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Men of Steel

By Tim Norton ⋅ May 15, 2006 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Three performers, one long table and a cavalcade of kitchen utensils. Sound like a stupid idea for a Comedy Festival show? It is, but it works so well.

Men of Steel is an amazing idea, performed perfectly with a great sense of fun and some downright stupidity. Following the adventures of some alien gingerbread cookie cutters landing in a kitchen-world, Men of Steel flips from flying lettuce monsters to the violent murder of an opera singing bag of popcorn, right through to the birth of giant gingerbread men. It’s a performance that you’d expect to be performed by actors dressed in black, blending into the background, but the human element is an integral part of the show.

Quite obviously aimed at an audience of children, the show is also highly entertaining for adults. Especially enjoyable is watching the front row squirm and shriek as they are covered in eggs, flour and other food explosions (Aprons are supplied, but not required.)