For our last show of the day, we’re continuing with the potentially shocking stuff, with This Is Not Culturally Significant at the Auditorium @ Gilded Balloon at the Museum at 23:45 on Thursday 24th. And here’s the blurb: “A brutally intense, darkly comic one-man show that unveils the compulsive and eccentric nature of humanity. This thunderous, high-energy piece of theatre is performed entirely nude and combines dark clowning and deeply grotesque bouffon to create sharp political comment on contemporary society. This is a show for thrill-seekers. It is uncomfortable to watch and mesmeric, leaving audiences’ emotions balancing on a knife edge. From a mendacious Spiritualist Lecturer to a despondent American porn star on the brink of her retirement, over 10 characters take the audience on a journey from emotional despair to helpless laughter.”

A friend saw this in London a few months ago and really enjoyed it, so I booked on the strength of his recommendation. It sounds like it will be very funny as well as very challenging, and apparently Adam Scott-Rowley gives a true tour de force! Check back around 1 am (or maybe tomorrow morning!) to see how we got on. By then the next preview blog should be available to read too.

Well there’s no doubting it’s a tour de force, Adam Scott-Rowley gives a performance of amazing commitment and total engagement. It was a little like watching a naked Mr Bean at his most flummoxing. The characterisation is excellent, and the interweaving stories do progress. It was a little repetitive at times and occasionally I slightly lost interest. But that’s experimental theatre for you, and it was a fascinating experience.