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ED2013 5/5 Reviews ED2013 Comedy Reviews
Death Ship 666 (Death Ship 666 / Free Festival)
By Elizabeth Jewell | Published on Sunday 11 August 2013
This supremely funny farce is simply unmissable – and won’t stay a free show forever. High-octane and high-energy, the script is genius and the cast is pure gold. ‘Death Ship 666’ parodies ‘Titanic’ as a wonderfully dark comedy, and the fantastic cast played a whole host of hilarious characters, expertly exploiting tropes and cliches from theatre and film. Expect fires and floods, bears and explosions (on a budget). Come prepared for anarchic, bizarre humour and even a bit of song and dance, splendidly over-acted and flawlessly choreographed. This meta-disaster chucks joke after joke at you, the cast working so well because of their synchronisation as an ensemble. Accomplished but naughty family entertainment, this is perfection.
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, until 25 Aug, 10.45am.
tw rating 5/5 | [Elizabeth Jewell]
