The concept of Theatre Sports conjures images of brief games, audience stunts, and plenty of song. The group of Small Car – Andrew Watt, Broni Lisle, and Mario Hannah – are more ambitious.
Beginning with a single question to the audience for a location, they quickly form an opening scene to a story that will change locations, characters, go off on tangents and snap back again, becoming the entire show. Small Car’s form of improvisational comedy is literary.
They’re been together for roughly 18 months, and it shows in the work – not only in how well they play off each other in any particular scene, but also in knowing when to call an end to a scene and where to set the next one.
The only downside to their performance was the space they were doing it in, a cramped box with no fan or air conditioning. A little less sweltering and the brilliant work the guys were doing would have been appreciated more.
Small Car
The Tuxedo Cat, 293 – 299 La Trobe Street, Melbourne
Performance: Sunday 16 April 2017 – 8.45pm
Season continues to 23 April 2017
Information and Bookings: www.comedyfestival.com.au
Image: Broni Lisle, Andrew Watt and Mario Hannah feature in Small Car (supplied)
Review: David Collins