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An Evening With Gerry McCrudden

Gerry McCrudden and Friends

Camp and eloquent, Belfast-born Gerry McCrudden has certainly had a life worthy of a musical. From the Vietnam War to a night out with Liza Minelli, Gerry's show is powered by his skill as a raconteur, as he tells anecdotes drawn from his life as a British diplomat, juxtaposed with a bizarre selection of songs; one minute it's 'Danny Boy', the next a medley from the 'Phantom Of The Opera' - grandiloquently performed by some of his friends. It is very easy for a show like this to fall into Alan Partridge territory (and thanks to a microphone incident it almost does), but Gerry's natural charisma makes what could be considered to be very intimate stories appealing to anyone willing to listen.

Fletch's @ St Andrews, 18 May, 6.00pm, £5.00, fpp 48

tw rating: 3/5

published: May-2009

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