But they decided they had to break out because the food was only baked beans. At that point, Jon entered as the warden. As the story progressed, it revealed that both girls were backpackers who thought they were in a normal hostel and couldn’t understand why they couldn’t leave.
Another popular game, the ‘Returns Desk,’ had three players returning items they had no idea about. Operating the desk, Jon was responsible for giving clues, which he did very well. Ian’s Santa costume was green, so Jon started off with an Irish accent, saying, “Welcome to Paddy’s Festive Store. How can I help you?”
Next, Sally had a custard square made of mustard that she wanted to return, and finally, Brett pulled in the Grand Canyon to return as it was full of Skittles. The audience loved this game as it was through their suggestions that the crazy items were created.
To see an example of this game, go to our YouTube. In this clip, the item being brought back to the returns desk is an electric bus with a flat tyre.
Once again, Kelly made the audience laugh in the game ‘Sign Language Interpreter’ as she visually tried to interpret the conversation between Ian and Brett. Ian, the host, Mike Hunt, was interviewing Brett, Dr Dick Lively, who was creating an octopi Olympics.
Take a look at a wee snippet of this fun game.
At the end of intermission, David, the trusted barman, got onto the stage to pose a question to the audience: “Would you like to be in a box?” and with that, he expanded on the many reasons why you would even be in a box. Very entertaining.
With all the Honest Liars present, the stage became filled with innuendos as the game ‘Sex With Me’ had the players stepping forward and declaring why sex with me is like brushing my teeth – yoga – and driving to work. For example: “Sex with me is like driving to work, it takes me forever to get there.”
The ‘Complaints Letter’ game had Ryan and Kathy writing to the Tauranga City Council to complain about the Lime Scooters. As the letter is written one word at a time, it can go off in all directi
ons, as you’ll see in the video below.
The last game of the evening was ‘Puppets’. Two wonderful people from the audience, Andrea and Kim, came up for this and quickly learnt how to be the puppet masters of Kelly and Brett. The theme of the story was James Bond being chased by a baddie down a mountain. It didn’t take too long before James Bond was nabbed, but he quickly got away, and the pair skied down the mountain.
All too soon, the show was over. The audience went home, the Honest Liars unwound with a drink from the bar, and then it was lights out for the penultimate show of 2024.
Thanks to players
Brett Ian Jon – MC Kelly |
Kathy Sally Ryan |
Thanks to
Admin: Fee
Sound engineer: Anthony.
Book your tickets for the next show and join the players for loads of laughs.
1st Saturday of every month.
16th Ave Theatre.
16th Avenue, Tauranga.
Show Starts: 7.30 p.m.
Licenced bar available.