comedy review

Fear Of Projection

The Infamists

As the half-naked lecturer squirmed against the screen in a pathetic display of sexual union with the PowerPoint projector, I squirmed in my seat. The concept of a lecture about artificial intelligence in which the projector comes to life is not necessarily a bad one. The technical side didn't let this show down either, if anything the projector upstaged Ed the awkward lecturer. Awkward and squirming are sometimes the hallmarks of brilliant comedy; here, though, the jokes fell flat as the projector screen and the audience was left to squirm, awkwardly. I have no problem with nudity or sex, onstage or otherwise, and the actor wasn't bad looking. However, the sounds and images of that gruesomely uncomfortable scene will haunt me forever.

Friends' Meeting House, 3 - 9 May, 6:00pm, £5.00 (£4.00), fpp 17

tw rating: 2/5

published: Aug-2008

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